I taught guitar lessons for years (I've moved onto other things now). I am getting more into bass so was looking for lessons on slap. This is very high-quality teaching, easily worth the price of a private bass lesson (or two). Thanks!
just as mark says don't try to speed up, it is the controliing of the movements, the groove, the touch. when control those you automaticily will speed up
Brother in Christ, You are amazing Bass player and Instructor. You are communicating in an excellent way so that any player can understand very easily. I am very much impressed with your Pedagogic skills. You are truly incredibly musician and Teacher.
I'm having a real hard time getting in muted notes, I'm so eager to play on ,I must slow it down a bit but its so difficult wanting to learn fast then I hit a thud on my slapping and have to start all over again. Its amusing and frustrating at the same time but in good time I will get it done correctly. I can clearly see its about control rather than speed, I hope everyone learning slap bass moves forward with good control then speed . This has truly opened up a new door to my bass playing and thanks to Mark for his excellence in teaching slap bass, muted notes etc., etc. .
3 years later I see this video and wonder why it was so difficult for me back then , I had a death grip on the neck with my fretting hand , once I relaxed there it is to be had.
Mark B oh yeah it ain’t, no problem with that. I like using fingers cos it looks cool. But also I like being able to switch from double thumb to slap, to gallops with only a hand (plus I lose picks badly on stage)
Thanks Mark. Your tuition is excellent. Well paced, clear and easy to understand. At 62, and a pretty average musician, I decided to buy a bass with some redundancy money, having never thought about trying one before. I practiced for about an hour a day, and found that I had some ability with the instrument. However I have struggled getting a consistent and clear slap sound. I think your help has put me on the right road... well, with another year's practice that is! Thanks :-)
u and scott are both awsome bass teachers......lots of respect for ur time whch u hav donated to make these vdos for learners like me..........god bless u mark....
I like that this video contains a complete examination of this aspect of playing (albeit, at a beginner level). This means that for the next two weeks of my practicing I'll only need to come back to one video instead of five. :-)
This lesson is no doubt informational. The provided examples not only encourage to learn the technique but to dance. I advise sampling those examples, looping them and we have a dance playlist.
Danke Mark, versuche seit Monaten und habe nicht verstanden, wie es funktioniert. Deine Videos helfen mir sehr. (Thanks Marc, trying for months, not really understanding, how it works, you´re lessons are very helpful, finally I´m getting started with slapping)
Dear sir, Your lessons are much more understandable and well compared to other professional lessons, also the way of breaking down the technique with small exercise is the best way to teach like the players like us
Thanks for your great lessons. It's difficult to progress unless you are around other Bass players all the time. Than God for RU-vid and people like yourself who take time to teach and pass on your Knowledge. Thank you once again and God Bless.
i have watched almost all tutorial video in you tube to learn slap bass..i found all these talking bass video most useful for this purpose.. thnxz dude..i will be greatful to u if upload video about how to slap like flea..
I subscribed to this channel a while ago, but only recently I started following these tutorials and I did improve quite a bit in a couple of days. That said, and although bass is not my main instrument, I wasn't completely new to slap&pop.
for some reason I find more useful to mute with the slapping hand, so I can alternate between palm mute and left hand slap (the one you explain in the 4th lesson of the his series) faster...
Mark, love your videos....would you happen to have "Bass Slap Techniques" , all of them, on a dvd that could be purchased. Would like to be able to watch on screen while practicing along with video?
Question: Are you pulling up on your strings when you thump with your thumb? Or are you always hitting on the top of the strings? Is it down-up, or just a constant down stroke?
Never was a fan of slap and pop but it really adds drive to some songs. In addition to full up pick up you're using round wound strings too I suspect for that piano like tone?
I'm really enjoying this lesson. Around 14:00 you start in with the octave lick: slap mute mute pop slap. It looks like you're playing the pop with the thumb. Is that correct? Or are you playing it with the first finger? Maybe I need to go back to the preceding lesson…..
Hey Mike at 16:32 you speak about using the forearm action to gain speed. But Scott always speaks about rotating the wrist through a door knob action. I personally learnt from this video and when I play fast with the forearm action but I find my thumb slap a bit soft. Is it normal or something to work on. Thank you
I’m naturally a left handed person, i play right hand bass and guitar (normal)... slap bass is the toughest cos it’s not natural for me... need to work double hard to get it right
In the final groove you teach, I always get interference from the low E string. How do I make sure it either doesn't play or there's no overtones from the E string when playing on the other strings?
Thats really comenndable i have already subcribed your channel... its really needs patience to work on things n share with people.. thanks for making such videos.. kindly share any video which can help me working on jazz sequences. Like 2,5,1 n 1-6-2-5 , n other which may help me in getting more fluent. Thanks anywayss..
Hey bro! Thanks for your lessons! Just asking, there are some people slaps the bass with just doing a strumming motion, for exampe, you slap the A string, and your thumb end up on the D string. Is that considered as a bass slap too? and is it different with the slap technique you teach? once again, thanks a lot bro! :D
Definitely. Some of the greatest bass players ever have no recorded slap lines. I don't think I've ever heard Hadrien Feraud slap and he's possibly the greatest 'technical' player of all time. It always helps to be able to play slap bass convincingly because you never know when it'll come in handy but, that said, in the last 20 years I've probably been paid to play about 4 or 5 slapped songs. Everything else has been straightforward fingerstyle. All the Victor Wooten and Les Claypool stuff is good fun, creative and artistic and I love tapping and slapping. But in terms of real, grooving, rhythm section bass you can certainly get by without slapping. However, if you want to be a pro sideman, it's still an essential skill to nail because you never know what will be thrown in front of you.
