I'm really interested in signing up for the slap bass course - but confused about the payment system. It says we pay according to how many videos you release in a month. Is that all and any videos? Sound's like it could get pricy. Basically I'd like to sign up for the slap bass - and some other courses (like theory) - but want a clear idea of what it'll cost me ...
Less than a year. I was slapping quite well after a few months….. having said that, I have ADHD so I was playing between 8 to 10 hours a day from the moment I got my first bass. This was coupled with 2 lessons a week. I believe someone who is has natural perspicacity and practices all day could learn to play the bass competently within 3 months. If I started learning the bass, now. I would use Victor Wootens technique.
@@nathanmoore7120same i could play advanced slap bass in a month because I have ADHD and was practicing like from when I got home from school to when I had to go to bed
After 35 years of playing modulair synths i started to play the bass. I never could figure out how to slap on the bass. Picking was easy but slapping it (for me) wasn't easy. Now after 13 years of playing the bass and seeing your video, i finally learned how to slap. Thank you for this video. It really changed the way of playing the bass. ❤❤❤❤❤
Yo Charles! these videos are really helping my bass playing! Please dont stop making videos!!! You inspire me to practice my bass whenever a new video comes out and these videos are way more helpful than any other ones on youtube! God bless you bro from New Orleans 😀
@@hayatotheninja Yes, thank you for the correction. Anyway, this channel's already been a revelation. Looking forward to seeing it grow. 20+ years of guitar, and this'll be a nice way to ensure I'm not just playing bass like a regular ass electric.
Thanks so much! I'm a total bass newbie and not overwhelmed by the info you are sharing and its progression. Awesome!! Working in this already. Muchas gracias!!! 😎🎶🎵🎸🎵🖤
Charles, your tutorial on slaps and pops for bass is absolutely fantastic! Your technical expertise and expressive playing style make it easy for beginners like me to grasp these techniques. The structured approach you've taken in this video is incredibly helpful. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and talent with the bass community. Looking forward to more lessons from you!
Hey Charles, thank you for this lesson. I had a student today and we did pretty much exactly the same thing today. Some hours after our lesson you uploaded this video and I recommended it immediately. :) perfect timing
Literally wearing my Slap Bass University shirt as I watch this. Also, side note about that shirt, some people see the shirt and they somehow mentally remove the "B" and think it says something totally different.
I had a random urge to learn slap one evening and I had little to no experience with that style. This video was very helpful and I was able to combine my guitar playing with the new techniques I learned from this video. Super helpful!!!!!
I play guitar I actually quit playing around my year 3 into it and haven’t really practiced in like 2-3 years. Like I play sporadically. But I never actually sat down and practice. But I’ve been working on a project recently that made me kinda get back into music. I actually bought my bass like 2 years ago or something. And only played on it like 10 times at most. And it’s just been collecting dust at my mothers. I picked it up last week and I’m trynna learn it. Trynna practice a bit more with both bass and guitar. I’ve always thought slapping was just so cool so I’m trynna learn!
For slaps (thumps), I would just add that you should try to hit your thumb knuckle on the string. Back when I was giving lessons, I noticed a few students were getting this "flabby" sound when they slapped, and I realized they were hitting with a different part of their thumb. I had thought it was intuitive to hit with your knuckle, but I learned that, for some people, it's not.
Great lesson, thanks for posting this! Unfortunately I taught myself slapping the thumb-down way. I don't slap often, and it works for most things, but it's a dead-end for going further. With thumb-down, I manage to always hit the string right and have my slapped notes at an equal loudness. That's hard for me thumb-up, even though I know that thumb-up can sound much fatter if done right. And I could never double-thumb with thumb-down. With thumb-down, I can easily mute the slapped string with my right palm right when I pop if I want to (I mostly do and don't even think about it). Muting strings with thumb-ub is much harder for me, it's all in the left hand then. I know I could go much further with thumb-up, but trying to do that makes me feel like a noob. So I have to practice it at home and won't do it on stage for now. But will continuing to slap thumb-down on stage hurt learning thumb-up? It just feels so different...
Charles actually went through the same thing! I remember him saying before that when he started slapping he learned it thumb down like Flea and that it took him a solid year to adjust to the up thumb and learn the double thumb. It is a very slow process but keep going at it, best of luck!
Great video. I admit that I'm a little bit self-conscious because I really don't pop anything other than the G string. I dunno, I tried a few times to pop the D string, but I just kind of prefer the brighter sound I got from the G. I think I just always liked a very high contrast between my slaps and my pops.
I used to slap with the thumb placed like thae way you show ..... Although when I first started to attend music school , the teacher told me to change the position of my thumb .... Placing your thumb like Flea as you say, is the most ergonomic position. You play more easily, relaxing your arm, and can also adjust to normal plucking position easily. The only difficult part is to learn how to slap accurately . But its a matter of practice after all !!
excellent video! thank you so much as a newbie to bass this is extremely good to follow along. After watching a lot of bass videos this is the first one that clearly explains how to slap to a total noob
No fking way charles made a separate account to teach his bass stuff. I was gonna go through the trouble of transcribing some of his stuff but this is way better 😂
Yes, yes, yes! Thank you for mentioning that the correct way to slap is with the thumb up or parallel, but NOT DOWN, which is one of my pet peeves, ha! It drives me crazy watching players with their thumbs down
I've been playing thumb down for years. I actually get a nice clean slap and pop but I don't know if its possible to double thumb from that position. I always played with my bass slung kinda low and that's just how my muscle memory is now. Trying to slap thumb up with the bass higher is like trying to write left handed for me. I wonder if anyone has figured out a way to double thumb down thumb slap style
Hi Charles, You should consider having a pro luthier look at your black LeFay bass.. when the bridge saddles are not in a straight line backwards from G to E after intonation adjustment, there’s either a problem with the head stock saddle resting points - or the strings - resulting in the slight intonation quirks I heard in the video. I could adjust it for you, but it’s probably too much of an effort to bring the bass to Denmark 😅 BTW: Great video BR, Lars
Thank you, great video. I started slap bass a couple of months ago because of your videos, still building the technique and your advice will help a lot.
i don't understand, because whenever i slap on any higher strings than the E-string, i get no "sound", only something that sounds like the strings hitting the frets. pure metal clang and no "tones"
I’m pretty new to bass but find it much easier to slap with my thumb down. Should I keep going like that or teach myself to do it like shown. Thanks!👍😁
The biggest challenge I'm having in slapping is that I slap and pop so damn loud! It sounds really jarring when playing lines that have a combination of slap and fingerstyle. Maybe there's some sort of magic compressor setting for it, but if there's a way to address it via technique, I love to know what it is.
Only put as much force behind the pluck as you need to. Try finding that fine line where you aren't putting much force and it sounds more like fingerstyle compared to when it does sound like a good slap tone. Start with little force and gradually add more to find when it sounds good, then try and lock that feeling into muscle memory.
i got my first bass like 3 months ago, haven't tried slap yet. now that i'm trying it, i'm fine with slapping on the E string, and poping is just fine on every string, but Slapping on any string but E is the hardest thing for me. it's like i have to change the way i position my thumb to hit it for each string when i slap it. I'm pointing it only slightly up, just like you said would be fine, and it's only working on the E string. Please help.
