Bass FAQ's - Page 11

I_got_a_mohawk · 10th December 2006, 01:44 PM

Get a metronome and try playing slower and building up speed that way.

Make sure your thumb is angled right, and play just on the fretboard.

Thats about all i know

Brick Tamland · 10th December 2006, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Mechanix

anybody got any tips for slap bass?
im decent but i still sound a bit sloppy when trying harder/faster stuff like early incubus or vic wooten.

what previous reply said and think like a funk drummer. I always try and think of my thumb being the bass drum, pops are the snare and any percussive notes are like hi hats

thats just one way of looking at it, they are plenty of other ways to approach

Afro Joe · 10th December 2006, 10:21 PM

muting is one of the most important things about slap bass, if not most important. getting every technique at a consistent volume is too. as in, left hand slaps need to be just as loud as ghost notes using the thumb or it will sound whack.
the drummer thing is a good way too, especially if you have a drum machine or easy access to a set of drum samples. helps to get different grooves sorted out.
slap bass is also one of those things that can be over-used like hell too, and just sound baws. it gets on my tits when i see funk bands and the bass player is just slapping away cos that's what you're 'supposed to do in a funk band'. dinghys.

listen to larry graham, stanley clarke, marcus miller, louis johnson, les claypool and bootsy collins. sorry if you do already, and i sound like a dick.

Brick Tamland · 11th December 2006, 02:23 PM

the only other point i can make is to try and be as musical as posible with slap. it is quite common for people to get a bit carried away with playing things that are fast and complicated and they end up playing a series of notes rather than something musical
for example

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twj5aaw0BUs

it might be technically good and above what most players could dream reaching but most of it sounds pish, dull and lifeless

now take this example

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1IuD6F3R5I

no where near as complex but far musical and entertaining

Hometown Zero · 11th December 2006, 04:19 PM

Bill "The Buddha" Dickens is UNCLE PHIL?!

Brick Tamland · 11th December 2006, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Hometown Zero

Bill "The Buddha" Dickens is UNCLE PHIL?!

hahahahahahaahahaahahaha

ArchFlameTera · 11th December 2006, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Hometown Zero

Bill "The Buddha" Dickens is UNCLE PHIL?!

haha, no one think the start of that tune sounds like music taken straight out of Pro Evo?

Hometown Zero · 11th December 2006, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ArchFlameTera

haha, no one think the start of that tune sounds like music taken straight out of Pro Evo?

haha, slap bass AKA japanese video game music! (guessing pro evo is japanese, might be wrong though)

ArchFlameTera · 11th December 2006, 04:34 PM

yeah i think it is japanese.

epic it is though!

Afro Joe · 11th December 2006, 08:38 PM

i totally agree with brick, although he is mentally retarded.
bill dickens is fast as fuck, but dead boring. i bought his video in a sound control sale but only watched it once cos it bored me to tears.
larry graham, on the other hand, is the master. the first graham central station album is the shit.

bobby · 11th December 2006, 09:41 PM

That Graham Central Station video is the fuckin' BOMB SHIZZLE

Mugetsu · 12th December 2006, 01:33 AM

Oh my word.

That video made me happy.

Gusstav · 14th February 2007, 02:27 PM

Okay it looks like i shall soon be getting a set of Norstrand (sp?) Fat Stack pickups for my Tobias.

Opinion?

Also does anyone know of any decent Volume pedals that can be used for bass.

njw · 14th February 2007, 07:45 PM

did you get in touch with Jay at Blueberry Hill? You shall enjoy the Nordies, I am sure of it.

10th December 2006, 10:21 PM	#153 (permalink)
Afro Joe Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Glasgow Posts: 7,263	slap bass muting is one of the most important things about slap bass, if not most important. getting every technique at a consistent volume is too. as in, left hand slaps need to be just as loud as ghost notes using the thumb or it will sound whack. the drummer thing is a good way too, especially if you have a drum machine or easy access to a set of drum samples. helps to get different grooves sorted out. slap bass is also one of those things that can be over-used like hell too, and just sound baws. it gets on my tits when i see funk bands and the bass player is just slapping away cos that's what you're 'supposed to do in a funk band'. dinghys. listen to larry graham, stanley clarke, marcus miller, louis johnson, les claypool and bootsy collins. sorry if you do already, and i sound like a dick. Last edited by Afro Joe : 10th December 2006 at 10:23 PM.

11th December 2006, 02:23 PM	#154 (permalink)
Brick Tamland Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dundee Posts: 152 Band: Ergo (funky cock rock) A Parting Shot (jakey metal)	the only other point i can make is to try and be as musical as posible with slap. it is quite common for people to get a bit carried away with playing things that are fast and complicated and they end up playing a series of notes rather than something musical for example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twj5aaw0BUs it might be technically good and above what most players could dream reaching but most of it sounds pish, dull and lifeless now take this example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1IuD6F3R5I no where near as complex but far musical and entertaining Last edited by Brick Tamland : 11th December 2006 at 04:25 PM.

14th February 2007, 02:27 PM	#163 (permalink)
Gusstav Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Edinburgh/Falkirk Posts: 879 Band: Friday Night Gunfight (vocals)	Okay it looks like i shall soon be getting a set of Norstrand (sp?) Fat Stack pickups for my Tobias. Opinion? Also does anyone know of any decent Volume pedals that can be used for bass. Last edited by Gusstav : 14th February 2007 at 03:07 PM.

14th February 2007, 07:45 PM	#164 (permalink)
njw Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: DD1 Posts: 8,090	did you get in touch with Jay at Blueberry Hill? You shall enjoy the Nordies, I am sure of it. __________________ You can put a cat in the oven, but that doesn't make it a biscuit.

10th December 2006, 01:44 PM	#151 (permalink)
I_got_a_mohawk Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Blairgowrie Posts: 4,749 Band: Spengler	Get a metronome and try playing slower and building up speed that way. Make sure your thumb is angled right, and play just on the fretboard. Thats about all i know

11th December 2006, 04:19 PM	#155 (permalink)
Hometown Zero Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: the 'dee Posts: 1,306 Band: Wasted Nation	Bill "The Buddha" Dickens is UNCLE PHIL?!

11th December 2006, 04:34 PM	#159 (permalink)
ArchFlameTera Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Dundonia!!!!!!!!! Posts: 4,688 Band: A Parting Shot (erratic grind madness) + Vulsellum (old school death metal)	yeah i think it is japanese. epic it is though!

11th December 2006, 08:38 PM	#160 (permalink)
Afro Joe Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Glasgow Posts: 7,263	i totally agree with brick, although he is mentally retarded. bill dickens is fast as fuck, but dead boring. i bought his video in a sound control sale but only watched it once cos it bored me to tears. larry graham, on the other hand, is the master. the first graham central station album is the shit.

11th December 2006, 09:41 PM	#161 (permalink)
bobby Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 3,757 Band: Swordmaster + Archives	That Graham Central Station video is the fuckin' BOMB SHIZZLE

12th December 2006, 01:33 AM	#162 (permalink)
Mugetsu Meow! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Perth Posts: 2,437 Band: Nothing at the mo.	Oh my word. That video made me happy.