slap question!

[Steven]

Guys,

I'm getting serious into slapping,

anyone's got a good book with percise instructions? Or cd licks to copy??

thanx!

Steven

 

[Moondog]

Guys,
I'm getting serious into slapping,
anyone's got a good book with percise instructions?
thanx!
Steven

Open fisted slapping or backhand slapping?
I prefer the Beavis method of combining the two

 

[johans]

backhand slap?

how to... ?

 

[jongitarz]

Open fisted slapping or backhand slapping?
I prefer the Beavis method of combining the two

 

[Moondog]

 

[prickly_pete]

Conceptually slapping is not all that difficult, just bend the arm at the elbow, arch the wrist back and aim for the temple... If you mean on the bass, its not that hard either. Get an instuctionally video if you want to see someone else doing it. Then start with some easy slapping like Flea's stuff, and work your way up to Wooten and Mark King. Should take about 10 years to master it

If you have an EBMM, you certainly have the right bass for slapping -- they just beg to be slapped!

If you want to see a real slapping exhibition spend the nine bucks it'll set you back to own this gem: [ame="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000VLKX0/qid=1105153369/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-4147414-1098211?v=glance&s=dvd"]Amazon.com: Level 42 Live 2001 at Reading UK: Level 42: Movies & TV[/ame]

 

[tkarter]

Slapping is straightend palm across the cheek. Mom's usually have that technique down better than dads who tend to do the knots upside the head thing much better than the slap technique.


tk

 

[prickly_pete]

Slapping is straightend palm across the cheek. Mom's usually have that technique down better than dads who tend to do the knots upside the head thing much better than the slap technique.


tk

True, but I was detailing the backhanded slap....

 

[tkarter]

True.
I was detailing the only slap I understand.

tk

 

[prickly_pete]

True.
I was detailing the only slap I understand.

tk

ok, I think I understand the confusion... your mom used the front on slap with you and mine used the back hand with me... Well, the point is we both got slapped!

 

[tkarter]

Actually it took the knots on the head approach my dad took to convince me. Mom could slap with the best of em however.

Slap my bass I gonne put knots on your head. LOL



tk

 

[Moondog]

My mom slapped me silly - now I'm a silly slapping bassist