Slap Bass?

Geldof · Moderator Joined: 02 Nov 2005 Posts: 52 Location: Esen

Yo guys
Have a question...
What's the difference between Electric Bass and Slap Bass?

Greetings

Leroi · Joined: 01 Nov 2005 Posts: 24 Location: België

hello
Isn't the difference just the way you play the bass?
like playing an electric bass with a plectrum, pick, fingers or whatever you play it, is just Electric bass.
Slapping, hitting the strings with your thumb,or popping, pulling the strings on a bass is slap bass Smile

I think..
Or do you want to know something else??

greetz
Leroi

ship of fools · Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 3:22 pm Post subject:

James Browns Bssist Bootsie useed to play Slap bass I personally think he was the best at it .louis

Pierre · Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 4:01 pm Post subject:

but is it a technique, or a type of guitar?

ship of fools · Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 6:22 pm Post subject:

Its actually technique, not a model,its when you hit your strings with your thumb almost slapping them it gives the strings the extra vibrato that you wont get from plucking or picking with a pick.louis

panhead · Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 10

IMHO, that is correct.
It's not the instrument, its's how the instrument is attacked,(played) so as to give the sound out of it, the percussiveness that the slap and stuff gives out.

You can "slap-n-pluck" a double bass (stand up), a guitar, Violin, well, any stringed instrument for that matter.

OK.. OK... A Piano might be difficult! Smile