Uploaded December 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
đ My full beginner bass course: yeah.bassbuzz.com/slap
Canât slap? Do these 7 drills and youâll have a solid slap bass sound in 20 minutes. No fluff, just beefy tone, Daniel-san.
Us bass teachers LOOVVEEE teaching slap bass⊠but we get wayyyyy too excited and cover too much stuff at once. (including my dumb ass)
So in this slap bass lesson weâre cutting out all the fancy frills, and doing 7 basic drills that cover EVERY F**KING DETAIL thatâs causing you problems with your slapping.
The first thing you need to know about slapping - it looks like itâs all about the thumb, but itâs really all about rotating the forearm. Iâll walk you through this in detail with lots of close-ups of my dumb banana tattoo.
Thumb-up versus thumb-down: the age-old style showdown of slap bass. Lots of famous bass players use thumb down (Flea, Fieldy, P-nut, Kiyoshi) and thumb up (Marcus Miller, Rhonda Smith, Louis Johnson, Mark King), so thereâs not really one right answer. In the video Iâll talk you through two reasons why I prefer the thumb-up technique.
So what makes a good slap bass sound anyway? Iâll break down the two elements of a good slap sound - note and percussion - and show you how be your own slap bass doctor, so you can diagnose what kind of issues youâre having. (and how to fix them)
Once youâve got your basic technique dialed, Iâll walk you through drills to get good accuracy and tone on all four strings, and get some practice string crossing. Weâll also play along with Faith No More (We Care A Lot), Deep Purple (Smoke on the Water), Nirvana (Smells Like Teen Spirit), and Sly and the Family Stone (Everyday People).
Slap bass is a complex technique that takes time to master. So be patient, go as slow as you need to go to not f**k up your technique, and in time youâll be slapping along with the pros.
If you need help with your popping, check out the next vid in my slap series: youtu.be/600EIdfoHgM
Make sure you get all my future free slap lessons and subscribe: yeah.bassbuzz.com/subscribe
#slapbass #slappadabass
đ My full beginner bass course: yeah.bassbuzz.com/slap
Canât slap? Do these 7 drills and youâll have a solid slap bass sound in 20 minutes. No fluff, just beefy tone, Daniel-san.
Us bass teachers LOOVVEEE teaching slap bass⊠but we get wayyyyy too excited and cover too much stuff at once. (including my dumb ass)
So in this slap bass lesson weâre cutting out all the fancy frills, and doing 7 basic drills that cover EVERY F**KING DETAIL thatâs causing you problems with your slapping.
The first thing you need to know about slapping - it looks like itâs all about the thumb, but itâs really all about rotating the forearm. Iâll walk you through this in detail with lots of close-ups of my dumb banana tattoo.
Thumb-up versus thumb-down: the age-old style showdown of slap bass. Lots of famous bass players use thumb down (Flea, Fieldy, P-nut, Kiyoshi) and thumb up (Marcus Miller, Rhonda Smith, Louis Johnson, Mark King), so thereâs not really one right answer. In the video Iâll talk you through two reasons why I prefer the thumb-up technique.
So what makes a good slap bass sound anyway? Iâll break down the two elements of a good slap sound - note and percussion - and show you how be your own slap bass doctor, so you can diagnose what kind of issues youâre having. (and how to fix them)
Once youâve got your basic technique dialed, Iâll walk you through drills to get good accuracy and tone on all four strings, and get some practice string crossing. Weâll also play along with Faith No More (We Care A Lot), Deep Purple (Smoke on the Water), Nirvana (Smells Like Teen Spirit), and Sly and the Family Stone (Everyday People).
Slap bass is a complex technique that takes time to master. So be patient, go as slow as you need to go to not f**k up your technique, and in time youâll be slapping along with the pros.
If you need help with your popping, check out the next vid in my slap series: youtu.be/600EIdfoHgM
Make sure you get all my future free slap lessons and subscribe: yeah.bassbuzz.com/subscribe
#slapbass #slappadabass
