Slap Bass Lesson 2

[WinsomeJohnny]

Everytime I come back to this lesson, I learn some small subtle new thing I didnt get the last time. SOem of his later lessons i picked up more quickly but this one still gives me lots of trouble.

[BungliciousFungus]

i think hes barring, he sounds better playing it barred then open. this is a good finger work out. maybe i just have small hands but i can play like every primus song and some wooten and this was a lil tricky at first

[MidlandAvenue]

wait are you barring? i cant tell

[ionnieboy]

I dont know why but i never get thaat smooth bass slap sound whenever i do the slap,

Is it my guitar or atre it my strings? Or is het just me?

[bladesaint21]

I ordered a P90X and instead of that bass FXs machine I got a bunch of fitness exercise DVDs! wtf !?!

[93Basstard]

@bladesaint21 yeah.. xD now you can rub them over your strings to get bad effects... isn't it a nice compromise xD?

[WinsomeJohnny]

@93Basstard LOL

[punkerbrit]

very articulate cool

[RageicaNiels]

i can almost play it at the speed as you can but my left hand fingers hurt after a while and they get "tired"

oh well practice practice practice

[shmermer16]

no im talking about strumming

[shmermer16]

i play bass in school and i keep getting yelled at for using my thumb.. and i think it may be because im used to watching my dad play electric .. can u tell me how to stop ??

[Llian1]

assumung that your talking about your left hands thumb (if your righthanded) , try holding it on the back of the neck of the bass while playing

[thepoofication]

+5! gr8

[turi73]

thanx man.nice exercise.GOD bless you

[koelmartinscobain]

thanksssssssssssssssssssssssss­ss.....you´re perfect!!!!!!!

[RhcpNico]

thanks man ;) i like it :)

5*

[Icedgreece]

I had commented on your videos before, but I just came to notice, it sounds like a music shop bass, where it's not tuned up properly. Is our bass like this purposely?

I actually want my bass to sound like that.

[ThadewGrum]

I think that is because of the compression used. Also I need to control the output volume as its very hot and my PC's input doesn't handle that very good. To high and it will distort the sound.

[Icedgreece]

Ah. So you record using your PC? Like, AUX>Sound card or just like, webcam?

[ThadewGrum]

Yes. The bass goes into the Pandora PX4D which goes to the microphone input of my PC. The webcam software is then configured to use the microphone input as sound source.

[Icedgreece]

Have you ever had any feedback from the amplifier?

I need to record myself, but I'm too scared to plug my laptop into my amplifier, from when I had plugged my iPod in my amp, and blew it.

Don't worry, everything was turned off.

[ThadewGrum]

I guess that you want to pluck your amp into your laptop. I haven't tried that but if your amp has a direct out/line out it should be possible without blowing something up :-)

[RhcpNico]

what is the Pandora PX4D?

[ThadewGrum]

It's a little effect box and practice amp for headphone use. Its good because it has a lot of effects and drum loops, and you can play without disturbing anybody.

[RhcpNico]

can you just buy it in music shops?

[ThadewGrum]

Yes I think so. But there is a never one called PX5D, which has some more features. You might want to check that one out also.

[Majescoo]

very nice, ur fingers are cool haha they are like flipping on your left hand haha xD

[cage94123567890]

what guitar is he using

[ThadewGrum]

He is using a Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray :-)

[XxFunkBassMastaxX]

Thanks for uploading this video, man! This will really help me! I've been playing bass for a year now, and I wanna learn how to be funkay, lol. You really "explain" this well, I like how you take it slow in tempo, and get faster. A lot of videos that I've seen don't. 5/5 =D

[ThadewGrum]

Thank you.

[bladesaint21]

Simple as far as what notes to play but amazing in the sound, tone, finger speed and confidence.

[baseballfire631]

Wow... Lol this is gonna build up enourmous finger strength in my left hand... great job by the way. So fast lol

[Nasa3458]

kra muito bom mesmo, very good

[atypicalcalifornian]

you've got great technique

[ThadewGrum]

Thanks man, and good luck with your bass playing.

[Gu1t4rf4n]

very cool. i'm gonna try this one too ;-)

keep slappin'

[ownthecity]

i wish i came up with it first...*cries in the corner*

[ThadewGrum]

;-)

[ultrafide]

cool! you must have to build up serious strength in your left hand for this one cause my hand is tired after a few times round..

[ThadewGrum]

I still feel the pain after a while, when playing this one ;-)

[Gizmonotron]

pretty dudeish

if only i had a bass

guitar will have to do for now

keep slappin' and poppin'!

[alexowain]

wow awesome i'm gunna try this!

[ThadewGrum]

Thanks.