The origins of bass thumping
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Louis Johnson, victor wooten, meet your teacher
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@Xkasanuga Two stupid statements in one!
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fuck! his thumb is weird and long
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Old standup - Jazz players used to slap the standup bass
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UGH UGH ... bass slide ... que the mega funk.
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He eerily reminds me of Denzel Washington
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@sumbillie True and Slap double bass is still used extensively in Rock a Billy but it sounds completely different. The slap technique with the double bass is used to get a popping sound when the string hits the finger board. It originated in the 20's.
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@Xkasanuga Looks like a G&L to me... but how can you hate the Fender jazz?
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would'nt want to take any thing away from larry since i have the max respect and love for his music but i must add a simular tecnic was used on double bass a long time before larrys
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@Xkasanuga That's a G&L!
The Father of Slap and Pop Bass Guitar.
artfxl5 2 years ago 25
Man, this is like the bass bible...origins...
THondaVTX1800 2 years ago 24