Slap & Pop Bass - Bad vs Good Technique (Beginner/Intermediate)
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- Опубліковано 26 бер 2020
- 👉 My full beginner bass course: yeah.bassbuzz.com/slap2
Are you killing your slap with bad bass popping technique? Not anymore, after you fix your slap & pop essentials and nail the mythical Teeter-Totter Technique.
In this video I’ll show you:
* The core essentials of popping, for thumb up or thumb down slapping
* How beginners kill their slap with bad pop technique
* The “Teeter-Totter Technique” that all pro slappers use to keep their slaps and pops flowing easily, even at crazy speeds
First, you need to be nailing your slap technique. I’ll give you a super quick rundown, but if you’re having any slap issues you should dig into my Idiot-Proof slap video: • How to Slap Bass (7 St...
Then we’ll cover bass popping technique basics - how the ‘pop’ sound happens, which part of your finger to use, and how to get the force to snap the string. (hint: it’s the same as with slapping)
I’ll also walk you through a quick exercise to make sure you’re not popping too hard, and dooming yourself to extra blisters.
You will still get SOME blisters… but it’s worth it to kick ass at slap bass, right?
Once we get your basic covered, I’ll go into detail on the Teeter-Totter Technique, which is a silly term I made up to describe something that every pro-level slapper is doing. (whether they know it or not)
Using this technique, slap and pop become two halves of the same motion, which gives you the kind of efficiency needed to play the slap lines we all wanna play.
We’ll wrap up by using your new popping skills in context, first with some basic slap and pop exercises, and then we’ll play part of Emergency on Planet Earth by Jamiroquai. (featuring Stuart Zender, slap master)
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#slapbass #basspoppingtechnique
What’s your favorite way to work out your popping technique? Could be a song, an exercise... or just your coping strategy for the constant blisters. 😓
I try to practice Tommy the Cat by Primus every day as a warm up. Thanks for the popping tip for thumb up! I'm able to play the Popping notes on the song mpre accurately.
Love the vegan tattoo!
Pop without slapping, but stay in the slap hand form
Working on up thumb Higher Ground. Simple enough that my left hand doesn't have to work much and I can focus on efficent movement with my right hand
muted pardiddles. trips, quads, quints, etc. call it the "jacks" technique!
KEvron
I like how he can't play bad so he puts all that cat noise to communicate the bad technique.
HAHAHA
It's hard to fake being bad after you're good hahaha
He could've just used footage of me instead
😂😂😂😂
@@Yukkuri_Yakumo I'm sure many of us would volunteer for that job.
Not all heroes wear capes sometimes they wear Stevie wonder shirts
I've played for about 30 years now, but just wanted to say that you and Scott's Bass Lessons are the two best learning channels on here. You have a great way of communicating and showing how it's done. A terrific bass channel.
Thank you!
I also really like TalkingBass, he is especially good in terms of theory :-)
@@BassBuzz can I get your phone number?
"You WILL get blisters"
The greatest sacrifices require the strongest wills.
I know what I must do. but I do not know of I have the strength to do it.
The mark of the bassist
Yes.
I can see the blister forming😰😰
I remember when I first started, I had 3 blisters on my index finger in the exact same spot and 2 on my middle. At the same time. Was worth it though. I never have blisters any more
This channel feels like life deadline to learn the bass. If I can't learn from THESE videos, I might as well just give it up.
Don't give up Ivan! :)
It is the best teaching resource for bass on youtube, IMHO.
@@gingerfunkster Not saying this is bad or anything, but check out Jim Stinnett's channel Real Bass Lessons. Berklee faculty doing free lessons online, very high quality and its a small channel
award for the dumbest comment goes to Ivan Reis.
@@emmelinefengya that's a pretty weird way to spell your name
Slap n' pop is definitely something that should be practiced with an amp or headphones.
And it sounds way better with roundwound strings and a fretted bass.
From the guy who's been practicing slap n pop with a fretless bass, flatwound strings and no amp.
Follow-Up video idea: Viewers send you short clips of them slapping and you review the technique and suggest improvements.
Good idea!
BassBuzz's how to get good at music
"Tuck your popping finger in without the g-string getting in your way."
Amazing
FINALLY someone mentions the action!!
i appreciate the mighty boosh reference more than you could possibly imagine
Me too! xD "It's embarassing" "the thumb-work...wooooh"
Same!
“insert old greg quote here”
Lighter strings. That's probably the smartest thing I've learned in slap/pop technique. It's less tension, which leads to easier working around the strings. Also applicable to upright bass slap technique, which is a whole other bass channel
I like how I found so many comments on youtube regarding slap bass of how people are unable to slap even with 2 years of having the instrument....and i just learned it in a week thanks to bassbuzz. SUBSCRIBED!
Awesome!
i’m not even a bassist i’m a guitarist this guy is just so interesting to watch lmao
You are the most useful bass teacher I have ever had. After 12 years of bass playing, I feel like I've found a great bass sensei. Thank you.
Thanks Clee!
I can't believe how much progress I'm making thanks to your informative and funny videos, Josh.
You're turning us from zero to hero!
Thank you so much
Thank you Matteo!
Cool 🔝🎸 Matteo, are you Italian?
What 🅱️ass do you play?
@@Bastian_Zugnappen33 Hi! Yes, I'm Italian but I'm no Davie504. I have an Epiphone Toby Deluxe IV, feels pretty comfortable for an amateur like me
@@MatteoAntonyMistretta cool! My name is David, but I don't play like Davie504 or Josh! I am from Trieste but I leave in Germany. I have a Fender Precision Made in USA 1993 (taken as a Gift, used) I am a simply amateur. Have fun with the 🅱️ass and with these Video!
Viel Spaß 🎸👊
LG David
@@Bastian_Zugnappen33 You too David, enjoy your Fender Precision 🅱️ass! Flow like the Bora
I love your clear explanation on all your vids. And those tabs you've shared helps me alot. Thank youuu
I struggled with exactly this when I started slapping, awesome video!
Thank you so much for adding the bit about it taking months, and how that's okay. One thing these lessons rarely teach is reasonable expectations, and that screws up so many musicians, myself included. Thank you for fostering patience through your lessons.
Your teaching style is so clear and simple! Just awesome! Thank you
Decided to pick up bass again after years since Covid quarantine will take a shitload of time to get over with. Your lessons are just pure gold
This helped a ton! I learn pretty fast after years of guitar practice coming to bass but this technique was the most difficult for me and I knew I just wasn't getting it. At the end of this video I could play along and it sounded good so thank you.
Another great lesson! Man your a great instructor clear and concise.
Started playing bass yesterday and this really helped me start off with slap and pop! Thanks so much!
i love ur way of teaching, always puts a smile on my face! 🤣
Mind blowing delivery... crystal clear explanation
I've been slapping with my thumb down for over 10 years now, and I'm starting to study with the thumb up since I recently got a 5 string jazz bass, and it seems I can get a much cleaner tone that way. oh man how HARD it is to develop technique the other way around, yet exciting!!! thanks for being so rad, keep up the great work, Josh!
Thanks Jai! Good luck with your thumb angle transition, took me about a month to switch over. (and I'd only been slapping for a short time when I switched)
Thank you for this video man, it's totally changed the way I look at the instrument! Such a simple technique but the best one you could teach us! Thank you 👑
i swear, your videos never fail to make me laugh, no matter what subject you're teaching! LOL this one was no exception! I would say you're the most humorous bass teacher on UA-cam. :)
This was a great quick review of the slapping and popping principles discussed in Josh's Beginner to Badass course. The course is truly exceptional, and I HIGHLY recommend you look into it if you've been learning bass by yourself for some time and aren't seeing the improvement you want. Pretty much guaranteed you'll grow by leaps and bounds :)
Also, listening to Josh make playground equipment jokes at 50% speed is the best part of this video.
Well, this certainly was the video I needed, today. I don't know how often you hear this, but when you say stuff like, "It could take months to get this really good" it's incredibly comforting for a beginner who wasn't immediately 100% awesome at it on the first go around!
Thanks for the lesson, I was struggling to even get a good slap, but after this method, I have progressed more in 5 mins than I have in half a week of doing the same slap over and over.
Excellent tutorial! Now, I can begin playing slap bass, too! Thank You!
The best explanation so far.
Thank you, Josh! I hope you and your family and mates are safe in this crazy situation. Love your vids.
Thanks Roberto! All good over here. :)
you are good teacher man. thanks for the lessons.
It's great to see an upload of someone teaching proper slap technique as I learned the hard way by being self taught & I sat listening to vinyl Singles & Albums of particular bassists bass lines relentlessly & I wouldnt stop until I'd nail the whole bass line & the style used...
Regards myself & no doubt many other bassists it came natural & I just practiced day in & day out on all various techniques on the bass guitar that I felt I might use within the overall band musical style & input... Other styles I thought would be easy were in fact more difficult & again that's where practice & feeling come into play...
I dont know why but many people make comments on UA-cam that they liked various finger techniques/tapping/muting et al but when it comes to someone slapping on the bass many comments I've seen for year's on UA-cam is why ruin the Demo (of certain a bass) or someone playing their own work or covers by playing Slap!..
I think many people out there think that's the all & be all that all bassists want to aspire to & learn that slap style... But it's not the case but if you do learn it it'll add another element into a bass player's toolbox of overall techniques...
Personally I absolutely loved & still love the slap style even though I only used it rarely within a band environment...
There seems to be a slight misconception that all bass player's want to learn slap & play that style & that's just not the case...
As " Its Each To Their Own " but it helps if your proficient in as many different playing styles as possible on any instrument. ..
If you want to progress with your overall playing style it's best (in my opinion) that you at least try as many or even All Of The Different Styles of playing on the bass as you never known when a specific style fits perfectly into a certain section of a song that's been written or you may even stumble across by accident a new way of playing the bass guitar...
As I've said I love slap style but when I played professionally I rarely used that style but it's great to throw it into the mix & see what happens...
And I'll stress that you should just take your time & enjoy it... If it's not going well at the start don't beat yourself up about it, especially at the start, & you'll eventually start to play slap technique with ease eventually.... But I will stress under one rule & that's the rule of:
Practice Practice & Even More Practice...
Even though certain styles come to certain players a lot easier than others that doesn't mean that those people should forget to practice/hone & fine tune their overall technique as I've never met any musician(s) yet who hasn't put that all important time in to play as good as they can & continue to practice on whatever instrument they play..
It's also a good idea to switch styles in between slapping by using finger work/typing et al & making sure you mute/play dead notes & mix it all up as slap is about hitting & muting between both the left & the right hand & that's were your percussive side comes into play...
Again I'll reiterate that yes you should practice even if a particular style comes easily but the main thing is to Enjoy what your playing & " FEEL WHAT YOUR PLAYING " & the rhythm your projecting across on to the Electric Bass Guitar will sound even better...
Literally " Feel What You Play " on any instrument is more than half the battle & if you've got plenty of feeling & you put the time in you'll play slap style quicker just like any other style...
If there is no feeling to what your playing then what's the point as that will come out in your playing...
Practice/Feel The Rhythm & make it fun or you will not want to do it as it's not just about a style but enjoying playing that or any other particular style & feeling what your playing...
Enjoy...
In light of the coronavirus Take Care & Stay Healthy...
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Lowered the action on my bass. Now feel easier to slap and pop. All these years having a lot of problems with this technique. That's why I never was able to really learning it and discouraging continue practicing. :) Thanks!!!
Super great explanation of the slap / pop movement
Best slapping tutorial I have ever found. 👌
thank you for this video! i had a trouble understanding how to slap/pop on the bass and this video made it easy to play along
I learned a lot from you Josh! I can't wait to get my first bass and put all those things into practice.
Magnífico. Voy a seguir tus consejos!!! Saludos desde Buenos Aires Argentina.
This is exactly what I needed. I’ve been watching a bunch of tutorials but this explained exactly what I was struggling with. Thank you!
Glad it helped Brad!
This is awesome! I was trying to figure out popping last night.
Hi Josh. Great channel. I watch your videos for the comedic aspect as much as the bass instruction! That, for me, is what sets your channel apart from the other great bass related channels. Looking forward to your next lesson. Cheers!
Thanks Scott, I appreciate that!
One thing I love about your channel is you aren’t using some fancy $5,000 bass like many bass/guitar/instrument channels in general use. Using accessible equipment when recording tutorials is imperative because 90+% of your audience won’t have access to incredible nice/expensive instruments that may be easier to play than the typical budget instrument.
Josh, you’re too funny! Thnx for making bass lessons enjoyable.
Thanks for helping me with my popping, I've finally got the hang of that teetering and tottering style
Im more thumb up and have always used both my index and middle finger for pop. Awsome video
Great lesson!
I like how the video is timed into parts :D Thanks for the details and honest eyes. Thats a dealbreaker through my filter of ignobliss.
I lowered my bass saddles a few months ago and it made all the difference! You really need a good setup to have fun. I love the instrument a lot more now. I also got the intonation spot-on by using my tuner and plucking a 12th fret note then adjusting it until it was correct.
Glad you got setup properly! Totally agree, a bad setup makes playing super unpleasant.
@@BassBuzz Not to mention it was the red version of the Ibanez GSR200 bass you didn’t particularly care for. Like any bass, I think there are definitely some bad and some good ones out there. Mine was on the wall at guitar center, so it might have been set up by them before me as well. I feel like many guitar center basses have ridiculously high action, they’re almost un-slappable, and painful to slide on.
Excellent lesson as usual
Finally a proper video on this topic! Thanks!
You're welcome Markus!
This is helping fix my slap that I havnt work on in a while
Thank you my friend. This vastly improved my slapping technic.
Oh on my electric guitar.
I've always liked your lessons Josh , very clear and on point . God bless you Josh.
Thanks Ahmad!
Love the bit at the end!! Love this guy.🤘
Thank you!
Awesome and informative video, thanks
woah i was just watching your first slap video last night wondering when youd post a follow up... nice timing man :D
Clap, Clap, Clap!!! Best explanation out there, super fine detail!! thanks
Hey, another great video. I've watched it several times and with the practicing I do my slap and pop techniques are improving. Thanks.
Glad it's helping!
Any lesson coming from Josh is a great lesson. When it involves slapping, it's a happy day. Thanks brotha!
Thanks T.J.!
Just found your channel and I'm instantly obsessed! Thank you thank you thank you
Great choice of song ..it introduces right hand muting completely under the radar as it's a consequence of that teeter-totter thing.. I never got it before. Thankyou!
I had a pretty good time with this since I already have some history with guitar and drums. I actually started learning some Flea stuff too! Great lesson!
great lesson!
Great lesson as always . Rock on!!!
Thank you!
Thanks for these tips bro!!!
Very helpful video.
Bro you opened my eyes, i was doing the pop really wrong until i saw your video
Thank you VERY VERY much, +1 sub
Glad it helped Gabriel!
Great lesson, thanks!
Dude, i have learned so much from your videos. Keep up the great work! Awesome content!
Thank you!
just daily 3am practicing bass thanks to you! 😂 forreal learned so much from these learning at a remarkable speed!
Nice lesson !
I can't tell you how glad I am to hear someone give some love to Ryan Martinie, listening to him on Mudvayne's L.D. 50 is basically the entire reason I decided to pick up a bass for the first time.
Ryan is awesome!
iv been playing for 8 months now, always had trouble slapping U MADE WONDERS MAN I PLAYED the final part 2nd try :OOOOOOO
super super helpful, ty so much
the best teacher !!!!thanks josh
Thanks Javier!
Thank you for your amazing work! I def don‘t need a teacher anymore, you help me a lot❤️! Thank you thank you!!!
best lesson ever on the topic!!!
Thanks Alexandre!
You are a great teacher Josh! Thanks a lot !!
Thanks! :)
Oh my Josh, I thought He was about to order us to actually pull up the string. Mindblowing!
wow, great teacher
Luv this video it really helped me, thank you!
Love the tone of your Ray 34! I have a new Ray 35 and love the tone of it, not to mention that it plays incredible.
Instantly very helpful
Excellent thanks Josh, you deserve a rise :)
Thanks Phil!
Just finished Beginner to Badass today. Josh, you’re the best! Thx for the Wilhelm Scream in this video! Always makes me laugh.
Thanks Scott! Yeah I loved using the Wilhelm scream, I honestly was just searching around for any old scream to use when I found a video about the history of that particular scream, and I was like "well duh I need to put that in this video." Stormtrooper down!
@@BassBuzz How to join?
@@angelamaysargento1730 Hey Angela, you can learn more about the course here! www.bassbuzz.com/lessons/beginner
You're GREAT teacher! Thanks for your contribution to Worldwide Bass Community! Make BASS great again and again!
Thanks Jay Dee!
This channel helped me to improve at bass a lot. I tried to play emergency on planet earth but i have extremely small fingers so its really hard for me
I like these videos, even though I was never truly a bass beginner (I played guitar for 2 years before realizing the glory of *BASS*)
almost all of this comes naturally to me because of the past experience with guitar but its very nice to keep my bass-ics in check :)
this really clarifies what Flea is doing on the intro to Higher Ground.
Awesome, thanks!
Another amazing video, I wondered why I was struggling so hard ans this is so me!!!! Cheers dude!
Glad it helped LJ!
Excellent !!
awesome-crazy good helpful-very much appreciated-ty ty
I always wanted to figure out why I couldn't slap properly. I think I've got it now. Thanks! I'm going to practice.
thanks Josh, I'm more advanced, but always nice to hear about rudiments and its nice and easy riff also :)