Slap Guitar 101

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  • Everything I know about playing slap.
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  • @timmokoo5679
    @timmokoo5679 4 роки тому +3176

    I still remember how much more confident I felt about my guitar skills back when I hadn't seen this video like 10 minutes ago.

    • @nathanaelcaballero217
      @nathanaelcaballero217 3 роки тому +28

      Time to learn a new trick

    • @samermohamed7644
      @samermohamed7644 3 роки тому +40

      Lmao, I feel that. I went in thinking maybe I'd learn something and came out thinking, why am I so trash?

    • @mir2678
      @mir2678 3 роки тому +4

      Covet-shibuya. Then tell me how you feel about guitar after this song because it broke me

    • @samermohamed7644
      @samermohamed7644 3 роки тому +9

      @@mir2678 Lol, I'm actually working on this right now. I've just about gotten the main riff down and almost gotten it up to speed. Will work on the rest afterwards. My hand have grown the most insane calluses after all that tapping, hahaha.

    • @mir2678
      @mir2678 3 роки тому +4

      @@samermohamed7644 to greatnes my friend. Im atill getting GOAT by polyphia down rn. Best luck for the both of us

  • @bombinthesea
    @bombinthesea 7 років тому +3684

    Yo Rob, what can you do on a guitar?
    Rob: "Yes"

    • @sumitpatil4229
      @sumitpatil4229 7 років тому +4

      PlasmaKing I never got this joke :/

    • @pavanbhat3861
      @pavanbhat3861 7 років тому +3

      Sumit Patil same lol

    • @sumitpatil4229
      @sumitpatil4229 7 років тому +120

      Pavan Bhat Try this ....Two jazz guitarists meet in a bar, and one says, “Yeah man, I bought your last album, it was awesome!” to which the other replies, “Oh so that was you!”. :P

    • @xYzBuLlet
      @xYzBuLlet 7 років тому +42

      It would suck to explain a joke but the joke meant that he can do everything on guitar.

    • @eddyguizonde401
      @eddyguizonde401 7 років тому +34

      just as a breakdown: he's playing a guitar like it's a bass, using twice as many strings, while mimicking a drum kick and snare, while playing a drum kick and snare, and talking you through it.
      as you do before breakfast, i'm sure. holy balls, i can do weird things on a guitar, but he's pretty much giving that axe schizophrenia just being in the same room with it, let alone playing it.

  • @josepr7872
    @josepr7872 4 роки тому +2126

    He's playing guitar, keeping temp with drums and talking at the same time. This is some serious scatter brain shit.

    • @Sir.YeetusIII
      @Sir.YeetusIII 4 роки тому +6

      Tbh

    • @FistanDauntilus
      @FistanDauntilus 4 роки тому +67

      ADHD can be useful sometimes if you can find enough bs to focus on at once

    • @psychoshaman
      @psychoshaman 4 роки тому +22

      yeah pauses and talking are also synchronised and sometimes filled with just a one playing note and bass drum, that's tutorial is fucking song with talked lyrics i can say xD it's so good to listen to, i'm watching it 3rd time

    • @shotgunsam23
      @shotgunsam23 3 роки тому +5

      He is just nuts

    • @caywo_
      @caywo_ Рік тому +1

      @@FistanDauntilus Not everyone has adhd like people think

  • @Viper-dz2kw
    @Viper-dz2kw 2 роки тому +236

    This video is still one of the most ridiculously impressive things he’s ever done

  • @dadtrooper
    @dadtrooper 7 років тому +3289

    This is seriously impressive. You can tell watching it how difficult it was to keep the groove while also talking and giving the lesson

    • @arkano6204
      @arkano6204 7 років тому +1

      Wil not that hard, but u know whats hard? Piano!

    • @austinmull908
      @austinmull908 7 років тому +114

      Arkano show me a video of you playing. i play piano and comparing that to this is a cakewalk. slap guitar is insanely rough on the fingers ive tried playing it.

    • @jeromios
      @jeromios 7 років тому +25

      @Arkano
      ???

    • @mememan6759
      @mememan6759 7 років тому +41

      arkano have you ever tried playing this shit?

    • @ashrasmun1
      @ashrasmun1 7 років тому +18

      Most probably he learned the script and then just spoke it. It is impressive, but you are giving him a bit too much credit.

  • @athannos
    @athannos 5 років тому +2522

    I like the lyrics of this song, very educational!

  • @kxhuna6847
    @kxhuna6847 4 роки тому +1433

    2:55 when you accidentally hit your dog in Minecraft

  • @CheeseMasterSports
    @CheeseMasterSports 5 років тому +5038

    Rob Scallon: Slaps guitar
    Davie504: Wait that's illegal

    • @skipdoorn3213
      @skipdoorn3213 4 роки тому +6

      JN336 hahahahahhaha

    • @henkemanmansson111
      @henkemanmansson111 4 роки тому +41

      Very illegal slap like now

    • @somerandomdudeable
      @somerandomdudeable 4 роки тому +47

      Why does your BASS have 8 strings? Weird.

    • @jk9554
      @jk9554 4 роки тому +15

      very impressive, but can you do.... well, I'm not going to ask. The answers gonna be "yes" anyway.

    • @ratwithrifle143
      @ratwithrifle143 4 роки тому +4

      SLAP

  • @kontolaf
    @kontolaf 7 років тому +2356

    Very impressive but what can y-wait wrong channel.

  • @BraveFart69
    @BraveFart69 7 років тому +1699

    you should do a colab with the slowmoguys so we can see the sick precision of your hands when playing like this

    • @michaelcorte-real7912
      @michaelcorte-real7912 7 років тому +31

      Aaron theinfidel yes yes yes yes

    • @robscallon
      @robscallon  7 років тому +414

      Seeing guitar playing is super slowmo would be really interesting.

    • @LeonidasKaragiannis
      @LeonidasKaragiannis 7 років тому +35

      Rob Scallon make it happen on the second channel

    • @josephbrandenburg4373
      @josephbrandenburg4373 7 років тому +7

      Do it!

    • @gwmax11
      @gwmax11 7 років тому +3

      Try and record one with your iPhone in the slow mo mode on your 2nd channel for fun

  • @enrath4078
    @enrath4078 5 років тому +560

    Rob: "Ya just do this thing."
    Everyone watching: .......................

    • @CarlsCozyCorner
      @CarlsCozyCorner 4 роки тому +8

      It's kind of assumed you're proficient in bass first, that's why he's not explaining as much.

  • @loststatemusic
    @loststatemusic 4 роки тому +2802

    Omg he can play the drums just like The White Stripes!

  • @rusart425
    @rusart425 7 років тому +521

    No joke. I think it'a new standard in education videos. Great job

    • @proctorul
      @proctorul 7 років тому +3

      Man, I thought exactly the same, he raised the bar very high.

    • @arando4359
      @arando4359 7 років тому +2

      Ruslan Kabirov constantly doing it while telling you how to do exactly what you are doing, while you are doing it! It really makes perfect sense, I like it.

  • @vickyaustin7548
    @vickyaustin7548 7 років тому +1855

    This should be a TedTalks

  • @the_average_canadian
    @the_average_canadian 4 роки тому +221

    Rob Scallon: *Trying to teach me a new guitar technique*
    Me: *Watching cameraman in the background slide side to side for the whole video*

  • @ElDantae
    @ElDantae 5 років тому +686

    I love how he's talking in time!!

  • @yeet7545
    @yeet7545 6 років тому +8311

    Me, a bass player : My culture isn't your goddamn prom dress

    • @Mowxel
      @Mowxel 5 років тому +156

      this made me laugh out loud thank you

    • @yep4925
      @yep4925 5 років тому +7

      Haha

    • @tino8442
      @tino8442 5 років тому +11

      Lars Ulrich yes

    • @chrisnguyen1186
      @chrisnguyen1186 5 років тому +71

      No, it would be more like guitar players being offended at other guitar players for slapping. Meanwhile bass players think that it's awesome.

    • @youtuberjoe4729
      @youtuberjoe4729 5 років тому +77

      @@chrisnguyen1186 Whoosh

  • @nickvitela
    @nickvitela 7 років тому +699

    this is literally one of the coolest vids you've ever done

    • @diegoleon3563
      @diegoleon3563 7 років тому +35

      If not the coolest

    • @brendanswords4659
      @brendanswords4659 7 років тому

      nick vit3la I agree

    • @rottingemptiness
      @rottingemptiness 7 років тому

      🙂👌

    • @robertonome2448
      @robertonome2448 7 років тому +2

      So why isn't he wearing a coat?
      If it's one of the *literaaly* coolest vids.

    • @semanticsamuel936
      @semanticsamuel936 6 років тому

      He's fine using 'literally' :-). This isn't one of those times when someone says that they literally laughed their head off. 'Cool' can be about temperature, but it's slang use, meaning 'excellent', is perfectly acceptable too. And yeah, this really is a cool video.

  • @TotoDG
    @TotoDG 4 роки тому +573

    Bass players: (steal tapping off of guitar.)
    Guitar players: *Right back at ya.*

    • @hafo908
      @hafo908 4 роки тому +2

      yes

    • @TheRealTacoJohn
      @TheRealTacoJohn 3 роки тому +2

      This comment deserves so many more likes

    • @taters6529
      @taters6529 3 роки тому +3

      @@billgaming8623 I'm sure this is a just a joke, but I totally get that.

    • @TheRandom69420
      @TheRandom69420 Рік тому +1

      *the guitar strings crying in the background*

    • @BaldorfBreakdowns
      @BaldorfBreakdowns 7 місяців тому

      This is like saying cellos stole using a bow from violins.

  • @tenson95
    @tenson95 4 роки тому +977

    *Davie is calling the police right now*

  • @maneatfoot8693
    @maneatfoot8693 6 років тому +1601

    Rob is officially the most likable person on youtube.

    • @InvisibleYetVisible
      @InvisibleYetVisible 5 років тому +2

      He's really not

    • @jadenlothes5001
      @jadenlothes5001 5 років тому +1

      @@InvisibleYetVisible What's wrong with Rob? Or are there just people you personally think are more likable?

    • @quanahriddle3065
      @quanahriddle3065 5 років тому

      He's definitely up there

    • @InvisibleYetVisible
      @InvisibleYetVisible 5 років тому +2

      @@jadenlothes5001 I just find him very disingenuous. His likeability (a bit like Chappers) is an act. Once the veil slips, you realise he's a bit of a douche, much like Chappers.

    • @doannguyen-qu9lx
      @doannguyen-qu9lx 5 років тому

      i8

  • @andrewt.winchester3422
    @andrewt.winchester3422 6 років тому +374

    6 and a half minutes of playing badass stuff:
    "And now we can just put it all together"
    *proceeds to play even more amazingly*

  • @Poiuy
    @Poiuy 5 років тому +491

    Rob: *Says he’s having trouble with it*
    Also Rob: *Sounds like a god no matter what

  • @wellhelltherefellwhuman4637
    @wellhelltherefellwhuman4637 5 років тому +2935

    Rob: Plays 8 string guitar and 2 drums at the same time whilst narrating everything he's doing
    Me: tries to slap on acoustic guitar and dislocates thumb (this actually happened😂)

    • @ronny12301
      @ronny12301 5 років тому +97

      Well, hellø there, felløw human!
      Holy crap
      That Must hurt

    • @spikemaisley
      @spikemaisley 5 років тому +26

      im sure it did

    • @AyoGrog
      @AyoGrog 5 років тому +44

      I can dislocate my thumb without pain so I'm happy I'm safe from this

    • @billgaming8623
      @billgaming8623 4 роки тому +36

      How do you dislocate your thumb by playing slap?

    • @leanfe9953
      @leanfe9953 4 роки тому +66

      @@billgaming8623 slap

  • @kennethgriggs8737
    @kennethgriggs8737 6 років тому +2540

    Looks so professional. The camera angles are perfect. And the constant sounds make it super immersive

    • @jaymercy224
      @jaymercy224 5 років тому +59

      I am pretty sure it's also in one take recording.

    • @ohheylads
      @ohheylads 5 років тому +19

      @@jaymercy224 very impressive but... Idk, it's just impressive

    • @temitopefalade700
      @temitopefalade700 5 років тому

      Histaric Lobster is to come over soon

    • @temitopefalade700
      @temitopefalade700 5 років тому

      Wicca was my good one !!!

    • @istvanmolnar7637
      @istvanmolnar7637 5 років тому +2

      @@jaymercy224 Yes it is, Rob has a second channel and there's the same video wit hall camera angles shown at the same time.

  • @RoomieOfficial
    @RoomieOfficial 7 років тому +4117

    This was amazing man! Most entertaining instructional video ever! 🙌

    • @skyzenskyluke5880
      @skyzenskyluke5880 7 років тому +5

      RoomieOfficial Hey Roomie !! I like your videos !

    • @antoniorichard753
      @antoniorichard753 6 років тому +1

      RoomieOfficial

    • @behis4578
      @behis4578 6 років тому

      RL they are friends

    • @appleseedxt
      @appleseedxt 6 років тому

      Are you gonna try slap anytime soon?

    • @benknox6372
      @benknox6372 6 років тому +1

      I have a feeling roomie hasn't had any sleep in 3days

  • @M4RCM0NT31R0
    @M4RCM0NT31R0 3 роки тому +102

    "What is your favorite Rob Scallon song?"
    "My favorite song is Slap Guitar 101"

    • @adwitatherealadwita
      @adwitatherealadwita 3 роки тому +3

      Check out "Royale (9 String Slap)" for more stuff like this if you haven't already lmao

    • @vezqor0
      @vezqor0 2 роки тому +2

      @@adwitatherealadwita thank you bro

  • @allen_el_punyito
    @allen_el_punyito 4 роки тому +293

    *plays bass technique on instrument that it wasn't meant for*
    *teaches how to play technique while looking at different cameras*
    *speaks without stuttering as if it were a normal conversation*
    *uses BOTH FEET to play a drumline*
    *does all of these things simultaneously*
    3:45
    "I'm having a bit of trouble now, but my excuse for now is that I'm playing on a smaller instrument"

    • @heatranlux
      @heatranlux 4 роки тому +5

      I'm not sure if bass was "meant for" slap anyway lol

    • @ertegin
      @ertegin 3 роки тому +3

      jokes on you i stutter during normal conversations

  • @StuffXbox
    @StuffXbox 7 років тому +960

    I love how even his talking is musical

    • @NetHacker100
      @NetHacker100 7 років тому +84

      Remon van den Berg it has to be. Otherwise he will lose the rythm.

    • @rockrollinnolan8521
      @rockrollinnolan8521 6 років тому +56

      ^^^ Exactly this. Whenever I try talking while playing, if it's not in time with the music everything just train wrecks.

    • @hanzsantos
      @hanzsantos 6 років тому +3

      Well, language is music soo..

    • @man4437
      @man4437 6 років тому +4

      Yeah you gotta keep rhythm. There's a song that's insanely hard because you're supposed to talk while playing it

    • @nah5511
      @nah5511 6 років тому

      MAN falling right?

  • @epiczeven6378
    @epiczeven6378 7 років тому +277

    4:30 *"Let´s add in some notes"*... Yeah "Some" xD

    • @epiczeven6378
      @epiczeven6378 7 років тому

      put asterisks at the start and end of a phrase ;)

  • @HunGredy
    @HunGredy 5 років тому +228

    I'm impressed by your ability to play slap, drums and speak to multiple cameras at the same time. Good job mate...

  • @hellbentofficial9930
    @hellbentofficial9930 2 роки тому +60

    1:03 we need a full cover of this it sounds so badass

  • @7AYD3N
    @7AYD3N 6 років тому +260

    Hello I’m Rob Scallon and this is my Master Class.

    • @VoidFrost
      @VoidFrost 5 років тому +6

      Rob should definitely be a masterclass teacher

  • @Kitechi12
    @Kitechi12 7 років тому +4892

    Alternative title: How to Feel Inferior in Under 8 Minutes.

    • @maxscardanelli6185
      @maxscardanelli6185 7 років тому +38

      Kaitlyn Peterson Correction, better title. xD!!!

    • @giovannilp03
      @giovannilp03 7 років тому

      yep

    • @dodoliy4678
      @dodoliy4678 7 років тому +1

      so true

    • @OfAngelsAndAnarchist
      @OfAngelsAndAnarchist 7 років тому +23

      It would help if it was a sincere lesson on slap 101
      But it's not
      It is an exercise in "look how good I am"
      knob...

    • @The212b
      @The212b 7 років тому +30

      Spooky Boyy Personally, I find it motivating. Before watching this video, I was vaguely interested in learning slap guitar. Now I want to pick up my guitar right now and get to practicing!

  • @leslieross9817
    @leslieross9817 4 роки тому +129

    why does this look like an ad you would get randomly on youtube or spotify?

    • @isetta4083
      @isetta4083 3 роки тому

      This is way too well shot and not begging for money

    • @leslieross9817
      @leslieross9817 3 роки тому

      @@isetta4083 dunno if we've seen the same ads lol

  • @lars_geurts45
    @lars_geurts45 4 роки тому +34

    This video is just one giant flex

  • @minifreak2001
    @minifreak2001 7 років тому +501

    WAIIIT WAS THAT JUST ONE FUCKING TAKE !?

    • @minifreak2001
      @minifreak2001 7 років тому +2

      there is no way

    • @bjarnemachiels3897
      @bjarnemachiels3897 7 років тому +3

      MiniFreak You mean as in "first try" or as in that it was "all in one"?

    • @1995DylanJ
      @1995DylanJ 7 років тому +80

      it was one take, however at the end you can hear that it definitely wasn't the first take

    • @breyka4665
      @breyka4665 7 років тому +4

      Slap guitar lesson, take one

    • @mehdinadif
      @mehdinadif 7 років тому +1

      MiniFreak around 3:10 there is a clear cut.

  • @GroundDragonIII
    @GroundDragonIII 7 років тому +673

    too much talent for my brain.

    • @InvisibleYetVisible
      @InvisibleYetVisible 7 років тому

      Jesus, and you have a photo of Yngwie's first album as your picture. Can't believe you're a fanboy of this guy.

    • @ZanDaMan_
      @ZanDaMan_ 7 років тому +5

      GroundDragonIII he's skilled not talented... but I agree he's amazing

    • @InvisibleYetVisible
      @InvisibleYetVisible 7 років тому

      ZanDaMan he's skilled like a burger flipper yeah.

    • @alanmares8643
      @alanmares8643 6 років тому +3

      GroundDragonIII yngwie might be an ass but hes good as hell

    • @InvisibleYetVisible
      @InvisibleYetVisible 6 років тому

      Alan Mares Rob Scallon? Not so much #fraud

  • @localmusiclover605
    @localmusiclover605 5 років тому +269

    Davie504 + Rob scallon = perfect slap

  • @janknuno6033
    @janknuno6033 4 роки тому +54

    One of the most entertaining things I've seen in a long time. I'm 61 years old and been living under a rock. I love slap bass always have always will and I did not know that there was a such thing as slap guitar I've seen little bits and pieces but nothing is Extreme as this crap and the editing thing awesome. Thank you I just wish you had more songs but I still have a lot of searching to do

  • @nickmanville900
    @nickmanville900 6 років тому +407

    This is not just a guitar lesson. This is a work of ART.

    • @dkyelak
      @dkyelak 5 років тому

      It's a Tommy the Cat tutorial narrated Claypool style!

  • @nickmetal131
    @nickmetal131 6 років тому +588

    Rob Scallon's one man Primus cover band.

    • @firstname_lastname3507
      @firstname_lastname3507 5 років тому +2

      He sucks

    • @owenf2835
      @owenf2835 5 років тому

      @@firstname_lastname3507 no u do

    • @Christian-my4dp
      @Christian-my4dp 5 років тому

      OwenF you obviously don’t listen to Primus

    • @owenf2835
      @owenf2835 5 років тому

      @@Christian-my4dp no i do but i thought you were saying rob was bad at guitar lol its cool bro

  • @Large_Duck
    @Large_Duck 4 роки тому +94

    2:55 Minecraft Dog Whine

    • @suvtropics
      @suvtropics 4 роки тому +2

      Uwu

    • @Fifi66613
      @Fifi66613 4 роки тому +1

      im watchin this 5th time and i recognized it just now

    • @will_stevens
      @will_stevens 3 роки тому +1

      Copied

    • @Large_Duck
      @Large_Duck 3 роки тому

      BAALOFFICIAL bruh this was 8 months ago get your ass outta here

    • @will_stevens
      @will_stevens 3 роки тому

      Large Duck nah

  • @blackhawk421000
    @blackhawk421000 5 років тому +293

    Can you imagine if Rob and Primus got together.

    • @jodilheureux7558
      @jodilheureux7558 4 роки тому +13

      My favorite band, and an epic youtuber. Yes

    • @pjnoonan1423
      @pjnoonan1423 4 роки тому +3

      Very good suggestion. You're a bit heretical though...

    • @redwoodestates1
      @redwoodestates1 4 роки тому +3

      Ok good I didn't have to have make the comment

    • @fadetoblackened4407
      @fadetoblackened4407 4 роки тому +3

      Satan in the Flesh I was thinking tommy the cat listening to his talking on beat

    • @owenf2835
      @owenf2835 4 роки тому +12

      no primus sucks...

  • @peteplaysmusic
    @peteplaysmusic 7 років тому +515

    This is so Primus I love it, exactly the way I'd imagine Les Claypool giving a masterclass would be :)

    • @thecakeisaspy117
      @thecakeisaspy117 7 років тому +4

      Pete Cottrell notice me Pete senpai

    • @SavertonJr
      @SavertonJr 7 років тому +9

      IN a interview, he stated primus as an influence, and he started out as a bassist(If im correct)

    • @SquishyOfCinder
      @SquishyOfCinder 7 років тому +13

      This is what Les Claypool would sound like if he played guitar in Primus.

    • @o0musiic0o
      @o0musiic0o 7 років тому

      exactly my toughts

    • @SUPAFUZZED
      @SUPAFUZZED 7 років тому +6

      Pete Cottrell primus sucks

  • @Boofin_Tobacco
    @Boofin_Tobacco 7 років тому +405

    Thought I was making some progress on guitar today lol. Oh well.

    • @giltyakhtar
      @giltyakhtar 7 років тому +2

      Dannyslemondrop same

    • @core2zero
      @core2zero 7 років тому +46

      i'll just stick to green day covers

    • @robertonome2448
      @robertonome2448 7 років тому +3

      +core2zero Play lazy bones at least... Green Day is pretty boring to cover in overall

    • @Crabcore1
      @Crabcore1 6 років тому +4

      You did, don't worry. Any progress, no matter how tiny it may appear to you is a good thing :)

  • @RenmanNefferi
    @RenmanNefferi 3 роки тому +21

    accidentally watched this on 1.25 speed, was a bit freaked out by how fast you could play, slowed it back down, no longer freaked out, but I'm amazed.

  • @netgeek1580
    @netgeek1580 5 років тому +660

    When the one cool thing bassists can do gets oofed by guitarists

  • @pranavdhokre8980
    @pranavdhokre8980 7 років тому +1974

    Rob probably sings Dream Theater songs while playing them.

    • @MonsieurMaskedMan
      @MonsieurMaskedMan 7 років тому +82

      Pranav Dhokre lol not just dream theater, some ring of saturn and singing!

    • @numetalinkin
      @numetalinkin 7 років тому +69

      Pranav Dhokre he plays Petrucci and Myung's duo parts (like in dance of eternity) by himself

    • @TheSlimyMiner
      @TheSlimyMiner 7 років тому +55

      he can actually play two songs at once while singing them at the same time

    • @TheOneWayDown
      @TheOneWayDown 6 років тому +2

      Hubert Cumberdale Different songs from the ones he's playing

    • @thegamertaku144
      @thegamertaku144 5 років тому +2

      Considering he played enter sandman and sung it in reverse and made is somehow coherent? Yeah

  • @aidanr.8324
    @aidanr.8324 7 років тому +324

    I was waiting for a sponsor on this video at the end, because of how well it was made, but there wasn't. Very impressive video quality Rob, definitely one of your best.

    • @JakeMoresea
      @JakeMoresea 7 років тому +10

      Aidan R. The sponsor is probably Chapman Guitars lol

    • @robscallon
      @robscallon  7 років тому +229

      Jake Moresea nope.
      Just the lovely people on my Patreon page :)
      Having a consistent budget per video really opens up a lot of possibilities

    • @JakeMoresea
      @JakeMoresea 7 років тому +15

      Rob Scallon I'm happy you can do what you want creatively and not worry about the budget too much. :)

    • @thesaucypickle9866
      @thesaucypickle9866 7 років тому +2

      if nothing else im glad it wasn't intrusive

  • @xavierwindon8968
    @xavierwindon8968 4 роки тому +16

    You have no idea how many times I’ve watched this video and it’s just because it’s really fun too listen to, i haven’t even used any of the tips.

  • @crystalsoulslayer
    @crystalsoulslayer 5 років тому +49

    I just tried this after not picking up an instrument for at _least_ several months. Unless I'm doing it very wrong, this doesn't work well on acoustic guitars. Better on the bass, but the strings were not kind to my fingers. Ow.
    On the plus side, I feel weirdly alive. So there's that.

    • @TinkerToneworks
      @TinkerToneworks 4 роки тому +1

      what I do is I play with a hybrid set on guitar that has thicker bass strings, and thinner treble strings. I keep the tension on the bass strings so it doesn't rip my fingers apart.

  • @camdon5112
    @camdon5112 7 років тому +293

    "It feels pretty good" as his fingers throb and turn a slight shade of purple from all the sprinting lol

  • @brianalquist4238
    @brianalquist4238 7 років тому +244

    One of your best videos ever Rob!

  • @aarongold463
    @aarongold463 4 роки тому +56

    10 seconds in: “Wow how insightful”
    After the whole thing: (puts guitar on eBay)

  • @sziklafygyula4885
    @sziklafygyula4885 3 роки тому +2

    This is the most awesome mini lesson and demo I've seen ever!!! And the fact that you talk and play drums with your feet at the same time,and you're not falling out of tempo! Seeing this vid makes me want to do this even more!- or at least learning even more things!

  • @asparaugustus77
    @asparaugustus77 7 років тому +1890

    I sure hope that guitar was 18!

    • @ghost-chili
      @ghost-chili 6 років тому +23

      U nasty

    • @adam7868
      @adam7868 6 років тому +11

      dude thats fucked

    • @surakrikarto
      @surakrikarto 6 років тому +41

      shit, my clock is digital

    • @dlein93
      @dlein93 6 років тому +8

      Can we please retire turning the age of consent into a literal joke on every damn guitar vid? Y'all could at least pretend to be decent people

    • @AbsoluteAbsurd
      @AbsoluteAbsurd 6 років тому

      wtf XD

  • @AleKiefer95
    @AleKiefer95 7 років тому +263

    Les Claypool likes this

    • @14fluffies
      @14fluffies 7 років тому +4

      Ale Kiefer I thought the same thing. Rob should join Primus 0.0

    • @HalfBredReviews
      @HalfBredReviews 7 років тому +23

      Primus sucks!

    • @man4437
      @man4437 7 років тому +5

      HalfBredReviews Dead meme. Even the band hates it.

    • @lonelypotato520
      @lonelypotato520 7 років тому

      MAN Where did this meme even come from

    • @HalfBredReviews
      @HalfBredReviews 7 років тому

      Some people like stale memes. I eat garbage.

  • @hazipeblo3746
    @hazipeblo3746 Рік тому +3

    I remember watching this video some years ago. And as a bass player, this reaaaaaally helped me a lot (overall the first steps). So, I can truly say that this is my favourite video on the internet by far, and so entertaining to watch even if you're not a musician

  • @dylanporter8105
    @dylanporter8105 4 роки тому +2

    Does anyone else just love the feel of this video? Great camera work and music all while talking and playing the drums

  • @captainassbananas2360
    @captainassbananas2360 7 років тому +311

    Why the fuck am I watching this? I started learning to play 3 days ago, and my ass is still having trouble with finger placement on chords because my depth perception on the strings is still fucked. And here's this man who can play like a god

    • @AddictiveGamer100
      @AddictiveGamer100 7 років тому +1

      Captain Assbananas well it's good to expose to as many techniques as you can to set a goal for your playing

    • @MattyPS
      @MattyPS 7 років тому +16

      To get inspiration :)

    • @dvsaleios
      @dvsaleios 7 років тому

      You're watching a dude that is trying to tread on the domain of a bass guitar with those flimsy ass guitar strings.

    • @palynodie5
      @palynodie5 7 років тому +15

      Let your hand handle the finger placement, she's the one in charge. The ass is incompetent. Plus the glamour aspect of ass playing on stage still has to be aknowledged.

    • @zunamorphunit6411
      @zunamorphunit6411 7 років тому +4

      You'll get there faster than you think if you keep a steady schedule. Baby steps become giant steps once you get the hang of it. Keep at it man!

  • @SprengePotetgull
    @SprengePotetgull 6 років тому +994

    Lyrics:
    Hey, everybody! In the short video, i'm going to try my best to teach you everything that i know about playing slap. It's gonna go in!
    So the cool thing about playing slap, it's that it's very percussive, absolute like playing drums, since i love like mixing playing the drum and playing the guitar at the same time. Kinda like what i'm doing now!
    So let's start from the beginning, with the thumb. Gonna have your thumb, kinda flick on the rist, and smack it into the strings. Kinda like the bony side of the thumb. But the real hero here is the left hand, which stopping on the other strings that i don't wanna play from playing. So you'll see i want fretting some notes i want there. I'll also got a finger stopping the other strings muting them from also playing. And if i don't do that, it not really what i'm looking for. So i find it while i'm playing slap, usually concentrating more on the notes that i'm not wanting to play, and the notes that i do want to. But that's not all you can do with your left hand. Another important part is to use the left hand to get some dead notes here. And dead note is when you playing a string, but you don't get a regular note, you just hitting like a drum, like i'm doing now. I got my index finger going over all the string and then the other three just hitting into them. You can also get some dead notes with your thumb. That's i does it now.
    When you playing slap, most of the notes you're gotta be playing or dead notes, very percussive. Now i'm hitting them, another jack need to get a dead note. That's why you take your finger on your right hand bring it underneath the string, and you smack it into the fretboard, and it gives you a cool like snare drum sound. Yeah, i said that in. And you don't need to just use it to get dead notes here. You do also get in to get some regular notes. Let's try that now!
    Now brings us to the next point is octave. So, if you're playing a note right here with your index finger, two frets over, two strings up, you got the second note there, using a higher octave. And slap players, especially slap bass players would then hit alone now with the thumb and pop the high one. Sound something like this:
    If it's feels right, get their sound so right. I'm gonna have trouble with this now, it's a little bit harder on the guitar, but at least, I'll be lag excusing now. But feels a little bit better on bass because the strings are a little bit further apart. Now lets move on to something that's a bit more gear for the guitar, and having strings really close together. This is something i call sprinting. So instead of having my hand over here (my right hand), i can bring it into the fretboard, still hitting with my thumb, but on obstroke, I'm hitting with my ring finger. Someone kinda like this. Kinda like strumming, but a little bit more hectic. You can do some different, you know, rhythms with it. It's pretty useful with some notes.
    I also like to add in my middle finger to get some triplets like that, throw that in there.
    I started calling it buffering to the sprinting. Cause it kinda sounds like, you know, as old cartoons, with the character with one of run-off screenroom quick, and the feature into the little tornado. Kinda sounds like that:
    I also use this with a bit of strumming like that. Really anyway you can get a dead note. It's all fair game. So back to the octave we doing earlier. You got that index finger there, two frets over, two strings up, you got a octave. But more specific to the 8-string, another reason why i love playing slap on the 8-string is that you take the same relationship two frets over, bringing all the way over the top. You got another octave, but now three octaves up. But i won't play that note on it soon the high note. I play that two times strings at the same fret, and it feels very similar to that octave check we drove. And it sounds pretty cool!
    That was some sprinting. Feels pretty good on the 8-string. Also, instead using the top two notes, you use the top three. And you got a cool mindy thing going on. And that is pretty much everything i know about playing slap. And you can just put it all together!
    So, i hope you enjoy the video, and i hope you enjoy the giving keys without the instrument. Yeah, thanks for watching!
    That was a good one! Yeah, i think that's it, i think that's it! Thanks y'all! Yeah, so going some food! Yeah, i think that's you, i think that's you! All the cameras are recording and the audio are recording? Sweet!

    • @MrPeteybelljr
      @MrPeteybelljr 6 років тому +39

      You sir, win the internet.

    • @YeshurunMusic
      @YeshurunMusic 5 років тому +23

      Someone had a lot of time on their hands...

    • @cormacsmall9442
      @cormacsmall9442 5 років тому +28

      Thanks dude! Can't wait to do an acapella version with my group!

    • @tjmflame1683
      @tjmflame1683 5 років тому +7

      How long did this take to write?

    • @Ampher03
      @Ampher03 5 років тому +20

      Some of this is incorrect. Like some words were wrong

  • @colinheyl7245
    @colinheyl7245 4 роки тому +4

    This is sick :D I love the way it's presented with the drums and its a demo, but musical throughout.

  • @jesusangeldiaz8118
    @jesusangeldiaz8118 2 роки тому

    This is the most coordinated thing I’ve seen on UA-cam. It’s always super motivating when some is passionate and educated in what they’re doing

  • @mariomagdy1723
    @mariomagdy1723 7 років тому +103

    actually when he didn't mute the strings it sounded like some atmospheric black metal i really liked it

    • @sundigest1121
      @sundigest1121 7 років тому +6

      Mario Magdy lol it sounds nothing like atmospheric black metal what are you talking about

    • @mariomagdy1723
      @mariomagdy1723 7 років тому +5

      Rayene Boussetta not really sure what it sound like all i know is that i like it i am no music expert by any means

    • @sundigest1121
      @sundigest1121 7 років тому +3

      Mario Magdy I like people like you

    • @noir4659
      @noir4659 7 років тому +6

      no lol that sounds like when my dad who doesn't know to play guitar attempts to play mine

    • @mariomagdy1723
      @mariomagdy1723 7 років тому +1

      Rayene Boussetta thanks 😀

  • @LeonidasKaragiannis
    @LeonidasKaragiannis 6 років тому +2714

    I don't even own a guitar. I'm a bassist. And I can slap. Why am I watching this for the 20th time at 4am?

    • @torobian1311
      @torobian1311 6 років тому +208

      Because it just feels right, and it sounds so right

    • @coliimusic
      @coliimusic 6 років тому +9

      Yep me too

    • @Hulavuta
      @Hulavuta 6 років тому +1

      lol

    • @hansfranz8795
      @hansfranz8795 6 років тому +31

      20th time at 4 am, I see what you did there ...

    • @herohalv4543
      @herohalv4543 6 років тому +8

      i got here from davie504 and one of their infinite loops

  • @grassturbine2054
    @grassturbine2054 4 роки тому +1

    Damn this video has to be my favourite video on UA-cam, the production quality is just top tier and everything about it is great.

  • @lukapejkovic918
    @lukapejkovic918 4 роки тому +4

    This is undoubtedly one of the best videos on youtube. That's just crazy god damn

  • @cymbaldeals
    @cymbaldeals 7 років тому +115

    Rob ''Claypool'' Scallon.

    • @rickc2102
      @rickc2102 7 років тому +22

      "Rob's a one-man Primus" was my first thought, indeed.

    • @tristanferracane3179
      @tristanferracane3179 7 років тому

      Claypool woulk kick Robs ass at bass

  • @FXJunky
    @FXJunky 7 років тому +65

    Never looses the damn Groove... that's the part that blows my mind.
    Also i now hate myself as a musician.

  • @siebenachtel144
    @siebenachtel144 5 років тому

    This was the best video format EVER. Pls do more of this with other instruments. Thank you, Rob.

  • @Droidzey
    @Droidzey 4 роки тому +20

    this lesson kinda sounds like a song because of how the beat never really stops

  • @IsasHappyHour
    @IsasHappyHour 6 років тому +300

    "I have always wanted to play the guitar but the beginning seemed so slow and frustrating"

    • @xavierwindon8968
      @xavierwindon8968 5 років тому +2

      Good for you

    • @ChazViru
      @ChazViru 5 років тому +5

      @@xavierwindon8968 Wooooosh

    • @xavierwindon8968
      @xavierwindon8968 5 років тому

      Chaz good for you

    • @ChazViru
      @ChazViru 5 років тому +15

      @@xavierwindon8968 Ah someone doesn't get the joke

    • @piratewhoisquiet
      @piratewhoisquiet 5 років тому +6

      @@xavierwindon8968 Why you gotta necro year old comments if you don't know what you're talking about my bro? It isn't good for anyone... You least of all

  • @carrie7225
    @carrie7225 6 років тому +1251

    he slaps that guitar like my dad slaps me

    • @Slayer-zv9ho
      @Slayer-zv9ho 6 років тому +15

      fallen prophecy he slaps harder

    • @barbutahelmet8966
      @barbutahelmet8966 6 років тому +7

      fallen prophecy dad or daddy?

    • @backtoids
      @backtoids 5 років тому +26

      imagine your dad filming this video shot for shot but its you instead of a guitar

    • @barbutahelmet8966
      @barbutahelmet8966 5 років тому +5

      backtoids imagine your black dad shoting this video but he gets shot instead of the video

    • @thelordpotatoesorjtswagste1945
      @thelordpotatoesorjtswagste1945 5 років тому +13

      Your dad slaps you with his thumb?

  • @tweaklab
    @tweaklab 5 років тому +2

    Dude. I've been a Primus fan since the mid 90s and this just gave me chills like the first time I listened to Antipop. Appreciate you

  • @itsnathanhogg1199
    @itsnathanhogg1199 3 роки тому

    the energy of this video is such a vibe

  • @respecttheemotions9662
    @respecttheemotions9662 7 років тому +723

    Congrats for the 1 million

    • @samcarroll6210
      @samcarroll6210 7 років тому +7

      RespectTheEmotions What

    • @nightlygg.
      @nightlygg. 7 років тому +89

      Batboy Carroll Jared Dines got his Million subs play button but made the name Rob Scallon

    • @samcarroll6210
      @samcarroll6210 7 років тому +2

      Kaot1c_Monst3r Didn't watch that video

    • @haywireneedy7014
      @haywireneedy7014 6 років тому

      Thanks

  • @squidsaqib7383
    @squidsaqib7383 6 років тому +87

    me before the vid: "oh 7 minutes of all rob knoledge of slap
    After vid: "i dont know if i should cry or laugh"

  • @jigmanuel5087
    @jigmanuel5087 4 роки тому +1

    Awesome tutorial!...straight forward and keeps me intuned and focused, right on!

  • @philipkononenko4942
    @philipkononenko4942 4 роки тому +4

    This is the most awsome tutorial to anything i've ever seen

  • @TheZINGularity
    @TheZINGularity 7 років тому +277

    Man im glad its as easy as he makes it seem...*cough*

    • @carlosclaptrix
      @carlosclaptrix 6 років тому +1

      RedCorsairr - You seem to need a cough drop.

  • @kornino
    @kornino 7 років тому +382

    I want a djent cover of the seinfeld theme.

  • @69luca_33
    @69luca_33 5 років тому +22

    The whole vid:
    Very percussive

  • @rerovie3476
    @rerovie3476 4 роки тому +1

    Just the way this video is made, i just love it.

  • @johnny22o58
    @johnny22o58 7 років тому +271

    Do a song with all open strings, no capo and you can only use tuning knobs no whammy.

  • @boyinaband
    @boyinaband 7 років тому +221

    Insanely impressive. Did you have to practice talking and playing at the same time specifically? or were you just able to do so already from years of practice?

  • @DeepFreeze172
    @DeepFreeze172 4 роки тому +3

    This has to be the most kickass tutorial I've ever seen!

  • @justyndelbridge7467
    @justyndelbridge7467 5 років тому +2

    This video is so awesome. As a bass player I truly respect how independent your body is.

  • @frozencheetos
    @frozencheetos 6 років тому +101

    ...and now to rewatch it as an instructional video!

  • @thepirateshpee2106
    @thepirateshpee2106 6 років тому +145

    someone should make this a guitar hero chart

    • @RTRC_2012
      @RTRC_2012 6 років тому +5

      You see this, BandiPat?

  • @mortenelithkirk6752
    @mortenelithkirk6752 5 років тому +27

    Stop talking and record an album of slap.
    I'll buy it!
    Thanks Rob.

  • @wyvern4637
    @wyvern4637 3 роки тому +1

    Love the idea and making of this vidio! Pls make more! Great job!

  • @generalizedkyle
    @generalizedkyle 7 років тому +1967

    Reported for abuse.

    • @METALLiCMETALLEr
      @METALLiCMETALLEr 7 років тому +48

      Overwhelming footage

    • @moonage_daydreamer1760
      @moonage_daydreamer1760 7 років тому +2

      Kyle Meyer wkwpabsjjd

    • @jbfelix_
      @jbfelix_ 7 років тому +16

      This was the only UA-cam comment that ever made me laugh. Seriously. I can't stop haha

    • @koosh6876
      @koosh6876 7 років тому +20

      you sir win comment of the century award.

    • @stuartz.h1774
      @stuartz.h1774 6 років тому +4

      Kyle Meyer assault and slappery

  • @burntapplesauce317
    @burntapplesauce317 6 років тому +136

    I tried to do what you did I ended up with a bloody thumb

    • @xavierwindon8968
      @xavierwindon8968 5 років тому +1

      Burnt apple Sauce press f for your thumb

    • @jackik1410
      @jackik1410 5 років тому +1

      @@xavierwindon8968, but with which finger?! ... mine all bleed...

    • @moki2093
      @moki2093 5 років тому

      bruh you got a weak thumb

  • @SALESPRODUCTIONS
    @SALESPRODUCTIONS 4 роки тому +30

    This guy REALLY needs to join Primus.
    Or the Flecktones.
    IMAGINE .

  • @josep43767
    @josep43767 5 років тому

    This is a really cool way of doing that. It feels like a random fun video but is actually packed with information.

  • @OlaEnglund
    @OlaEnglund 7 років тому +16

    hah damn I can't even control my face when playing guitar, I look like a dork. But this is next level. You rule Rob!

  • @gunnziboy
    @gunnziboy 7 років тому +142

    BRUHHH WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?!

    • @Sigurdur5
      @Sigurdur5 7 років тому +1

      Gunnar Ágústsson Góð spurning.

    • @TheOneVictor
      @TheOneVictor 7 років тому +3

      Gunnar Ágústsson He made a very short how to slap video at NAMM if I remember. Maybe it was popular

    • @ddruganov
      @ddruganov 7 років тому +3

      gmg íslendingar á netinu, skrýtið að sjá

    • @Lallilitli
      @Lallilitli 7 років тому +1

      hvað er ísland

    • @Otf2
      @Otf2 7 років тому

      Gunnar Ágústsson sammála

  • @soungood5703
    @soungood5703 5 років тому

    Yes...... god yes.......... I love playing slap guitar. Don't know how many people do it, but I started doing it a while back and haven't seen anyone else do it until now. Also, awesome guitar/drum combo. Great performance! Playing two instruments at once is difficult, but you definitely pulled it off.

  • @samguy7587
    @samguy7587 4 роки тому

    I loved the steady rhythm going in the whole video