Cleaning Up Your Slap Bass Technique

[@davewade3340]

"Silence/muted position is the primary position, we allow the note through then return to Silence/Muted, giving us complete control." Thats the breakthrough for me here, awesome Mark!

[@michaelcoley6903]

Excellent teacher I'm a fam

[@duncanmathers76]

I've watched dozens upon dozens of slap bass tutorials and this has been the most helpful by far, it really simplifies things and talks about the muting and striking aspects of slap bass in a way that others simply don't. It really shed a much-needed light on the subject. Thank you for this!

[@Slipknot4769]

I see a fellow Stingray owner.😉

[@rdillon30643]

Possibly the best beginner's slap bass lesson I've seen.

[@CuzCutz]

Ray Dillon... not only beginners! 👍

[@DonyaLane]

I like the way you really break things down to their most elemental parts. Ultimately, each player will find his/her own approach, but having a deconstructed overview is a great place to start. Thanks! BTW, when playing that G scale at the end, I find it easiest to just mute any noise with the heel of my strumming hand.

[@adriangoodman8901]

wow dude, this is something ive had to do trying to learn les claypool style. things like "my name is mud" forced me to find a way to mute every string except the A, so i must say this lesson will be completely useful for people trying to get into it! thanks mate!

[@jasegarner]

Outstanding, outstanding lesson. thank you again for your altruism

[@edwinengelbrecht3377]

Great lesson. This has cleared up a lot of my slap problems. Thanks

[@TheRhythym]

A lot of other people have said it, but this is an amazing lesson. Learning slap and pop myself now, and one thing that was giving me problems was the muting. I'd been using my playing hand's thumb to mute the strings for so long I forgot why I was doing it. But you can't do that for slap and pop. So when my teacher is telling to mute the strings I don't get it, and he doesn't think to explain it, might not realize what he's doing himself. YOU, however, have shown me very clearly what I need to do, and I think it's going to help a lot of my playing. Because I'm so used to my fretting hand being so rigged, but this is a lot more relaxed and comfortable. So thank you very much sir.

[@dgates6165]

Mark, you are the absolute best bass teacher. Thank you for all you do!

[@ronniemwagner]

THANK YOU!!! I start my daily practice with this as a warmup.

[@bigbroiswatchingyou2137]

Though I thought I knew most of it, you really stressed how important the rest position can be and it helped me a lot. Great video!

[@fipzee]

What a great lesson! Really helped a beginner like myself with taking some of the 'mystery' out of slap.

[@Slipknot4769]

My thoughts exactly!

[@ronanderson355]

Outstanding lesson. Best instructor on KZbin.

[@TheHackersboss]

This KZbin channel's link should be put in dictionaries under the definition of "Altruism."

[@mv9787]

Yagami Raito You Sir are absolutely correct. God bless you ❤️🙂👍🏻

[@archiewright5056]

You my friend, are a truly great instructor, I love your videos and technique of teaching. You still go a little too fast sometimes, especially explaining higher concepts, but once a person get used to your pace, it's all good. It's understandable too, because you often have so much to talk about and example out, I sometimes wonder how you manage to fit it all into a single video. I thank you my friend and keep on doin' what you do, I so appreciate you, perhaps one day, I'll find a way to record my slp and pull technique for you to critique, I would love to know what you think about it, as I too do so very many things, I never even realized I was doing, in order to keep my playing clean and properly muted whenever needed..

[@jelousjoint8344]

Too fast? I'm sorry, i don't mean to be mean and i understand that it's a beginner's tutorial, but he spends actually five minutes on the single first note! How can that be called fast?? Like two minutes just to explain how to rest your finger on the strings to mute them! I was like OOOK I GET IT!!! MOVE ON!! And i'm a slow paced person!

[@Slipknot4769]

My favorite style is slap, and this video is a godsend. You answered all of the questions I had about slap. Thank you soooo much, Mark!😁🤘🏻

[@papapowpow7735]

This is back to the basics, a building block of the fundamentals, even though I thought I could skip it I watched to review where I am at. I am glad I did. Great vid a point that hit home was accuracy over strength.

[@la196]

Brilliant way to explain a beginners lesson:). It's such a generous benefit for many people that you find the time between work and family to produce these videos to help others. I know this is an old video of yours but I'm glad you are still somehow finding the time to make new ones:). On behave of everyone, I'll just say a big "thank you".

[@diegovargas70]

Awesome, you enlightme with the home position concept, i have mutting problems by slapping. Soooo a great Bass instructor, in my opinion the best by far in youtube

[@anthonykimpu]

Thank you so much for sharing your skill. May the God bless you brother.

[@Anthony0056]

Thank you so much.... This is really helping me a lot. Great value. Thank you!

[@michaelangelopimentel4430]

Thank you! This video is so effective for beginners

[@richardhetherington2837]

A really useful lesson - a must for anyone slapping

[@happyagain855]

Lots of golden nuggets in this video. I'm gonna sub. Just great man....thanks a lot.

[@the_tane]

This is fantastic, thank you! Exactly the missing link in my approach to slapping.

[@steveparker9361]

A great tutorial Mark, thank you. But where my muting technique lets me down is when slapping/popping on the D&G strings - do you cover this in another video? If not can I please implore you to make part ll and talk about the other half of the fretboard?

[@dee.plays.bass4]

Great tutorial! My index finger gets stuck while playing the pop..can you please make a tutorial that addresses this frustrating issue?

[@vladimirbarrientos4262]

Thank you so much, you're trully my favorate teacher out there, really good and inspirational bass exercises!!!

[@antnyf13]

That was very good !! That helps quite a bit. Thank you!

[@michaelanthony9068]

Thank you Mark, love your videos. Have you ever considered a softer background color? Might be a bit easier on the eyes.

[@andersspidahl3654]

Your lessons are great. Thanks so much.

[@jeffsilva2]

Thats an amazing video! So helpful for beginners

[@Crabfather]

Love your tone too! I wonder what pups?

[@Zahrek1]

My Bass God thank you for all you do

[@djd829]

Interesting talking about not realizing the moves you make in the beginning, to share with others. The default(slapping or not) should be to make sure anything you're not playing is muted. I learned this from guitar, where it's especially important. Sharing with others, it's so subtle. If I'm slapping the A string(not open), I found that my fretting fingertip is touching the E string to make sure it's snuffed. It's subconscious at this point.

[@ElijahNeeley]

Thank you so much this helped a lot you rock man🤘🏽

[@neirfy01]

What can i do with these unwanted harmonics that i get on the 3rd, 5th, 7th and 12th frets? Even you have it (3rd fret) while playing G major for example.

[@javierquezada7676]

I was looking for this xD thanks you. Gracias

[@herrfriesel]

i watch this viedo weekly

[@donh5794]

Very helpful slap lesson. Is low action better for slapping? If so, how low? Also easier to slap closer to the neck?

[@christianmccord9456]

Low action is almost essential for slap. As for how low, that's entirely up to you, just know that a low action makes slap much easier than having a high action.

[@donh5794]

@@christianmccord9456 That's good to know. I'll spend a bit more time on it.

[@carriersignal]

Man this is great!

[@concreteblue62]

Great vids, thanks.

[@drwhave]

this video helped me sounding 7% less crappy

[@ivanperezmontes7647]

Thanks

[@joannmannello9158]

is it best to have the action high or low when it comes Slap Bass?

[@mentula3784]

As a guitar player 99%of my muting comes from my right hand, learning slap is a whole new world for me

[@amadolion5119]

thank you

[@jadearias2533]

Thank u dude ☺

[@javejao]

THANK YOU :D

[@JEZARIC]

Oh look there’s no monster space milk in this antique video!

[@jaimetorres4348]

are you supposed to live with the noise of the string hitting the fret at the end of the neck? what you do about that?

[@cadywelp235]

Trying to get those quarter notes perfectly muted is giving me a headache

[@jster1963]

Great vids.....

[@Kwame_xander]

how can left handed turn upside down bassist play slap,want you to help me

[@TJLSUDAD]

This one video cleared up alot of shit Lol thank you!!!!!

[@Hansprive]

It’s too bad you didn’t use a 5 string bas, because playing a C on he A string you’ve got 2 lower strings to worry about; how do I solve that?

[@talkingbasslessons]

It’s all in the left hand. Use the home position

[@Hansprive]

@@talkingbasslessons yes, you’re right, thanks! It’s the left hand home position in combination with a precise slap of the right hand thumb on only the right string that prevents other strings to sound… so I shouldn’t have to put my left hand thumb over the the open B and E string you’re saying in your video and answer; I get it now!

[@leonardoruales2653]

Can you tell me which bass model is this?

[@marcocarretero4190]

Leo Ruales Reinoso Looks like a Fender signature Marcus Miller bass.

[@videoman191]

I wish you could just give me ur skills

[@ZodiacEntertainment2]

That's what he's done- now we must practice.

[@andersspidahl3654]

How does one access the free scale reference manual?

[@talkingbasslessons]

Sign up to Talkingbass.net here: www.talkingbass.net/membersignup/

[@m.s.8489]

25:17 This technique is not perfect. There are noises.

[@OoTZOMMMoO]

God I would love to meet you and irl and have a good jam lesson

[@lapidario1000]

....ma quanto parliiiiiii