IMPROVE YOUR SLAP GROOVE | JERMAINEMORGANTV EP.15 | BASS TIPS

[@redbrown7355]

One of the best Slap Bass tutorials I've seen. You broke down what you're actually doing so we all can see exactly what you're doing. You're an awesome teacher; you definitely have the gift of teaching. I learned a lot, thank you.

[@outtayardstudio]

Teena Marie..behind the groove 🎸🎸

[@DaHx_ln0]

The section about the triplets were extremly helpful. Big Thanks for doing that video!!!!

[@thunzie]

Yes I agree, the description about the triplets was the key for me to make it flow.

[@jeffmartin5831]

Killer lesson Jermaine! Great playing, accommodating vibe for beginners, and amazing playing!

[@organjoe]

Smooth, funky and Awesome!

[@guillermomonti2080]

Cool video man!! It's nighttime here and I don't wanna wake anybody up, but I'll watch this again as soon as the sun has risen and slap my bass. Thanks!

[@tonychang5801]

What a great lesson. Thank you sir.

[@projectiledude]

Thanks for breaking it down so that even I have a chance to sound like a slap master. I'm struggling with when to throw in those ghost note plucks, but I'll keep working it. Thanks, you're a great teacher!

[@abmpcp]

Jermaine my brother, Thank you, awesome lesson, great help in learning to slap, blessings and favor 🙏

[@dan74able]

Fantastic lesson. You demystified some concepts for me. Can’t wait to practice. Thank you!!!

[@SaxophonistePro1]

Killer lesson right there ! I know how i'll spend my tomorow !

[@jgraz42]

good teacher, this guy is

[@ewilder8258]

Yes u the man...God bless and much success

[@raeburn1311klnt]

Thank you so much has clicked in my head, amazing brother...

[@waltdog123]

Ty for a awesome lesson...as a old guitar player, I need all the help I can get feeling the percussion.

[@ezeboy2938]

Thanks very much, your lessons have given me so many new ideas. You are a very good instructor.

[@lousplumbing2042]

First time watching. Very good lesson for me, Thank you very much. I was playing bass off and on for 10 years and I alway wanted to be able to play a groove like you did. I have the thumb speed but no groove, Im going the play it over and over until i get it. You explained it very well so i could understand. Thanks again

[@saier6574]

Thank you Jermaine Morgan. I enjoy your stuff.

[@scottjackson6367]

Great clip. Thanks for sharing! Probably one of the best videos I have seen on slap.

[@andrewawood3658]

Thanks Jermaine. Your presentation of the thumb slap and pluck technique was very effective. I finally have a grove to showcase my technique Thank you

[@DanielMaat]

always on the hunt for deep groove - thanks for your help!

[@markbass354]

Sounds good Jermaine I might fix up my 1988 Ibanez short scale bass , it has frozen pods and all.

[@GabrielCarvalho-ke1oj]

Such a good lesson! Thank you very much for this content

[@aysparengkuan2420]

Very helpfull,thank so much

[@abrahamrobles4575]

Very nice tips! Thanks bro. I'll be checking the backing track. I'm also looking forward to hearing your music on iTunes.

[@p26souravtamang62]

Thanks for the amazing lesson man ... 🤟 ..

[@DriveCarToBar]

Subscribed. Thanks for the help with this. I'm going to try this at home tonight.

[@mr.dabber1095]

Thanks man! Have a good one

[@bobm7300]

I've noticed a couple gospel bassists using the Squier Jaguar bass. Why do you have one? They are inexpensive compared to your other basses. Which model do you have? Thanks

[@ducacalainho]

Thank tou very much, it was very useful.

[@jcmcclain57]

Very nice, thank you!

[@thomasmartinez4198]

Hey man, very easy to follow!! I could slap I was just struggling with timing the plucks and I would do 8ths to often but this lesson helped me I need to space them out more. Thank man!

[@troysummerill3018]

Awesome lesson Jermaine! I like how you used a 4 string with fret markers. Also that you dumbed it down occasionally for the beginners. You explained groove very well and the breakdown of slap and pick. Looking forward to future lessons

[@JermaineMorganBass]

Thanks Troy!

[@yeahuri4724]

Wow, now I finally get how to slap, cause my problem was always lacks of grooves. Thanks man.

[@sherwinchia8114]

Fantastic lesson Jermaine. Thanks brother. Stay humble and easy to watch!

[@JermaineMorganBass]

Thanks

[@ThinkerResearcher]

you're a really good educator, I'm subscribing and looking forward to more tutorials from you !

[@stevenscott9983]

Nice groove

[@ALLZOOMIES]

great lesson. i went up like 5 levels. thanks man, keep it up

[@parrishmanuel1]

Thanks so much for this Bro!!🔥

[@JermaineMorganBass]

No problem!! Thanks

[@angie1music75]

Jermaine this is AWESOME instruction!!! It is very practical and makes a lot of sense. Thanks for sharing.

[@JermaineMorganBass]

My Pleasure

[@drp2672]

thank you sir, great lesson!

[@Felainy99]

wow! Jermaine u ar just amazing,learnt alot from this video,wish u make more of this.. and can you make a video for ghostnotes applications to a groove

[@jerry_cob9706]

Really cool video Jermaine! Is it a squier vintage modified jaguar bass, with not a ss scale, right?

[@reginaldoassis4261]

Parabéns vídeo aula top

[@audiophile8780]

Really good video, and excellent lesson! You did a fantastic job of breaking it down note by note! I do have one question, though. If, with the triplets, you are doing a subdivision syncopation of the octaves with the upbeat of 2 (two-pop-and-) and upbeat of 4 (four-pop-and-), don't you need to add one more slap so that you're playing the triplet after the note of the octave and finishing all three slaps before the next note of the ascending scale? This effectively makes five consecutive notes instead of four, one before the triplet (the pluck) and one after the triplet (fourth note of the scale). So instead of "tri-puh-let UH," as though the octave (pluck) starts on "and", it actually starts on the subdivision immediately prior to "and", giving it that funky syncopation, more like "pop-tri-puh-let-UH. UH UH". If the octave is the first note of the triplet, and if the octave remains one subdivision before "and", then a triplet starting on the octave isn't long enough to connect to the next note of the scale in the groove. At least that's how you play it throughout the video, but then when you get to the triplets it seems you almost shift the first note of the triplet (the octave) to line up with "and" of 2 and 4, making only four consecutive notes (when there should be five), thereby removing the syncopation. But perhaps I misunderstood your instruction and I am mistaken. Please let me know! They both have very different sounds and I am interested to know which one you mean.

Very nice Squire Bass. I had my eyes on a Spector, but seeing and hearing the Squire, I'm having second thoughts.

[@yuichituba]

Honestly, some of these cheaper basses are really not bad. Especially for recording purposes but even live.

[@davidtucker2311]

I've had a Squier Vintage Modified J Bass for years. Can't say enough good about it. Get frequent compliments on the sound. Never felt any need to "move up."

[@grahamc1948]

really good intuitive video full of excellent tips.

[@j-kad7]

this is video is great man, we'll detailed on what to do and you took step by step. it's made it easier for me to know what to do

[@JermaineMorganBass]

Cool deal!

[@shazfaazkayra3363]

thank you

[@DiegoGarcia-sf1sc]

la verdad es la primera vez que me pongo a pensar en esto. la verdad me sirvio muchisimo gracias Bro!

[@kamisukha.studio]

Great brother! Thx

[@JermaineMorganBass]

No problem!

[@elvinjej]

Hi JM, would like to ask what strings are you using and whats your recording signal like? Thanks.

[@SubZeRoy9]

Too bad you ain't getting a reply from him bud.

[@jonahcarston9491]

I am excited about improving my slap bass. Thanks for the lessons!!!!!

[@JermaineMorganBass]

My pleasure!!

[@BenNwani]

Hi Jermaine, I am one of your silent followers. Nice lesson though. You got my attention when you played a double stop @16:13 to 16:16 I love playing double stops for Intros and in little pockets. Can you, in your spare time, lol, do a video on that? Thanks in advance

[@JermaineMorganBass]

Thanks Please be sure to check out my lesson " that churchy bass lick"...

[@donaldjohnson5238]

Nice! You made some of the things I was trying to do understood. keep doing what you do.

[@JermaineMorganBass]

Awesome! Will do

[@Chago778]

that's sick thanks bro...

[@bassmw8175]

hey man what do you use to record your lessons?

[@JoeSax]

Great video

[@pastry8281]

You're groovin' extra hard :)

[@sidbates3423]

Hey man I'm a drummer but a above average bass player but my slap game is wack,, Jermaine I've watched a lot of U Tube vid's and still struggling. Thanks for the tutorials your a gift to players like me struggling i will be signing up for your course, I've checked out Daric Bennett vids he's cool but you actually get it,, thanks man!!!

[@JermaineMorganBass]

Wow thanks man! that means a lot!

[@sidbates3423]

I'm in Atlanta where everybody's doing music, I've actually been doing good staying in the pocket while recording on different projects since the producer I work with doesn't have any live Instruments so I picked up the bass and I'm eagerly wanting to get better it's like a drug now so I guess I'm drawn to the bass because of my timing playing drums. I hope you have a Gig in the ATL. I'll come watch,, I used to hang out at the Apache cafe, and Catfish station singing a lot Thanks again !!!!

[@gaboquintana3628]

thank you for the lesson , i got that same bass with 5 strings , it's great

[@JermaineMorganBass]

Thanks! Nice.

[@opielee847]

Im in a rock band and thought why not learn slap and open my horizons bc we want to do a lil funk and stuff and this video helped alot. Thanks brother!

[@Thefunkeemonkee]

Freaking groovy bro!

[@jonahcarston9491]

Can you break the kick down at the end? That was AWESOME!!!!!!

[@jonahcarston9491]

I mean lick!!!!

[@JermaineMorganBass]

Thanks.. I'll look into that

[@johnlyle2916]

Do you use a compressor when you switch from finger style playing to slap?

[@JermaineMorganBass]

John Lyle generally I don't

[@brandiethrift4140]

What song is that at the beginning?

[@marvelousmaurice3223]

what was that you had on your bass to muffle the string noise where did you get it

[@JermaineMorganBass]

It's called a fret wrap by gruv gear.

[@maddoxtroy683]

Good stuff my brother! Learning great stuff here!

[@JermaineMorganBass]

awesome

[@hahabass]

I think a good point add is that if you can play less and groove well, you are on the right track, pun unintended.

[@stefanthomasinspires]

How do you slap with your thumb and avoid hitting the other strings?

[@asafhanoch9941]

It's simply practice

[@ArmandoFL]

Wow man this was so helpful brother

[@JermaineMorganBass]

Thanks

[@ShazShaun]

What strings and gauge did you use on these? I hv the same bass

[@JermaineMorganBass]

I use SIT Powerwound extra light strings.

[@ShazShaun]

Thanks Jermaine for replying!

[@TL033066]

How do you tune the Bass Like yours

[@JohnFoxBass]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/emSTZ3Zsmdt6bMUm37s

[@abisheksubba9045]

is that squire Jaguar is it better than squire vintage modified jazz

[@waltdog123]

I don’t own a bass yet..(old guitar guy) Your vid here will be one of the first I work on. Ty sir

[@tedkay3750]

sound like you playing bass groove from Jeffery Osbourne's stay with me tonight~

[@cph2004]

I thinks slap sounds better slowly. It allows space in-between the notes. Sometimes, less is more.

[@imamkibo4833]

amazing bro

[@JermaineMorganBass]

Thanks Imam

[@whitegianlu]

Good vid! Do you have Rs210 or 212?

[@JermaineMorganBass]

Both in this video.

[@briangoodvibes]

thanks for the info

[@JermaineMorganBass]

my pleasure!

[@vkavcic6]

what you play in the end it is the best way....pasagge....with funky fingers....very,very nice...uuufff

[@JermaineMorganBass]

Thanks. Please check out my latest video "that churchy bass lick" I actually break that lick down.

[@alerrandovicent9915]

Jermaine você possui algum material seu de estudos, tipo apostilas ou DVDs???

[@JermaineMorganBass]

Somente os cursos que estão em meus Web site. Eu posso fazer os cursos disponíveis em DVD. Ainda não tenho certeza.

[@neilgibbons2532]

Lots of ghost notes will help also

[@TL033066]

can you possibly provide me with the progression chord for Be Ready by Melvin Williiams

[@MrEvilernie73]

so you tune a half step down Eb or D#?

[@JohnFoxBass]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/emSTZ3Zsmdt6bMUm37s

[@mobileguitarshop5693]

Kool video, new sub

[@luiscaobando2865]

hi. your squier is shor scale?

[@jacob.calloway6833]

LuisCa Obando it's a jaguar, most of them are short scale.

[@macsoto6947]

what is your bass??? Is it squier?? nice tone...

[@JermaineMorganBass]

Mohamad Pujiyanto yes that's a squier bass. Thanks

[@exzoguitars763]

Same

[@alexking677]

I need new strings, my bass sounds nothing like that, even when I adjust the EQ on my bass

[@JermaineMorganBass]

Yeah fresh strings definitely help.

[@garyohrn3496]

Work on your attack man! How much pressure your applying to the strings on your fretboard, as well as how you hard or soft you hit the strings when your thumpin n' pluckin or muting. Work on that approach and you will make any bass sound good. Don't dismiss the other advice you receive :) Happy slappin'

[@BOSS-xy8op]

Jermaine. Teach that groove you did at the end of your lesson. Those cords.

[@natanwalden7108]

long scale (34'') ?

[@tosinbadejoko]

🔥🙌

[@geraldheard7273]

Have you explained why you tune down?

[@JermaineMorganBass]

I have. I enjoy having the option of the lower open notes. Especially in Gospel Music.

[@SubCultureMEDIAHilbert]

So, I leave almost all of my guitars a full step down in D. I think it adds a different sonic character to feel of scales and chords plus, you get that thicker fuller sound ... I will almost never be missing that extra fret of high octave tone, but would totally miss the half or full-step down tones! :)

[@bobpickett2001]

Many, Rock bands tune to Eb. And many bands with older singers require it. That could be the reason he does it.

[@johnblack4741]

why do a lesson with a supped up bass

[@Zikeyboy101]

Backing track aint free.... :(

[@JermaineMorganBass]

? It's definitely free. Not sure what you mean.

[@Zikeyboy101]

Sorry! my bad. I didn't notice that the backing track for this particular lesson is free. Just saw it now and i've placed an order. Thanks! :)

[@libertevision3899]

Tuning in Eb should be illegal

[@calvinb6740]

Thank you for going slow.

[@SubZeRoy9]

Make me into Les Claypool!

[@canulger1517]

Really nigga?