Slap... Practice THIS Daily (10 Mins)

[@BassBuzz]

What level can you make it to? (without joining me in slap bass jail) 👋🎸

[@OlettaLiano]

Level one would be a good goal for me. I've been playing bass since 1975, but I've never tried slapping. The music I've always played, mostly heavy/speed metal didn't require much slapping. But I'm willing to give it a try. Is slapping on a six-string okay. I haven't owned a four-stringer for over 20 years.

[@kel5944]

That one dude made it to level 42.

[@PowderedToastMan420]

​@@kel5944 LMFAO! ✌️

[@DamausZA]

Erm, I have never tried to slap da bass, but this lesson might get me to try it out! Will let you know once I reach level 0.5! :D

[@ghote5605]

None, sucking is my thing. i noticed that your ghosts where on the snare. is that a thing or just depends on the song?

[@gumbly4174]

Josh is 6’7 and has huge hands so I was convinced that I’d never slap since I’m only 5’9 and have small hands. I was always self conscious that I couldn’t do it since I have tiny hands, but thru watching his videos and lots of practice I can now stretch from the 3rd fret e string and 7 fret g string and have been slapping more and more complex lines and fast lines. Thanks bassbuzz for helping me to get where I am now.

[@xbjrrtc]

I'm a 5'9 woman with relatively short fingers, and I had the same fears. Watching Josh even before my bass arrived helped me focus on good technique from day 1, including using my pinky and microshifting. Over time, my strength and flexibility have improved so much that I can easily span at least four frets everywhere on the neck. Still jealous of Josh and my husband, who both have long, elegant fingers lol😂😅

[@Mububban23]

Your video editing staff are next level. The lifting up of the sheet music at 1:16 is a perfect example. So many subtle things that just get put in so smoothly in every video - bravo, behind-the-camera team!!!

[@davidvitale9338]

I thought the same thing when I saw that!

[@alwizar7439]

6:29 Is wild

[@Pitt._.Zahott7.7]

I’ve been playing the bass at church for almost 8 years now, and could never get into slap, there are some really good fillings using slap but every time I tried to do them just ended up hitting all strings, until last week I saw your video and is helping me a lot, keep up with the good work and charisma 🎉

[@jacesantamaria8394]

Props to Dan and Paul, it’s not easy to put yourself out there. We all appreciate your willingness to show your progress to help us all learn!

[@cogito_edo_sum3372]

One thing that is as sexy as BassBuzz's slapping lessons is BassBuzz's video editing. You are the best, guys.

[@davedwave7]

And Josh's humor. He's so entertaining.

[@CedricLim-fz3yx]

I just started learning bass by myself just a few weeks ago, I was struggling with finding useful tutorials online. After discovering your channel, I was flabbergasted by how you are able to explain every tiny detail just to let us get the right technique off. Thanks very much for the effort you've put into these videos, hope to see many more videos just like this! 😊

[@Gorlung]

Josh soon will have 1M subscribers. Looks like all bassists in the goddamn world have subscribed to his channel! Thank you Josh! You are the best bass teacher on KZbin! (and yes, I did purchase your BadAss course).

[@bilosdiogee410]

I’ve been playing and slapping bass for 35 years, and seen hundreds of slap bass lessons. Yours is the first that teaches what actually matters. Great job

[@fa1661dero]

Brooo, I'm a guitarrist who recently bought a bass and I must say your exercises and explanations were super helpfull to get my first slap riff! Thank you!! I'll recommend your channel, and I just suscribed... Keep on those bass technique videossss

[@manfredoliveras3196]

Josh, I can tell you a month later after been practicing this exercise 10 minutes daily and other slap licks and songs I am a very different bass player. Thanks deeply for the guidance, callouses and pain.

[@EricSmith-dx1ll]

I'm halfway through beginner to badass course and I cant wait to start working on slap bass after I'm done! Definitely coming back to this video

[@jotsimransimisidhu5046]

i respect both those dudes for sharing their struggles, big appreciation for not letting us learners feel alone! you guys rock lol so does josh

[@oskarr7723]

Thanks for helping me learn some slap and pop, been playing since i was younger and now in my 50s and learning stuff i never did back then

[@yota6207]

WTG Dan and Paul!! I haven't had a desire to slap but now I wanna try. Thanks Josh for another great video!!

[@dinoduprey6676]

Hi Josh, love how you take the time to edit by using high lights ,especially on the fingers to show exactly what you are trying to demonstrate. It is a great visual idea.. never seen done by any other.. great video.. keep them coming. 🤟🎸

[@Murky89]

Great great great! After a few weeks exercising this sporadically - it's going great! Level 5 achieved, thanks Buzz!

[@Matt-is8qj]

Paul has a really good looking P bass, nice color combination.

[@pau1rose]

Thanks!

[@ampthebassplayer]

What have you done? You've made slapping so easy to learn that anyone can do it, and we are doomed to be overrun by hordes of slappers!

[@heavenly2k]

You say it like it's a bad thing. Have you heard Entheos? They're an awesome progressive metal band with an incredible bass. The slap adds so much to the guitar riffs. I wanna hear slap grindcore and slap trap now

[@mateussilva635]

@@heavenly2k Actually, I'm pretty sure he's joking haha

[@PXNDXN]

Davie504 is smiling in the dark petting his cat lol

[@orca2964]

Just like the incredibles. Once everyone is a slapper, nobody will be.

[@_Executor_]

It's annoying, I was slapped the other day!

[@ALANO-himself]

Hey colleague...I'm impressed! How right you are with every word you say and every note you play. The lesson is very helpful and educational...if you keep it up like that , you'll definitely go to bass heaven after life. Liked and subscribed.

[@engrinis6344]

slap is my current roadblock learning he bass, thanks for the tutorial!

[@marcinfilip7405]

Love this video. I am going really slow, but after 12 days am on 5th level, and added double thumb on 3rd and 4th note of 1st and 3rd bar. well i didn't exceed 60BPM yet, but just you wait! I have completed Beginner to Badass, and am so impressed, that you add those videos, that help improve even more. THANKS!

[@Asalashjari]

I'm an intermediate bass player but I feel like I have some minor picking problems (as I learned the bass solely on KZbin). After watching this video, I was somehow convinced that Josh's courses and a mirror (to monitor my hand while practicing) will help me fix my problem. So, I bought the course and I'm starting ASAP. I will edit my comment to help others to decide.

[@Legomanfred]

Last thing I want, is to sound "super sketchy"! Thanks Josh, always a pleasure. Great video!!! 👍❤️

[@heitorq7795]

I wish you would make a video about short scale basses. And acoustic. And you should post more often, your videos are great.

[@ebx100]

Maybe Josh has a life outside of KZbin.

[@huhwah5387]

It's nice having the drums as my primary instrument and playing the bass.

[@NiechoBGCSL]

Signed up for the Beginner to Badass lessons-- so stoked! I love how Josh just lays it out there so clearly, explains so simply, doesn't assume you know XYZ so he doesn't leave you hanging. I wanna learn it all-- Slapping just got added to my list.

[@PowderedToastMan420]

BassBuzz=GOAT! ✌️

[@AsanteInTheLAB]

SO TRUE

[@pau1rose]

This is a great exercise and it's a lot of fun! You will probably spend a lot more than just ten minutes a day on it as you try to nail each of the steps.

[@danielzuber9350]

Also, kudos to Paul for the color choice of his bass!

[@olinmaker]

Człowieniu obserwuję Cię od mniej więcej 3 lat. Bardzo dobra robota, wiele rzeczy podpatrzyłem. Pozdrowienia z Polski! 🖐

[@kha_]

Don't commit my mistake, I was googling the exercises, when I got to "sexy ghosts" I had to explain myself...

[@BassPlayer80]

Hi Josh, great video and very timely I might add. I’ve never really had the desire to slap well that’s a lie I’ve always been intimidated I guess. This video is certainly a big help. My band wants to cover a Power Station song Some Like It Hot and I started to newbie my way through it but now I have a good foundation from watching this and can’t thank you enough. Thank brother

[@Firedrake18]

😮wow Paul improved so much he got his vision back

[@michaelanthony9068]

Thank you so much for talking about applying slap patterns to drum loops !!! That’s right where I’m at, I have some techniques, but I’m lost trying to solo to a drum loop.. you are the man !!!

[@DomyMimmo72]

you are a great teacher and bass master player..thank you for your videos so interesting and allow to improve our slap...i found so difficult lesrning slap during these years...thank You..ciao, Domenico from Naples Italy

[@PartTimeLucha]

A week into this now at level 4 and seeing a big improvement already. Bring on the 2nd week!

[@Nonresponder01]

Crazy seeing a Loud and Clear shout out here! Love that place

[@pUREsTORM9267]

This was precisely what I was looking for, as my existing practice riff for slap is very simplistic and isn't all that useful beyond improving accuracy.

[@lefttwix5770]

Just started learning slap, thank you!

[@AugustTheBassist]

This is a really easy bass exercise, but it really affects my tone and melody. Thank you Josh for helping a young bassist (14) like me, you got a new sub! :D

[@samoljubesic6275]

Perfect explanation! So clear and systematic. Thanx a lot!

[@DataergumITServices]

sos el mejor explicando las técnicas y los detalles propios de la aplicación. Mi Respeto y saludos desde República Argentina.

[@slammie64]

Thanks for the tips, I just picked up bass. And these lessons have been essential for me. Didn’t realize how fun bass was until now.

[@juralukas5152]

Thank you Josh, you are showing me the Way. 🙂👍

[@ctodd122]

Super useful. I'd been starting to 'slap', but all the different things you need to do I couldn't put into an organized way to tackle the subject. This is perfect. Perhaps and idea for another slap related video would be to show how to incorporate slap techniques into what would normally be a regular bass line.

[@andycohen1586]

Josh is the best Bass teacher I've seen in years.

[@skwiid_3557]

I improved my slap so much thanks to you videos !

[@stopaxer]

This is comedy gold and educational platinum!

[@MysticMindAnalysis]

5 days in, almost mastered level 3! Transitioning from the E to the A string is proving tricky to nail.

[@jekiesso]

Thanks for the tuto. Starting today, I will let you know if I succeeded.

[@TomPaladin]

The fact that I am an Artist learning advanced bass (watching your vids) and a video editor, makes me wanna end the video due to the humor and way of edits. HAHAHA You've earned a subscriber man for the editing and scriptwriting! Love the humor so much and the teachings. 🔥🔥🔥

[@Ocean.DreaMz]

The pop to mouse transition was suuuper smooth. Well played Josh, well played. 👏🏽 😂 & also, well played -slap-

[@adityapriyawardhana1809]

The fun video editing makes it so fun to watch this video to the end. Great job!

[@MrNathan791]

I really want to master the slapping technique. Thanks for your tutorial video.

[@humanidrome]

Thank you Josh for this splendid bass class. 😊

[@Jon_Bass4001]

💯 bonus points for the Rush shirt in the thumbnail pic. 🎸

[@bernieconatser1028]

Pure genius.

[@jonhillman871]

paul's bass is looking fly.

[@pau1rose]

Thanks!

[@danielsanz900]

Thanks for a great quality level tutorial video.

[@volodyaperes2412]

Yo, Josh! Its amazing examples of bass tones and clearly explanation how to use it!

[@fc-747]

Just perfect again. Thanks for the high quality content Josh!!!!!

[@rguerreromed]

Muchas gracias. Saludos desde Chile.

[@CharlesRey-hs1ow]

Excellent! Bass Buzz strikes again!

[@rubezahlmtg9760]

thx for teaching me in your wonderful course, really appreciate your work! big love

[@chrismallios6803]

This video alone is going to be my go to for my new standard daily practice regiment. Bookmarked, subscribed and thumbs up to you for sharing this extremely helpful Vid. So here is my Big proper shout out to you, "Thanx Josh!"

[@wolfster2287]

Love this video! Great explanation, and very useful info to get started on developing the right hand. thank you.

[@davidsheppard4884]

Great video! Quality content. 👌 Love your style man. Very easy to listen to (and follow). Love your sense of humour too. It's all on the money! 😎

[@thepagnaet6361]

Slap-pop is my Waterloo. As always, Josh is a beast. Thanks dude.

[@gitongakabuu2858]

I get carried away by the edits😅,Crazy editing there. Thanks for the super lesson.

[@hernansebastianvasquezalav6414]

I'm planning to buy a bass, and the truth is you're giving me more reasons to do so hahaha

[@Johnny-Bass]

Wow, this turned out great Josh! Very good video, and very happy I’m not in it:-) Will add this back to my daily routine, it certainly helped a lot when I did the 14 days.👍

[@neoballast]

Entertaining and educational like all your videos. Great watch.

[@davidburnside69]

I loved this video, thanks to it I now know the name of the two techniques I was looking for: slapping and popping. I'm sorry if I sound ignorant, but are people with short fingers in a disadvantage if they want to play any guitar?

[@MrHawkfick]

Your videos have always been really good. After taking a brief hiatus, I've come back to find your videos are now the cream of the crop. Oo0oo yeeeaaaaaaaah

[@arupian666]

14:50... Josh, either you're 7'-6" or that guy is 4'-9"

[@barondavis5692]

Another great lesson! Going to sign up soon.

[@ElaadBo]

GREAT LESSON! what song is it originally ?

[@MFDBLACKESTHART]

As informative as this slap Lesson video is I like that you’re playing a squire. Proof that budget friendly can still sound and play well

[@tankc16]

Yay a new bassbuzz video

[@jolt06]

Great video ill be using this to help improve

[@AllanGildea]

Superb player - and teacher. Thanks.

[@PaweloBass]

Thanks for your lesson😊

[@Balsrus]

Yo, shout out to Neville and Loud & Clear! Love that store!

[@girmaybass68]

Great lesson as always! Thank you!

[@MysticMindAnalysis]

I'm currently at level 2, since I need to make sure I can play this without forgetting to mute. I'm finding that it's easy for me to hit the lower strings with the base of my thumb while slapping, particularly on the higher strings. If you don't mind, I'd love to put these in a tab writer so I can adjust the tempo when I play along.

[@tomsoccocio9065]

Really good stuff. Thank you for this video and all your content.

[@biocronic2986]

THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@niveKOnBass]

can you make a video on how to do your own bass setup? including good practices for changing strings and all that? there's a bunch of videos online but the teachers kinda suck in comparison.

[@michalkbass]

That Yoko reference was on point 😂

[@jeffayoe7468]

yeah, noticed that 😂

[@markbass354]

MARK B LIKES THIS VIDEO THANKS JOSH

[@georgespencer3973]

I like the occasionally electric jaundice fretting fingers. Also, Seas of Cheese is such a great record. I saw them open for Living Color in 1991. Never heard of Primus. I was hooked.

[@ProgrammedForDamage]

Just the intro alone had me slappin that like button.

[@MC-qe5qb]

Great lesson!

[@steverhensley]

Always a fan of the Not Josh tee shirt 😂

[@dire213]

i know someone who uses exclusive fingers for the pops. he exclusively uses index for the D string and the middle finger for the G string. I've been practicing it for a short while now and i had an easier time in regards to accuracy. i wonder if this has some drawbacks.

[@getampedmiku12]

Just slapped my nephew, he was being a brat, so this vid really helped me!

[@mesook8953]

Love all the Mohini Dey related content I’ve been seeing recently

[@carpediemarts705]

She's a powerhouse!

[@alexkonjanan5810]

1:02 STOP THAT IS MY FIRST SLAP SONG I AM TRYING TO PLAY

[@Takato]

TBH I don't even like slap that much, but I want to learn because one song in specific uses it in some sections (Harlequinn Forest from Opeth), and also so people stop asking me if I know how to slap. Plus, it's never bad to have more techniques in your arsenal, so I'll try to do this exercise at least twice a week. Thanks Josh.