Top 5 'Must Know' Slap Riffs - HD Bass Lesson - inc. Flea, Mark King, Larry Graham

[@ronbranca5107]

i am 68 yrs got married in 1980 and took a break from bass playing till 2005.Played full time 20yrs and toured the world.. i had to start almost all over again in 2005. been playing for fun for the last 11yrs . and just want to thank you for your sharing your incredible knowledge with all of us who watch and still want to learn. you break down the most complicated slap bass riffs and make them a lot easier to understand... it makes me want to practice all the time hard to believe that i can actually hammer run for cover and some other complex slap riffs in only a few weeks of practicing and its all because of your great playing skills and knowing how to teach..if you were around 40 yrs ago and we had the internet back then i would never have stopped playing bass.. thanks for all your help..you are amazing. keep at it..

[@controlaltdelete121]

Mr. Branca, did you play bass for Karen Young on the track "Hot Shot"?

[@swarnendudas5697]

happy 70th sir

[@mindboard8203]

Rip mr Branca

[@Charlessbass]

Un grande!!!!!!!

[@wisemonke108]

Ron Branca, are you part of the Animals and Gardens Unlimited? hmmmm...

[@nowhereman108]

Excellent Instructor for all those seriously interested in playing Bass! Well done, Sir! i learned a lot!

[@ernieflanaganstingraybassm1463]

i'm a slap bass player that lives in Nashville, Tn right now im in a 24/7 care unit place close to Chicago il from a terrible automobile accident on dec 16 2016-jun 1 2017 im still here cause i cannot walk and i will be here untill i can walk again and then go back home in Nashville and i have alot of downtime to watch videos and i really dig your playing and me being down and out right now its nice to know that there are people like you giving free bass lessons on line for free when i learned to slap it was at my mom and dads kitchen table and a very great funk player in town gave me free lessons if i would show him how to play country bass 4/4 and walking method and i was 18 and my friend was like 28....i love funk bass and slap and i love country so i just wanted to tell you thank you for what you do i wish we had these tools when i first started playing funk in 1979''''T'''Y'''

[@ljgarrison6910]

I'm just amazed and grateful this stuff is free!

[@samwababoon]

I'm a beginner in the realm of bass/slap and I must say that all of these riffs, though tricky at full speed, serve as great exercises for building the various techniques from fast to slow. They all sound great as well. Thanks for the great lesson as usual.

[@marcfpv3206]

Interesting choice of words.. the 'realm' of bass... Did you think of John Snow when hearing his voice?? 😂

[@mr.a13]

I am also an old fart of 67 years and stopped playing bass in the late 90's but I was always intreaged in how the slap and pop was done but could never get anywhere near it but with your videos and tuition you break it down to a comprehendible state. I picked up my old Burns Baldwin bass and practicing pretty much every day and I'm starting to slowly get the hang of it. Keep it up Mark you're a great tutor even though you have a funny accent haha just kidding, awesome mate.

[@letsplayharmonica]

Amazing! That's the best slapping tutorial I've seen in KZbin. I'm a tuba player, but the first time I came up with your channel, I decided to learn bass guitar. You are the best! Congratulations and thanks very much to have change my life.

[@margix1172]

the best slap bass you can find is among the countless disco-funk masterpieces. Electric Bass IS king in disco-funk music!

[@robinsonchannel2967]

Wow. I've been trying this stuff literally since 2008. I was always wondering where I was missing out. In ONE DAY I've learned what I was doing wrong and now have the tools to move forward and ACTUALLY BE ABLE to practice and pull off (ha! punny) slap bass. Thank you very much! Your instructional style is simply outstanding and your material is top notch. I'm very grateful. Thank you.

[@deejjohn5279]

Hey man, just wanted to let you know I really appreciate your teaching style. I find alot of KZbin tutorial content creators zoom past so much at once, I often find myself pausing and replaying parts over and over. But you have a great pace. Thank you for your videos.

[@rolandmccabe4679]

One of the best tutorials I've seen yet on learning bass technique and how to play each note! Great teaching!!

[@EthanBernardino]

you are the best teacher here on youtube :) two thumbs up for you ! :)

[@farric1]

I've been plugging away at slap bass foe years. .you made the point about the popping finger being in the right space which effectively makes it dominant over your thumb. This one tip has made quite some difference to my playing...cleaner sound and easy timing. Thankyou muchly.

[@nocrezvitus]

Thank you so much for this video. I gave up trying to learn slap bass years ago and was told my bass and set up would never be any good for slap technique, so I kinda lost interest. Turns out it had nothing to do with my set up and everything to do with bad instruction and simple basic techniques that I'd been taught wrong.

[@dkmlife565]

Great lesson. The Freddie Washington line is insane! Thanks for making make sense for a guitar player learning thumping.

[@Gamba_hn]

I been playing bass for quiet a long time this is probably one of the best videos Ive come across youtube , congrats.

[@SeanChapman821]

Thank you VERY much for your posts. I'm a 20 year keyboard veteran that's finally getting around to learning bass. This are extremely informative and well done.

[@angelo3d]

Good! The Larry Graham slap groove is just amazing, the timing is great. thank you so much.

[@Windingspirals]

Killer, killer, killer lesson. Every rif is gold. Really well chosen and sooo well explained. I'm playing many years but wanted to up my slap game and this lesson did it.

[@OkayJay444]

Mark I will be getting my bass this weekend thanks for all the videos they remind me why the bass is awesome thanks for all the lessons

[@Asgeir_W]

really great tutorials! I just purchased a bassguitar again after many many years of not playing the bass, since my early 20`s really, now i`m 40. Still have a little slap muscle memory, so i have a little bit to work out from, not a brand new player. I`m relly going to sink my teeth into your videos, it`s great to back on the bassguitar!

[@danadane2501]

This guy has taught so many folks so much ( me as well ) . Never had to take lessons in part to this channel . 9 months and I'm playing a lot of this stuff . It doesn't come easy . It's only from more hours in a week than I can count that brought me to the point of playing song from start to finish . Everything from Chilli Peppers , Old Metallica , Megadeth Black Sabbath , Silver Chair , Jane's Addiction , ACDC , The Beatles . However there is so much more to learn these bands are great but let's be honest there's a lot more advanced stuff . Also I learned to be a finger style player . When the first 3 months were with a pick . Now I only use is when absolutely necessary . It's been a challenge learning bass lines written with a pick and using 2 and sometimes 3 finger as my plan of attack .

[@codysingley187]

Very well explained, with a little pausing, and slowly repeating, I stuck with you full the higher speeds, thank you.

[@talkingbasslessons]

Thanks Cody

[@IntoTheBass]

Mark, You are providing more to KZbinr's than anyone else I know of with your excellent videos and downloads that include Actual Music Manuscripts! These factors collectively have convinced me to test your offerings to views who donate to your business, which I shall do directly. Thank you, - Ernie Leblanc

[@LostInFunk]

Great video. I particularly liked your advice to practice the Flea line out of time. When I studied with Jeff Berlin at Player's School his big thing was to practice deliberately and not worry about time keeping. It really works.

[@konstmos]

Some of the best instructional on this I've ever seen. You're amazing.

[@rushedhu]

Best slap bass teacher EVER.

[@frankoktavec9986]

I never had much interest in slap playing, but what a great instructional video with the varying tempos...you got me now, well done!

[@Yourname942]

showing Closeup shots of the right hand as well as Mid shots makes this a great video to follow and learn from.

[@aidansangster6355]

Been a percussion lad since middle school , but recent endeavours into producing has brought me here... damn i want a bass .

[@jerryrubio9963]

Very nice video. Very well explained and very rudimentary. Well done, you should always instruct in its most basic form for the slowest person out there. Yeah, There's always non complacents that will complain,...screw them. Good show.

[@legrandl.5224]

You are truly a great bass teacher.. Ive improved because you focus on the basics which is where most bass players make mistakes not concentrating on the basics technique. you may have spoke about this already, if not can you talk about the standard 4 string bass vs the 5 string bass for slap playing as it all started on 4 string bass. but you are certainly great instructor. thank you

[@cyrillekuppel7655]

Thank you for your very helpful tips. I really enjoyed this video!

[@AntonArhipov]

One of the best videos on the subject!!! Thank you very much!

[@wtfusheeple5383]

one of the best teachers on the net

[@stanwellback]

Excellent lesson. Not easy for my limited slapping ability... but you do make the basslines accessible, so the practice is up to me. Thank you.

[@avisekdatta]

YOU HAVE OPENED A NEW BASS ERA FOR ME : SALUTE YOU. ONLY CONSTRAINT YOUR WAY OF TALKING IS VERY FAST ( as m not following the English language so fast, my Mother language is Bengali, India & that's my fault ) A BIG THANK TO YOU

[@tonychang5801]

Thank you so much for the amazing lesson. Been wanting to slap and pop but somehow it always eludes me until i watched this video. Double thumbs up to you.

[@gecalebsmith]

i have tried for about a year now to learn how to slap. you just taught me. thanks so much

[@dukenukon6397]

awesome video! thanks so much! I've been playing for a few years, but have always been intimidated by slap, I believe this lesson along with your others will help me over the hump

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

Thanks so much - been learning these this morning and has improved my slap ability no end. Especially loved the break down of Love Games by Level 42...very fun riff to play!

[@prewrath1984]

dont ever change your style of teaching you are uniquie thank you good job hi 5

[@MeShaGBenson]

This tutorial was so helpful, i can already see an improvement in my slapping :) Great overall tutorials as well!

[@SarwarMultimedia1]

You are my favorite bassist Man I like you very much From Bangladesh.💐💐💐💐

[@Mashbass1]

Thanx for these amazing lessons. Learned a lot from talkingbass.net. Keep up the good work. Greetings from Croatia

[@talkingbasslessons]

Thanks a lot Mario! Love Croatia. Visited Dubrovnik and Split many many times.

[@Mashbass1]

TalkingBass - Online Bass Lessons Glad you liked it Mark. Cheers

[@thanksjesus5082]

Respect sir. I am learning alot from you. God bless you abundantly

[@ulrichwinkler2139]

You can explain very good, I learned much in short time. Thanks, Ulli from Germany

[@DannyBoi2112]

Mark King is an absolute god on bass

[@javajimmy1090]

Awesome video, thanks to you I finally kind of nailed the flea riffs. Thanks mate!

[@PaulAnnis]

Great video, great channel! Stick

[@MrScatman98]

Thanks a lot for all these videos man, I apprecieate it so much !

[@everywhere5]

Gr8 lesson, the way u convey to others is awsum

[@andersspidahl3654]

Thanks. You are an excellent teacher and so good at slap bass. Your skill is something to aspire to.

[@joseninolizarazo7290]

From Colombia. Excellent video. Step by step method is great,!,.... ande very well explained. Thank you very much, man.

[@itothecat4910]

Your lessons are the bomb :) Thank you so much! I just found you and am thrilled to find that you play the exact same bass during lessons that my father left me in 2013 when he passed. Even the same finish! While I have mostly depended on my Fender Jazz 5 String (hubbie gave it to me as a gift when dating...any wonder I married him?), and an Ibanez 6 (narrowest 6 string fret board, as I am petite) for gigging, I am definitely going to fire up Dad's beautiful bass and start rocking your lessons. I am a gigging bassist in a regular band, but I want to add proficient slap to my repertoire. I plan to work through all your stuff and be all the bass player I can be. You have a wonderful program, please don't ever stop! Thank you!

[@PorchBass]

Great video. Thanks. Forget me nots has the late feel that's really hard to relax into.

[@jsmendoncapacifico3491]

a melhor aula de slap da internet, eu agradeço: Obrigado.

[@grampzstillkickin7252]

Excellent tutorial and thanks for the tracks and tabs GREAT GREAT HELP Thank you thank you

[@barrypwalkerable]

Great video. Subscribed instantly!!!!

[@synthartist69]

You are awesome and an incredible instructor!

[@cooljoff3150]

You just taught me how to play the main riff of Love Games. I salute Sir.

[@diverdrew]

Great, easy to follow instructional video, many thanks :)

[@stevea4362]

This is such an awesome lesson, thank you so much. I've been wanting to learn some 'Mark King' type riffs for a while now. I've taken the Love Games riff and adapted it into another song I performed this weekend. It went quite well if I do say so myself. I'd love to see a follow-up to this lesson. Thanks again.

[@dreamguitarman4258]

Great!!!! And a great Sound of that Bass! Love it! Thank YOU!!!!

[@royb1001]

Your videos are excellent. Well timed and described. I'm getting back into bass again and just awaiting a delivery of one. Cheers. Will be watching again.

[@myBRANDARA]

This. Was. So. USEFUL!!! THANKS!

[@machine-shopbilly6584]

>to keep the video short >video is fourty minutes Lol. Great video though. This actually helps me

[@spaceavenger3823]

great teacher, Mark your the best out there

[@bernardgross867]

Always great instruction. Thanks👍🎸

[@TheJoukai]

"Looks in description for timestamps..." "Sees this: Thankyou Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin" "Questions self"

[@talkingbasslessons]

Hi there. That is the actual name of the tune.

[@just_areit]

A real bruh moment

[@Guitarraeficaztutorialesytabs]

That was amizing, I absolutely subscribed because my mind has opened. Great teacher and player, thank you very much. I´ll check your other videos and absorb all I can!

[@Nizardi]

Excellent !! Really really helpful, thanks, congrats !!

[@TheYjmfan]

Fantastic lesson enjoyed that.

[@debbiswas6608]

Fabulous!!! I have started believing that even i can play.

[@questcowboyz6844]

78👎down I don't get it? why are you here😄?? thanks man you are a big help I am subscribing to your teachings

[@uhhhd1157]

i love the pace of this

[@joseninolizarazo7290]

Thank you dude. Your method to explain is very good. Congratulations fron COLOMBIA. Shake hands!

[@dragon21247]

Les is an alien and he admits it so its cool

[@romualdyap4708]

This is really great. Thank you!!

[@ShadowGuitare]

Merci pour la vidéo :D je progresse énormément grâce à toi!!! continue :)

[@deldia]

Sounds like he's from somewhere around Lancashire or Leeds. Love the pleas to not troll him in the comments on KZbin! haha Very good lessons and presentation.

[@marshallmurphy2520]

Thanks Bro..I needed this one .. nice an simple

[@caliberrubix7463]

Very helpful thanks for the slap bass lines to practise

[@neilgibbons2532]

I must say 💁‍♂️you nail that M.King perfect 🧔i first try it from MK over a year ago. I finally got it some What 👍

[@edumiguez100]

Excelentes exemplos de Slap bass com técnicas utilizadas (pizzicato, ghostnote,etc) muito bem explicadas passo a passo, ajudou muito. Abraço...

[@BassManBobBassCovers]

Great vid!!! Had to bust out the jag and play along!

[@tompotthast4314]

Thank you, Mark!!!

[@ajadrew]

Thanks for making me pick my bass up again... Great fun playing these lines... Will never forget when Love Games came out...!!! Best wishes...:-))

[@nurulfali6218]

i just found this video lesson.. thank you so much... and other video too, but i just comment this one ..... continuing watching and subscribe....

[@vicachcoup]

Excellent video. Probably the best bass lesson I have come across. You make Mark King look doable! QUESTION: Does it really matter what kind of a bass you have to get the different kinds of sounds? Not just in this video but in playing different types of base in general. Particulalry for Mark King and that smooth rich pop and disco bass sound. I have an OLP copy of a Musicman btw

[@TheRealSlickRick63]

You really can't go wrong with a Fender Jazz bass or a MM Stingray style of bass. You don't have to have the expensive models either. I have an old made in Mexico Fender Jazz Bass that, over time, I have upgraded. I upgraded the pickups and bridge first. that alone made a huge improvement. I've done quite a few improvements to it, and now it is my favorite bass to play above my other more expensive basses. I can play just about any style of music with it. It's a great slap n pop bass! As far as your Musicman copy goes, if you like the way it plays...keep it. To get a proper slap n pop sound you will need a decent tube amp and fairly good pickups. Of course your right hand technique is primarily important.

[@vicachcoup]

Rick Hankins Thanks for the advice. It seems to prove that expensive doens't guarantee quality every time. Well done on your upgrades. I'm a bedroom player so player through effects units or direct into my PC interface so I won't get to try a real amp. It's a pity because they sound amazing. I amy upgrade my pickups, the rear pickup seems a bit dodgy anyway - it has lost volume. Not sure if it is faulty or whether a connection is loose. Thanks again.

[@talkingbasslessons]

Rick's right. Fender Jazz and Musicman Stingray basses are both great for slapping. Stingrays have a very recognisable sound. Think Flea or Louis Johnson. I used a Musicman patch on a Roland VBass system for a while when playing my fender. It sounded really good and authentic.

[@vicachcoup]

TalkingBass - Online Bass Lessons Fender jazz seems popular. May give that a look one day. Perhaps a copy. I've also considered the Vbass. I have the guitar version VG8 - some very good sounds on that. Thanks again for the excellent lesson. If you can teach me to sing like Mark King as well I'll be very grateful :-)

[@TheRealSlickRick63]

vicachcoup Instead of a copy, per se, keep an eye open for a used Fender Made In Mexico. It's my opinion that those are just about the best used bass in the $300 range. You can find them on Craigslist practically any time any where. Often times sitting in someones closet with very little playing time. An Ibanez BTB is another versatile bass for a good price on the used market,

[@zhegemusic8749]

Thanks for the videos man!

[@onealmusichobbyist4417]

I love this bass lesson video because other vids makes me sleepy.

[@JoeHasABadUsername]

All the basics. I see what you did there.

[@nastyfinn1098]

looking forward to the style file series, very original idea

[@Elze77]

That's just what I needed ! Thanks a lot. ;)

[@talkingbasslessons]

Cheers

[@nathanielesquivel2526]

Your doing a style file on Les Claypool, you sir have my vote!

[@hernanbarski814]

Excellent. Thank you!

[@user-pl1ft2cq9l]

so glad you included RATM...

[@pablobassberry]

thaks a lot for these videos, they really help (y)

[@fabibass]

great lesson - thanks