Upright bass slap lesson

[@RossTheBossTrotter]

Short, simple and to the point. Thank you!

[@barryprice7230]

I love the way you play I just bought a double bass I reckon in twenty years I should sound like you . THANKS Baz form Australia

[@ChanceBeBoolin]

It's been 6 years how's your progress

[@terrorplayero2099]

EZ CHEEZY

[@Lady-Saturn]

Surely, all the thumbs down 👎are from his messy area there and not against his amazing talent. Kudos, sir. This is really good!

[@jessieguzman525]

Look up tololoche slap same as this video but it’s mexican

[@marcfpv3206]

The thumbs down are the people that like metronomes. No offense..

[@Lady-Saturn]

@@marcfpv3206 Ah, understandable.

[@donaldswan1587]

Ditto @Ross Trotter - that is the most straigthtforward, easiest to understand demonstration of this technique I have ever seen. Really appreciate you taking the time to make the vid. - thank you!

[@FuzzBass66]

Great video man, straight forward with no unnecessary b.s. Helped me a lot when I first got into slapping.

[@christiangruisinga1013]

2:02 I think he was playing Folsom prison blues

[@Califokie12]

Man. That just plain made me feel good!

[@flippatmedbernt]

Thank you! Really good tutorial!

[@kylelikeskjvbible]

best lesson i seen so far, i'm a complete beginner to this. i can play some intermediate level stuff on electric bass, but this is a totally different beast, and i wanted to learn from the beginning and have a bit of knowledge about it before i get a double bass.

[@Bassballs5]

Thank you... Just what I needed... Been playing bass all my life... Just recently started playing upright, and REALLY enjoying it... Seems like everybody wants to see me "slap" the bass...??? Or stand on it, or wear it like a big electric bass, or something like that...??? Thought it sounded great just the way I was playing it...??? This was very informative for someone like myself who wants an inside look at the technique... Thank you again...

[@Martin2002tii]

Great video! I was stuck on triplet slaps. Within about five minutes of watching your demonstration I had it figured out. Nice sound, and in-the-pocket feel too. Bravo!

[@alexglenn5653]

1:14 Easy Cheesy indeed my friend... haha, great video!

[@SonnyCider]

straight to the point! you are a good teacher. Thanks for the video

[@jannmikoingelrabagogamingc6012]

Man, didn't know that there would be a very different technique when it comes to slapping an upright bass to a bass guitar.

[@stevepethel6843]

Wow that was brilliant lesson and incredible playing.God be with you and thanks again for a fantastic video...

[@heathwilliamson]

It could be your setup or your strings. For easy slapping get some weed whacker strings. I love the hillbilly slap strings if you can find a set. Right now I am using innovation strings they are steel but wrapped in nylon.

[@youngspanion]

Thanks for the instruction Heath. Great work. Are you saying that in this video you are using the innovation strings? I am trying to mimic your sound with a set of Velvet Animas and it seems very hard. I understand that the weed whacker strings have very little tone especially the E string but you say they're good for easy slapping. Do you agree about the tone issue?

[@heathwilliamson]

youngspanion Yes in this video I had Innovation strings on the bass. I am back to using Weed Wackers now. I use the ones made by Barefoot Larry. They are called Hill Billy Slap Strings. I have been using the same set since 2005. I LOVE them for slapping. They are not as loud as the innovations but I always use an amp so that problem is solved. I would suggest trying a set for yourself. If you do, give them a few weeks to settle in and get used to them. It makes slapping WAY WAY easier. But that being said, some people HATE them so you never know.

[@heathwilliamson]

youngspanion EMD Eat my dust (East Wind Bluegrass Band) Here is a video of me playing with the Hillbilly Slap strings

[@jeanranck7298]

Heath Williamson A

[@rockarodge]

Heath Williamson what kind of pick up would you suggest for using weedwackers?

[@ВладимирИльин-о4к]

Great lesson. But one cannot help but praise the instrument. The sound is extremely rich and energetic.

[@NuggetMilitia1]

I can’t even play bass, yet I’m watching this 😂.

[@donaldswan1587]

I thought I could before I watched this :0/

[@marcfpv3206]

Watch mr wooten..

[@robertschaeffer5861]

Good sounding upright... Great chops...thanks for the video...there's a jam session somewhere...

[@robertsaunders6086]

awesome Heath!!

[@JoshuaPickenpaugh]

Star Wars toys and upright slap. It doesn't get anymore awesome than that! Cool vid thanks for sharing!

[@orlandobanks9150]

Man thanks for sharing . You have got some serious chops! Wish you gave lessons.

[@yourm0mskids320]

I was trying to do this for the longest tysm ‼️‼️

[@jasonmurphy1499]

You boiled it down real quick. Thank you!!

[@guymichel101]

Thank you! You are great!! Thanks for sharing!

[@jcduran6686]

One of the best explanations of every web, congratulations and thank you for sharing your knowledge ...

[@LordQueezle]

I love the sound of the bass. Will be taking jazz lessons this fall. :-)

[@toniketo9367]

What a Fast Hand Freddie !

[@IgHul666]

Great playing and I like how you demonstrate the technique. Gonna get a double bass in the next time. Keep it rockin and rollin!

[@astav]

Excellent video!

[@JarodGrieco]

Great playing, and really good demonstration. You make a great teacher :)

[@phoenixboogie]

Thank you. Eye opening!

[@abaponte3330]

Easy to understand good show brother

[@johnpinsent2642]

Nice one! Am just starting to learn so thanks for the plain and simple instruction.....JP ✌️

[@livingdedd]

Thank you!! I am going to practice this! My friend needed me to play bluegrass for her.. and I was just like... um well this isn't my thing but I can definitely learn ... So thanks!

[@RCAvhstape]

And Star Wars toys in the background to add to the awesomeness.

[@heathwilliamson]

I am a huge Star Wars fan and have a good bit of collectibles.

[@tonybolonixx]

Thanks mate..you've just made life a whole lot better !!

[@luisdiaz4726]

Great video

[@bammbamm12]

Can you do Bill Black stuff - song by song? I used to think Elvis had a drummer that just played with sticks on a piece of wood.

[@rimastyno]

Great. Loved your tutorial & you're a funny dude 😎

[@gilberto2056]

Very good

[@yourm0mskids320]

Bro is a savior

[@richhalmuth160]

Man can't thank you enough

[@johngray9378]

Great vid! trying to learn how to slap, this will be a big help!

[@rockinbones3683]

Nice video. Cheers for posting it

[@thomasalexander2536]

Wow, you da man! Thanks for this video!

[@aaronnort]

Great technique!

[@RamilAznar]

awesome playing bro!

[@davidkodym6029]

thank you. It is good to see what are the eventual possibilities:-) It is simple, not that easy though.

Thank you very much. That was very helpful. Great video.

[@3340steve]

Yeah Buddy...rock the heck out of that bass....thank you.

[@mackan-kf4tg]

Excellent!!👍🏻👍🏻

[@ryanhermansen5239]

Hey man cool lesson! thanks, gotta practice!

[@goshlikkrudbahr5109]

Is the method Steve Brown invented(?) back in 1920? I've always wanted to know how to do it. Seems really quite hard, and not at all like electric bass "slapping" To hear what I'm talking about, search for this here, it's Steve Brown's best number: My Pretty Girl Goldkette

[@fredrikforsberg8819]

Cool man. always wanted to play base in rockabilly or psychobilly band. but the budget wont let me

[@douglaslee8071]

he makes that look pretty easy; he's v good

[@adamshirah6989]

FWIW, great, quick, and PROFESSIONAL demo. Good stuff, I'd jam with you. Whether you would put up with me is another story! Keep it going, cheers!

[@morritotololoche]

Thanks for the video I have master all the slaps

[@AllanDee]

+1 for the Slave One in the background!

[@len-zeplin480]

Can You Play the Barney Miller Theme on that Big Bass?

[@richardc2803]

Great video! Can you guide us to any sites or tell us what pick ups your are using and any other electronics ? Also what are the best string for slapping?

[@heathwilliamson]

Richard C look up Gollihur music and upton bass. I use a K and K pickup. I also use Hillbilly Slap Strings.

[@franciscomolinamata]

Bro! You rules!!!!

[@biffmalibu5384]

Well done.. brilliant

[@SkinnyJimQuiff]

Hi.Thank you for video!Great!What is the height of the strings on your double bass?Cheers.Kosta.

[@MrBlackbass59]

THIS IS SLAP BASS!!!! The technique on ELECTRIC BASS with the thumb is called “THUMPING” …You’re welcome.

[@russellwajda4422]

want to learn damn it looks fun

[@andrslnks4804]

Genius

[@frankiepotato1705]

This is awesome :)

[@efrandsen72]

Thank you!

[@charlesbrazell2136]

This is nice-but it doesn't help me to play like Ray Brown in a video I saw of him, doing the slapping technique-he appears to be on another level with it. Also I had developed a similar technique(my own)decades ago, when I was strictly a bass guitarist; didn't know anything about jazz or Ray Brown and all of what I learned was self-taught, with a little observation at times, here and there. The technique in question also, I was inspired to come up with by watching the late bass phenom, Louis Johnson, over four decades ago. It's not a big deal now I suppose, because all such was what I considered part of the bygone era of Funk and progressive R&B(it was great)and then decades later, I learned how to play the upright bass, but I'm sort of 'outside the loop" if you will(not a part of the "click"; never was-and never ever will be), so you'll never hear about a person like me, besides, I'm in my mid 60s now, and I know the world has pretty much passed on a cat like me(does that mean I've passed on myself?)...but I like jazz also, and this technique I recall, seems to be quite standard for Rockabilly and Bluegrass and such, but it's not a technique you will find endorsed or played by a lot of jazz cats anymore, the way I understand it used to be, a long time ago. But I think the instructor in this video makes it easy for the beginner or intermediate player to pick-up on it(slapping technique), and he seems like he might be a good instructor in teaching the fundamentals of the upright bass also, for anyone that would be willing to learn from him. 2-9-23.

[@fredrikforsberg8819]

awesome man

[@БулгакБулгаков-т1ь]

0:26 - Is this Papers Please main theme?

[@ivanpaiakan5027]

Thank you man!!!

[@Charon-369]

In another video, the dude shows a single slap. You don't slap, just pull the string, and the double was pulled and one slap. Who is correct?

[@jeanranck7298]

I love it

[@livingdedd]

I have orchestral strings though... so should that sounds okay?

[@manoelluizteixeira8073]

Bom demais. maneco - Porto Alegre-RS - Brasil

[@musiconrafa223]

Amazing 👌🏻

[@GameThruz]

I noticed slave 1 halfway through and I was like wtf? Then I noticed the rest behind xD

[@myronfern3685]

What a legend

[@vendetta1306]

How are the notes layed out?

[@alitalaeadmtomplay9597]

Nice

[@j.p.fitting9226]

Thnx Hoss! say what kind of strings do rock? i switched from Spiracores to Eurosonics...someday I'll git me some guts. k ,peas out

[@heathwilliamson]

I use Hillbilly slap strings. I have had the same set since 2005. On this video I was using Inovation strings.

[@dodoproductions14]

Hi! I just got an upright bass, and every time I try to slap, I have to slap very hard to get a decent slapping sound. You seem to be able to slap so easily! Whenever I try, my hand just bounces off the strings therefore making me have to slap harder-unusually hard. What could be the problem here? Thanks!

[@jman9739]

You're action is probably too high.

[@frankiepotato1705]

Get a adjustable bridge man and then you're all set^^

[@TeaNoSugar87]

Could be your strings, you may have orchestral steel strings on there for bowing, very high tension, hard to slap!

[@luisyvital]

Looking to move up from electric bass to upright.. Any brands I should stay away from? Or brands that are good for a musician to buy.

[@ChrisTripolinothebeardiful]

easy cheesy!

[@ChrisTripolinothebeardiful]

I would say buy one with most of the wood in tact. See what you have access to down there. Have you priced them? Zowie! Even cheapo pressed wood ones can cost you a lot. Start hanging out at auctions and get to know local orchestra directors.

[@luisyvital]

Chris Tripolino easy for you to say. why don't you find one and gift it to me for the big day, ya best man!

[@RealHero3000]

+luis vital I would stay away from the Chinese basses. You end up spending a bunch of money to get them to play right. I play a `1961 Kay and I love it. Englehart makes a decent bass for a grand or more. You can find them used for less. Slap King makes some nice ones but they are around 2 grand.

[@kylelikeskjvbible]

Are you slapping gently or hard?

[@theartix1274]

What strings do you use?

[@콘트라베이스치는황보]

Good!

[@IslaJuantwothree]

Hi! amazing data question: walking bass with a slap or without slap....depends on the style? sorry is just I'm a little bit ignorant about the double bass and I'm studying the instrument

[@Zappaholic]

Depends on the style, read up on Wellman Braud with Duke Ellington

[@tantemickzockt]

He sad Easy Cheesy...i like him!

[@btkozombie]

you are the best:D

[@lostr3s4ever]

Master!

[@campamochin]

thanks for share your knowlodge, could i ask you something? on nylon strings is it the same volume as when uses metal strings on doublebass whit a fishmanpickup?

[@hero25rrrre]

javier ortiz probably not. They are not as loud.

[@campamochin]

@@hero25rrrre thanks for answer me, i have seen jazz players that uses 2 steal and 2 nylon string, have you seen them?

[@arturolagunesflores]

I wish everything was ez cheezy :( lol

[@ddl508]

BEST BRO !!!

[@gmannikonov4250]

Спасибо!!!! Было интересно!!

[@ElectricBoogaloo007]

Frank Caliendo on bass!

[@bannedforlife9742]

That's my boyo.

[@Cavemanfbs1]

Fucking sick!