Slap bass is hard

[solspirit]

Are you sure it came with stainless steel? Was it used? Almost always they ship with nickel coated steel. Stainless has a different color.

45-100 is like the 10s of the guitar world. 45-100 nickel coated steel is a good middle ground for everything. If you want slap, 40-95 SS will give you a little boost. Flats are awesome (especially medium gauge) for R&B, Blues, Motown, classic rock, etc. You can do it all with nickel/steel 45-100 or 45-105, going with other strings helps push you in each direction.

(I have SS on my active 5, nickel steel on my jazz and soon to be flats on my new to me P Bass)

It's new, I'm Sure it's the nickel coated, the cheapest thing that they can get away with.

 

[Erlend_G]

yeah, I can't say flatwounds are good for slap . Very thuddy tone, and you might even break them (windings come loose)

 

[Demanic]

^^ SS strings will eat your frets tho! Atleast did with mine.

That's why you get a bass with stainless frets.

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[solspirit]

That's why you get a bass with stainless frets.

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Which mine are probably not

 

[Demanic]

They do tend to cost more.

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[solspirit]

They do tend to cost more.

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I don't think they're a thing at this price point.

 

[Mincer]

At about $1k you start to see some models with stainless frets.

 

[Aceman]

A bass player's compressor is as important as a guitar player's distortion, OD, or Delay.

More important - learn how to use it.

 

[ErikH]

I got tips from Greg Chaisson when I started playing bass. Met him after a Badlands concert (along with the rest of the band) and what he told me was invaluable to me at the time. 1. Lock in with the drummer. 2. Less is more, play what is necessary. 3. Branch out only when comfortable with 1 and 2.

Each time I pick up my bass, I have to mentally shift my thinking and what lane of the song I'm in or it's a compete mess.

I'm not even touching slap bass.

 

[PFDarkside]

I got tips from Greg Chaisson when I started playing bass. Met him after a Badlands concert (along with the rest of the band) and what he told me was invaluable to me at the time. 1. Lock in with the drummer. 2. Less is more, play what is necessary. 3. Branch out only when comfortable with 1 and 2.

Each time I pick up my bass, I have to mentally shift my thinking and what lane of the song I'm in or it's a compete mess.

I'm not even touching slap bass.

The interesting thing is that a good slap bass line also meets the first two criteria, especially #1. And there is nothing worse than an unnecessary slap bass line. Larry Graham, Victor Wooten, Marcus Miller and Bootsy all know when to slap and when not to do it.

All that being said, the only time I’ve ever slapped is at home having fun. Like tapping, that’s something that doesn’t leave my basement. :chairfall

 

[solspirit]

I don't see much slapping in the future ATM that's for sure

 

[moshpit817]

It's a completely different angle of approaching the music than with a guitar

I found thats right myself this month getting my first bass. whole new world.

 

[Mincer]

I don't see much slapping in the future ATM that's for sure

That's probably a good thing. The world doesn't need any more of it.

 

[solspirit]

That's probably a good thing. The world doesn't need any more of it.

Hahahaha. . . Ah sure we do. . . ..

 

[PFDarkside]

That's probably a good thing. The world doesn't need any more of it.

The bar of entry is high, but hearing Larry Graham or Marcus Miller laying it down is so awesome.

 

[Mincer]

The bar of entry is high, but hearing Larry Graham or Marcus Miller laying it down is so awesome.

Mark King, too, and between all of them, I think they have that style covered.

 

[solspirit]

Wow

 

[solspirit]

This is pretty intense

 

[solspirit]

I'm a Level 42 fan now. Hahaha

 

[Mincer]

I'm a Level 42 fan now. Hahaha

It is pretty insane, and from a very different place than the American slappers.