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Old 12-02-2014, 07:01 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Yup.

OP said bands that use a lot of slap bass regardless of genre.

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Yup.

OP said bands that use a lot of slap bass regardless of genre.
It wasn't the genre in question, just that you thought he beats all. Like Rexx said, there a ton of them.

I know it's a different technique, but if it's all genre's I guess slapping a dog house counts. Jimbo Wallace (stand-up bass player for Rev Horton Heat) and Lee Rocker and I should know more standup bass players.
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It wasn't the genre in question, just that you thought he beats all. Like Rexx said, there a ton of them.

I know it's a different technique, but if it's all genre's I guess slapping a dog house counts. Jimbo Wallace (stand-up bass player for Rev Horton Heat) and Lee Rocker and I should know more standup bass players.
The Hillbilly Hellcats had a great stand-up bassist, if you're looking for more of them.
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Old 12-02-2014, 09:02 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Granted, I have seen some incredible Upright players nailing Triple Slap like its nuthin'....I still dont think URB slap technique ( which is done as a hand grab/palm technique) is what the OP is after (funky thumbs!)...The only thing that URB slap technique and electric slap technique share is the word "slap"
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Old 12-03-2014, 04:13 AM   #16 (permalink)
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The Hillbilly Hellcats had a great stand-up bassist, if you're looking for more of them.
Isn't that called a double bass?

Anyways, thanks for the reccomendations.
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Old 12-03-2014, 09:57 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Isn't that called a double bass?

Anyways, thanks for the reccomendations.
Oriphiel isn't wrong, it just goes by many different names.
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It is my understanding, correct me if I am wrong, that Larry Graham basically invented the slap bass. Story I heard goes like this. Larry was playing in his churches band, and they often did not have the room for a drummer. He started improvising by hitting those low notes with his thumb while playing the higher notes with his other fingers. Now this could all be made up (but if it is, I am not the one who made it up). I don't recall where I read this but it was within the last 6 months so it is out there floating about the net somewhere.

That said, there were certainly MANY slappers who came about that IMHO put Larry to shame, but if the story is true, they would not have even existed were it not for his innovation. If anyone has more details, I would love to hear them.

Larry invented it -- first song to utilize it is "Thank You for Lettin Me Be MicElf" by Sly and The family Stone....but guys like Louis Johnson, Stanley Clarke, and Marcus Miller (just to name a few) took that ball and ran with it....

These days, there are TWO basic forms of slap bass

Traditional - the Larry Graham method where the side of the thumb hammers/thumps the string. Stanley Clarke, Louis Johnson, Mark Adams, Abraham Laboriel, Chuck Rainey, Marcus Miller, and countless others

Double Thumping - the Victor Wooten style where the thumb is used in an up-and-down motion like a guitar pick. This is a newer version of slap bass made popular by Victor Wooten and Dave LaRue (just to name two)
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Larry invented it -- first song to utilize it is "Thank You for Lettin Me Be MicElf" by Sly and The family Stone....but guys like Louis Johnson, Stanley Clarke, and Marcus Miller (just to name a few) took that ball and ran with it....

These days, there are TWO basic forms of slap bass

Traditional - the Larry Graham method where the side of the thumb hammers/thumps the string. Stanley Clarke, Louis Johnson, Mark Adams, Abraham Laboriel, Chuck Rainey, Marcus Miller, and countless others

Double Thumping - the Victor Wooten style where the thumb is used in an up-and-down motion like a guitar pick. This is a newer version of slap bass made popular by Victor Wooten and Dave LaRue (just to name two)
I do double thumping. I discovered it on my own, not knowing about Wooten's technique. Only cause I didn't really didn't know how Traditional was done.
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