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Question: Why can I not play slap bass!?
I idolize Flea from the red hot chili peppers because of the funky sounds his bass makes!. The only problem is he plays a lot of slap and I cant seem to get it down pact!. Anyone know some good sites for slap bass I taught myself how to play too!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


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to answer your question directly, you cannot play slap bass because you are new to it!. its an art form the technique goes deeper than just slapping Your strings, you need to find a groove work out which tone best suits that groove and work from there!. as far as the mechanics of relax your whole hand stick your thumb out at right angles toto Your and sort of and slap over the bass of your neck, to make slapping sounds on higher strings you pull from under them with Your fingers Www@QuestionHome@Com

Try thumping your thumb over the pickups to see what happens,!.!.!.!. thats what my bro told me and he's almost as funky as Victor Wooten!.Www@QuestionHome@Com