This short course will cover some of the basics of the slap bass technique. These include the best position to wear the bass, how to set up your action for the technique, and how to approach practising it.
If you require additional help with any of the techniques used here, the following courses (all included in the monthly subscription cost) should prove useful:
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This course is 12 MINUTES long and contains the following videos, each of which can be selected from the video player above:
This video contains a brief history of the evolution of the slap bass technique. As you’ll learn, it all started with the upright bass.
This lesson will examine the different positions for wearing the bass. Whether you wear your bass low or high, its position will have an impact on your technique.
This lesson will cover the action of your instrument. Setting this up appropriately will have a considerable impact on your progress with the technique.
This final lesson is a discussion about effective practicing strategies for mastering the slap bass technique. As with anything, work in = results out!