The importance of left-hand/finger muting can't be overstated. As Charles pointed out, short, staccato notes are crucial to making a line sound funky, and your fretting hand gives you so much control over articulation.
Practicing the lessons of his channel I really feel great evolution on bass. Thank you so much Charles for lead us to be a good bassist very very thankful
Muting is one of the most crucial parts to getting a good sound on bass. Make sure you can mute while playing fingerstyle just as well, if not better! It's easier to mute while playing slap if you can already mute well normally.
Marcus is my favorite because his style is heavily focused on groove and locking in with the instruments. For Marcus his style of ghost notes technique he pioneered came from his early sideman days as a teenager in the late 70s playing with Lenny white and just mimicking what Lenny was doing on the drums. Fast forward its been apart of his arsenal for nearly 50yrs.
@@Crambo2 no sorry ,i cannot play freely i am out at the beginning i just Start a year ago and i think at the and i can mabey just writte my own bass lines so thanks but i dont want the ashame myself with a disaster
Haha no, my friend, I was not referring to you. I was saying it’d be funny if he bass battled himself. The journey of musicianship is a beautiful one at every stage of the process! I wish you peace, enjoyment and fulfillment on yours!
Great lesson ! The issue I have right now is that while practicing slapping through the strings (double thumb position) I have a hard time muting the low strings while playing higher notes. My thumb won’t reach on my 6 strings bass, so I have to rely on my fretting hand to mute those strings, which is not always possible depending on what riff I’m playing. It’s much easier when slapping « over the strings » since my palm is available in this position.
Have you thought about doing videos about tone and different effects? I think it would be really helpful to talk about effects and settings that would compliment different areas of playing. Like solo or with a band, or playing styles like tapping and slap.
@@BassCampOfficial I've just seen that LeFay has just made another D-Tuner after like a long, LONG time. Is this related to you or Grant in any way? Since i don't think you can just buy the D-tuner model anymore since it's not listed on their website
One thing I can't get right when playing bass is which of the bass knobs should I use, and how much bass, mids and treble do I need for a good slap sound on my amp. Awesome video by the way, really helpful as always.
One way to think about it is applying it to what you’re playing. For example, in slap you have a lot of low notes with their popped octaves, so you may emphasize bass and treble more as it applies to slapping
Thank you so much! Maybe someone else can help me with this question but how do you mute the e-string at 08:01 while hitting the a? Do you use your forearm a lot? Really getting into slapping thanks to you and Donny Benet :D
The annoying thing i am not at the point to do this exercises. I am at the absolutly beginning but i dont rest until i get better them charles and i dont care if it takes my whole life!
As a guitarist for many many years that recently transitioned to bass, this tutorial is precisely what i'm missing from my tone. some of those funky dead notes and perfecting the muting techniques! Thanks for this wonderful exercise; I will definitely give it a run. As for slap, im on a break from it till i buy a new Bass so i can relearn the correct technique for it, cause right now i can only do the bounce slap/pop on my 1/4 ukulele acoustic bass, sounds alright but not the best
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Get the FREE slap bass muting practice video, tabs and backing tracks here: www.patreon.com/posts/95-1-slap-muting-99554117
I enjoy hearing you play bass my brother
Question, are eq settings important for slap?
If yes, what should they be
The importance of left-hand/finger muting can't be overstated. As Charles pointed out, short, staccato notes are crucial to making a line sound funky, and your fretting hand gives you so much control over articulation.
Practicing the lessons of his channel I really feel great evolution on bass. Thank you so much Charles for lead us to be a good bassist very very thankful
Muting is one of the most crucial parts to getting a good sound on bass. Make sure you can mute while playing fingerstyle just as well, if not better! It's easier to mute while playing slap if you can already mute well normally.
Marcus is my favorite because his style is heavily focused on groove and locking in with the instruments. For Marcus his style of ghost notes technique he pioneered came from his early sideman days as a teenager in the late 70s playing with Lenny white and just mimicking what Lenny was doing on the drums. Fast forward its been apart of his arsenal for nearly 50yrs.
Still too scared for a bass battle?
If you want a easy win ,why not . Ok no i am an absolutly beginer. But i think in 99.9999% muting is not optional.
It would be amazing to see your god-like skills in a bass battle against this chump!
@@Crambo2 no sorry ,i cannot play freely i am out at the beginning i just Start a year ago and i think at the and i can mabey just writte my own bass lines so thanks but i dont want the ashame myself with a disaster
Haha no, my friend, I was not referring to you. I was saying it’d be funny if he bass battled himself. The journey of musicianship is a beautiful one at every stage of the process! I wish you peace, enjoyment and fulfillment on yours!
@@Crambo2 thanks and now i am relaxed knowing i wasnt ment!
Good tips! I think the most important thing is to repeat it until it makes a good sound.
Thank you for always sharing good videos charles🤣
Yes, lots of repetition is very important!
playing for years yet this lesson had me slow down to master it.
excellent content.
joined your Patreon.
Can you please tell us what strings you are using in this video ? Id like to know what pickups as well. That bass sounds amazing
I’ve been waiting for you to make this video, slap muting is underwhelmingly explained on the internet at large
Wow! My respect for not only being a brillant player, but also an excellent and friendly teacher... 🎉
Great lesson ! The issue I have right now is that while practicing slapping through the strings (double thumb position) I have a hard time muting the low strings while playing higher notes. My thumb won’t reach on my 6 strings bass, so I have to rely on my fretting hand to mute those strings, which is not always possible depending on what riff I’m playing. It’s much easier when slapping « over the strings » since my palm is available in this position.
Great lesson brother.
Have you thought about doing videos about tone and different effects? I think it would be really helpful to talk about effects and settings that would compliment different areas of playing. Like solo or with a band, or playing styles like tapping and slap.
You’re phenomenal my bass brother!!! What’s that black bass behind you???
Thanks! It's my LeFay De Tuner
@@BassCampOfficial I've just seen that LeFay has just made another D-Tuner after like a long, LONG time. Is this related to you or Grant in any way? Since i don't think you can just buy the D-tuner model anymore since it's not listed on their website
One thing I can't get right when playing bass is which of the bass knobs should I use, and how much bass, mids and treble do I need for a good slap sound on my amp. Awesome video by the way, really helpful as always.
One way to think about it is applying it to what you’re playing. For example, in slap you have a lot of low notes with their popped octaves, so you may emphasize bass and treble more as it applies to slapping
Please make more lesson based videos. Lessons from you are inspiring to get better
Hi. Charle,could you please make a lesson how to practice scale and apreggio effectively,please and thank you
Thank you for another great instructional video!
Thank you so much! Maybe someone else can help me with this question but how do you mute the e-string at 08:01 while hitting the a? Do you use your forearm a lot? Really getting into slapping thanks to you and Donny Benet :D
Thank you for sharing your wisdom, Sir ❤❤❤❤
How to play 'power' Marcus miller? It's really hard that quick double-thumb chunk
Charles, I love your new sig bass and all BUT I really enjoy watching the paint slowly fade away on your Lefay lol
Fantastic stuff as always thanks CB :)
Excellent Video!🎯
Mark King. Absolute G.
You are a good teacher
this is great technique
The annoying thing i am not at the point to do this exercises. I am at the absolutly beginning but i dont rest until i get better them charles and i dont care if it takes my whole life!
My slapping sound got much better when i bought compressor pedal :D
I know all that, but I need to get back to exercising again..thx🌹👍
I merged all four techiques in to a ultimate technique lol
Slap bass sounds at its best when muted......
As a guitarist for many many years that recently transitioned to bass, this tutorial is precisely what i'm missing from my tone. some of those funky dead notes and perfecting the muting techniques! Thanks for this wonderful exercise; I will definitely give it a run. As for slap, im on a break from it till i buy a new Bass so i can relearn the correct technique for it, cause right now i can only do the bounce slap/pop on my 1/4 ukulele acoustic bass, sounds alright but not the best
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Great lesson mate