How to Play the Bass Guitar : Basic Slapping Techniques for Bass Guitar

Use basic slapping techniques on bass guitar; learn how with tips from our professional bass guitar instructor in this free music lesson video.

Expert: Carl Shepard
Contact: www.entheosmusic.com
Bio: Carl Shepard is a professional bass instructor working at Keller Music in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Filmmaker: Jason Sager

Duration : 0:1:31


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25 Responses to How to Play the Bass Guitar : Basic Slapping Techniques for Bass Guitar

  1. Wiciu0802 says:

    hahaah
    hahaah

  2. Segal619 says:

    you suck hill billy …
    you suck hill billy fag!

  3. rautibo says:

    lol your knowledge …
    lol your knowledge is something AWESOME!!!

  4. TheMarksmenCat says:

    holy dont tell …
    holy dont tell me i have to wait for ads to watch a videos jesus christ

  5. yesuluvme says:

    Bottom Line: If …
    Bottom Line: If you’re gonna *represent* out here as *an expert*, then u owe it to your students do your homework. I think u shud study and go through your own lesson yourself b4 you post it for others.

    Also, I didn’t *slag you*, as you said. in ur reply. But have a good, long look at your feedback comments, Teach. You have some compliments and praise – but you mostly have criticisms – and most of them are legit.

    Playing bass well and knowing how to teach it r 2 different things.

  6. yesuluvme says:

    It’s 12 semitones.. …
    It’s 12 semitones…not tones… higher…BLAH BLAH BLAH”

    Technically, you finally got it right.: An octave IS 12 semitones higher or lower than the next root tone aboove or below.

    But you knew EXACTLY what I meant…and so did other seasoned players out here.

    Also, I’d bet my next paycheck that your original statement – which is TOTALLY INCORRECT – confused some beginners who watched your lesson.

  7. bigbore660 says:

    Shit another Expert …
    another Expert Village suck fest video. Thank you Expert Village once again for teaching me NOTHING!

  8. jokersmile32 says:

    if you don’t know …
    if you don’t know the difference between a bass guitar and an electric guitar, you might be a redneck. Also this guy is like a zombie in his video.

  9. MightySaturn5 says:

    thanks
    thanks

  10. deedoo2009 says:

    what kind of bass …
    what kind of bass do you have? I had a cheap Squier P bass and had a similar problem till I bought a Yamaha Jazz/P combo.

  11. dieallshegrip says:

    thanks…..
    thanks…..

  12. falkable says:

    or if it has 7 …
    or if it has 7 thick strings, its electric bass

  13. falkable says:

    @pspfan68
    if your …

    @pspfan68
    if your guitar has 4 thick strings, its an electric bass. if it has 6 small strings, its electric guitar.

  14. pspfan68 says:

    i have 7 strings
    i have 7 strings

  15. 123pie5 says:

    how much stirngs …
    how much stirngs does it have.

  16. pspfan68 says:

    i have an electric …
    i have an electric but my tuner registers it as bass my guitar looks the same as the guy in the video’s guitar is my guitar electric or bass?

  17. Seizurema says:

    No, thats sort of …
    No, thats sort of what’s supposed to happen. You might try raising your action if it annoys you that much.

  18. jayharon says:

    I get distracted by …
    I get distracted by the sound of the string I slap hitting the fretboard… am I slapping too hard?

  19. Seizurema says:

    For anyone thats …
    For anyone thats actually trying to learn from this, you should use your third finger to fret the octave if your using your first to fret the root. If you don’t you will wind up with a hugely bad habit that will be very hard for you to break in the future.

  20. DaveBassyBass says:

    12 SEMI tones …
    12 SEMI tones higher. If your gonna slag someone else off get it right first please

  21. akidbudak123 says:

    it suppose to do dat
    it suppose to do dat

  22. yesuluvme says:

    Ummm…pardon me… …
    Ummm…pardon me…but I’m sure I heard you say, “An octave is something that is the same note, but a tone higher.”

    In fact…ummm… an octave is the same note TWELVE (12) tones higher.

    Ummm, yeah…we’re gonna need you to ummm…teach the students correctly, uhhh…or else they won’t be able to play the bass…EVER! LOL

  23. MessOfCurlyHair says:

    slappa de byass!!! …
    slappa de byass!!! Wait, thats wrong, that was like borat! :p

  24. highsociey says:

    Arggreed good but …
    Arggreed good but not always (and i did the waneys world (NOT!!!) part at the end BEST MOIVE EVER (not sarcasm)

  25. Bobolacupcssr says:

    try slapping …
    try slapping further up the neck, it dosent make a massive thumping noise

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