Mark King Slap Bass Techniques

Mark King explains his slap bass and percussive bass playing techniques.

Duration : 0:3:0


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25 Responses to Mark King Slap Bass Techniques

  1. GuyMagicFingers says:

    SIMPLES!
    SIMPLES!

  2. iadans says:

    he often wears a …
    he often wears a ring of tape around his thumb, though not during this video… its shown briefly on the photo around 32 seconds

  3. WindowInThewall says:

    he doesnt wear …
    he doesnt wear anything.. its called slapping

  4. TRaddcliff says:

    so what do you do …
    so what do you do if you are cursed with small hands?
    i know his bass has SUPER lite touch. which helps, but what do you do with the reach.

    mark king is fantastic

  5. SalvationHasCome says:

    Dude, you should …
    Dude, you should let it inspire you, encourage you, remind you to keep practicing.
    I thought I was never going to do such things then I got a bass teacher who plays a lot of Mark King and what Mark King does is really quite simple. The hard thing in this part is putting the notes to it, but it’s pretty “easy” even though easy is a relative word :p

  6. minx3a says:

    B&Q Gaffer tape !!, …
    B&Q Gaffer tape !!, LOL !!………………….

  7. arunaka says:

    I wonder what he …
    I wonder what he wears on his thumb and what you call it.

  8. ijizz420 says:

    ahaaa its so simple …
    ahaaa its so simple now :P sum day …

  9. Tooltrocity says:

    Sweet. Now I’m …
    Sweet. Now I’m 110% sure I’ll never be that good at slap bass. Lol

  10. markod1991 says:

    That Is Unreal! …
    That Is Unreal! Itd Be so awesome to do that

  11. mickeymoose76 says:

    Im glad he cleared …
    Im glad he cleared that up, I can do it now!!! (I wish!)

  12. supermushy says:

    he reminds me of a …
    he reminds me of a south park character at that part

  13. SSLostSoulSS says:

    ….and it’s as …
    ….and it’s as easy as 123………I wish haha

  14. carriersignal says:

    Pure TALENT!

    I …
    Pure TALENT!

    I would so love to have his gift.

  15. jaydeebassman says:

    ALEMBIC!!
    ALEMBIC!!

  16. jugglerjoe says:

    Great slapper. Haha …
    Great slapper. Haha but really. He has come up with a lot of slap riffs that other bass players copy these days. He’s so fast but still stays in time which extremely hard for slapping and can get very tiring. Just an amazing bassist when it comes to slap.

  17. yesbassist says:

    man should of heard …
    man should of heard them on a wednesday!!! lol… oh well better late then never

  18. sophiegromit says:

    MUCH RESPECT TO …
    MUCH RESPECT TO MARK KING!

  19. tall32guy says:

    F’in rockass!!! :D
    F’in rockass!!! :D

  20. Kalcite says:

    no doubt
    no doubt

  21. Kalcite says:

    Yep :’D
    Inset LED’s

    Yep :’D
    Inset LED’s

  22. RespIendency says:

    thats exactly what …
    thats exactly what playin feels like

  23. Numlocq says:

    Correct
    Correct

  24. bitterspice says:

    I just discovered …
    I just discovered Level 42 on Thursday. (Late, I know.) Always knew about the two really big hits, but didn’t know anything else about them, except for the Douglas Adams connection. Thanks to YouTube and you, I now know about Mark King. I always thought he had a beautiful singing voice, but now I’m truly impressed by his musicianship. Thanks!

  25. MeltedProphet71 says:

    Yes. I believe …
    Yes. I believe that’s an Alembic bass with LED fret markers.

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