Absolute gold. Years of chasing the Flea, but instead should just have followed the Josh. This video is only 8 minutes of content, but worth months of lessons. Imagine, by this pattern you could be easily seen as the next best Flea by hundreds of drunk members in the audience 😁

@BassBuzz

Жыл бұрын

The drunker they are, the more awesome you get. :)

@derekknight5156

Жыл бұрын

Awesome then you'll just need a singer who can scat and sings about California

@Woozy.0

Жыл бұрын

Reppa deppa reppa deppa California - you as the new Flea AND Tony Flow

@derekknight5156

Жыл бұрын

@@Woozy.0 All we need now is that Kanye collaboration for some of that real 🔥. All the time I'm California don't scoop de whoop say I didn't warn ya

@Woozy.0

Жыл бұрын

@@derekknight5156 SCOOPA DOOPA CALABASAS!

Flea slaps that bass like it owes him money!

@ricardojmestre

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely 🤣

You have the best sounding bass out of all the KZreadrs. Some are way too quiet, some try to get too fancy with effects for a teaching setting. Yours is just done correctly. Thank you for that.

@BassBuzz

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul, I appreciate that! It's a work in progress, always trying to get my engineering above n00b level. :)

@rakaloopa1

Жыл бұрын

Yes, and I can actually hear it on my wimpy phone speaker!

@l-wook

Жыл бұрын

Noob Josh will always rise above!!

Weird that the older Flea gets, the more he looks like George W. Bush.

@BassBuzz

Жыл бұрын

Flea is the decider!

@mikie431

Жыл бұрын

Oooo you funny man! You so funny that you should be comedy man on top of revolving restaurant for claustrophobics

@SwiftyMcVeigh851

Жыл бұрын

Damn Son.... lmao

@ThrillHouse666

Жыл бұрын

Mind= Blown!

@Toumasu

Жыл бұрын

You're one of the terrerish

I'm 44 now, and became a "student" of Flea when I was a mere 14. Learned everything Chili Peppers at the time and anything else that tickled fancy. I picked up slap bass so fast. It's not that difficult if you have the passion. It's trick playing. The real trick comes with making music better with your playing, and that requires being discernative.

OMG~ Your humor was turned up to 11 on this one. Loved the patterns you went over. Nothing makes me happier and feeling the bass rhythm and groove than percussive playing. Callouses on my callouses indeed. Another great video. And, who knew that Flea actually owned a shirt 🤣🤯

Josh, I watched your videos when I first started bass. I love all your beginner focused content. You made me feel encouraged and prepared to try. This video is exceptional. It's a perfect chunk of lesson. Thanks for this.

A late friend of mine gifted me the DVD that this was clipped from when I first started playing bass many moons ago , that's awesome you found this - it's a classic and was super illuminating for learning slap drills and attack heavy riffs . Cheers and thank you for contributing content !

I like you put classic flea bassline each section

That’s awesome I’ve finally found a famous bass player that uses the bone of his thumb like I do for my quadruple thumb technique

Thank you so so much Josh! For all your videos and especially for the "Beginner to Badass" course. Two years ago it helped me to start :)

@BassBuzz

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome Pavel, glad you enjoyed the course!

Growing up as a suburban skater kid in the 80s and 90s Flea was my introduction to slap bass and his technique strongly influenced mine although over the years has morphed with countless new influences

Thanks to you and Flea, my bass playing just changed forever.

This is the best slapping video I've ever seen

I’m just about to start the slap section of the B2B course, so this is perfect timing. Plus I never knew Flea owned a shirt. If it’s used, I wonder if he got it from a…flea market? 🤔

The entertainment is perfectly sprinkled throughout the video. And you've held that fine balance for quite some time now which is impressive because it's easy to overdo it once you realise the audience enjoys it! Hats off!!

Love your vids! They helped me learn bass. Are you planning to do a bass pedal/pedal board video?

@robertp457

Жыл бұрын

Oh great idea!! Yes please! Also another beginner bass/amp video and perhaps Bass and amp picks for other than beginners.

@BassBuzz

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Alexandru! Good idea, that'd be fun, I love pedals. :)

@107Pedro

Жыл бұрын

@@BassBuzz yeah its amazing how many bass players need to learn about pedals through guitar videos because......ef us I think?

@4th_Lensman_of_the_apocalypse

Жыл бұрын

Ahh the burgers not enough for you. You want the special sauce too! 😱

@mikeym5116

Жыл бұрын

Hi! Are the request to telegram you (to claim a prize) a scam attempt? Could you please let us know? Thank you

Funk-E-Tudes by Andy Lalasis and Frank Cook is one of the best funk bass excercise book/tape that I've heard. It's super FUNKY.

dope. Luv how you teach people to make it their own

I like your light hearted comedy videos that often feature content about the bass guitar. Good stuff Josh.

This was an instant save to my learning playlist. I play bass in a metal band so I don't know if I'll ever have the chance to pull out a fast slap fill, but one can dream. Awesome teaching as always Josh!

@BassBuzz

Жыл бұрын

Depends on the metal!

@Marfman

Жыл бұрын

Off the top of my head, First Fragment, Archspire, and Havok all use slap.

@majorrager8645

Жыл бұрын

@@Marfman Feildy uses a bit of slap as well

@thetreeofclues

Жыл бұрын

@@Marfman Don't forget Mudvayne!

The first video that actually helped give me clear direction on how to continue and practice playing slap amazing video

Love the new editing it really makes the videos pop i noticed the new editing like 3 videos ago its really good

I learned that pattern/exercise (and a few other) from his instructional video back in 1995. Great video.

Wow, what a great lesson! I'm quite the amateur, but man this took me to a whole new level fast! Definitely earned a sub from me.

That video actually inspired me to practice slapping with my own bass instruments. Such a great warmup technique.

@element-dh9dx

Жыл бұрын

I started doing this a long time ago and am still learning.

Guitar player for about 20 years. I’ve only played a bass a couple times but I really want to get one and learn. More instruments the better at my house.

Beginner to badbutt is great! 100% worth it, really dig the fact that I'm finally able to transcribe on my own

@jamcam9

Жыл бұрын

Badbutt???!? Bwuahahahhahaha

Another perfect example, why Josh is the best bass teacher on the internet! Thanks for that!!!

You are back! Glad to see!

Josh, your lessons are incredibly good, I tend to follow more "serious" bass channels, but when you goof around it's tasteful and doesn't diminish the lessons. Thank you for all the work you invest to help all of us.

I always find your videos very educational but also very entertaining!

@BassBuzz

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Andy!

Hey man, I'm a pretty recent player but your videos are very informative and have taught me stuff I probably wouldn't have known otherwise. Also I just cracked give it away, it took me a week to really get it but today I was able to play the entire song on time and everything

Absolutely awesome video!! I will be taking my time to digest this one. Great job!!

@kenmarshall3221

Жыл бұрын

Great material I will be able to send money next month I am digesting the stuff with you Ken

As always great video. 👍

Great video once again. I really like the root-pentatonic pattern of playing. I guess I'll do a lot of it in the next weeks!

Thank you man this was very helpful

Excellent video I've been wanting to develop a good slap and pop technique... very helpful

Nailed The Speed Talking Transition Into Clicking And Subscribing - Well Done Cheers

@robertp457

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah that was so good!

@BassBuzz

Жыл бұрын

THANKSMAKESUREYOUSUBSCRIBEPLZZZZZZZ

Thanks for 1 of your best videos ever. 🤙😎 Yours truly, the guy with 10 thumbs who's older than dirt.

@BassBuzz

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

Another great lesson!

Just got a new suscriber, my friend. Amazing content, thank you.

Great lesson Josh

Breathing is such a pro tip! For some reason when the music gets we harder we forget to breathe! That just makes things more difficult

@BassBuzz

Жыл бұрын

Haha yup it's an ongoing practice!

Fun fact: using your pinky to finger 2 frets up isn't just conserving energy, it is actually how you would finger the same thing in an orchestral setting. F# in 1st position is your third finger on an electric but your 4th finger on an upright bass

1:47 still gonna try this with my flat tapewound strings... I just put them on yesterday. we'll see how it goes... excellent video, thank you!

daaaaaaaaaamn 30s in and my mind is already blown listening to his blazing slap speed!

Excellent lesson! :-)

Really helpful, i’ll try to use octaves they sounded really cool

Very very very very good! Thank you very much!

This is now my favorite channel on KZread, and I don't even play bass.

Great content dude

totally underrated bass guitarist!

Thanks for this.

your editing is getting better

Awesome vid thanks

LMAO I was looking at mechanical watch's and your video popped up. 6bps vs 8bps Japanese vs Swiss. I like Flea and Peter Hook. Great video. Thank you.

Thanks Josh and Flea I tend to make harder than it should be I have 77P bass 93pj 01 stingray still cood not play slap funk good. this helped me so much, by the way you see the time line in each of those gutiars each time I send this is the one.

Huge fan of your video! Also a huge fan of beginner to badass. We gonna get a new course anytime soon ? I’m sure you’ve got something in the tank. Cheers Josh!

I remember seeing that video years ago, trust me, it worked!!

Even the choking sound rhythm wasn't bad, sounded more like an anticipatory galloping thing etc. Eh , whatever you do is amazing Thanks for giving and breaking down in parts 🙏

Loved the video !!! I've been watching bass buzz for a while now and was wondering if you could make a video on how to solo on bass! Thanks for the videos!

This is so awesome. I think I'll never learn slap lines ever again. I'll just make my own, cuz now I know how.

@BassBuzz

Жыл бұрын

You're allowed to do both too. :)

I needed this lmao

The only cool bass trick I can do is a fast TTP slap in the middle of a bassline and double-finger pops which is kinda like popping a power chord. I miss the days when I had the energy and time to play more.

Always wanted to play like Flea.

you know your stuff. Thank our.

Awesome chop I tried to slap & when I popped it was difficult to build speed because as my thumb bounced up I tried to pop in one motion I can see the value the thump strikes root note and the octave pop implies tonality and then you can get funky with the fifths or the blue note !

Nice data for begginers, i really wish i had this when i first tried to learn to slap, it would have made things far easy :D

Excellent

PLEASE do a video about the basses that you use! 🙂

@robertp457

Жыл бұрын

Yes please!

That's funny, i have the same Pbass, and mine had a crackle in the volume, turns out it needed a whole new pot. thanks warranty!

@BassBuzz

Жыл бұрын

Take notes, Squier quality control!

what a great videoooooo finally l got how it's done!!

not only that this is really a very informative video on how to slap or how to create a bassline with a flea influence in it it also showed 2 of my exact basses a sterling ray 4 and squier CV 70s pbass 😁

Subscribed. This is the first video of yours I've seen, and I'm sold. Time to start learning bass in my free time (what's that? haha)

@BassBuzz

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jesse, have fun learning bass!

This was so helpful, thank you so much!

This is the easiest way I’ve ever heard anyone explain slap and it makes so much sense

You have my exact same bass!

loved the vid! can you do a breakdown of Tim Commerford's bass lines in the future?

flea is the best bassis ever.....I really like the way it plays

Nice!

SO FUN TO PLAY

So much good stuff here... You can see in his videos that Victor Wooton often uses his 4th finger when doing octaves. Maybe always - I haven't listened to everything he does. I'm going to say that may be a player preference thing.

Flea used to be a client of mine many years ago, you have no idea how sick a bassist this guy is

I really can't slap before i click the like button It's really work guys!

Thanks again, Regular Josh!

@BassBuzz

Жыл бұрын

:P

very very very honestly... I did not expect this video to be so GOOD!!! I thought I had learnt most of fleas lines and understood them. I was wrong. thank you Josh!!!

@BassBuzz

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sergio!

As I watch these awesome videos, one thing became clear, before anything else, I need a bass guitar!

Wow, you go very detail....

I have that same Sterling bass! I practically did the Leo DiCaprio pointing at the TV meme when I saw it!

@scottkretsch4887

Жыл бұрын

I have that one too. Great bass for slapping or heavy metal.

yay Josh is back

@BassBuzz

Жыл бұрын

Hey Mark!

Love his random bass commentary on his videos

I just picked up a bass for the first time in years and I immediately started trying to play Can't Stop

@BassBuzz

Жыл бұрын

That song has its own gravitational pull!

lol love this guy

Once Buckethead participated at bass slapping competition ( i think it was in LA) and won. Flea was also there and lost from not even a bass player.

That video of Flea teached me how to slap. Im still an amateur, but at least I sound cool.

Great take on how to make flea work with your own groves. Noticed you have the Ray 4 which I have; Do you like it better than Yamaha TRBX 304? Thinking about trading in my 5 String Shire V7, it is just to much for me as a beginner. I am taking you your class as well. It's fantastic.

crackle in the electronics can be cured with a few sprays of electronics cleaner. I just had the same issue.

Every time i listen to old RHCP i always think to myself “Wut happened??” there newer stuff isn’t a 1/10th as good as songs like “Sikamikanico”

Always wanted to learn slap bass but never figured out how to set up the bass for it.