Flea Teaches His Stupidly Simple Slap Drill (For Insane Speed)

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Жыл бұрын

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@NetDevil Жыл бұрын

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!

@onezerosevensix Жыл бұрын

Flea slaps that bass like it owes him money!

@ricardojmestre Жыл бұрын

Absolutely 🤣

@pulos42 Жыл бұрын

You have the best sounding bass out of all the KZfaqrs. 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!!

@WeerdMunkee Жыл бұрын

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.

@richsackett3423 Жыл бұрын

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

@SteveWeltman Жыл бұрын

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 🤣🤯

@zprince4120 Жыл бұрын

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

@joshinya66 Жыл бұрын

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 !

@tombuck Жыл бұрын

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? 🤔

@sicilianmammalian Жыл бұрын

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

@GaiusIncognitus Жыл бұрын

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.

@rodoherty1 Жыл бұрын

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!!

@Razvan-hz2ir Жыл бұрын

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

@PaulLetski Жыл бұрын

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!

@AlexandarShmex Жыл бұрын

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.

@majorrager8645 Жыл бұрын

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!

@thorny3218 Жыл бұрын

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.

@ricktheexplorer Жыл бұрын

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

@Woozy.0 Жыл бұрын

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

@atldeadhead Жыл бұрын

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

@benjamins.9197 Жыл бұрын

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

@bane9832 Жыл бұрын

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

@luika112 Жыл бұрын

You are back! Glad to see!

@subvertedworld Жыл бұрын

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.

@dmitryowens Жыл бұрын

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

@gaugesmock4671 Жыл бұрын

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

@ElliYeetYT Жыл бұрын

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.

@buffkangaroodog Жыл бұрын

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

@tdtrecordsmusic Жыл бұрын

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

@aidenschneider2327 Жыл бұрын

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

@sagittarius_a_starr Жыл бұрын

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!

@Rhythmicons Жыл бұрын

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.

@pllndch Жыл бұрын

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

@jean-michelfarley9135 Жыл бұрын

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!

@agungandy836 Жыл бұрын

I like you put classic flea bassline each section

@IANSAMUJANGO Жыл бұрын

This is the best slapping video I've ever seen

@sylbaster2658 Жыл бұрын

your editing is getting better

@philbosher6959 Жыл бұрын

As always great video. 👍

@jfreib4 Жыл бұрын

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

@jawswasnevermyscene4258 10 ай бұрын

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 🙏

@andyhinds542 Жыл бұрын

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

@BassBuzz Жыл бұрын

Thanks Andy!

@jackylrox977 Жыл бұрын

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.

@poindextertunes Жыл бұрын

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”

@MaybeABass07 Жыл бұрын

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!

@quentinf274 Жыл бұрын

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

@johnmoser2689 Жыл бұрын

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

@lurklingX Жыл бұрын

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

@daveruttman6501 Жыл бұрын

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.

@thatguyineverycommentssection Жыл бұрын

totally underrated bass guitarist!

@travisreed5965 Жыл бұрын

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

@TheDNonn Жыл бұрын

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!

@t.s.racing Жыл бұрын

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! :)

@danmorrison8194 Жыл бұрын

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!

@paulhaustead7346 Жыл бұрын

Great lesson Josh

@adrianjabs5752 Жыл бұрын

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 !

@RiffHarvester Жыл бұрын

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.

@mirceadolineanu9715 Жыл бұрын

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. :)

@chupandonaftalina Жыл бұрын

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

@stevencooper564 Жыл бұрын

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

@mikeym5116 Жыл бұрын

Another great lesson!

@robreck6082 11 ай бұрын

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.

@Lux_2103 Жыл бұрын

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

@yeahnahsweetas Жыл бұрын

Thank you man this was very helpful

@JamesOKlippel Жыл бұрын

Great content dude

@sergiofabiani9168 Жыл бұрын

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!

@adamcawdle Жыл бұрын

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!

@jmd01 Жыл бұрын

Excellent lesson! :-)

@igorpedreiralapa2922 Жыл бұрын

I am a simple Guy, i hear or see slapping and i press like

@mrdoodles2284 Жыл бұрын

This was so helpful, thank you so much!

@jplanta95 Жыл бұрын

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 😁

@graceborne Жыл бұрын

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!

@fredrikghazarian200 Жыл бұрын

I needed this lmao

@balbino4 Жыл бұрын

Very very very very good! Thank you very much!

@woodshed_moments Жыл бұрын

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

@thomasbionda Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this.

@MetalThrashingMan13 9 ай бұрын

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

@damonmoss8551 Жыл бұрын

Awesome vid thanks

@The_R-n-I_Guy Жыл бұрын

Always wanted to play like Flea.

@teotirn1 Жыл бұрын

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

@jamestown57 Жыл бұрын

Love his random bass commentary on his videos

@JohnstownJohnny Жыл бұрын

Yeahhhh! 🤠

@kenslawich3148 Жыл бұрын

Excellent

@mattodom6367 Жыл бұрын

You have my exact same bass!

@3f.chanel Жыл бұрын

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

@fernandoramoa7079 Жыл бұрын

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

@Turco949 Жыл бұрын

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

@lolbruah Жыл бұрын

I‘ve started bassing a few months ago. I hated string instruments back then. Within the last 2 days I’ve learned how to slap and get some tones out of my crappy cordt bass. I‘ve tried to learn how to slap when I begun back then - no chance. It takes a while to get control over the string when you learn evrrything by yourself ^^ Now I can‘t stop the slappin and also I want a Dingwall now -_- (PS good multiscale bass under 1000 € anyone?) Gonna sweep through your vids for more. Liked & subscribed.

@rikodewaner Жыл бұрын

Wow, you go very detail....

@darkknightnate Жыл бұрын

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.

@braydenfrederick7879 Жыл бұрын

SO FUN TO PLAY

@sotirzvanidjubre4109 Жыл бұрын

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.

@user-kh3qw3zg9r 11 күн бұрын

"phone me up kids!" 😱 love ya

@OlavSchneider Жыл бұрын

Nice!

@ARadicalDream Жыл бұрын

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

@ToneTraveler Жыл бұрын

Flea explained it in seconds…he doesn’t need likes and subs.

@prawduhgee8834 Жыл бұрын

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!

@newgunguy4176 Жыл бұрын

It'd be cool if you made a video with your dad showing how you prefer to set up your bass.

@fg87fgd Жыл бұрын

you know your stuff. Thank our.

@seans.youtube Жыл бұрын

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

@robertp457 Жыл бұрын

Yes please!

@nathanvalley7995 Жыл бұрын

I have a song I’ve written with my friend that is RHCP TOOl Hybrid. I love using fleas style