Mark King (of Level 42) Slap Bass Techniques

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

25 Comments

bofursgunAugust 1st, 2011 at 5:34 pm

@minx3a,

OK. The madam is a filthy slapper.

minx3aAugust 1st, 2011 at 6:26 pm

@bofursgun Madam, please !!.

bofursgunAugust 1st, 2011 at 7:13 pm

What a flthy slapper.

angwxAugust 1st, 2011 at 7:39 pm

his expression at 2:59, ” Well, piece ‘a cake”

minx3aAugust 1st, 2011 at 7:57 pm

@StrawberryJungle excellent !!.

StrawberryJungleAugust 1st, 2011 at 8:43 pm

Mark King is my biggest inspiration.

1969fenderjazzAugust 1st, 2011 at 9:36 pm

@jsilence418 Well put. Mark surely drowns his food in ketchup.

minx3aAugust 1st, 2011 at 10:26 pm

@the12345joker “may the force be with you !”

the12345jokerAugust 1st, 2011 at 11:22 pm

Luke Skywalker on Bass. Mark may not be a Jedi but he is certainly a King !!

nilpointdotcomAugust 2nd, 2011 at 12:17 am

the answer to both questions – the chinese way and level 42!

MrSluggo666August 2nd, 2011 at 1:05 am

@jsilence418 Yeah it sounds good in its place, but grows tired after a while. Finger style always! some of the best players ever never slapped !

jsilence418August 2nd, 2011 at 1:40 am

@minx3a !!

minx3aAugust 2nd, 2011 at 1:56 am

@jsilence418 ??.

jsilence418August 2nd, 2011 at 2:06 am

“Slapping is the ketchup of Bass playing”" Anthony Jackson

jazzlyzackAugust 2nd, 2011 at 2:30 am

quality……..

BassAce691August 2nd, 2011 at 2:40 am

No Mark, your hands aren’t going particularly fast at all….. O.O

minx3aAugust 2nd, 2011 at 3:21 am

@licobass100 ??

minx3aAugust 2nd, 2011 at 3:39 am

@licobass100

Apathesis0August 2nd, 2011 at 4:12 am

@Mr6292 I think plenty of people will just get discouraged! But practice makes anything possible. Granted some people will always be better. That’s just genetics.

licobass100August 2nd, 2011 at 4:34 am

Exellent Work! beatiful technique…

germaneuskoAugust 2nd, 2011 at 5:22 am

I thought I knew how to play the bass, but after that …….. i will go to set fire my bass and throw it away

minx3aAugust 2nd, 2011 at 5:31 am

@drewzzr1 excellent !!……….

drewzzr1August 2nd, 2011 at 6:11 am

I feel the Force
Thank you Yoda!

deadfredsheadAugust 2nd, 2011 at 6:32 am

i thought i was weird when i slap because my arm proper comes away from the bass then back down when a lot of people are just moving the wrist but mark does as well :) (not so much in this video)

VenousPlatypusAugust 2nd, 2011 at 7:26 am

Thumbs up for Mark King picking his nose!

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