page_title: Slapping (music)
section_title: Selected slap bass players
hierarchical_section_title: Slapping (music) / Bass guitar / Selected slap bass players
caption_attribution_description: English: Mark King with Level 42 at the stage of Kirketorget. The concert was part of Kongsberg Jazzfestival and took place on 06. July 2017. Lineup:Mark King (bass guitar)Mike Lindup (keyboard)Unidentified (guitar)Unidentified (drums)Unidentified (saxophone)Unidentified (trumpet)Unidentified (trombone) Norsk nynorsk: Avbilda&#160;: Mark King Arrangement: Level 42 Høve, arrangør eller stad&#160;: Kongsberg Jazzfestival 2017, Kirketorget
context_page_description: Slapping and popping are ways to produce percussive sounds on a stringed instrument. It is primarily used on the double bass or bass guitar. Slapping on bass guitar involves using the edge of one's knuckle, where it is particularly bony, to quickly strike the string against the fretboard. On bass guitars, this is commonly done with the thumb, while on double bass, the edge of the hand or index finger may be used. Popping refers to pulling the string away from the fretboard and quickly releasing it so it snaps back against the fretboard. On bass guitar, the two techniques are commonly used together in alternation, though either may be used separately.
context_section_description: Some prominent electric bass players known for their use of slapping in their playing include:
  Mark Adams (funk band, Slave,"Slide",1977
  James Alexander (The Bar-Kays), "Shut The Funk Up", 1977
  Bootsy Collins (solo artist; Bootsy's Rubber Band, Funkadelic, Parliament, Praxis)
  Marvin Craig (Lakeside),"Fantastic Voyage", 1981
  Nathan East (Fourplay, Daft Punk)
  Bernard Edwards (Chic)
  Jerry Barnes (Chic)
  Jake Erwin The Hot Club of Cowtown (Jake Erwin)
  Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
  Johnny Flippin (Fatback Band)
  Mike Gordon (Phish)
  Billy Gould (Faith No More)
  Les Claypool (Primus)
  Larry Graham (Sly and the Family Stone, Graham Central Station), credited with inventing the technique for electric bass. Sly and the Family Stone "Thank You"(1970)
  Louis Johnson (The Brothers Johnson, Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson)
  Mark King (Level 42)
  Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, Stick Men)
  Kevin McCord (Funk band, One Way), "One of Us", 1982
  Marcus Miller (solo artist, Miles Davis, David Sanborn, Luther Vandross)
  Lee Rocker (Stray Cats)
  Robert Trujillo (Metallica, Suicidal Tendencies)
  Doug Wimbish (Sugarhill Gang, Grandmaster Flash, Living Colour, Mick Jagger)
  Victor Wooten (Béla Fleck and the Flecktones)
  Ryan Martinie(Mudvayne)
  Doug Rauch (Giants, "Attitude" 1970. Also; Santana, Betty Davis, Lenny White, Billy Cobham) pioneer of "double" thumb technique
  Jamie Stewart (The Cult)
  Davie504, a YouTube bassist and comedian
  Rob Scallon, a YouTube guitarist
caption: Mark King of Level 42 using the slapping technique in a concert in 2017
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