Slap bass has come a long way since Larry Graham first championed the style in the 1970s. Graham has said that he was simply trying to create a drum-like sound to flesh out the rhythm in the then ...

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A Tesla owner is delighted to see his car’s audio equalizer now calls max bass “slappin.” Here’s what’s behind the change. TikTok user Nateflipz (@nateflipz) posted the video with his discovery ...

Lauded as one of the modern-day heroes of the electric bass, Toby Peterson-Stewart has enjoyed burning sessions with fellow bass guitarists Jacob Umansky and Clay Gober, and a string of bass-intensive ...

“We Want the Funk” starts just as a documentary about funk music should – with musician Marcus Miller slapping that bass. Miller’s bass solo sets the tone for the rest of “We Want the Funk,” which is ...