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Try some Dunlop Super Bright steels or their Marcus Miller set while you're at it. They are very flexible which makes it so much easier to play slap with minimal effort!
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Just Ordered a set of those strings,worth a try.[quote name='Cato' timestamp='1489690916' post='3259050']
How are you balancing the pickups on the SR300?
For a 'classic' slap tone I'd probably start with both pickups on full, if you decide you need more bass roll off the bridge pickup slightly, if you want more treble roll off the neck pickup.
Might be worth turning down the mids a tad at the amp, whilst boosting the bass and treble, if that's an option for you.
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I have the tap switch set to the middle,and on the amp i have the treble right down and the middle with bass turned fully up.[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1489700416' post='3259139']
I used this group of videos by our own Scott Whitley when I started to learn to play slap:
[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GObmwIYwnMQ"]https://www.youtube....h?v=GObmwIYwnMQ[/url]
By the time you get to lesson 4 you should pretty much have it down to a T anyway - it's basically a technique which just needs repetition.
Get your bass set up (as low as) by somebody who knows what they're doing, some light strings (35-90s are superb when you start) possibly a [b]compressor [/b]and/or a [color=#333333]Envelope Filter[/color]. After that it's just "practice, practice, practice".
Can't see where you are - I'm sure you'll find somebody nearby who can help out so think about posting your location.
Good luck
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I'm based in the Derby area.
[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1489702331' post='3259157']
Are you going to do a lot of slap? I'd recommend looking for a set of super wound strings. They're the ones with just the core wire going over the saddles, the windings (round wound) start between the bridge and bridge pup. Very bright and good sustain. Hard to get these days I think but a real sound from the eighties.
Is this the clip that you saw?
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRusbYIyRNI[/media]
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Yes mate thats the clip,very easy to take ones eyes off of the bass i might add