Amazoman Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Hi all. I'm really glad I found the site and lots of useful info. I am relatively new to bass having played drums for a fair few years but always hankered after a bass guitar. I bought one off e bay when one came up that I liked the look of and the price was right. It is a custom made bass which despite my best efforts have not been able to find anything out about. It has a small logo on the headstock, similar to a pair of wings a la RAF style , with a letter L in the centre and the name Liberty underneath. I know there is a company called Liberty in the states but they have confirmed it is not one of theirs. Any ideas anyone? Part 2- I can find my way around the guitar and I have played live on numerous occasions but I am certainly only beginner stage, it has a lovely tone and people comment on how nice a guitar it is but I simply cannot get a decent slap out of it. Is it me or do some guitars slap better than others and if so which are the better ones to consider for my next purchase. Thanks in anticipation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lemmywinks Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 I thought Liberty was a budget range, something to do with Tanglewood? They did Ps and Js, also Tanglewood Rebel style basses IIRC Maybe the bass just hasn't got a good inherent slap sound, some do slap better than others. Be aware that good technique is probably the most important factor in a good slap (or any) sound, irrelevant of the bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 [quote name='EssentialTension' post='615151' date='Oct 2 2009, 07:43 PM']Like this?[/quote] That's the brand i was thinking of. Notice how the bass is different to the one on the box! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Here's the page at [url="http://www.tanglewoodguitars.co.uk/products/default.asp?cID=66460622&sID=26465306&view=search"]Tanglewood[/url] (without any pic). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 [quote name='lemmywinks' post='615158' date='Oct 2 2009, 07:46 PM']That's the brand i was thinking of. Notice how the bass is different to the one on the box![/quote] Ah, well spotted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Some basses do slap better than others, but its generally a setup issue rather than anything more serious. Occasionally there are ergonomic decision made during design that really hamper slap like having a Ramp installed (IMO rather strangely the Warwick Thumb bass suffers from having too big a gap between the string and body for your popping finger to disappear into for instance). Generally though just about anything can be slapped, although the tone may not be what you would want always. The answer in all probability is that your technique isnt there yet to get over any inadequacies with the bass itself.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 In general terms, the only thing to avoid is basses with the neck pickup right against the end of the neck, like violin basses & SG-style basses. All you'll get is a bang from the front pickup! Apart from that, pretty much everything else is slappable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazoman Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 Thanks for the swift responses . Yes Dave that is exactly the logo. Well found ,I have searched for this without any luck and you find it in a few minutes!!! I guess more practice is required to improve my technique as the pups are not too close to the end of the fret board to be the reason for poor slap sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozbass Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Status basses seem to slap reasonably well (!) and most Fender Jazz style basses slap very neatly. I agree with Outtoplayjazz - proximity of the neck pickup to the board is an issue. I had one 26 fret bass with an elongated board and there was little gap between it and the pickup (that said, the bass wasn't designed fundamentally for a slap style). I've found SGs to be a problem, along with some other traditional (non-Fender) styles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 My MIJ Precision slaps very well - incidentally, Flea used a Precision in the early days of Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem - better known as The Red Hot Chili peppers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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