Funk Slapping Bass
The 60’s was a great time and place for all types music, especially if your into guitars like I am. Hendrix with the help of his guitar package that consisted of an upside down strat electric guitar and Marshall guitar amplifier, brought us a sound we will never hear again.
Every band had their own great sound with the help of Gibson LP guitars, and Jazz style guitars, Fender strats, Telecasters along with their Precision and Jazz bass guitars. These instruments were used to create rock, blues, and country music.
One band that stood out in the 60’s was Sly and the Family Stone. They were the first integrated band with a clear cut message about blacks and whites getting along in the song “Everyday People”. This is the band that invented Funk, and their bass guitar player Larry Graham invented the slapping bass guitar style that is used when playing Funk music.