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Slapping a bass in the jungle, kid’s TV show style

For those of you out there who ever thought there should be more bass guitar in children’s television programming, well, it actually happened.

There is a BBC television program called ZingZillas on the “CBeebies” channel. And very recently, there was a show clip released on YouTube showing an entire segment dedicated to the bass guitar.

Below is the clip. You see the bass player doing his thing on what appears to be a Warwick, and not saying anything while the other show characters give their opinions on the sounds they hear.

Remember, this is a kid’s show. Don’t be too harsh on it. Be happy there actually is some real-deal bass playing on a real-deal children’s TV show to influence kids to be bass players. 🙂

12 thoughts on “Slapping a bass in the jungle, kid’s TV show style”

  1. Mr Zender. Warwick built that monster for him. He co-built Jamiroquai with Jay Kay and left after the third album, all 3 of which were great albums getting progressively better. Personally I think his unmistakable sound out them on the map and Jay Kay then ran with it. for a real treat and to possibly fry your mind trying to figure out how to play some of those funky licks at probably age 21 or 22, give the Travelling Without Moving a listen

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    • oops. that’s Travelling Without Moving the album or the track Stillness in time. Gorgeous effortless summer’s day in Camden awesomeness

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  2. When you Play a Bass like that it is Called ( Thumping & Plucking ) , The style was invented by American Bassist “Larry Graham” He alone, is the originator of this style of Bass playing . Larry introduced his new style of THUMPING & PLUCKING on 1969 Hit song (Thank you Falettinme be my Self Again ) Sly & the Family stone , I Started playing bass in 1974 ‘ it was called THUMPING & PLUCKING , After 42 years I have never once heard it called Slap Bass . Slapping the bass is something I have seen done on (Upright Acoustic Bass). You achieve that by Slapping the strings with your open hand so that they generate slapping sound when the strings land against the FRETT BOARD.

    THANK YOU. LARRY GRAHAM

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    • Henry – everyone and their dog calls it slap or slap bass. I started in the mid 70’s and it was already called slap – Regardless of the facts that you point out, which are all correct. Though we call it a fingerboard on the double bass.

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  3. Bloody Hell – BBC Worldwide has blocked it on copyright grounds – so I cannot see it in Australia!
    Way to promote the bass & music culture, ya dickheads!!

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  4. Same here in France –

    The BBC, flying alone on Brexit, cut me out of the loop here in France. They can keep their stupid videos, I can appreciate Stuart’s playing without them. Long live Larry Graham and those who have come after !

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