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Slap and Pop Technique for Guitar (Private Lessons) | 
 enlarge | Creator: Jean Marc Belkadi
Publisher: Musicians Institute Press
Category: Book
List Price: $12.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 1333392
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 24
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 11.9 x 9 x 0.2
ISBN: 0634032100
Dewey Decimal Number: 787
UPC: 073999956450
EAN: 9780634032103
ASIN: 0634032100
Publication Date: October 1, 2001
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Product Description
This one-on-one lesson with MI instructor Jean Marc Belkadi applies the slap bass techniques popularized by Louis Johnson, Marcus Miller, Victor Wooten and others to the guitar. Covers basic "slap" and "pop" techniques in funk, rock, RandB, Latin and reggae styles. The book includes standard notation and tab, and the accompanying CD features 52 full-band demo tracks.
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 Excellent ideas. August 5, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this book in December 2005 and really enjoyed it. I practiced the patterns and applied them to my playing, and I copped the riffs that I liked best. I use slap-pop all the time live when I gig, and believe me when I say that it freaks people out in a good way.
In April 2006, work and college brought me to LA and I looked the author up. We set up a jam at Musicians Institute and I had a blast. Jean Marc is truly one of the best and most verstatile musicians I've ever met, and even though I only ended up jamming with the man 3 times, I learned a months worth about music and improvisation.
If other people thought the lessons were vague, then I don't know how else to say this: I read the music notation and then I played it. That's how books like this work. Besides, even if you can't read music, use the tab and listen to the CD to make sure you're playing it right. This technique is deceptively simple.
Long story short: Jean Marcs book on Slap-pop is pretty freakin' rad and I reccommend it to anyone wanting to go a little outside the norm. There's even a few touchstyle lessons in the book. What's not to love?
 Trash November 21, 2004
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I made the mistake of buying this and the authors classical themes books. The cd that came with the classical themes book was sampled! This guy didnt even play it. This author is a joke.
Awesome stuff - not for pinheads August 6, 2004
3 out of 8 found this review helpful
Yes he's fast! No he doesn't "explain" it all. But there's both tab and a CD. So just practice and eventually you'll get it!
What were you knuckleheads expecting? Someone to actually play it for you?
For those of you with a brain and some playing abilities, this book will definitely open up some new avenues.
Peice of crap August 3, 2004
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
It's not a coincidence that everyone on amazon hates this book.
The author doesn't explain the technique AT ALL. It's more like a game of follow the leader, which is impossible.I wanted to learn proper technique and this book has NOTHING. Even the riffs he has in the book are repetitive and uninspiring. I emailed the author asking him to help me out a little and perhaps give me some tips but he failed to reply. This guy just wrote a book for the heck of it. He didn't take into consideration that he's acutally supposed to be TEACHING you. He just shows you. I learnt more slap technique from trying on my own and watching Tim Reynolds do some slap live. WORST BOOK EVER - RIP OFF
Dissapointing May 10, 2004
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I have seen Kevin Eubanks use this technique. He has a small section in one of his books dedicated to this. I had hoped that this book would expand on this but it does not. This book needs some pictures to explain this stuff more clearly and much more explanation, it is vague, and is not worth buying at all. It is better to save your money for a bass book that truly explains this or maybe take some lessons with a bass player. I will avoid this authors books.
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