"slap bass" meaning in All languages combined

See slap bass on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} slap bass (uncountable)
  1. (music) A percussive playing style in which the strings of a bass guitar are thumped (often with the thumb) or pulled away from the instrument so they vibrate against the fingerboard. Wikipedia link: Slapping (music) Tags: uncountable
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