slap bass

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounslap bass (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmentA 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.
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