Interview and Performance with Slick Joe Fick

This interview features our latest tutor, Slick Joe Fick. Hailing from Nashville, Tennessee Joe is known as the Energiser Bunny of slap bassists with his virtuosic slap chops and high-energy performances. If you are a fan of rockabilly slap bass, you will LOVE his playing!

In the interview, we discuss all things slap bass, including:

The pioneers of slap bass
Modern slap bass hotshots
Classic slap patterns
Left-hand technique and rule breaking
Playing Bill Black in a Hollywood blockbuster film.
Joe's insane two-handed slap!
...and much more.

Slap That Bass! by Slick Joe Fick, a new comprehensive method on upright slap bass technique is out now.

Slick Joe Fick’s Links:

Website
Instagram
Joe’s band, Kelley’s Heroes on Instagram

Discussion Links:

Manny Tololoche - YouTube Channel
Lee Rocker - Website
Joe Zinkan - Alabama Jubilee - YouTube Video on Kent Blanton’s incredible channel
Nashville’s Legendary Bass Players - Facebook Group
Dave Roe - Website
Kevin Smith - Facebook Page
Nicolas Dubouchet - YouTube channel
Beau Sample - Slapstream
Jake Irwin - The Hot Club of Cow Town Wikipedia Page
Djordje Stijepovic’s Slapstream - YouTube Channel