This is apparent in the lack of slap bass and guitar palm muting, which can only slightly be found in "Out From Under".

The Village Wait, it is distinct from both earlier versions, with Kemp's slap bass and a strong violin line.

Typical boogie track can be characterized by mid-tempo rhythm, prominent use of slap bass, loud clapping sound, melodic chords and, obviously, synthesizers.

However, there are a range of books, playing methods, and, since the 1990s, instructional DVDs (e.g., on how to play rockabilly-style slap bass).

It is also the first album to not feature heavy slap bass, with the only appearance being in a small segment of "Misdirected Hostility".

Ghost notes, or notes played with the string damped, are also commonly played in slap bass to increase the percussive feel of the technique.

The theme song for the television sitcom ALF features a slap bass.

A joke in the 2009 film I Love You, Man is the main character's enthusiasm for slap bass.

The Quakes added Kenny Hill on slap bass.

His slap bass playing arrived soon after Larry Graham brought it into the mainstream, and both are considered the "grandfathers" of slap-bass playing.