List of slap bass players (electric bass)

This is a list of bassists known for their slap bass technique.

A

 * Dave Allen (Shriekback)
 * Mark Adams (Slave)
 * George Anderson (Shakatak)
 * Emma Anzai (Sick Puppies)
 * Tomohito Aoki (solo artist, Toshiki Kadomatsu and others)
 * Eugene Abdukhanov (Jinjer)
 * Tom Araya (Slayer)
 * John Avila (Oingo Boingo)

B

 * Chris Baio (Vampire Weekend)
 * Davie504 (Real name Davide Biale, Solo Artist and YouTuber)
 * Nick Beggs (Kajagoogoo)
 * Jeff Berlin (solo artist, Bill Bruford)
 * Cliff Burton (Metallica)
 * Brian Bromberg (solo artist)
 * Charles Berthoud (Solo Artist and YouTube)
 * Joe Baker (solo artist)

C

 * Alain Caron (solo artist, Uzeb)
 * Tony Choy (Atheist, Pestilence, Cynic)
 * Tim Commerford (Rage Against the Machine)
 * Lynn Copeland (Big Mountain)
 * Stanley Clarke (solo artist, Return to Forever, Chick Corea)
 * Les Claypool (solo artist, Oysterhead, Primus)
 * Bootsy Collins (solo artist, Bootsy's Rubber Band, Funkadelic, Parliament, Praxis)

D

 * Glen Diani (One Minute Silence)
 * Luke DiSalvo (Jive Machine)
 * Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, Secret Chiefs 3, Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant, David Krakauer)

E

 * Nathan East (Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Fourplay)
 * Bernard Edwards (Chic, Sister Sledge, Diana Ross, Power Station)
 * David Ellefson (Megadeth)

F

 * Nick Fyffe (Jamiroquai), (David Jordan)
 * John Norwood Fisher (Fishbone)
 * Lex Feltham (Frenzal Rhomb)
 * Fieldy (Korn)
 * Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
 * Derek Forbes (Simple Minds and Propaganda)

G

 * Marshall Grant (Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Three)
 * Leigh Gorman (Bow Wow Wow)
 * Larry Graham (Sly and the Family Stone, Graham Central Station, Prince)
 * Mike Gordon (Phish)
 * Billy Gould (Faith No More)

H

 * Stu Hamm (solo artist, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and others)
 * Milt Hinton (Cab Calloway and others)
 * Jeph Howard (The Used)

J

 * Louis Johnson (The Brothers Johnson, Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, George Duke)
 * John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin, Them Crooked Vultures)

K

 * Mark King (Level 42)
 * Tony Kanal (No Doubt)
 * Khaled 'Bassbaba' Sumon (Aurthohin)

L

 * Eric Langlois (Cryptopsy)
 * Terry Lewis (The Time)
 * Dirk Lance (Formerly in Incubus)
 * Dave LaRue (Dixie Dregs, Steve Morse Band and others)
 * Martyn LeNoble (Porno For Pyros)
 * Henrik Linder (Dirty Loops)
 * Trevor Lindsey (Aaron Neville)
 * Russell Lock (Multi-Instrumental Virtuoso)
 * Abraham Laboriel (Friendship, Koinonia)

M

 * Martin Mendez (Opeth)
 * Marcus Miller (solo artist, Miles Davis, David Sanborn, Luther Vandross)
 * Ryan Martinie (Mudvayne, Soften The Glare)
 * Arif Mirabdolbaghi (Protest The Hero)

N

 * Meshell Ndegeocello
 * Jason Newsted (Metallica)
 * Jason Newsted (Metallica)

P

 * Guy Pratt (The Orb, Pink Floyd, David Gilmour)
 * Jorge Pescara (solo artist, Ithamara Koorax, Dom Um Romao, Eumir Deodato, Luis Bonfa)
 * Dave Pomeroy
 * Mike Percy (Dead Or Alive (band))

R

 * Rayna Foss-Rose (Coal Chamber)

S

 * Saidus Salehin Khaled (Bassbaba Sumon)
 * Mitsuru Sutoh (T-Square)
 * Tetsuo Sakurai (Casiopea, Jimsaku, solo artist)
 * Muzz Skillings (Living Colour)
 * Chris Squire (Yes)
 * T. M. Stevens (Solo Artist, The Headhunters, Victor Wooten, Steve Vai, James Brown, Billy Joel, Tina Turner, Joe Cocker)

T

 * John Taylor (Duran Duran)
 * Robert Trujillo (Metallica, Suicidal Tendencies, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society)
 * Toshiya (Dir En Grey)
 * Taneda Takeshi (Crush 40)
 * Mic Todd (Coheed and Cambria)

U

 * Futoshi Uehara (Maximum The Hormone)

V

 * Jayen Varma

W

 * Jimbo Wallace (The Reverend Horton Heat)
 * Mike Watt (Minutemen)
 * Mark White (Spin Doctors)
 * Eric Wilson (Sublime)
 * Doug Wimbish (Sugarhill Gang, Grandmaster Flash, Living Colour, Mick Jagger)
 * Chris Wolstenholme (Muse)
 * Victor Wooten (solo artist, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, SMV)
 * Amos Williams (TesseracT)
 * Mark Weber Average White Band
 * Aaron Wills (AKA Pnut) 311

Y

 * Yoshihiro Naruse (Casiopea)

Z

 * Stuart Zender (Formerly in Jamiroquai)