Mine is a Mustang PJ.
I think those basses are rad - and they can sound pretty good with slap.
The ones that are hardest to get to slap are the classic mustangs with the teeny little split pickups - without the j pickup on the bridge.
But - like folks said in the other thread - slap isn’t necessary.
It’s a thing that infects some of us, and we can’t shake it and have to do it all the time!
If I was your teacher I’d encourage you to give it a shot, since there’s nothing to lose, and hopefully it ends up feeling good and sounding cool.
I’ll give it a shot. I’m only on module 5. I’m taking my time trying to get each section down before I move on.
I can slap on my 25 inch scale acoustic. It’s definitely “flabby” and a very different sound.
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What do we think about slapping 24 fret basses and harmonics?
We are for it.
Big time.
Again, not necessary, but very good times can be had.
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If you’re just starting out my suggestion is to put slapping on the back burner set to off until you can execute everything else you’ll need to learn about scales, timing, and feel. Slapping is like a bass playing master class. Get your BS in “bassics” first.
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I’d put off slapping initially because I was learning on an acoustic bass guitar. Once I got my electric and tried the slap module I was surprise by how hard slapping is. I decided to hold off since I’m focused right now on clean technique, rhythm, sight reading, and learning chord tones and just have too much on my plate to add slap practice into the mix. Maybe once I complete some of the numerous courses I’m taking I’ll take another ‘slap’ at it.
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Glad i found this thread … I just got to module 13… and I’m thinking … this has nothing to do with me. ( not into slap at all )…
I think I’ll watch the vids, just to see what’s involved… in case I decide later to slap my bass like it owes me money.
moving on then 
After ending main B2B tried slap lesson from Masterclasses bonus section. Quickly grasped thumb technique, but did not grasp popping, so, as I suggested - slap is not my thing, sorry…
But for me seems, that If you can’t slap or of slap is not your thing or both - It does not make you worse bassist, than slappers.
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Many of us skipped it even when it was a normal module 
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I’m not at that part yet. I’ll watch it, because I always find nuggets of wisdom and useful info in all of Josh’s lessons. I have a arthritic issue in my right thumb that makes ANY slapping very painful and would likely do further joint damage.
I’d actually love to learn a little slap if I could physically do it. It doesn’t have to be funky Flea stuff. Billy Gould from Faith no More incorporates some slap into his lines. Even Frank Bello from Anthrax slams that thumb down on that low E from time to time, to great effect.
Come to think about it, I’m now wondering if there’s a way to get aroundy my right thumb joint issue?