• From: Bay Area, Skalifornia.Nor-CAL
  • Registered: 2008-02-12
  • Posts: 34

Topic: Bass Players

Pick or Finger?
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  • Registered: 2008-03-08
  • Posts: 5

Re: Bass Players

Fingers but it depends on the syle of music you play, some stuff needs a pick.

  • From: Nottingham, UK
  • Registered: 2006-08-08
  • Posts: 690

Re: Bass Players

Fingers will give you a whole range of sounds and styles and move you in the direction of expressive bass playing. Pick tends to make sense for fast rock and surf styles or if you want a retro vibe but if you work on finger playing you can be fast and punchy enough for 99% of pop and rock IMHO.

Thumb playing anyone?

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  • From: Bellevue, WA
  • Registered: 2006-06-15
  • Posts: 3,336

Re: Bass Players

Both.  My finger style isn't good enough to let me play fast parts without a pick.

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  • From: Nottingham, UK
  • Registered: 2006-08-08
  • Posts: 690

Re: Bass Players

One song I always reckoned I had to pick on was 'Little Honda' by the Beach Boys. I can get a big wash of surfy boom worked up with fingers alone but it's hard to go straight into the song paddle-plucking like a mad thing. Most practise more...

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  • From: over there........(kensucky)
  • Registered: 2008-03-01
  • Posts: 215

Re: Bass Players

I use both.I just hate it when i lose my picks though.

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