im curious, any thrash players on here?

[winterfire666]

i just recently joined Preston thrashers Solitary as my 2nd band and played my first 2 gigs in the last week or so
are there any other thrash players on here that don't use a pick? i have had several comments about the fact that i don't, none of them bad i was just surprised by this.
im just curious on players preference in this genre

anyhow heres what we do, check em out if you like that kind of thing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncm0V0LjOos

[bartelby]

I used to play thrash, with and without a pick.
If it works, who cares. After all Cliff Burton was a finger player.

Nice track BTW, a bit too Pantera for me, but nice nonetheless.

[No. 8 Wire]

Thrash player as a student, now just a bedroom player of thrash.

Looks like your predecessor played with fingers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtqlgpnRPA0

Had a great listen, really enjoyed it. I play with both a pick and fingers. I prefer fingers from the point of view that there are more dynamics, accents, etc possible, but obviously a pick is easier for stamina / fatigue / injuries. Three fingers is also good if just straight speed is needed, but I'm not too good at playing complex lines with 3.

[Bbiigg Kev]

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I play with both a pick and fingers. I prefer fingers from the point of view that there are more dynamics, accents, etc possible, but obviously a pick is easier for stamina / fatigue / injuries. Three fingers is also good if just straight speed is needed.
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I agree.

Now about the bass playing !!!

[fretmeister]

https://youtu.be/TuH6V3z-V6Y

Alex Webster. Fingers in Thrash.

[No. 8 Wire]

[quote name='Bbiigg Kev' timestamp='1490526778' post='3265664']
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I play with both a pick and fingers. I prefer fingers from the point of view that there are more dynamics, accents, etc possible, but obviously a pick is easier for stamina / fatigue / injuries. Three fingers is also good if just straight speed is needed.
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I agree.

Now about the bass playing !!!
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Hey! What I do in my bedroom is my own business....

[Graham]

Me, playing Megadeth with my fingers

http://youtu.be/dCne6Ivo7V4

Excuse my children

[MacDaddy]

Rob in Metallica. Fingers all the way.

I'm not in a thrash band, but we have elements/influences from thrash.

[MacDaddy]

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Me, playing Megadeth with my fingers

http://youtu.be/dCne6Ivo7V4

Excuse my children
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I'm on a fone - android- so can't see what you posted, there is just a big space.

[JimBobTTD]

I was in a thrash band and I would love to be in one again. Fingers for me. I did a song or two with a pick - Slayer covers - but I am not too good with a pick.

Nobody [i]ever [/i]commented on this.

[Graham]

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I'm on a fone - android- so can't see what you posted, there is just a big space. ��
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Strange - my android phone shows an embedded YouTube link :s

It's this at any rate

https://youtu.be/dCne6Ivo7V4

[winterfire666]

thanks folks some great posts there im a finger player through and through although ive spoken to a lot of folk that think a pick is the only way to get the attack required, i disagree of course.
im working on my two finger technique with up down strokes on each finger for the really fast stuff but im enjoying the pace generally of the stuff.
dave my [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]predecessor[/font][/color] was a cool guy, it was a shame he had to step down due to health issues.

[JimBobTTD]

[quote name='No. 8 Wire' timestamp='1490526433' post='3265659']
Thrash player as a student, now just a bedroom player of thrash.

Looks like your predecessor played with fingers:

[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtqlgpnRPA0"]https://www.youtube....h?v=NtqlgpnRPA0[/url]

Had a great listen, really enjoyed it. I play with both a pick and fingers. I prefer fingers from the point of view that there are more dynamics, accents, etc possible, but obviously a pick is easier for stamina / fatigue / injuries. Three fingers is also good if just straight speed is needed, but I'm not too good at playing complex lines with 3.
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Good God....this is great!

[SH73]

When I was a teen

Edited March 26, 2017 by SH73

[Leonard Smalls]

Our singer used to be in death metal thrashers Arceye...
But we're a lot more funky than that - but still rockin'.
And I usie my thumb as a plectrum and for slapping, as well as 2 or sometimes even 3 fingers. It's odd, but I can't help myself!

[Dood]

[quote name='winterfire666' timestamp='1490524216' post='3265639']
i just recently joined Preston thrashers Solitary as my 2nd band and played my first 2 gigs in the last week or so
are there any other thrash players on here that don't use a pick? i have had several comments about the fact that i don't, none of them bad i was just surprised by this.
im just curious on players preference in this genre

anyhow heres what we do, check em out if you like that kind of thing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncm0V0LjOos
[/quote]

As soon as Preston and Thrash are mentioned in the same sentence I think of one band. The very mighty Xentrix. My thrash heart belongs to them I reckon, so being as you're in Preston too then, there's a bit of love there for ya!

[Bolo]

I thrash mostly with a pick. Some songs I'll play fingerstyle for reasons that only make sense in my head
Spotify link here:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/2CDOlfWDOcsUREacRMfP8n?context=spotify%3Aartist%3A2CDOlfWDOcsUREacRMfP8n

[christhammer666]

always with a plectrum

[dudewheresmybass]

I have, and still do, in thrash and death metal bands.
Fingers where I can, although sometimes I'll use a pick for speed

[chrismuzz]

I'm in a heavy metal band and also a thrash band. All fingers! I did try using a pick to get more of a Jason Newsted kind of vibe, but with my level of playing ability I just couldn't nail it!

[christhammer666]

chrismuzz im the other way round, can play with a plectrum fine but fingers NOPE.... no matter how much I try

[Steve Woodcock]

Not thrash per se but I have played a fair amount of prog metal and death metal over the years and still get calls to do so - in fact I'm going to be playing on a track with Dirk Verbeuren (of Megadeth etc.) in the next few weeks - and have always done so with fingers rather than pick.

[DangerDan]

Death/extreme metal here, all fingerstyle, all the time! Though if im honest with myself, although i prefer to play with fingers, picks can be better for recording...

[ivansc]

Anyone know the words to that last one?

[winterfire666]

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Anyone know the words to that last one?
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lost you there