Plucking finger pain

[ubit]

The trouble is, my style is to dig in. I like to dig in to get that overdriven sound. I realise If I need a softer sound, playing softer will help this but for the most part, a good distortion requires a bit of digging in. 

Edited April 30, 2019 by ubit

[EliasMooseblaster]

Where do you play?

Your fingers will meet less resistance if you strike the strings near the neck than if you strike near the bridge. If you're after an audibly overdriven tone, you may find it helps with this as well - playing nearer the bridge with a light touch is good for a tight, funky sound, but I've always found that playing nearer the neck makes the notes "sing" more. Plus, it's easier to give the string a good whack for that all-important fret clank - find some good video footage of John Entwistle's right hand and you'll see what I mean!

[dmccombe7]

I used to be the same as i liked that driven sound from playing that bit harder. I generally play between the 2 Jazz pick ups but pain was getting to the point i needed to change. 

Dave

[ezbass]

I would sometimes get a sore index, plucking finger even though I use alternate, two fingered plucking (I'm actually probably using my index finger more). However, since moving to EB cobalt flatwounds, this seems to be a thing of the past.