BassAdder60 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Since playing bass even mostly for rock I always thought it was more correct to play bass finger style and not use a pick ! Avoided it like the plague and today I’ve gone over to the pick and I’ve discovered some great advantages over just fingers With my PBass and Ampeg rig the pick just brings out a definite growl and punchy tone Sound level is more or perceived as louder Im an ex guitarist so pick playing comes easy I think for other styles the pick is probably wrong but for rock etc I can see using a better more punchy sound there is no need for two guitar players and a bass in a typical rock band ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 '...for other styles the pick is probably wrong...' Ummmm, you might not have seen much of Bobby Vega's work 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAdder60 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Very impressive The thing I’ve discovered is I bring more of my guitar playing skills across to the bass more so with a pick, a bit like the vibe in that video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge_bass Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 And here's a synth-pop track I did with a pick. I LOVE how flats and a pick sound - fat but with some real edge to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassist_lewis Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 ... and plectrums sound cool af. I once spent nearly an hour in a friends' music shop trying out picks 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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