Saskia Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 roundabout by YES 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispn Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 If you simply wish to become more proficient with the technique then play every sucker you can until it feels natural 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookPassBabtridge Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Depends what level/difficulty you’re looking at. Holiday by Green Day is a good beginner track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfinger Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Sunshine Of Your Love. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saskia Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 19 minutes ago, skidder652003 said: roundabout by YES loooooove this song Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mep Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Sweet child of mine is one I like playing with a pick in our band. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 I play a few of the ska band's songs with a pick... some for the feel, and some purely for the harder tone it gives. A couple of my favourites are Rancid's 'Time Bomb' and The Beat's 'Mirror In The Bathroom'. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonic_Groove Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Saskia said: loooooove this song If so try other stuff by Chris -- Beyond and Before, Tempus Fugit & Does it really happen are all fun to learn. Also following from what Rich said practice picking while Palm Muting for a Dubby sound. Also Listen to some Bobby Vega, Colin Hodgkinson, Barry Adamson (Magazine) & John Gustafson (early Roxy M) B 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicbassman Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Two old favourites that are excellent for moderate level pick practice - Footloose and Long Train Running Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAS Bass Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 (edited) Depends what you want to achieve with a pick? Fast downstrokes only - All Ramones songs! Palm muted - 60's style a la Carol Kaye and Joe Osborn Melodic grinding punk - JJ Burnel Hard Rock - Lemmy, Motorhead Tricky timing, across the strings - JPJ on Black Dog. Heartbreaker is a good one as well, get to play chords too! Lots of variables and millions of other examples. Always a good idea to keep your pick skills up to speed! Edited December 8, 2021 by NAS Bass addition 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawford13 Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 7 minutes ago, musicbassman said: Two old favourites that are excellent for moderate level pick practice - Footloose and Long Train Running Footloose with a pick sounds like quite the challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepbass5 Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 (edited) I ended up a fingers only man but i am aware that limited me on some numbers. 20 years ago I always had a pick in my pick guard ready for certain numbers Here is one almost impossible with fingers I just about got away with it. If you listen to it closely you will hear how the pick is used to bounce down across one string and then up stroke the next string as the song was recorded. I have the dots for this if anyone is interested PM me Edited December 8, 2021 by deepbass5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Dragon Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 My Sharona for the octaves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepbass5 Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 And this of course 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 1 hour ago, deepbass5 said: And this of course Saw this a while back. Trevor Horn has an immense bass tone. He's playing very lightly too. Any idea what the bass is? Can't read the headstock decal. Looks Sadowsky-ish (but isn't), with EMGs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 53 minutes ago, Russ said: Any idea what the bass is? Can't read the headstock decal. Looks Sadowsky-ish (but isn't), with EMGs. I'm not sure either, but @wateroftyne may well know as he's rubbed shoulders with him a few times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 5 hours ago, krispn said: If you simply wish to become more proficient with the technique then play every sucker you can until it feels natural I think this is the best approach. I’m a pick player so irrespective of how the original line was played I do it with a pick. I can get a good variety of sounds just with technique, though in my bands I’m always “me”. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boodang Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 8 hours ago, krispn said: If you simply wish to become more proficient with the technique then play every sucker you can until it feels natural Yeah, let's get deep into the philosophy of pick playing... or NOOOO, as the title of the thread suggests, let's just have fun and pick our fav pick songs! I grew up listening to Yes, and Roundabout was the 'must play' lick when I picked up bass. But as that's already been suggested I'm going to go for Bobby Vega and the 'Gosh' groove which is simply funky and so satisfying to play. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Dirty Livin' by Kiss. Great pic song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: I'm not sure either, but @wateroftyne may well know as he's rubbed shoulders with him a few times. Carruthers Guitars, from California. Edited December 9, 2021 by wateroftyne 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonnyBassPlayer Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 I Appear Missing by Queens of The Stone Age 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 I've recently joined a rock band and I've had to relearn how to play with a pick. I've found that anything by Thin Lizzy is pretty easy and allows you to get up to speed with the technique if you're new to it. Try this one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 IMO a really good example of great use of the pick is Club Country by The Associates. This guy has it well sussed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steantval Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Out in the Fields - Gary Moore & Phil Lynott 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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