Bassists who use picks

[niteblade]

what are your views on bassists who use picks?

maybe you guys can name a few famous bassists who use em

for a start; i think mike dirnt from greenday uses picks

 

[han2u]

Old-time rockers Roger Grover (Deep Purple) and Bill Wyman (Rolling Stones).

 

[thebassplaya]

my fav pick playas

Matt freeman of Rancid
Chris#2 of Anti Flag
Tetsu of L'arc en ciel
Toshiya of Dir en grey

 

[holas]

what are your views on bassists who use picks?

maybe you guys can name a few famous bassists who use em

for a start; i think mike dirnt from greenday uses picks

I just love the picking tone

Max green from escape the fate uses pick and he holds in the pick in a very weird ( or rather unique ) way.

 

[flysunday]

my fav pick playas

Matt freeman of Rancid
Chris#2 of Anti Flag
Tetsu of L'arc en ciel
Toshiya of Dir en grey

Matt Freeman!

 

[evodia]

Krist Noveselic - Nirvana
Nate Mendal - Foo Fighters
Jason Newstead - ex Metallica
Chris Joannou - Silverchair

 

[audie]

Mikey Way of MCR

 

[visa]

tetsu from l'arc~en~ciel for me was a paradigm shift in my perception of the role of a bass player

 

[amnesiac]

Duff Mckagan - Velvet Revolver/GN'R
Nikki Sixx - Motley Crue
Rachel Bolan - Skid Row

 

[foxblinkhope]

i prefer the sound of picks, cause it kinda gives more twang to the sound, while finger gives a much duller sound, but then again , maybe my technique is wrong =X

 

[Freeko]

Gene Simmons - Kiss

 

[neverconscious]

Chris Squire, Yes

 

[litford]

hello.
John Paul Jones, Led Zepelin?

 

[RobTheMob]

Don't know if this meets your understanding of using a pick but it is interessting to see how you can groove and funk with a plectron:

German bassist Wolfgang Schmid (with his band KICK feat. Billy Cobham)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpS_wZXtv8o
Personally I would use a different sound and visit a hair dresser...

Cheers
RTM

 

[niteblade]

wow nice video.

haha i prefer the tone when picks ae used too!

i dont play the bass though :x

 

[kerplunk182]

woo! Shredding bass!

 

[AvonRellets]

tetsu from l'arc~en~ciel for me was a paradigm shift in my perception of the role of a bass player

His situation kinda unique cos he wrote most of the songs and it was a three instrument band.

 

[jackyboyboy]

Its playing different for tones. To beautify the gene of music. Another technique to power up ur Bass skills arsenal.

 

[bogdon]

bass picks

Chris Squire (the band called YES) uses picks and his fingers for different sounds

 

[Freeko]

hello.
John Paul Jones, Led Zepelin?

i picture him as a more finger style player. Roger Glover of Deep Purple is another picker!