any pick playas here?
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CrispyEgg
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there was another similar thread. do look around, everyone posted their fair share of preferences, thoughts about pick playing, etc.
correction: i'm guessing 30-40% of bass players in singapore use picks, not 10%. i've seen a plenty of (esp teenagers) bassists using picks nowadays. and i'm guessing 50% of them are just too lazy to train the right hand fingerstyle technique and choose picking because it's "got more attitude" and allows them "more stamina" whilst playing.
correction: i'm guessing 30-40% of bass players in singapore use picks, not 10%. i've seen a plenty of (esp teenagers) bassists using picks nowadays. and i'm guessing 50% of them are just too lazy to train the right hand fingerstyle technique and choose picking because it's "got more attitude" and allows them "more stamina" whilst playing.
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depending on the song..also the tempo of the song..
but most of the time..its fingerstyle..but i use only my middle finger and index..tryin to train my ring finger..but its hard.
but most of the time..its fingerstyle..but i use only my middle finger and index..tryin to train my ring finger..but its hard.
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so, I USE A PICK!!! and my 1-2 alternating fingerstyle not very good... cos my middle finger less strength and it's slower than my index...
for example, when i use a pick i can do this
1212 1212 1212 1212 (up down, up down)
but with my fingers i screw up and do this
1211 2 1211 2.
for example, when i use a pick i can do this
1212 1212 1212 1212 (up down, up down)
but with my fingers i screw up and do this
1211 2 1211 2.
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gsonique said:
:lol: ..gah..i tink i got 3 more years before puberty ends..does it end at 21?
i play with 3 fingers too...i think the speed is about the same as 2fingers but tire out less easily. But 2 is enough for most ppl la...think jaco, juan alderete, steve harris etc.
However I feel that a pick has the potential to go faster when skipping strings and more cutting sound, but its harder to play multiple strings at once w pick and also harder to slap and pop. Incase you pickers duNno how to slap with pick, I just found a way....that is to hold the pick between your index and ring finger instead of using your thumb and index.
However I feel that a pick has the potential to go faster when skipping strings and more cutting sound, but its harder to play multiple strings at once w pick and also harder to slap and pop. Incase you pickers duNno how to slap with pick, I just found a way....that is to hold the pick between your index and ring finger instead of using your thumb and index.
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i tink i get wad u mean..but..isnt it harder to slap and pop??
i tink it might be hard to control.
i tink it might be hard to control.
yellowStrat
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wooit
hey brandon dude....
im not sure whether using pick is better... but i prefer using the pick to make the sound projection better... just that my fingers arent that stong though
hey brandon dude....
im not sure whether using pick is better... but i prefer using the pick to make the sound projection better... just that my fingers arent that stong though
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hey man, yeah....using pick can get the duff mckagan, matt freeman sound that using fingers cannot, I still use fingers cuz its more natural for me ah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV10D9Mp7_8
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video fo guy playin w pick n slappin
yellowStrat said:
hey man, yeah....using pick can get the duff mckagan, matt freeman sound that using fingers cannot, I still use fingers cuz its more natural for me ah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV10D9Mp7_8
^^^
video fo guy playin w pick n slappin
CrispyEgg
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not me. i'm not gonna die of bacterial or fungal poisoning from licking rust.
what are the chances of you traveling around the world to perform with elbow tapping and tongue licking tricks?
what are the chances of you having a video and many people watching it and talking about it and you'll be remembered for your tongue licking and elbow tapping tricks?
or how many other amazing musicians would wanna jam with you because of your tongue lickin elbow tappin tricks?
i'd rather just play bass the way it's always been played, with my fingers. or a pick. whatever rocks your boat.
what are the chances of you traveling around the world to perform with elbow tapping and tongue licking tricks?
what are the chances of you having a video and many people watching it and talking about it and you'll be remembered for your tongue licking and elbow tapping tricks?
or how many other amazing musicians would wanna jam with you because of your tongue lickin elbow tappin tricks?
i'd rather just play bass the way it's always been played, with my fingers. or a pick. whatever rocks your boat.
fenderrules
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from personal experience...
i was asked to play bass once for a school concert and by default i grabbed my pick from my guitar case. ive read somewhere that using a pick gives a sharper and louder sound. i was right about the sharper tone tho', but i was wrong about the loud part
a friend from another band in school told me not to use a pick cuz its not very clear sounding and playing with your 2 fingers would sound better. he was right, the concert went well cuz i used my 2 fingers to play. even with a 10 watt amp plugged into my bass for that day, the warm fullness of the tone reached the audience. my lesson learnt.
so in conclusion the pick kills and reduces the tone of your bass in half. you may have a sharp tone but the tonality isnt complete. i think you can use those really thick 1.0mm+ picks or use it when your doing really heavy riffing.
and ofcos, dun be lazy lah. rock like a real bassist man! :smt035
cheers
i was asked to play bass once for a school concert and by default i grabbed my pick from my guitar case. ive read somewhere that using a pick gives a sharper and louder sound. i was right about the sharper tone tho', but i was wrong about the loud part
a friend from another band in school told me not to use a pick cuz its not very clear sounding and playing with your 2 fingers would sound better. he was right, the concert went well cuz i used my 2 fingers to play. even with a 10 watt amp plugged into my bass for that day, the warm fullness of the tone reached the audience. my lesson learnt.
so in conclusion the pick kills and reduces the tone of your bass in half. you may have a sharp tone but the tonality isnt complete. i think you can use those really thick 1.0mm+ picks or use it when your doing really heavy riffing.
and ofcos, dun be lazy lah. rock like a real bassist man! :smt035
cheers
