fretmeister Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Noooooooooooooooooooo!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Tub Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 <Like> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Funny! But I have never understood why pick players are not considered to be 'proper' bass players? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashell Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Hee hee that made me smile But actually I admire anyone who can play with a pick. I wish I could occasionally, but I'm too fumble fisted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 LOL, that's me seeing Metallica with Newsted back in the day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 S o d tee shirt. ROCK!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 (edited) Only two words are needed to put this thread to bed..........................Steve Swallow Edited February 19, 2013 by BetaFunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 And Bobby Vega... from about 1' 05" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx2lza1Rb0U Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 http://youtu.be/_gutdzlHK6E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 (edited) And of course there's... Macca, Chris Squire, Carol Kaye, Mike Dirnt, Pete Wentz, Joe Osborne, Mike Rutherford, Paul Simonon, Bruce Foxton... Edited February 19, 2013 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1361307629' post='1984408'] And of course there's... Macca, Chris Squire, Carol Kaye, Mike Dirnt, Pete Wentz, Joe Osborne, Mike Rutherford, Paul Simonon, Bruce Foxton... [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 (edited) EDIT: I meant Arthur Barrow, this guy is f***ing awesome. Be a little patient with this, it really gets going! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqAXA6JX7Qw[/media] Scott Thunes - and he switches to fingers at 2.51. You can be bad ass on both you know [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qekMs-Y75jY[/media] Edited February 19, 2013 by xilddx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtroun Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1361302082' post='1984252'] Funny! But I have never understood why pick players are not considered to be 'proper' bass players? [/quote] It's because of the association of the pick with guitar players and fingers with the double bass. Anthony Jackson and John Paul Jones are good examples of players who just choose whatever's best for the music, but in the end it's everyone's personal choice how they play. Personally I can't be bothered to try and find picks (I have no pick technique anyway) so it's not likely to be part of my repertoire anytime soon, more's the shame probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurhenry Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Doug Pinnick, David Ellefson, Phil Lynott, Cliff Williams, Paul McCartney, etc, etc.................yawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 (edited) I can seamlessly swap between fingers and pick without any problems. All the bassists that I aspired to when starting out. were all pick players. Edited February 19, 2013 by Hobbayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1361302082' post='1984252'] Funny! But I have never understood why pick players are not considered to be 'proper' bass players? [/quote] Too right, Chris Squire never could play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Bobby. Vega. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 [quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1361310077' post='1984483'] I can seamlessly swap between fingers and pick without any problems. [/quote] Me too. There are sounds and techniques you can only get with a pick. The problem with fingers is they are all upstrokes, and if you play quite fast it can sound pretty ropey unless you are a practiced player with finesse and precision. Fast cross picking can sound much more legato and you can add different nuances more easily with pick techniques. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 [quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1361310270' post='1984488'] Too right, Chris Squire never could play. [/quote] Hee hee, that's fighting talk! Though frankly I don't think you'll get too much trouble from Yes fans... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Haha I love how an amusing picture turned into another serious discussion about how it doesn't matter if you use a pick or not. It's been done to death! But for the record, I used to think fingerstyle players were 'better' than pick players... But I can no longer play cleanly with a pick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sausage Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 [quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1361311228' post='1984508'] Me too. There are sounds and techniques you can only get with a pick. The problem with fingers is they are all upstrokes, and if you play quite fast it can sound pretty ropey unless you are a practiced player with finesse and precision. Fast cross picking can sound much more legato and you can add different nuances more easily with pick techniques. [/quote]What he said! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achknalligewelt Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 I can't use my fingers at all. I get all confused and blistery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamtheelvy Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 I knackered my fingers long ago trying to play too fast. Started playing with a pick till they got better. Now I alternate and pretty much play 50/50 fingers/pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 [quote name='mtroun' timestamp='1361309047' post='1984441'] It's because of the association of the pick with guitar players and fingers with the double bass. [/quote] ... but most of the guitarists I've played with use fingers and not a pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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