Skybone Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Stick a couple of picks under your scratchplate, so they're nice & handy if you do need to use them, and in the meantime, keep practising with those fingers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I think the whole idea is that picking sounds different to finger-style. Why would you want both techniques to sound the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 [quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1429537818' post='2752371'] I think the whole idea is that picking sounds different to finger-style. Why would you want both techniques to sound the same? [/quote] If you use both live, then there's a difference in volume - I've found a bit of judicious EQ and volume tweaking helps even out the timbres without masking their differences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBassMonsta Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I've also started playing a lot more fingerstyle but still prefer playing some songs with a pick. My playing volumes have been matched by changing the guage of my pick. Could be worth a try. John Paul Jones uses both so that's good enough for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 The fundemental sounds of pick and fingers are going to need different EQ and the problem comes when you need to switch in very quickly. Personally, I want to be able to do things mid bar so re-EQ'ing is out of the question but my consideration is between slap and fingers and those two tone goals can be opposing. Using a pick makes this so much more of a problem but that is why you need to settle on a style and sound that gets both close... You need to reconcile a good pick sound with a fingers sound and an EQ pedal may help here but there are many many players who dabble in all three styles and one or the other sounds don't work very well A pulled slapping note often sounds terrible from a plectrum player as the sound is optimised for one over all else... It is going to be a big compromise but I think a lot of work can get you close with regards to fingers and pick... but it will likely need a pedal, or your compromsie will be in what you can actually contemplate playing with the lesser style sound set-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lojo Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 A limiter pedal and a slight adjust of the tone on my P bass allowed me to switch between the 2 in covers sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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