Rib13Bass Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Im not a pick guy nor am I a P-bass guy but I LOVE the sound of a P-Bass with fresh roundwounds played with a pick...If I were primarily a pick player, I would probably use a P-Bass often 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAdder60 Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 I’ve found so many of our setlist is really calling for a picked played PBass that’s what I do ! Adding the Keeley Bassist and DK Omicron really add something to the overall band sound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 (edited) 6 hours ago, BassAdder60 said: I’ve found so many of our setlist is really calling for a picked played PBass that’s what I do ! Maybe I am too tired to decipher this, genuinely not trying to be snarky, but what exactly is this supposed to mean, I fail to make any sense of that sentence whatsoever? It's like some words are missing, possibly also some commas, and possibly it really should have been divided into 2 sentences as well, not entirely sure. Edited March 9 by Baloney Balderdash 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAdder60 Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 6 hours ago, Baloney Balderdash said: Maybe I am too tired to decipher this, genuinely not trying to be snarky, but what exactly is this supposed to mean, I fail to make any sense of that sentence whatsoever? It's like some words are missing, possibly also some commas, and possibly it really should have been divided into 2 sentences as well, not entirely sure. Translation … the bands setlist songs sound best with a PBass played with a pick ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnt Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 (edited) I’ve been almost militantly fingers-only for decades, despite being a fan of some great pick players such as Tony Butler and Chris Squire. A change is being forced upon me for medical reasons, though. I was never the strongest fingerstyle player as it was, no ‘Arry, but I did OK with some Rush songs, for example. MS has affected my plucking fingers and I can’t rely on them to play quickly and consistently any more. So I’ve decided to try more pick playing, and getting a Bass VI is part of that. I’ve lowered the action to borderline “too low”, and am starting to develop more speed. I kind-of shocked myself today by playing Hysteria (Muse) on it with a pick, through the Crunch Cab preset in Apple MainStage, and it sounded decent. On my main bass it’s a struggle. Re. Picks, so far I’m liking the Harley Benton light ones (0.6-0.9 mm), which have a kind of parchment finish that helps me with grip. I’m dropping them much less than standard picks. I read that players such as Carol Kaye used felt picks, the stuff hats are made of - sounds interesting: Edited March 17 by bnt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAdder60 Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 (edited) I’ve found I make more mistakes playing with a pick than playing finger style ! Less physical connection I think is playing a part Over the duration of a 3hr gig I notice more errors creeping in using a pick ! Edited March 19 by BassAdder60 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Coming from guitar (I know - burn the witch!), I was determined to play with my fingers because I wanted to make a complete break from the skinny stringed beast. Decades later, I still predominantly use my fingers, but i have been known to play gigs with a pick just for poops and giggles and always use one if the song demands that tone (anything by The Jam or Yes for instance). I like the attack you get with a pick and in a dense mix it can really help focus the sound. I know a really good sound engineer who prefers a pick played bass for that very reason. Having played guitar (🔥🧙) for so long with a pick, I already had good pick technique, so it’s not a chore on bass at all, the only difference being the type of pick used (I prefer thick on guitar, thinner on bass). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAdder60 Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 13 minutes ago, ezbass said: Coming from guitar (I know - burn the witch!), I was determined to play with my fingers because I wanted to make a complete break from the skinny stringed beast. Decades later, I still predominantly use my fingers, but i have been known to play gigs with a pick just for poops and giggles and always use one if the song demands that tone (anything by The Jam or Yes for instance). I like the attack you get with a pick and in a dense mix it can really help focus the sound. I know a really good sound engineer who prefers a pick played bass for that very reason. Having played guitar (🔥🧙) for so long with a pick, I already had good pick technique, so it’s not a chore on bass at all, the only difference being the type of pick used (I prefer thick on guitar, thinner on bass). I’m also a guitar player and use a thinner standard teardrop size pick. For bass it’s a thicker pick and mostly a triangle shape larger pick so I don’t drop it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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