Willie G. Moseley 3,503 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutchman 2,327 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 What a relief!!! I guess the attack of a pick is offensive to some.... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
killerteddybear 7,567 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 I never learned how to use a pick well on bass, but guys like Graham Maby make me wish I had. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G Man 1,954 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 The injustice of it all! Seriously though, I think Bobby Vega did that years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crunchee 5,394 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Sometimes I use a pick on my fretless bass, for a harder attack and to fake the sound of a fretted bass, when I don't want to change basses. I can always change back at the literal drop of a pick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
specialk 3,812 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Doesn't it depend on the color of the pick? Jes' sayin'… 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame 2,514 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Interestingly, I cannot sing while playing bass with fingers, but I can sing while playing a bass with a pick. 2 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutchman 2,327 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 5 hours ago, Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame said: Interestingly, I cannot sing while playing bass with fingers, but I can sing while playing a bass with a pick. That is exactly why I play bass with a pick! I spent so many years playing guitar with a pick and singing I can’t do both on a bass without one! If I’m not singing fingers work great... conditioning or something like that!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomteriffic 2,862 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 16 hours ago, Dutchman said: That is exactly why I play bass with a pick! I spent so many years playing guitar with a pick and singing I can’t do both on a bass without one! If I’m not singing fingers work great... conditioning or something like that!! Same here. The hardest bit for me is playing bass (in any manner) and singing high harmonies. Nothing but rote muscle memory will get it done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scottcald 3,137 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Hey if it's good enough for Yngwie...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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