| I realize that I can't technically say that no one has ever played funk (well) with a pick, but I can say this. I have never heard funk played well with a pick.
I have no clue what you were trying to do in that solo, but like the others said, "Get a drummer". It'll help you with timing in ways you'd never thought of. On top of that, a good drummer will allow you to play syncopated lines and rhythms as well as tight slap lines.
Metronomes can only do so much but a cheap drum machine could do the trick.
-Eric. | 
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