Bass picks

mrlocrian · #1 08-06-2005, 03:41 PM

Anyone know if there are any picks out there where you can get a sound close to the sound of fingerstyle?

WillBuckingham · #2 08-06-2005, 03:49 PM

Yeah the accessories guy at guitar center tried to sell me a pick that's supposed to do that. I think it was made out of cardboard, I didn't buy it but it looked like it would do the trick, check out your local music store.

travatron4000 · #3 08-06-2005, 05:12 PM

you could also get a felt pick, they are typically used for ukulele. that might work

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/...p?q=felt+picks

**TheEmptyCell** · #4 08-06-2005, 05:17 PM

Felt picks, or I think Dunlop makes some sort of rubber-type pick that mimics finger tone really well.

KeithBMI · #5 08-06-2005, 07:33 PM

Wedgie picks, made from rubber... here you go!

http://www.music123.com/Wedgie-Rubbe...-i135271.music

The link is for a guitar pick, but they work on bass.

WillBuckingham · #6 08-07-2005, 12:31 AM

yeah that pick that I thought looked like cardboard was a 'felt' pick. Looked like it would do the trick.

Suckbird · #7 08-07-2005, 01:28 AM

If you want the fingerstyle sound then play with your fingers...

Pantsman · #8 08-07-2005, 01:56 AM

What sort of a dumb comment is that

But anyway, yeah felt picks emulate a finger style sound really well, the only thing is the ones i have used were quite thick and i had trouble using them on 5'ers with close string spacing, so head to your local gutiar store and try both felt and rubber out.

oldfclefer · #9 08-07-2005, 05:26 AM

I have held a regular heavy pick so that the tip is even with my thumb and forefinger's tip so either way I strike the string it is immediately dampened by my digit. That's as close as I've ever gooten to sounding like finger style. The challenge is to keep from getting a "pick chime" ala Billy Gibbons from ZZTop where you get a harmonic chime by using the same technique. You can prevent that by dampening with the rest of your hand as you play. It's not easy, but it can be done.

werbo1 · #10 08-08-2005, 06:18 PM

I would never use something entitled The Wedgie

rx jr. · #11 08-09-2005, 03:11 AM

if you have an old leather wallet or belt lying around, you can make them yourself....

or get a triangular pick (or any pick that is big), round the tips (or just get a used one), sandwich the pick between two pieces of cardboard cut like the pick, and wrap it with duct tape.... another use for duct tape.

mrlocrian · #12 08-11-2005, 12:59 AM

Awesome : ) thanks for the responses everyone.

Pruitt · #13 08-12-2005, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KeithBMI

Wedgie picks, made from rubber... here you go!

http://www.music123.com/Wedgie-Rubbe...-i135271.music

The link is for a guitar pick, but they work on bass.

Thanks for that info! I'm a long time player who predominatly uses a pick. I ordered both the 3.1mm Hard and 5.0mm hard to give them a try and I love them! Especially the 5.0mm. I recorded myself playing the same song fingerstyle and with the 5.0mm rubber wedgie and I really couldn't tell the difference, except I had a little more attack with the wedgie! The 3.1mm one was a bit thinner, but still nice.

I think I'm gonna order more of the 5.0 Hard picks today. These things rock! Another tool for the arsenal. Thanks!!

Tash · #14 08-12-2005, 11:45 AM

I've tried felt picks, they sound OK but the felt rips off as you play and you get a normal pick sound.

oldfclefer · #15 08-17-2005, 12:54 PM

Just wanted to mention that felt picks don't last long. Get plenty.

Pruitt · #16 08-18-2005, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tash

I've tried felt picks, they sound OK but the felt rips off as you play and you get a normal pick sound.

You might want to try the Rubber ones, I can't believe how good they sound. Especially the 5.0mm ones. Sounds just like my finger (nearly as thick too. lol).