fingerpickin vs regular picking?

[femalebass217]

is fingerpicking better than regular picking? like kind you do for normal guitar. i do both but im curous as to which is better like for sound wise

[bigchiefbc]

First of all, this is a huge can of worms that will start a war.

Second, why is this posted in the effects forum?

[rr5025]

Originally Posted by bigchiefbc

First of all, this is a huge can of worms that will start a war.

Second, why is this posted in the effects forum?

Didn't someone once post in here claiming it was an effect?

[Kwesi]

Originally Posted by femalebass217

is fingerpicking better than regular picking? like kind you do for normal guitar. i do both but im curous as to which is better like for sound wise

What do you want to play? How do you want to sound? Answer those questions and you won't need to ask us this one.

[slaphappychappy]

depends on what sound u want. I rarely use picks, as I play next to the bridge if I want more attack. But each to their own.

[JimmyM]

The more techniques you have, the more you can do.

[slurpy]

i played exclusively with fingers for around 5 years but in the last 4 years i've swapped to 99% with a pick.

i prefer the 'picked sound' as opposed to the 'plucked sound' for the band i'm in. but learn to be proficient in both and swap as required for the songs ideal sound

[lawrenbd]

Please end this thread, this is going to eventually get very heated and agressive

[Kosko]

Depends how many gigs and practices you have that day...

Personally, if I'll be playing over 3 hours I find its nice to supplement some of the time with a pick just to keep from wearing out my fingers too much.

[kester]

do you mean these fingerpicks?

[spufman]

What Kosko said. I used to play 100% pick but went 99.8% fingerstyle 15 years ago. Now my picking sounds clanky so I hesitate to use it, I need to work on it, my own fault. Sometimes the pick tone is the way to go.

[jpTron]

Put your thumb and index finger together like you're holding a pick and pick like that. Gives it a pick sound with the ability to switch back and forth to finger playing. It's so fetch.

[mpdd]

for some reason i play my p with a pick, but i play my jazz and sb-2 with my fingers, it just seems more natural that way i guess

[Skitch it!]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

The more techniques you have, the more you can do.

+1 This, they are to tools, the more you have the more choice you have.

[teleharmonium]

It is best to use the term "fingerstyle" or "with fingers" when talking about playing bass guitar with the fingertips. This is really plucking, not picking.

"Fingerpicking" is associated with guitar and means playing with fingernails or some combination of (captive) fingerpicks or thumbpick.

I do like actual fingerpicking on bass sometimes, which is part of why I got a 5 string bass which I string with a high C. It's really fun to do that on a nice wide fingerboard and wide string spacing at the bridge, compared to a guitar. But it's best to use flatwounds for that, and I wouldn't do it on just any song.