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07-29-2007, 07:39 AM
| | |  ei, thanks guys
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ei, thanks for all the replies.it was very enlighting.
well right now, its hard for me to have a steady rhythm using my fingers, using the pick seems so easier because i've been playing guitar for a long time.
but i really love the way the slap and pop technique sounds. is there a way in which i can use the pick for rhythm, then shift to fingers while i slap and pop?
what do you guys usually do?  |
07-29-2007, 09:50 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Washington, DC | | | Switching between pick and fingers for slapping is probably possible, guitar players kind of do that with tapping, but I can't think of an easy way to do it. I think you'd have to kind of "palm" the pick and maybe hold it against your palm with your pinkie and/or ring finger, then slap with your thumb and index/middle. That in itself should be do-able, but switching back to pick might be a little difficult.
On the pick vs. fingers issue in general, I agree with what most have said; ultimately it is your choice what you want to do. I am primarily a funk/jazz player but I've played in several metal and hardcore bands. I never have and probably never will use a pick. I find that when playing in heavier groups, being a fingerstyle bassist makes you stand out with a unique sound compared to other heavy bands. Most heavy groups the bass is pick only, so that sound is expected.
Definitely if you want to conform to the typical metal sound, a pick is the way to go. If you want to change things up though, there are a lot of things that you can play with your fingers which are impossible with a pick. String hopping is really the biggest thing. Try to alternate between notes on the E and D or E and G strings back and forth fairly quickly, playing this kind of thing with a pick is probably possible but not nearly as easy. I also play chords like major or minor 10ths (like A on the E string and C# on the G string), you need fingers for that.
I think you can get a pretty heavy sound from playing with your fingers, maybe not exactly the same as a pick but different is not always bad. It's always good to have the option to use one or the other. If you get your fingers somewhat up to speed and you see no point to it, just use a pick, it's not a crime. On the other hand, maybe you'll love it or you'll see new possibilities that you couldn't play with a pick. |
07-29-2007, 09:57 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: south of Spain | | I always had respect for people who play with a pick, I'm useless with it. Some day you'll need finger style and will develop it, so until then just enjoy your bass playing.  |
07-29-2007, 01:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Stockholm | | | I like my fingers. Its gives such a groove sound when you master it.
If you play devil's music like green day and the so called "emo" scene i can recommend you to use a pick.
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07-29-2007, 04:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Stoneham, MA | | | Devil's music? give me a break.
You're from Sweden, you know what devil's music is.
(totally not insulting Sweden, just commenting on the copious amounts of Black and Death metal that comes from there.) |
07-30-2007, 12:13 AM
| | | thumb pick?
ei, tnx for all your rplies!! you freakin rock! i was thinking of buying a thumb pick, would that be a good solution for the pick to finger switching? but would it cause damage to the strings by hitting it continous with slapping? thanks!  |
07-30-2007, 05:11 AM
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Originally Posted by MammaryVest  Devil's music? give me a break.
You're from Sweden, you know what devil's music is.
(totally not insulting Sweden, just commenting on the copious amounts of Black and Death metal that comes from there.) | Höhö, i mean that green day use black satanic magic to sell there records.
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07-30-2007, 05:30 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO | | | I was a longtime guitar player who switched to bass 2 years ago because an R&B band needed a bass player in a hurry. I spent the first 6 months with the band as a pick player because my timing/rhythm was MUCH better with pick than fingers. But the more I listened closely to the original versions of our tunes, the more I realized that I really NEEDED to play fingerstyle -- it really helps when you're playing a bass line that has a lot of syncopation and "groove" feel to it. So while the band was on a break for a few months, I practiced fingerstyle every night. It took me a while to get it right, but I'm MUCH happier as a fingerstyle player now. I could still play pick if I feel like it would work better for a particular song, but I'm definitely glad I know both styles.
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07-30-2007, 05:36 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Zagreb, Croatia | | You have to play with fingers cause pix are for chix  just kidding, play as you want, especially cause you played guitar |
07-30-2007, 05:41 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Zagreb, Croatia | | Quote:
Originally Posted by tonedeaf99 is there a way in which i can use the pick for rhythm, then shift to fingers while i slap and pop? | Yes, there is a way you just have to find it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUwO9xkyDnA - the bassist in video picks and slaps/pops. I don't know where is he holding a pick | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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