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10-13-2004, 08:51 PM
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I just bought a new 4-string bass, this is my first bass and i am not sure if i should pick or pluck, can someone help me |
10-13-2004, 09:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Urbana, IL | | | This thread has been done a million times...
That said, pluck. Figerstyle has much more universal uses, but know the pick as well. It has it's uses.
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10-13-2004, 09:37 PM
| | | PIckity piCk of you play punK. Flickity flick for everythNg else  . |
10-13-2004, 09:42 PM
|  | Mayday! Moderator | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Jackson, MS | | Hammer. How do you get a proper note without a great amount of force?  |
10-13-2004, 10:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Los Angeles | | | Pluck. I can't stand using a pick. I'd say start out plucking when you start to discover what kind of sounds you like try using a pick, see if you like it better. |
10-13-2004, 10:07 PM
| | | | I know how I get a proper note, I turn the volume up a few notches. Nothing like driving your amp at 80% capacity to bring out the tone in your fingers. |
10-13-2004, 11:00 PM
|  | Holy Ghost filled Bass Player Moderator | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Heber Springs, Arkansas | | | learn both techniques. they both have their place, and are valuable.
i am moving this to technique. |
10-15-2004, 08:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: NW Indiana. | | | Play with a pick. Then
Play with a flick.
Whatever you like best really.
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10-15-2004, 09:26 PM
| | | | pick, its all ive ever known
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10-15-2004, 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by embellisher learn both techniques. they both have their place, and are valuable.
i am moving this to technique. | Once again I agree with you again dude
Although I use fingerstyle more then pick but, when a gig or studio comes by for me to use a pick I'm sweet |
10-15-2004, 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Jace The Bass Once again I agree with you again dude
Although I use fingerstyle more then pick but, when a gig or studio comes by for me to use a pick I'm sweet | +1
Its better to know it and not need it, than to need it and not know it. 
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10-16-2004, 02:34 AM
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Originally Posted by DubDubs Pluck. I can't stand using a pick. I'd say start out plucking when you start to discover what kind of sounds you like try using a pick, see if you like it better. | Well, I'd agree, but I'm primarily a pick player now cuz I wanted all my notes to sound like they were being slapped, except i wouldn't have all the brightness. I DID start out on fingers, and then after I knew what type of rock i liked (metal, death metal, punk, all types), I knew that pick was the way to go for an attack. the only time i want to use fingers now is unless I'm playing something that really needs to sound tender, or if i feel like doing the whole funk/RnB/slap deal.
all In all, if you think playing with fingers makes a difference between a pick, your only partially right. The other half of the deal (that stands out more) is what sound your dialing into your preamp on your rig, and how your utilizing the pickups on your bass. |
10-16-2004, 03:44 AM
| | | i use a pick for anything fast.i've seen some metal bassists use their fingers, got no idea how they can do it though but i do love the sound of fingers for slower songs |
10-16-2004, 04:10 AM
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10-16-2004, 07:55 PM
| | | | Starting out you should play with your fingers for a majority of the time. Playing fingerstyle allows you to do different right hand techniques without worrying about a pesky piece of plastic in your hand. As you progress( and get an amp if you don't have one already, which makes fingerstyle sound A LOT better compared to just playing without an amp) you can decide what technique to use primarily.
You should use both techniques though, at least in an experimental format. I believe the ideal bassist should be adept at both fingerstyle and pick, for both have their advantages. Fingerstyle is great for groove while pick is better for fast black metal-type lines. |
10-16-2004, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by embellisher learn both techniques. they both have their place, and are valuable. | Word. Great advice. I usually play fingerstyle with bands with clean guitars but a pick is necessary with any kind of distorted guitar bands just to cut through. As most of you know, friggin guitarists have to turn up louder than hell most of the time! 
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10-17-2004, 09:48 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Adelaide, South Australia | | | Try both and see what YOU like or what feels most comfortable. You may find both have their uses. |
10-17-2004, 01:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: England | | | Personally I prefer finger playing as I can play faster with my finger, but picking can be very useful, it all depends on what music you are playing.. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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