Poll: pick or fingers or both...very unimportant but oh so interesting!!

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Here's the survey..and feel free to make a comment if you have a good comment in your head!

AS LONG AS IT'S NICE!!

[skaliwag66]

Used to find finger picking bass to be hard. Now I'd rather not use the pick (except in some cases).

[ColdYinTiger]

I never have good comments in my head only useless ones, but I started off playing with my fingers because I didn't like how a pick felt while holding it. Now I use both for tonal reasons. I prefer fingers but I will use both when needed.

[lobey]

I voted for the "My right hand is supposed to do something?!!?!" since I play left handed.

I play both, and I like it that way.

*sets up flame retardant suit sales booth*

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I'M PART OF THE MAJORITY WOOOO

[RwG]

I learned guitar first, then we couldn't find a bass player so I switched ( that was a long time ago, and I'm glad I made the switch ). So when I moved over to bass, the pick came with me because that's what i was used to. After not getting the tone I was after, I abandoned the pick. Now, unless I'm playing a cover that requires a pick to get a certain tone I'm a straight finger player.

[hunta]

Always fingers for me. When I started I was enthralled by slap, which you can't do with a pick so it was an easy choice. A pick always seems like a limitation to me, I guess unless you want that sharp speed metal sound, which I don't.

[stedtale]

always fingers, I've tried pick...but I can get the pick sound from altering my finger technique...which isn't too often.

[headonastick]

I use fingers almost exclusively, but I do occasionally like to use a pick so I can palm-mute as well.

[iamoldschool]

I'm a converted geetard, so when I switched to bass () I at first tried using this big, thick, felt "bass pick". I think they were designed just for geetards switching to bass. Never could get accustomed to them though. Fingers just always felt much more natural.

I started fingers and still use 99% fingers / thumb / whatever on my right hand. I've picked up (no pun intended) pick use since then for a couple of techniques soundwise I couldn't otherwise get with my fingers. Why not?

[Rawkabilly]

I use both. Depends on which one works better for the song. I started with a pick but pretty quickly learned to use my fingers. I'm also a guitarist and I like to hybrid-pick(I use a pick for the wound strings and my fingers for the plain strings), especially when I'm playing country-ish stuff on my Tele.

[Depth_Charge]

99% fingers, 1% pick.

[mwhite89]

The bass guitar was intended to be played with the fingers! I have never seen a double bass played wth a pick. I am very much for limited government when it comes to our personal lives, but I feel so strongly about this that I think Congress should pass a law the the bass guitar can only be played with the fingers. The funk is in the fingers; picks are for guitars.
Grace and Peace
Maurice (notice the player at left using fingers)

[Double Agent]

I have nothing against pick players and some of them are quite good. I also think some pick players have great tone. For me, though, I greatly prefer the sound and feel I get finger picking. I think it enables me to play with greater dynamics than a pick would. I would play with a pick if the song required it, but if I have my choice I will always play fingerstyle.

[nastyn8c]

Started both, now still play both, but very little with a pick. Usually for a pick sound, I just use my fingernails.

[AN0INTD]

I've never felt the need to use a pick to get a sound I couldn't get with my fingers. None of the music I played required it, so my loss I guess. It's just one more technique that I don't have :/ I love the sound of basses being rocked out on pics though.

[bkbirge]

90% finger, 10% pick, mainly for palm muting lines or when I'm playing tic tac bass. Its good to be able to do both. Once in a blue moon, someone just wants that picked P bass sound and nothing else will do.

[Deacon_Blues]

Voted "Always played fingers" and "Started Pick - Now straight fingers", because I started with both and gradually left the pick aside as my plucking speed and endurance improved. I prefer the fingered sound in most (99,9%?) cases.

[Buzzgroove]

Tried to get into pick often but much prefer finger sound. I would like to have a good pick technique but I get too frustrated with it to persevere!