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05-04-2005, 02:42 AM
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Hey people
I am pretty new to the bass as my name says and I have only been playing for 6 months or so. But I was trying to find out what is the difference between a bass pick and a guitar pick? Is it just the thickness? The guy who is teachin me how to play hates people who play with picks so I cant ask.
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05-04-2005, 03:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: East Anglia | | | Hey,
I'm not experience, been playing slightly less time than you but in my belief, and from what i've heard bass picks and the stubbier ones, the fatter picks, where guitar picks are the thin picks.
However there are no rules to music! i dont like bass picks, ive tried but i whenever i need a pick for a song i go with a guitar pick, a lot more flexible and i feel i can do more, still get a good sound though.
Just try both and see what you prefer...
hope that helps, Ryan |
05-04-2005, 04:24 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bel Air Maryland | | | I also prefer guitar picks when I'm using one, but I prefer bass picks when I'm playing guitar...
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05-04-2005, 04:30 AM
| | | | Thanks for the input. I think next time I go to Muso's i'll get a normal guitar pick and a bass one to. |
05-04-2005, 04:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Tash I also prefer guitar picks when I'm using one, but I prefer bass picks when I'm playing guitar... | lol good stuff! |
05-04-2005, 05:17 AM
| | | | Thanks for the welcome.
but to be fair I was actually asking about the picks themselves not a comparison be between picking and plucking |
05-04-2005, 06:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Vorago | That thread isnt anything like this thread buddy
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05-04-2005, 06:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Bassnovice Thanks for the welcome.
but to be fair I was actually asking about the picks themselves not a comparison be between picking and plucking | Yeh thanks if you look at my last post and highlight it you would of seen the same thing |
05-04-2005, 06:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Bassnovice The guy who is teachin me how to play hates people who play with picks so I cant ask. | Wow, that's not very open-minded (or dare I say professionnal?) from your "teacher". Many great bassists swear by the pick. There are some tones that you just can't get without a pick.
About the thickness of pick to use, I suggest you go to your music store and buy a handful of them, in various thicknesses, and then give each of them a good try. You may find that a certain thickness works well for some situations, while a thicker or thinner pick will be better for others.
I recommend those big Dunlop Tortex triangles, as they last three times longer than a conventionnal "tear drop" pick, since you use all three tips. I personnally used to play with .60mm picks, but now I use the 1.00mm ones. But I play 90% of the time fingerstyle. |
05-04-2005, 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Broach_insound That thread isnt anything like this thread buddy | Whoops, missed that, thought it was just another pick vs fingers thread. |
05-04-2005, 01:31 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Upstate NY | |  Jim Dunlop Stubbies are what I use. I like to use the same pick for each, I prefer having a strong touch. |
05-04-2005, 04:08 PM
| | | | Well wha I said was a bit of an exaggeration he doesnt "hate" people who play with picks he just never uses them himself much and doesnt want me using them. Thanks ombudsman I might go and do that this weekend.
Those picks look good bonscottvocals i'll see if they have any there. |
05-04-2005, 08:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Upstate NY | | | If you pick a bass, the 'best' sound comes from being anywhere from 1/2 the distance from the neck joint to the bridge back to the bridge. (I tend to pick with the heel of my picking hand directly over the bridge.) Because of that and that thickness of the strings, a heavy pick is definitely called for. I use fingers for long, slow, deep voiced sounds and for other such 'fat' tones. I like a pick for fast, stingier attacks that some players get with their fingers. Personally, I don't. Just like not everyone can sing the same notes, play the same way, etc, all fingers, all pick, or a mixture of both doesn't work for everyone. It's people who make the decision for others or make the decision for themselves w/out ever trying who are too narrow-minded to be teaching. That's because the act of learning should never end, and that includes trying new stuff and keeping old tricks fresh no matter how long you've been playing. |
05-12-2005, 08:15 PM
| | | | Picks can be good stuff if you want to use them, i reccomend Fender Heavy or Extra heavy picks (if you can find them). These last long and are thick so they hit harder. I mostly do finger, it allows me to move much faster than with a pick, but it is true that with a pick u can get certain sounds that u cant with fingers. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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