Did Allen Woody use a pick, fingers or both?

13Crowes · #1 06-09-2006, 03:01 PM

Did Allen Woody use a pick or fingers for the majority of his playing with the Mule? Its hard to tell if he plays really fast with his fingers or if he is using a pick. Either way he's got a great tone.

jeff_bass28 · #2 06-09-2006, 03:03 PM

I've always seen him using a pick.

peteroberts · #3 06-09-2006, 06:57 PM

yeah, a pick. I was never really a fan of that farty Gibson tone...RIP Woody...

MichaelVee · #4 06-09-2006, 07:51 PM

I saw Allen Woody live twice. First time with Gov't Mule in Macon, Georgia, at GABBAfest '97 - wow. Second time with the ABB in Knoxville, TN.

The Lurker · #5 06-09-2006, 11:14 PM

with Mule and the ABB, he usually used a pick, but I have seen some of their clips where he played with his fingers. In his earlier gigs, he played mostly fingerstyle and slapped some.

BillyB_from_LZ · #6 06-09-2006, 11:26 PM

I have his Starlicks video and he said that he mainly uses a pick but sometimes uses his fingers.

When he's playing fingerstyle as often as not he's using a thumb like a pick and his index finger...but sometimes he used his index and middle fingers.

rulyøngo · #7 06-11-2006, 08:50 AM

Yeah, he mainly played with a pick... one of the best bassists ever...R.I.P.