Great bassist with a pick... - Page 5

mr13ump · #81 11-19-2012, 07:45 AM

Macca and Squire all the way. Chris Squire will blow you away with his chops, while Sir Paul does some things that are just ingenious. If you really listen, you can learn quite a lot from these two gentlemen. I'd recommend Yes songs like "Roundabaout", "Heart of the Sunrise", and "Starship Trooper". Some interesting Beatles songs would be "Hey Bulldog", which requires some tricky muting unless you have built in mutes like Paul on his ric), "Dear Prudence", and "Rain". There are dozens of other songs from both of these players that will teach you quite a lot about using a pick.

Duke21 · #82 11-19-2012, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by mr13ump

Macca and Squire all the way. Chris Squire will blow you away with his chops, while Sir Paul does some things that are just ingenious. If you really listen, you can learn quite a lot from these two gentlemen. I'd recommend Yes songs like "Roundabaout", "Heart of the Sunrise", and "Starship Trooper". Some interesting Beatles songs would be "Hey Bulldog", which requires some tricky muting unless you have built in mutes like Paul on his ric), "Dear Prudence", and "Rain". There are dozens of other songs from both of these players that will teach you quite a lot about using a pick.

Squire is well known for Yes, but listen to his solo album or to The Syn, lots of great bass lines there!

millsbass5 · #83 11-19-2012, 11:52 AM

All posts should immediately come to halt when Bobby Vega was mentioned. He's the only pick player that is actually funky. Great stuff. I'd love to have his old J-Bass.

hillerup · #84 12-30-2012, 04:28 AM

JJ Burnel (The Stranglers)
Peter Hook (New Order, Revenge, Monaco)
Simon Gallup (The Cure)
Paul Raven (Killing Joke, Prong, Ministry)
Bruce Foxton (The Jam)
Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead)
Youth Glover (Killing Joke)

billgoodwin · #85 12-30-2012, 05:53 AM

Julie Slick is killer!

Jean-Yves "Blacky" Theriault of Voivod is another beast.

Kenzy · #86 12-30-2012, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by mr13ump

Macca and Squire all the way. Chris Squire will blow you away with his chops, while Sir Paul does some things that are just ingenious. If you really listen, you can learn quite a lot from these two gentlemen. I'd recommend Yes songs like "Roundabaout", "Heart of the Sunrise", and "Starship Trooper". Some interesting Beatles songs would be "Hey Bulldog", which requires some tricky muting unless you have built in mutes like Paul on his ric), "Dear Prudence", and "Rain". There are dozens of other songs from both of these players that will teach you quite a lot about using a pick.

This is excellent advice. The two bass players that come to mind when I think "pick" are Squire and McCartney. Squire's really known for his sophisticated lines. I would check out songs like "Sound Chaser", "Does it Really Happen", or "Machine Messiah" as well as those listed above (and pretty much every other Yes song, honestly).

For McCartney, Bump hit it right on the head with "Rain", I'd say, as it's probably one of his more technically challenging lines.

Another player that just came to me is Sting. His style is just so different than the aforementioned bassists. His lines are relatively easy to learn but they kind of grant a new perspective that you might not have already had, depending on your background.

Luke S Mouse · #87 12-31-2012, 02:21 AM

Seriously fellas?
No Mike Inez? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2wC0gdVoUg
Played with Ozzy for a bit and has had a steady gig with a little Seattle Secret called Alice in Chains.
As well as, Clint Conley of Mission of Burma. Not an isolated track, but still a good song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXkZI7WZWOo

rimbaud · #88 12-31-2012, 02:47 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4pNKmI8GVQ .... just saying... pick is not always for rock n'roll heavy style....

And where's Bobby Vega also ? that's always a shame : when a guy says "pick" the others reply "rock n'roll"...

rimbaud · #89 12-31-2012, 02:51 AM

And Also Roger Waters... simple some would say, but he can also be very f0nky with a pick, just play "Young Lust", "money" is also a good exercise: you have to mix muting technique with heavy pick playing.... for a pick noob like me, it's a really awesome exercise !

AzzaTheBassist · #90 01-01-2013, 06:58 AM

He might not be your style, but check out Henkka Seppala from Children of Bodom. He did some pretty interesting stuff on the album Hatebreeder (1999). Check it out.

Kenzy · #91 01-01-2013, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by rimbaud

And Also Roger Waters... simple some would say, but he can also be very f0nky with a pick, just play "Young Lust", "money" is also a good exercise: you have to mix muting technique with heavy pick playing.... for a pick noob like me, it's a really awesome exercise !

Not to derail the thread or anything, but you may be interested to know that David Gilmour takes credit for most of the basswork on their albums. If that's true, I guess he just taught Waters the lines for live performances?

Sting too. Sting uses a pick. Sting? Sting, of the Police.

edmidlifecrisis · #92 01-01-2013, 01:22 PM

"I Saw Her Standing There" by The Beatles. Fast playing. Great practice tune. Still trying to get it right!!!

skulletwhip · #93 01-03-2013, 12:04 AM

Rob Wright from Nomeansno.

MRDOOM · #94 01-03-2013, 12:21 AM

Nick O'Malley from the Arctic Monkeys. A seriously underrated bassist and pick player.

Fenwick · #95 01-03-2013, 12:53 AM

Jacoby Kingston is not your friend. Like a bulldozer playing bass.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igMs5AsJiGM

matala · #96 01-03-2013, 04:31 AM

Lemmy is good. Marco Hietala is great also, lots of distortion and steady lines. And Henkka Blacksmith from Children of Bodom sounds good also.

AdamR · #97 01-03-2013, 09:42 AM

My favorite pick player would have to be Rachel Bolan. Great tone and some great licks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2KSQlZDvYQ

Al3x · #98 01-05-2013, 01:23 PM

I don't know if anyone else has said it yet, but Matt Freeman is amazing. Definitely check him out.

Bob Daisley, who played with Ozzy on his first two solo albums, as well as with Rainbow is also a great guy to check out. His playing is always phenomenal and he has a really nice aggressive tone.

Joe Osbourne. He was a studio bassist in the 60s and 70s, and was an absolute groove machine. He played with the Carpenters, Simon and Garfunkel, America, and tons of others. His playing on "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" by the 5th Dimension is amazing.

Dennis Dunaway from the original Alice Cooper Band. He had this real ballsy tone, and he playing was always very melodic, while still supporting the song. I'd check out "Gutter Cat vs. the Jets", "Blue Turk", "No More Mr. Nice Guy"- the list goes on and on.

Oh, and if you're looking to get going fast-- Tom Araya from Slayer.

xfredrikx · #99 01-05-2013, 01:27 PM

I've never seen Matt Freeman picking up a pick when he goes from finger style to "pick"-style. I honestly think he plays with the nail of his index-finger.

Fat Mike of NOFX though - there is a great pick-player. He proves such versatility.

Tvrtko · #**100** 01-05-2013, 09:29 PM

I am reading all of these names... But, having listened some of the finest bass players that were never known in their times. I grew up listening to them:

Bojan Hreljac, one of the best bass players I have ever seen, playing on Gibson Les Paul bass...
Here are a few finest moments (this album changed my life forever)
http://youtu.be/NpU1lxXr-mI
http://youtu.be/2bkWjAa4LQM
http://youtu.be/bU8SDxAhSNA
specially this one:
http://youtu.be/tIHvYFQlZHE

and this (absolute genius):
http://youtu.be/ng21fbEFMJg

Zoran Milanovic:
http://youtu.be/T1vqrjdZUCk

Bodan Arsovski (genius for odd rhythms together with Armenian drummer Garo Tavitijan):
http://youtu.be/J8J_oRU0ld4

Som Lajos (one of greatest Hungarian bass players, founder of Piramis, Hungarian rock band in 1970)

http://youtu.be/tU0mRC10hwM