Top bassists who use a pick

[Nomad5]

Going back, I know.....but Dennis Dunaway was great in the original Cooper band.

Just listened to Gutter Cat vs. The Jet's the other day for the first time in a long time....awesome.

Cheers,

[kapaauguy]

Leon Wilkinson (Lynyrd Skynyrd used a pick exclusively
i saw a youtube interview with JPJ (Led Zeppelin) and he said he recorded Black Dog with a pick
My Generation (The Who) is recorded with a pick
Nigel Griggs......great player with very original lines (Split Enz)
Graham Maby (Joe Jackson)
Roger Waters (Pink Floyd)
John Lodge (Moody Blues)
lots of great bass played with a pick!

[Jazzdogg]

Two (S.F.) Bay Area greats:

Rod Ellicot

Bobby Vega

Coincidentally, both have played with Cold Blood.

[ThatBassistDude]

Cliff Wiliams, ACDC
Gene Simmins (no hate)
Forget his name of megadeth

[Chef FourString]

Matt Freeman - Rancid.

Check out the bass solo in "Maxwell Murder" on Out Come the Wolves by Rancid.

[BassFace01]

Entwistle
Krist Novoselic
Bobby Vega
Roger Waters
McCartney
Mike Inez/Mike Starr

[wentznfieldy11]

Pete wentz!and I think fieldy uses a pick but I could be wrong

[Metal Bassist]

Lemmy.

But in all seriousness Dave Ellefson from Megadeth uses a pick, and he ain't a bad bassist.

[Metal Bassist]

Geezer butler used a pick sometimes as well.

[Tituscrow]

Originally Posted by Metal Bassist

Lemmy.

But in all seriousness Dave Ellefson from Megadeth uses a pick, and he ain't a bad bassist.

As a fairly devout finger player, I can also appreciate the power and skill of a good pick user. Ellefson is a master...I defy most finger players to master 'my last words' with the bite and sharpness that he gets on that song.

But to the OP, Rob Wright from NoNeansNo takes some beating...

[Galleons_Uk]

Liam Wilson of The Dillinger Escape Plan definitely! some great basslines in their stuff, played almost exclusively with a pick. His finger work is awesome aswell in the few songs it's used.

[Tituscrow]

Originally Posted by Galleons_Uk

Liam Wilson of The Dillinger Escape Plan definitely! some great basslines in their stuff, played almost exclusively with a pick. His finger work is awesome aswell in the few songs it's used.

Great shout. Saw DEP last Halloween in Manchester and it was a stellar gig! He is a tremendously gifted bassist, but overshowed in the band by a nutter for a singer, an octopus on steroids behind the kit, and 2 equally insane guitarists. Fantastic band.

[nocontrols]

This thread showcases artists across a wide variety of genres, talents and bass sounds, encompassing bass players from every walk of life and of every skill level from the 50's through today and into the next generation. There are probably enough pro bassists using a pick to say that it's just as popular a playing method as using fingers, or at least in that same league.

It's weird, ya know? It's almost like it's a LEGITIMATE and VALID way of playing a bass guitar or something... I almost feel like we should ACCEPT pick players and allow for the possibility of their being considered great and even teach younger players how to play with a pick....

Crazy, right? What am I thinking? What I meant to say was "P1ckSTYLE SUXXX!!!11!"

[Klonk]

Originally Posted by gibsonbassist45

krist novoselic. i know some might not agree, but for the love of god look deeper into nirvana's not as commercial stuff,i.e; with the lights out,bleach,etc. he actually has some really good basslines whether you want to believe it or not.

/agree

[nocontrols]

I think Krist Novoselic is outstanding. He's a great bassist. He could keep a line interesting while still being grounded in the context of a rock song. Never forget "Lounge Act"

[Rob Martinez]

Tom Petersson of Cheap Trick.