Pick Playing 101.........

scatman · #1 05-27-2006, 07:24 PM

rick james "superfreak"

.....Ok let me expand that to "live playing 101"!!!!!!!!!!!!!

canopener · #2 05-27-2006, 08:52 PM

Indeed. I also dig Phil Lynott's pick playing.

Barfly · #3 05-27-2006, 10:25 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqiwl...izzy%20concert

Live Lizzy 1983. Awesome Sh*t.

FaithNoMan · #4 05-27-2006, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barfly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqiwl...izzy%20concert

Live Lizzy 1983. Awesome Sh*t.

That bass sounds nice and punchy!

**Kelly Lee** · #5 05-28-2006, 05:04 AM

Three from my favorite pick player.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLvVv9V8Bpk

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

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

He is definately one of my major influences.

FriscoBassAce · #6 05-28-2006, 11:13 PM

I like the harmonics he gets sometimes! (In the Rick James video).

By the way, I remember watching that live on SNL when I was in high school.

I wonder why Rick wasn't playing bass? I guess he wanted to be a frontman and not be encumbered with playing while singing and dancing.