Recent content by chester2

Sure, if it seems like a song will benefit with the bass having that sound you can get easy with a pick, and you are ok with it, go for it. I would try both and see what sounds and works better for the song. I don't believe in Bass and Guitar picks. Seems all the same to me. I use guitar...

The first like 6 years I focused on bass, I was always pick. Played mostly metal and the band I was in was focused on a specific style - bass in a Tool tribute band. About the only time I would use my fingers was when I dropped my pick - hehe. In a new band now, and much more variety of...

Totally on the ball Red_Label... Thanks man! I studied classical guitar after one of my last bands broke up for a few years. Prior, I always used a pick due to the style of music I played at that time. When I got back to bass again, I learned how to better play with my fingers to get a...

Hey thanks pablomigraine. I really enjoyed the read! The last paragraph I found very interesting as not too many people address the topic of frequencies across instruments and mixing. I have learned and tend to keep my mids fairly high to try best to cut through the other guitars in playing...

Howdy there! I found this forum, just from some searching around the internet. Looks like a good place to be for some good info and discussion around Bass. I'm here in Canada - Ontario. Getting older (and like to think more experienced) as a musician. I began with the electric guitar...

When I learned this trick years ago, made a huge difference with me also! Highly recommend that method also. The only problem I had was my ground noise/hiss increased due to the crank of the master. But that was my older amp. Since I got a new amp, I don't really have that problem anymore. I...

Hey - the 'exact' same thing happened to me just last week. Bought a new GK MB500. The research I did and the manual said the outputs would accept both Speakon and 1/4 jack. After I got it home and tried, not so. I did some more research to find GK stopped that compatibility a while ago due...