Recent content by IIKSMII

So, I tried holding the pick a little looser and on the shoulder along with trying to be less "aggressive" in my approach and it seems to work a lot better. That makes me think maybe picking up some of them fatter picks wouldn't be a bad idea, either. Thanks for the tips, fellas! Any...

I tried that too and I just miss the string a lot of the time, haha. I suppose it's probably just a practice, practice, practice thing though, eh? EDIT: I kind of agree actually too, I never really liked using picks, not putting it down or anything, but fingers sound so much better. I just...

It sounds like I'm getting more clicking sounds when ever I play any note other than open. I don't think it's a left hand technique thing either because when I play with my fingers it sounds nice and smooth, but it's like the pick is really grabbing that string excessively... More noise than I'd...

Hello, I just recently started trying to play with a pick, just to try and learn a few songs from the new Baroness album. Well, ol' boy tunes to drop D which is usually fine for me with fingers, but now that I'm going with a pick I seem to be getting a unusual amount of vibrations. The guy at...

I think according the definition a musician is basically a profession. You get paid for it, you know? I play bass, but I don't get paid for it, so according to that, I'm a bassist not quite a musician.

Cliff Burton, John DeServio (Simple and brutal!), Steve Harris are probably my top three.

Hey there, I'm usually a lurker and I end up reading these forums a lot, but I have some questions of my own. Recently I've joined my first shot at a band, which I've got to say is the funnest thing I've ever been a part of. I've been practicing for some four hours a day and I would consider...