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    Peter56 replied to the thread Using a pick....
    Interesting point.
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    Peter56 reacted to _Some Dude's post in the thread Using a pick... with Like Like.
    I generally recommend that guitarists learn to play bass with fingers as it'll force you out of your comfort zone, and it'll naturally...
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    Peter56 reacted to GregT's post in the thread Using a pick... with Like Like.
    Anything where Carol Kaye played on the bass in the studio, which is thousands of the songs I grew up with, were played with a pick. I...
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    Peter56 reacted to shirojiro's post in the thread Using a pick... with Like Like.
    Agree with what folks have been saying - I've been playing fingerstyle and slap for decades and only used a pick when my fingers had...
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    Peter56 reacted to Wasnex's post in the thread Using a pick... with Like Like.
    AFAIK, finger style is the most common technique...and yes there are certain licks that don't work with a pick. IMHO, it's entirely...
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    Peter56 reacted to Steve Dallman's post in the thread Using a pick... with Like Like.
    I played guitar from 67-69. I then switched to bass, and played with a pick until the mid 80's. A pick, in the era loud bands, gave me a...
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    Peter56 reacted to Nebadon2000's post in the thread Using a pick... with Like Like.
    Yes most if not all of those players were Guitar Players First but yes pick playing works fine buy learning to be capable with fingers...
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    Peter56 reacted to StatesideRambler's post in the thread Using a pick... with Like Like.
    I started playing bass in 1966. About the only thing that hasn’t changed in any way over those 60 years is the pick vs. fingers...
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    Peter56 reacted to Fuzzbass's post in the thread Using a pick... with Like Like.
    Pickstyle is indeed the easier path for a beginner, and as noted, anti-pick snobbery is clownish. That said, I am grateful to my...
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    Peter56 reacted to WaldoNova's post in the thread Using a pick... with Like Like.
    There are certain sounds that you can do easier on a pick and vice versa. Either way is perfectly acceptable. In fact some great players...
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    Peter56 replied to the thread Using a pick....
    Good point about sounding like a guitar player. I can see that in what I'm doing. That said, some basic bass riffs sound just fine with...
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    Peter56 reacted to TimB1226's post in the thread Using a pick... with Like Like.
    This cautionary note has nothing to do with tone. I too am primarily a guitar player who later took up bass. I found that when I played...
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    Peter56 reacted to Riff Ranger's post in the thread Using a pick... with Like Like.
    Is there anything you will miss? Yes—but those who refuse to use a pick are missing something, too. You’ve got the right approach: use a...
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    Peter56 reacted to buldog5151bass's post in the thread Using a pick... with Like Like.
    Listen to any Beatles, Motorhead, or Yes album and you tell me if it's an issue. Also the majority of the recordings made in LA in the...
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