felt picks

when you think of “pick players” you probably just think they all used plastic guitar picks, even people like paul mccartney who had a thumpy sound. well, i don’t remember exactly where i saw it, but it was either ELP on beat club, or the who on the rock and roll circus, but john entwistle/greg...

picks have a sort of “cutting” sound. you hear that plastic hit those strings, and it moves the string in a certain way. but… what’s up with paul mccartney? i have never been able to get his sound out of a bass when using a normal plastic pick, even when using sponge mutes. did he use felt picks...