Duff McKagan's combination of P/J, pick and GK amp is one of the greatest rock bass tones of all time, IMO.
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Best Bass for Playing With A Pick
- Thread starter ahiddentableau
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Duff McKagan's combination of P/J, pick and GK amp is one of the greatest rock bass tones of all time, IMO.
First: There is absolutely nothing wrong with playing with a pick. Some of the most revered icons of bassdom play (or played) with a pick. Paul McCartney, Chris Squire, Carol Kaye, John Entwistle (occasionally). Even some Jazz cats like Steve Swallow.
Check out the tone JJ Burnell got with a pick.
Great thing about a P-J is that if you turn the J pickup all the way down you can get a perfect P tone.
Personally a P bass is my favorite pick bass.
Check out the tone JJ Burnell got with a pick.
Great thing about a P-J is that if you turn the J pickup all the way down you can get a perfect P tone.
Personally a P bass is my favorite pick bass.
Carol Kaye and Joe Osborn had long and successful studio careers using a pick with P and J basses respectively.
Couldn't have said it better myself. Any bass will work, but a Precision is hard to beat.
Really anything will work and can sound good; Rics and Stingrays get a good rock tone, Jazzes too (Duff has a killer tone), However, my favorite is the Precision, as well. Many indie/punk bands use a P-bass with a pick into some sort of mid-scooped distortion and it sounds ruthless; like Weezer, Rise Against if you like that sort of sound.
I almost never use a pick but from what I see these days, it seems that the following are popular with picks....
#1 by far - Fender P
Then in no particular order....
Warwick
Spector
Gibson TBird
ESP/LTD
BC Rich
#1 by far - Fender P
Then in no particular order....
Warwick
Spector
Gibson TBird
ESP/LTD
BC Rich
This is a really, really broad question. I love the way all my basses can sound with a pick but if I had to pick one, it would probably be my L2000 or my ESP custom because they sound a little more trebly and hi-fi which is my personal preference with a pick and a slight overdrive.
Awesome. Thanks for the replies.
Any recommendations on aftermarket pickups to use with a P or P/J with a pick? I'm not particularly pleased with the recorded tone on my P copy. (My primary use for the bass is recording).
Any recommendations on aftermarket pickups to use with a P or P/J with a pick? I'm not particularly pleased with the recorded tone on my P copy. (My primary use for the bass is recording).
u should consider this one :
Fernandes Tremor, especially for the price
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHyqkBDf0Fg&feature=related
Fernandes Tremor, especially for the price
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHyqkBDf0Fg&feature=related
I agree, any bass with a pick works.
I do it on my Rickenbackers, my Gibson T-birds, and my Hofner Icon basses.
I do it on my Rickenbackers, my Gibson T-birds, and my Hofner Icon basses.
Depending on what kind of music you play and whether or not you'll be playing more root notes or soloing, or somewhere in between, the string spacing on the bass you play is more important than just what bass you play.
If you like closer string spacing you might like playing 5 or 6 string basses (especially if you are a guitar player). You can string a 6 string like a standard guitar (EADGBE) or the more common bass stringing of (BEADGC, with the Low B string being lower than the low E). That will put the strings closer together and may feel more comfortable for you than a four string with wider spacing.
If you like closer string spacing you might like playing 5 or 6 string basses (especially if you are a guitar player). You can string a 6 string like a standard guitar (EADGBE) or the more common bass stringing of (BEADGC, with the Low B string being lower than the low E). That will put the strings closer together and may feel more comfortable for you than a four string with wider spacing.
really..the idea that one bass sounds better than another played with a pick is a bit silly. The strings play more of a role than the bass itself...picking technique plays more of a role. palm muting which I use with a pick has more to do with the sound then the bass.
so please...
so please...
I had a neck-through Aria Pro II that wasn't pick friendly but sounded amazing with fingers, not sure why that was. Other than that I agree with this.
