Best Bass for Playing With A Pick

[jaywa]

Lots of people like StingRays... a picked Rick is a totally different (though equally distinctive) sound... and the Gibson Thunderbird really lives up to its name when picked (ironically I don't think I have ever seen a Thunderbird player outside of John Entwistle NOT play it with a pick... the two just seem to go together). And, short scale basses in general seem to respond better to pick than finger style.

I personally am not as fond of P-Bass for pick style as many others here, but that's just me. I've always felt the J-Bass is the better Fender in that regard.

 

[mstott25]

this is like asking..
what type of girl is best for kissing?

Spanish girls.

 

[Wassup]

First let's get the cheeky response out of the way:
Preferably one with strings.

But seriously:
My GMP Roxie loves a pick but they aren't readily available.
T-birds love picks.

It's an individual thing though, depends where you hang the bass where you like to pick at and what's in the way. Do you like to anchor on the bridge or do you swing free or? Nothing to do but strap them on and try them out. What's best for one can be worst for the next player.

 

[ElectricBass72]

One of my favorite bassists.... Eric Avery of Jane's Addiction played the Fender P with a pick. I think he used flatwound strings too. Fender P's sound great with a pick. Spectors also sound amazing with a pick. In the 90's.. it was a tortex pick, Spector NS-2 and Dean Markley Blue Steel strings... ultimate zingy piano tone. Any bass with a P/J pickup configuration or a single regular P pickup sounds damn good with a pick.