famous bassists who use picks

[toobalicious]

anyone said phil lesh yet?

 

[rockscott]

John mcvee-fleetwood mac. Donald duck dunn -CSN&Y.

 

[Skitch it!]

For me, this guy from 1.42-2.00 and 2.25-2.36, the only thing I'm 90% sure of is it's a Ray with a pick, I don't know the guy's name or anything else about him, I think it's an uncredited session guy, nifty with a pick IMO.

 

[bigou]

More than 200 posts and Nobody mentionned John Wetton I'm completely obsessed with his tone/bass playing/songwriting. Am I the only one???

No one remerber Styx these day John Panozzo play with a pickl all the time.

 

[Low Sound Love]

Krist Novoselic, Kim Gordon, Kim Deal, Nate Mendel, Troy Sanders ... I think mostly any bassist in a rock or metal band uses a pick at one pint, the list goes on forever!

 

[Jeff Zak]

Peter Cetera = Chicago

My favorite player and biggest influence.

 

[doctorpunch]

wow, 11 pages and noone said Rex Brown yet?

 

[Rocker949]

Rick Savage from Def Leppard

 

[DynaFlow]

Noel Redding with Jimi Hendrix Experience
Mel Schacher with Grand Funk

 

[Mike19]

Let's not forget the ladies:

Charlotte Cooper - The Subways
Josephine Wiggs - The Breeders
Maureen Herman - Babes In Toyland
Vikki Blue - The Runaways
Nukki Monninger - Silversun Pickups
Janis Tanaka - L7
Jackie Fox - The Runaways
Kristen Pfaff - Hole
Jeanne Sagan - All That Remains
Ivy Vujic - Kittie
Emma Anzai - Sick Puppies
Lisa - The Eyeliners
Kathy Valentine - The Go Go's

 

[Epitaph04]

John Myung also used a pick on the last section of The Dark Eternal Night.

 

[stoneboy26]

Justin Meldal-Johnsen - Beck, NIN and his very own Talkbass forum...

 

[Thunderthumbs73]

Carlos Vega -w- Joni Mitchell and others.
Steve Swallow -w- Carla Bley and others (and plays JAZZ with a pick!!!).

 

[peledog]

Was Bruce Foxton mentioned?

 

[Rocker949]

Dickie Peterson, Blue Cheer

 

[dls59]

Peter Cetera = Chicago

My favorite player and biggest influence.

AMEN!!!!!!!

 

[EatADeadGoat]

Shavo from System
Araya from Slayer
Marco Hietala from Nightwish
Newsted
Lemmy
Henkka Blacksmith from Children of Bodom
John Moyer from Disturbed
Ellefston
Rex from Pantera

the list goes on and on

 

[Chrisk-K]

Peter Cetera = Chicago

My favorite player and biggest influence.

I dig Cetera's early bass lines. IMO, Cetera is the 2nd most melodic bass player after sir Paul.

 

[Shandiesel]

Plays with a pick

 

[patsmusic]

Jason Newstead- Metallica