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famous bassists who use picks

#82
eboe said:
supposedly Flea first started using a pick cause he and John Frusciante had a Joy Division cover band
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:eyebrow: This is possibly the most absurd thing I've read all day. Not that I don't believe it, but it's such a crazy concept. Now I'm imagining Anthony Kiedis doing Ian Curtis impressions. :eek: :D

Peter Hook is a pick beast though. :bassist:

On a related note:
Carlos D (Interpol)
Andy Rourke (The Smiths)
Clint Conley (Mission of Burma): possibly one of the best bass-as-guitar players there is
Joe Lally (Fugazi)
 
#84
BloodTypeBlue said:
:eyebrow: This is possibly the most absurd thing I've read all day. Not that I don't believe it, but it's such a crazy concept. Now I'm imagining Anthony Kiedis doing Ian Curtis impressions. :eek: :D

Peter Hook is a pick beast though. :bassist:

On a related note:
Carlos D (Interpol)
Andy Rourke (The Smiths)
Clint Conley (Mission of Burma): possibly one of the best bass-as-guitar players there is
Joe Lally (Fugazi)
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in one of the older issues of Bass Player, from when By The Way was about to come out, Flea mentions that Peter Hook was an influence on him. He uses a pick on several songs...more than I would have thought.
 
#86
BloodTypeBlue said:
:eyebrow: This is possibly the most absurd thing I've read all day. Not that I don't believe it, but it's such a crazy concept. Now I'm imagining Anthony Kiedis doing Ian Curtis impressions. :eek: :D

Peter Hook is a pick beast though. :bassist:
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Anthony Keidis wasn't in the band, it was a side project...
 

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