Being a pick bassist myself I always have to say Jason Newsted and Marco Hietala. The guys I always contribute to these pick threads. There both amazing and idols of mine.
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Famous Pick Bassists
- Thread starter Fullmetal
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- Jan 12, 2011
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Brian Cook (Russian Circles/These Arms are Snakes)
Kevin Rutmanis (Melvins/Tomahawk/Cows)
Liam Wilson (Dillinger Escape Plan)
Kevin Rutmanis (Melvins/Tomahawk/Cows)
Liam Wilson (Dillinger Escape Plan)
Anyone have a source for this info?
According to this interview, the interviewer says that Lomenzo has played with a pick before. Lomenzo goes on to say that he played "a lot of these songs with a pick...to replicate the basic Megadeth style".
All these pages and nobody's mentioned these two:
Zev Katz
Tom "T-Bone" Wolk
Both with Hall & Oates.
Zev Katz
Tom "T-Bone" Wolk
Both with Hall & Oates.
Jon Camp from Renaissance, one of my favorite bands and players.
Nowadays, Misa, the great bassist from Band-Maid. She does this amazing sleight-of-hand trick where she slips the pick into the crook of her first finger so the can slap with her thumb and second finger, then flips it back into playing position. She's so fast you can't see her do it, even if the camera is close up on her hand.
Nowadays, Misa, the great bassist from Band-Maid. She does this amazing sleight-of-hand trick where she slips the pick into the crook of her first finger so the can slap with her thumb and second finger, then flips it back into playing position. She's so fast you can't see her do it, even if the camera is close up on her hand.
Andy West
Yngwie Malmsteen
Bill Church
Hamish Stuart
Marcel Jacob
Phil Lynott
Bill Wyman
Ronnie Wood
Anthony Jackson
Joe Osborn
Tom Fowler
Yngwie Malmsteen
Bill Church
Hamish Stuart
Marcel Jacob
Phil Lynott
Bill Wyman
Ronnie Wood
Anthony Jackson
Joe Osborn
Tom Fowler
I can't believe Bobby Vega haven't gotten more mention in this thread.
The absolute master of picked bass, and who played on some pretty legendary tracks.
The absolute master of picked bass, and who played on some pretty legendary tracks.
Great topic running through time to remind this book: A must read about the electric bass arrival in 50's/60's music; when buisness target were guitarists and big majority of these pionners played with a pick. This book contains a rich bibliography, a lot of detail about tunes, artists using electric bass when it was new.
And the autor website links a dedicate playlist to listen all these references.
The Bastard Instrument: A Cultural History of the Electric Bass — Brian F. Wright
I mentioned him five posts up from yours, while regrettably, forgetting to mention Bob Daisly, my favorite pick player....
