Great bassist with a pick...

[Duke21]

Can't believe I forgot Carol and Steve, HUGE +1

And you forgot Chris Squire which is for me THE bass player with a pick, well pick or no pick.

 

[Fret Less]

RICK DANKO

 

[LucienBel]

Hunter Burgan and Matt Freeman are awesome on the punk side of things. Two of my favorites. Ah the old East Bay scene.

 

[NoxNoctus]

Brian Cook of Russian Circles. My biggest influence right now in terms of tone and style.

http://vimeo.com/16719554

Really hard to find a video that showcases bass live that doesn't sound like it was recorded with a potato.

 

[Kaa]

I know I'm the world's biggest Peter Cetera shill, but check out older Chicago (especially CTA through Chicago 7) for some great pick playing.

And don't forget Dave Hope of Kansas.

and I'm the second biggest Peter Cetera shill. I posted a long time ago that the greatest power trio to never have existed was Cetera/Kath/Seraphine

 

[Dave W]

Source?

I don't buy it. I've seen Ellefson in a few clinics sitting right in front of him , as well as a few Megadeth shows. He rips it up.

Besides, My Last Words is more difficult than anything on RIP.

 

[pgullo64]

Dee Murray - Love Lies Bleeding/Funeral for a Friend
Roger Glover - Highway Star
Tiran Porter - China Grove, Listen to the Music, Long Train Runnin, Takin it to the Streets, etc

 

[B String]

Bobby Vega

There are guys who use a pick, and there are guys who have a real voice with a pick. Bobby has an equally strong voice using a pick or fingers. A very musical player. imho

 

[Revolver]

The link with the long list covers a lot.
Colin Moulding (XTC) takes on the McCartney vibe and beyond
Linus Of Hollywood (Paul Gilbert)

 

[msh26]

The stuff that's easy with a pick is easy with a pick. single string rides, linear scales, chords.
The stuff that's hard with a pick are things that are more easily done with fingerstyle, such as:

Staccato single string rides (play all downstrokes and mute each note with left ring finger)
Rebel Yell - Billy Idol

String jumps:
Good Times Bad Times - Led Zeppelin
Any disco song with octave basslines
Two Tickets to Paradise - Eddie Money
All Right Now - Free
Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin

Gallops: (bump badadump badadump badadump)
Diamonds and Rust - Judas Priest

Rolls:
Alternate up and down strokes with the very tip of the pick really fast, barely touching the string so it sounds like a smooth extended sustained note. The fresher the pick the smoother it will be.

Sorry the songs are all oldies, but you know old man gonna give old man answer.

Gallops like 'Planet Earth' from Duran Duran are an exercise in consistency. I have a big appreciation for this line that's almost like a sequencer. This is one of the few songs JT plays with a pick, but to me it's impressive.

 

[klejst]

A lot of great pick players have been mentioned, however I am surprised Mike Dirnt from Green Day has not been mentioned yet (or perhaps I missed it). Awesome player with a pick and I love his tone.

 

[hillerup]

Not forgetting Lemmy from Motorhead...

 

[SactoBass]

Some bassist I will check out are Dave Ellefson, Adam Clayton, Zeta Bosio, Flea, Tom Hamilton, John Deacon, Justin Chancelor, Cliff Williams. Any challenging bass lines to learn to develop accuracy, speed and good technique???

Grab a copy of the Relayer album by YES, and also Close to the Edge by YES, and learn all of the bass notes that Chris Squire plays on those two albums. I guarantee that you will be a better pick-wielding bass player after that.

 

[Duke21]

Grab a copy of the Relayer album by YES, and also Close to the Edge by YES, and learn all of the bass notes that Chris Squire plays on those two albums. I guarantee that you will be a better pick-wielding bass player after that.

Learning these 2 albums.... After you learned to play them there is not much more one have to learn...

 

[jetbike]

Klaus Flouride.

 

[caligula]

As a kid I used to like this quite a lot.

 

[Roy Vogt]

Andy West with the Dixie Dregs

 

[ArvindJayaram]

Ian Hill is really good. "This... is... the Painkiller".

- Jimmy Rage

 

[Yogen]

Simon do have some great bass lines. He often use a Fender VI if I'm remembering right

The Fender VI was used by Robert Smith as a baritone guitar, hence the amazing sound on Disintegration album

 

[cactusPhan39]

I dont think Mike Gordon has been mentioned yet and thats shameful