need help on picking w/ my amp

they might be using a compressor? a compressor, IF USED PROPERLY, can make notes sound fatter, rather than plucky to a certain extent.

make sure you play away from the bridge and closer to the neck pickup. also use a bass pick and not a guitar pick. a guitar pick will give you less strength in a pluck and thinner sound.

 

Try cutting your mid's a bit. You might also consider different strings for different tones. I play a set of strings forever (until they no longer are accurate). I find DR High Beams work well once they break in, and ground-roundwound's also do well.1

 

I use flatwounds and keep them on until they start to get rusty--in other words, for years and years.

Also, pay attention to HOW you use the pick. It doesn't take much force. I also rest my palm against the bridge to provide a little palme muting sometimes.

Lastly, play through 15" speakers IMHO.

 

That's the truth!

I use large rounded-triangles and catch a little bit of the side of my thumb with each stroke and hit with the middle of the rounded arc.

 

sounding good while picking is just a matter of technique.

the trick is to play softly really softly let the amp do the work.

try different thikness of picks and try picking at different spots

for a good pick tone I use .88mm picks and i pick just behind the p-bass p-up

 

also you have a mark hoppus, that bass has 1/4 pounder pick-ups which are by nature harsh you might try another kind of pup