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Picking style

I have just started to pick up a pick after playing fingerstyle for a year, I want to be proficient at both :) But I just played one song with a pick and my thumb hurts so bad! Am I doing it wrong? What is your picking style?
 
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=452467

Read this thread. Go to Carol Kaye's website and Youtube and find vids of her playing bass. She also has instructions for it under her player's points, but they're a bit scattered. She also has a forum that you can sign up for where you could find the info easier. It's because of Carol Kaye that I'm still able to play with a pick when I thought I'd have to give it up.