the true purpose of pickup covers…

one of the reasons i always give up on picking is i cant hover my hand over the strings. the rick pup cover is great for resting your hand and playing in a middle position. I love finger plucking near the bridge but I agree that a pick does not sound good by the bridge

 

Picking has never been a problem for me. From my perspective, I'd like to know how someone incorporates pickup covers into their picking style.

 

Same here. When I use a pick I rest the edge of my hand against the string(s) below the one I'm playing to mute them. A pup cover would just be in the way.

 

I keep the cover on my Rick 4000 for the look, but also will use it as a palm rest for the rare occasions when i pick the strings north of the pickup. 75% of the time i pick or pluck the strings south of the pickup.
When I’ve played other people’s Ricks with the cover removed, I found there’s too many extraneous noises happening when playing directly over the pickup.

 

I generally do all my playing on the bridge side of the pickup, really close to the pickup. both with fingers and a pick.

And as has been said I don't know how anyone would play where I do with a pickup cover. Everyone develops their own style.

 

I've only been playing for seven or eight years but I can’t imagine using a pickup cover as an aid.
Maybe because I use a bass pick instead of a guitar pick?

 

I don't have pickup covers on any of my basses - the literally just get in the way of some of the stuff I do. I do have thumb rests on all of them - the thumb rest goes from the neck to the neck pickup - I never play between the pickup and the bridge.