Thunderbird Club

[veebass]

I made the pick comment because it one of those silly comments that come out about T Birds- ie that they are only good for banging away on with a pick at a million miles an hour.

I'm not much good with a pick and almost exclusively a finger player myself. I often find myself in awe of pick players, cos I just can't do it that quickly or precisely.

 

[Larry V]

It's probably just like everything else, if you exclusively used a pick for two or three weeks you'd probably wonder how you ever played with your fingers.

I've never put the time into learning how to do it. My heroes play with their fingers.

 

[jd56hawk]

I can make my pick sound like fingers but I can't make my fingers sound like a pick.

 

[godofthunder59]

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In the vein of our Queen @TBird1958, and courtesy of @Larry V, may I present to you the new car complete with Thunderbird decal with the ol' 2012 Gibson Thunderbird IV and photoshopped licence plate (internet safety first).

Happy weekend, everyone!

I like big headstocks, I can not lie.

 

[mistergoats]

I like big headstocks, I can not lie.

I just LOL'd for real in my quiet office. Everyone looked.

 

[Larry V]

I like big headstocks, I can not lie.

I just LOL'd for real in my quiet office. Everyone looked.

You other bassists can't deny.

 

[rickwebb]

I love her dress too. But is would look better on the floor! Can I say that? Lol

Yes.

 

[godofthunder59]

I like big headstocks, I can not lie.

Yes ! I can always count on you guys

 

[RustyNails]

Ordering an Epiphone Thunderbird Classic IV tonight when I get paid. T minus one week till NBD thread and joining the T-Bird Club.

 

[Leiria]

I can make my pick sound like fingers but I can't make my fingers sound like a pick.

Just play very near the brige (pluck hard) and boost the mids

 

[veebass]

Just play very near the brige (pluck hard) and boost the mids

This is what I do and I let the nails on my plucking fingers grow just a little bit- so I get a little more initial attack.

 

[jd56hawk]

Just play very near the brige (pluck hard) and boost the mids

I do that with the pick!

 

[veebass]

Mids are our friends.

 

[rickwebb]

And as far as the "Pick vs. Fingers" topic goes, I'm about half and half.
Although locally I'm fairly notorious for tossing guitar picks out to the girls in the audience at gigs...

All about THE SHOW, Baby!

 

[BadBassDrummer]

And as far as the "Pick vs. Fingers" topic goes, I'm about half and half.
Although locally I'm fairly notorious for tossing guitar picks out to the girls in the audience at gigs...

All about THE SHOW, Baby!

What is this gig thing you speak of? Women would I think prefer fingers to picks

 

[rickwebb]

What is this gig thing you speak of? Women would I think prefer fingers to picks

Well I can't throw my Flying Digits Of Doom, can I? It'd be a very short show! haha

 

[marko57]

And as far as the "Pick vs. Fingers" topic goes, I'm about half and half.
Although locally I'm fairly notorious for tossing guitar picks out to the girls in the audience at gigs...

All about THE SHOW, Baby!

Similarly, I had a real ego crusher back int he 80's.. we had just got our first batch of custom band picks, "Metal Angel" in silver on black picks. I couldn't wait for our next gig so I too could toss them at the girls.
First set of the gig, I wore out my first pick and tossed it into the audience, probably tossed a couple more before the end of the set. Finished the set, standing near the stage during the break, pretty chick comes
up and hands me one of my picks, saying, "You dropped this."

 

[Larry V]

...back in the 80's...

Ugh... "back in the 80's"... it seems like soooo long ago. Where did the time go?

 

[TBird1958]

In a typical 3 set night we play about 60 songs, 58 of them require a pick, there's just no way around it. Even if I thought I could do them fingerstyle it wouldn't take but a minute or two of trying before two things were abruptly realized......#1 being that I don't have the finger strength to play a song that was obviously recorded originally with a pick all downstroked. I.E. "Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol - it just ain't gonna happen! #2 being tone, using the same example, you'd only be trying to fool yourself if think you're going to get the "tone" playing this song fingerstyle, the note attack/decay is all wrong. The demo for this song was recorded with a Jazz bass played finger style, as recorded on the album tho Steve Stevens ruled the studio and demanded it be played on a P bass with a pick.
Picks are tools to help you play a song correctly, so are your fingers

 

[marko57]

Ugh... "back in the 80's"... it seems like soooo long ago. Where did the time go?

It FLEW by, that's for sure!