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your relevance to this thread is beyond outstanding.
i applaud you. these ideas, how do they come to you?
it's like you don't even have to try.
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What is the best bass for using a pick?
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your relevance to this thread is beyond outstanding.
i applaud you. these ideas, how do they come to you?
it's like you don't even have to try.
Hey, if ANYONE knows what the best bass is to play with a pick it's going to be the bridge-playing finger-plucker!
Well, in my defence, I mentioned earlier that I do use picks and prefer my cheap little active cort as it sounds good with a pick. But I usually don't bother and finger pluck as I get a very similar sound. It was a continuation from what I said earlier. If you'd read the whole thread it may have made a little more sense. If anyone's going to play with a pick, it comes down to personal preference in the end.
Equipment plays a part for sure but I think touch is really what defines a particular player's sound.
I agree ^ . How aggressive or light you are with pick or fingers.
The best answer I've seen to the question is asking what strings to put on a bass. It all comes down to the player.
The best answer I've seen to the question is asking what strings to put on a bass. It all comes down to the player.
^
Dear friend it's bouzouki not bazuki.A Bazuki would have to be the Greek or(Irish) equivalent of that missile launching guitar thing the homies of the dude on Desperado had.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIlErhpFxuk
Well indeed you can play almost any bass with a pick and it sound good. However it would be good to do some research about that ''pick sound'' that you have in your head. Is it a certain player, a certain song? Try to find the equipment used, it might not even be a bass playd with a pick.
It is true that probably the most common ''pick sound'' comes from a p-bass but hell that makes sense if you think that the p-bass is the most popular and most recorded bass sound there is.
I can tell you for sure that playing a pick on some basses might look weird e.g. six strings(even though there is people doing it).
I also used to think that playing a Jazz with a pick looks weird until I tried it. It still feels a little off to me, as if Jaco is looking down to me or something:scowl:, but man the tone is great. I have only played one bass that the pick didn't work out that well and that was the Kala U-bass. The problem was not the tone really, but the fact the strings were plastic and the playing with the pick they felt very sticky. So you can cross one off your list.
In conclusion I think you should go to a guitar store and try a couple of basses until you find the sound that is in your head.Oh and don't forget to bring a pick.
Dear friend it's bouzouki not bazuki.A Bazuki would have to be the Greek or(Irish) equivalent of that missile launching guitar thing the homies of the dude on Desperado had.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIlErhpFxuk
Well indeed you can play almost any bass with a pick and it sound good. However it would be good to do some research about that ''pick sound'' that you have in your head. Is it a certain player, a certain song? Try to find the equipment used, it might not even be a bass playd with a pick.
It is true that probably the most common ''pick sound'' comes from a p-bass but hell that makes sense if you think that the p-bass is the most popular and most recorded bass sound there is.
I can tell you for sure that playing a pick on some basses might look weird e.g. six strings(even though there is people doing it).
I also used to think that playing a Jazz with a pick looks weird until I tried it. It still feels a little off to me, as if Jaco is looking down to me or something:scowl:, but man the tone is great. I have only played one bass that the pick didn't work out that well and that was the Kala U-bass. The problem was not the tone really, but the fact the strings were plastic and the playing with the pick they felt very sticky. So you can cross one off your list.
In conclusion I think you should go to a guitar store and try a couple of basses until you find the sound that is in your head.Oh and don't forget to bring a pick.
The one who's nickname rhymes with "pick". Two good albums to hear them on:
"Close to the Edge"
"Undertow"
"Close to the Edge"
"Undertow"
Sometimes even on the same bass, or similar.
Example, Paul and Lemmy both have played Rickenbackers with picks. So has Chris Squire. Do they sound anything alike? Not really.
There's not one "pick sound" any more than there's one "finger sound."
The early 50's PBasses with the straight single coil pickups sound nice with a pick as do the later years PBasses. Rics are also good for picking. So much depends on the material you're playing, the setup you're playing through and even the guage of the pick.
No matter what you do a PBass will work in a lot of different musical genre picked or unpicked.
No matter what you do a PBass will work in a lot of different musical genre picked or unpicked.
Spectors sound great with fingers or picks. 
Listen to the bass intro to Jet City Woman by Queensryche. Eddie Jackson normally is a finger player, but he uses a pick on that song.
Listen to the bass intro to Jet City Woman by Queensryche. Eddie Jackson normally is a finger player, but he uses a pick on that song.
Bazooki. 
you knew what I meant.
If we are talking about pick sound, surely the pick itself must come into consideration. Thickness, style, etc. I know some use soft, some use hard, some use coins.
you knew what I meant.If we are talking about pick sound, surely the pick itself must come into consideration. Thickness, style, etc. I know some use soft, some use hard, some use coins.
Here's a guy playing a [DEL]bazuki[/DEL] bouzouki now!
These things rock some earth shaking bass! Not sure how it sounds with a pick though.
Here's a guy playing a [DEL]bazuki[/DEL] bouzouki now!
These things rock some earth shaking bass! Not sure how it sounds with a pick though.
I believe this is an older short scale bazooki. Here is a newer refined model.
By the way Arnold Schwarzenegger was also a renowned bazooki player earlier in his carreer and as this picture can attest he favoured the extended range ones.
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