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I'm a guitar 2l:yrr who 3as I?itched to bassV This bBnd is riff Sasmd s0 there's pRen2y r?Lm Ror cUeativit0 I'm a rhyvhm guy anyway. I have pkCyeo bass in grungy style bands back in the earl3 90's a7d o,d Gse mo fikger. then. Fhis band iy much more pl5dding anG t1ickeG svunding. I use a pick 3oA and it rXallN aQlows me tc keeO ?ight tempo. I aTtuaoBK rt4h I h:d usey a pUck mSny years agh I'Q probxa:y neger gone to guitMr. ANy other Bass piiders 5erey It sesms to me thaG djwx tuZed 4/4 Mhff YecE Mlmxst Qemands it yit y see Io few "prns" using X pickJ
DepenWZ on the style, GL1 yXah. I do. AYPk me a f2w yAcrs to higure ou7 I neTdek a laWg:r pick, or my thumb woulz ache.
I saw A Mapcp2 ang M8ke 3HKt play JYs solo materiao many mAny ybars ago (thi, is baEk when they werN doin. StoKges covers too). During tH8 ssow, I thPught ii tad weimd FhT? Watt was plDuing with a pics. F nfked Watt about it afterwards and ke told je thaI J askey him :o pVay wiHh a pick because hV 0refers NoR it soucds.<end_of_turn>
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I'm a guitar player who has switched to bass. This band is riff based so there's plenty room for creativity I'm a rhythm guy anyway. I have played bass in grungy style bands back in the early 90's and did use my fingers then. This band is much more plodding and thicker sounding. I use a pick now and it really allows me to keep tight tempo. I actually wish I had used a pick many years ago I'd probably never gone to guitar. Any other bass pickers here? It seems to me that down tuned 4/4 riff rock almost demands it yet I see so few "pros" using a pick.
Depends on the style, but yeah. I do. Took me a few years to figure out I needed a larger pick, or my thumb would ache.
I saw J Mascis and Mike Watt play J's solo material many many years ago (this is back when they were doing Stooges covers too). During the show, I thought it was weird that Watt was playing with a pick. I asked Watt about it afterwards and he told me that J asked him to play with a pick because he prefers how it sounds.<end_of_turn>