Bass- finger or plectrum

[rutabowa]

Which do you use? why? i am just trying switching from plectrum to fingers, it sounds good but it knacks yr finger tips, and my fingertips are acoustic-guitar-hardened so i would have thought they'd be ok.

 

[cliche guevara]

I used to use fingers, and preferred it, but I had an accident with a window and lost the feeling in the first two finger of my right hand, meaning that I couldn't feel the strings properly and often ended up tearing my fingers to shreds. So pick it was from then, and massively fat ones ftw.

 

[purves grundy]

In my old band I used a plectrum, but preferred to only pluck upwards. I simply lacked the ability to do the fast finger plucking necessary for punk songs.

 

[Bakunin]

Which do you use? why? i am just trying switching from plectrum to fingers, it sounds good but it knacks yr finger tips, and my fingertips are acoustic-guitar-hardened so i would have thought they'd be ok.

The great John Paul Jones uses his fingers.

Enough said, methinks.

 

[rutabowa]

who's John Paul Jones?

 

[joevsimp]

who's John Paul Jones?

Led Zep

you wanna try playing immigrant song with a plec?

 

[rutabowa]

is it a led zepellin song? i don't really want to play it full stop.

no i am sure he was very good though.

 

[danny la rouge]

Fingers. Pick sounds wrong.

 

[seeformiles]

I'll flit between the two depending on the type of music e.g. Reggae/jazz - fingers, Jam covers band - plec

 

[rutabowa]

Fingers. Pick sounds wrong.

hmm i kind of want to sound wrong though

 

[danny la rouge]

hmm i kind of want to sound wrong though

Go for it, then.

 

[rutabowa]

no fingers do have more of a... feel, i guess.... damn i soun dlike a hippy

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Which do you use? why? i am just trying switching from plectrum to fingers, it sounds good but it knacks yr finger tips, and my fingertips are acoustic-guitar-hardened so i would have thought they'd be ok.

I hope that's just for the spivs, I'm a bit worried it might be a bit on the pussy side.

 

[rutabowa]

I hope that's just for the spivs, I'm a bit worried it might be a bit on the pussy side.

at the moment it is just at home as i can only play for 15 minutes without crying.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

You could do a Mark King and slap evey string with your thumb.

 

[rutabowa]

cut off my thumbs if i ever do that (both of them in case i try to learn left handed)

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

It sounds quite good if you can do it fast enough. No 'ping' plucking, just the slap.

 

[skyscraper101]

You could do a Mark King and slap evey string with your thumb.

Thats how I play, but I don't slap too hard or it sounds a bit eighties jazz.

I occasionally use plectrums too and use my fingers. I think its good to have range of styles.

 

[rutabowa]

It sounds quite good if you can do it fast enough. No 'ping' plucking, just the slap.

oh ok I don't know about all that. i quite like doing three finger trills like "d-d-dnggggg" really fast with 3 fingers.

 

[danny la rouge]

You could do a Mark King and slap evey string with your thumb.

His middle name is really Twat in real life.

 

[Bakunin]

eighties jazz.

'Mmmmmm, nice...'

 

[internetstalker]

Which do you use? why? i am just trying switching from plectrum to fingers, it sounds good but it knacks yr finger tips, and my fingertips are acoustic-guitar-hardened so i would have thought they'd be ok.

fingers FTW

unless you want a certain sound!

 

[internetstalker]

SLAP BASS FOR THE REAL WIN!!!a

 

[boing!]

fingers

 

[SpookyFrank]

It has to be the fingers. There's only one good bass player in the universe who uses a pick:

 

[danny la rouge]

I think Lou Barlow often uses one, too.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Wasn't he in Coronation Street?

 

[danny la rouge]

Wasn't he in Coronation Street?

Yes, Ken's son. Set to be a doctor, but went off the rails and joined Dinosaur Jr after the tragic death of Brian Tilsley.

 

[rutabowa]

It has to be the fingers. There's only one good bass player in the universe who uses a pick:

he's playign a guitar isn't he? whoever he is.

 

[danny la rouge]

he's playign a guitar isn't he? whoever he is.

He's quite obviously Hookey.