Using a pick doesnt mean you are better or worse. A pick is a tool used to create different styles and different sounds. I use both. Picks make for a sharper, cleaner sound, while finger plucking makes a deeper, melodic, fuzzier sound. There is no right or wrong, it all depends on the sound you want for a particular song.
saying not to use a pick goes against the early entwistle pick playing. yes, he actually played with a pick in the beggininng you can find pics on the net.
You people are really funny. You all use advertising words like "tinny" and "warm" but don't give any actual advice. Non-musical fucks. As for a pick, like someone earlier said, it's just a tool. If you don't like it, well, that's too bad. It's going to continue to be a crucial piece to bass players that matter. Even if you wanna lie to yourself and say the greats don't use picks.... even though many of them do (even if it isn't all the time). Get over it.
pick is a tool just like fingers, amps or whatever..not learning to use a pick is just like asking a drummer to use one stick ....if you cant use a pick your only going to limit yourself,like slap,finger,pick,tap,all just tools to get the job done,..do it or not your only fooling yourself and limiting sounds you have open to you.,.pick playing is as hard as any other method to play right so why the anti pick gang??? some of you really need to open the ears and eyes and do some growing up!!
@MooNTHELooN77 I was not aware of that, and I wonder if it is true, and where you heard it. However, two of the most recorded bassists in history, Joe Osborne and Carol Kaye, did indeed use the pick.
@MooNTHELooN77 The fact that he used a pick on a song live does not always indicate that he used one while recording. I use picks much more often live than while recording. I asked how you were certain that he used a picked while recording 'My Generation". . . . and so far you have not validated that. Did John ever actually Say that he did in any particualr interview, or are you just supposin'?
@ironbuttermilk Well, since he used a pick on every live version of the song afterwards except for the mimed version on the Smothers Brothers, yeah, I guess I'm just supposin.
@MooNTHELooN77 Who Care? GET IT?Who cares.. Anyway play it the way YOU want it,Everyone interprets songs a bit diff so why bash someone over a pick being used or not,I watch bass vids all day being done wrong or in a diff position or w/w out pick etc...,just because I can play it a bit more proper does'nt give me the green lite to flame another bassist,and there's ALOT of them here that really deserve a good flogging,it does'nt make me any better or any worse to see it done incorrectly.
@cottonfever1221 I never said it was done incorrectly, that was ironbuttermilk. I was noting that this person was playing the song "correctly"; as in, the same way that Entwistle himself played it. Calm down.
Im a bass player and i use fingers. Thats my choice. But my 4 fav bassist. are
Andy fraser ( Free) and John Entwhistle both use fingers and Martin turner ( Wishbone ash) and roger glover ( Deep purple) use picks. Just a personnel choice and thats it . Ive see a bassist use finger/picks and just his thumb on a gig all to get best sound from his bass/amp
@yuricbj No man!! A true bassist plays with whatever the song needs!! I have learned to play with the pick when I was 12 and continued using it till my late teens, I stopped using pick and used my fingers, today I am 43 and last week at a session they specifically asked for the sound of a pick (plectrum) so I had to re-visit my childhood technique. I will never again be caught out like that cos from now on I will practice few minutes every week not to get rusty on the pick!
@yuricbj They should be able to, but they should play with the best technique they can to play the notes like they should be played. (In this instance, yes fingers are the best.)
I don't believe john entwistle ever rly used a pick,,, i could be wrong, but i know he did develop his own technique called "The typewriter". RIP John.
Lol, does it even matter if you use a plectrum or fingers? Why is it so important to you dumb asses that you must argue and dispute about it. You can do whatever you fucking want, as long as it gives you a sound you like.
moral of the stroy is it doesn't matter if u use a pick or not. I play with my fingers, but when i play stuff by guys that use picks like Yes, blink 182 and green day, i use a pick. Flea(If you dont know who flea is and you play bass then your a complete poser) flea was interviewed and he said that it doesn't matter if you use one of not. He said when hes just playing and not performing he uses one. He says some of the best bassists only used picks. SO just stop argueing and learn u can use one.
Jesus H, people are so ignorant. ENTWISTLE HIMSELF USED A FUCKING PICK ON THIS SONG, GO LOOK IT UP FOR YOURSELVES. Don't pretend you're an expert on the Ox if you're going to say stupid bullshit like "oh, Enwistle didn't use a pick" or "Entwistle wouldn't approve." And not just on this either. Entwistle used a pick almost as often as he used his fingers, in the studio anyways.
@knuckles362 omg woooo i need to learn this and was worried i cant do it with a pick (because i nearly always play with a pick) but you can :O oh em gee you jus made my day lol
@newoaklandlocal Obviously because he wanted to. Picks give a different sounds, and for me, it was harder to get good at pick-style than fingerstyle. Fingerstyle came naturally.
@newoaklandlocal John Paul Jones used a pick on black dog. He almost always used his fingers. Maybe he wanted a different sound. Or maybe the bassline was a little too complicated to use fingers for. Go try to play black dog with your fingers and you will understand.
@jimihendrixtribute black dog?..really?? that was like one of the first songs i ever learned...i got to the point where i could play it without even looking at the frets
@jimihendrixtribute As a bassist, I totally respect the use of a pick. It's just for different sounds, and every bassist should master both, fingerstyle and pick. But I think you didn't choose a proper example. Black Dog is an easy song, whether you use fingers or pick. Some hard pickstyle basslines maybe would be from Tool (Justin Chancellor) or Carles Benavent, don't you think?
John Entwisle used a pick to record this, but he always said he wishd he didn't. Live he never touched a pick. This song is ment to be played with fingers.
I gotta agree that it's good to dabble in every style you can, that way, you can accually learn and develop your own style by taking parts from other peoples tried and tested techniques!
I mean, I've taught myself fingerstyle, pick style and pop n' slap. Even though I hardly ever use a pick, It's still good to know...
what does playing with your fingers or pick have anything to do with your skill? A lot of PICK style bassists play with a pick because it suits their music and in some cases can be more comfortable (not necessarily easier). Having said that it would be best to learn both finger and pick plucking styles. Look at Geezer Butler, finger style and a great bass player. Look at Paul McCartney he fronted bass playing to rock songs and he uses a pick.
im a bass player and i think no one can mach up to entwshitle, this guy is doing easy cords something someone who was just starting to learn. and if you wont to be a good bass player use your fingers like most of us out there, but hay he did beater then i could lol.
You're such a bass snob. You're naive and ignorant. I use fingers, thumb and pick, it gives you a different and unique sound. You can't call yourself a good bassist if you just use fingers, thats being narrow minded.
Yes he did. Mostly when he was singing as well as playing (which seeing that he did a lot of vocal harmonies in the band means he used a pick a lot of the time).
Watch "A Quick One" from the Rock and Roll Circus here on youtube and you can see he has picks jammed round the pickguard on his bass.
I love pick versions, but my favourite version is the Kids are alright version and he played with fingers there, shows how amazing a song can be played using both styles :D
Hmm...So you're bashing the usage of a pick...When the very man who created this bass solo was using a pick during the recording? And who very often used a pick during live performances of My Generation?
Have you listened to Live At Leeds? The majority of his playing is done through a pick.
you use what the song requires. a good bassist uses a pick his fingers and knows how to slap. make fun of the pick all you want but when you have to miss a gig cause you got no pick chops your going to be the one looking stupid.
Hmm, Bruce Foxton and McCartney used picks, and they're two extremely influencial bassists and for the flea fans out there, he used a pick in don't forget me. Fuck off naive bass snobs!
I prefer to play with a pick because I simply like to play with a pick! I don't care wether other bassists play with their fingers, with their thumbs or with their toes. Just play with what you like best! There are plenty of great bassists who play with a pick.
Using a pick doesnt mean you are better or worse. A pick is a tool used to create different styles and different sounds. I use both. Picks make for a sharper, cleaner sound, while finger plucking makes a deeper, melodic, fuzzier sound. There is no right or wrong, it all depends on the sound you want for a particular song.
montereypopfestiva67 15 hours ago
saying not to use a pick goes against the early entwistle pick playing. yes, he actually played with a pick in the beggininng you can find pics on the net.
bassharmonica1 1 month ago
@LegoBricKing It's a dick bass, of motherfuckerbass
ummm i like the shit color, sorry this lke a shit hahahahah
you remember me? i have a guitar, a warlock ^^ with a vox... this sounds good... i do metal.. hehe
superaxelppootter117 1 month ago
please correct my mistakes! i thoght that in this solo there was a bending!
pastoreism 1 month ago
throw away that pick!
Wolowizard94 1 month ago
You people are really funny. You all use advertising words like "tinny" and "warm" but don't give any actual advice. Non-musical fucks. As for a pick, like someone earlier said, it's just a tool. If you don't like it, well, that's too bad. It's going to continue to be a crucial piece to bass players that matter. Even if you wanna lie to yourself and say the greats don't use picks.... even though many of them do (even if it isn't all the time). Get over it.
lieutenantlucas 1 month ago
y de fuck does it matter if he uses a pick. John entwisle uses picks sometimes to play this exact solo
manchee3 4 months ago
del navo
Alarchemn 5 months ago
pick is a tool just like fingers, amps or whatever..not learning to use a pick is just like asking a drummer to use one stick ....if you cant use a pick your only going to limit yourself,like slap,finger,pick,tap,all just tools to get the job done,..do it or not your only fooling yourself and limiting sounds you have open to you.,.pick playing is as hard as any other method to play right so why the anti pick gang??? some of you really need to open the ears and eyes and do some growing up!!
ridgebackdk 5 months ago 4
I think, on the parts where you were sliding, John plucked (or picked. whatever.) each not individually, instead of just sliding.
MrAlbinoPanther 5 months ago
Hand positioning sucks
lakai958 7 months ago
Doing it wrong.
jsgroven 9 months ago
Is that a Squier Jazz Bass?
BillThrills321 9 months ago
@BillThrills321 most likely
Nicrostar 9 months ago
great work, nice visual, easy to copy
BrendanMurrayJubana 9 months ago
Super quiet.
dark3rbol 10 months ago
tab please? ones on 911tabs suck
ebarnes31 11 months ago
@ebarnes31 go to Bassmasta
0n4dAw0ps 9 months ago
Also JPJ used a pick on Wanton, which I am pretty sure about.
MrRocknRollJoe 1 year ago
Sounds good, but it's not 'correct'.
ironbuttermilk 1 year ago
@ironbuttermilk Entwistle used a pick on this, Summertime Blues, Substitute, Boris the Spider, My Wife and numerous other songs.
MooNTHELooN77 1 year ago
@MooNTHELooN77 I was not aware of that, and I wonder if it is true, and where you heard it. However, two of the most recorded bassists in history, Joe Osborne and Carol Kaye, did indeed use the pick.
ironbuttermilk 1 year ago
@ironbuttermilk check out some live videos of Boris the Spider and My Wife, he's using a pick
MooNTHELooN77 1 year ago
@MooNTHELooN77 The fact that he used a pick on a song live does not always indicate that he used one while recording. I use picks much more often live than while recording. I asked how you were certain that he used a picked while recording 'My Generation". . . . and so far you have not validated that. Did John ever actually Say that he did in any particualr interview, or are you just supposin'?
ironbuttermilk 1 year ago
@ironbuttermilk Well, since he used a pick on every live version of the song afterwards except for the mimed version on the Smothers Brothers, yeah, I guess I'm just supposin.
MooNTHELooN77 1 year ago
@MooNTHELooN77 Who Care? GET IT?Who cares.. Anyway play it the way YOU want it,Everyone interprets songs a bit diff so why bash someone over a pick being used or not,I watch bass vids all day being done wrong or in a diff position or w/w out pick etc...,just because I can play it a bit more proper does'nt give me the green lite to flame another bassist,and there's ALOT of them here that really deserve a good flogging,it does'nt make me any better or any worse to see it done incorrectly.
cottonfever1221 8 months ago
@cottonfever1221 I never said it was done incorrectly, that was ironbuttermilk. I was noting that this person was playing the song "correctly"; as in, the same way that Entwistle himself played it. Calm down.
MooNTHELooN77 8 months ago
@mewoaklandlocal it's not that hard to play black dog without looking at the frets..
jimihendrixtribute 1 year ago
i didnt like how you strummed it, but i gave it a thumbs up cause the sound was fantastic!
samdrum1 1 year ago
Come on people, the endless discussion on using a pick or not is ridiculous.
If John freakin' Entwistle (and many others) used a pick on a considerable amount of legendary rock songs, what the hell is the problem?!
ccrholland 1 year ago
picks are good for some songs like this when you realy want to hear the bass through the rest of the band.
gravew0lf 1 year ago
@gravew0lf picks are for before you learn to play
dvinson0212 1 year ago
nearly
staypress 1 year ago
Good.
deadbabas 1 year ago
ia this marcus miller bass?
ThePeace0815 1 year ago
@ThePeace0815 i think it is a squier vm jazz
NtWarlock 1 year ago
Harley Benton bass?
dotzecker 1 year ago
Im a bass player and i use fingers. Thats my choice. But my 4 fav bassist. are
Andy fraser ( Free) and John Entwhistle both use fingers and Martin turner ( Wishbone ash) and roger glover ( Deep purple) use picks. Just a personnel choice and thats it . Ive see a bassist use finger/picks and just his thumb on a gig all to get best sound from his bass/amp
blindboybenton 1 year ago
@blindboybenton john wasnt onlt a finger picker - he did also use a pick
Smoothbassline 1 year ago
@Smoothbassline John used both techniques simultaneously.
splintercellfan2007 1 year ago
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This solo was recorded with a pick. If you deny that you're not only stupid but also deaf.
BezZo0 1 year ago
Great cover. You played well, just need a little more feeling
FriedChickenofDeath6 1 year ago
Considering the first bass guitar was made to be played with a pick, you're all stupid for arguing about it.
Tilaron 1 year ago
i noe im kinda "picky" (hahaha) but he used his fingers on this. but good job whatsoever
lamogand 1 year ago
nice Squier. great sounnd
NtWarlock 1 year ago
that is a fine bass you have there!
sunnyjim98 1 year ago
great cover! sounds just like it is! could you send me a tab of your solo cover?
laurafh3 1 year ago
I think that a true bassist play with the fingers....
yuricbj 1 year ago
@yuricbj I complety agree
jdf4234 1 year ago
@yuricbj No man!! A true bassist plays with whatever the song needs!! I have learned to play with the pick when I was 12 and continued using it till my late teens, I stopped using pick and used my fingers, today I am 43 and last week at a session they specifically asked for the sound of a pick (plectrum) so I had to re-visit my childhood technique. I will never again be caught out like that cos from now on I will practice few minutes every week not to get rusty on the pick!
jazzflea 1 year ago
@yuricbj So Entwistle, McCartney, Squire, and JPJ aren't "true" bass players?
MooNTHELooN77 1 year ago 6
@yuricbj They should be able to, but they should play with the best technique they can to play the notes like they should be played. (In this instance, yes fingers are the best.)
brokusstudios 1 year ago
what kind of bass is it squir or fender
eb2372 1 year ago
can you post the tab some where that would be great
BtoZproductions 1 year ago
imo the only 2 bassists that changed history are john and jaco pastorious
electricrevelations 1 year ago
@electricrevelations even though i know that entwistel is the superior bass player i still like les claypool more!
sunnyjim98 1 year ago
nice interpretation of what he plays, but not quite correct
Flea is worthless in the history of bass btw, just saying
Nikkodemis 1 year ago
you morrons all this discussion about the pick? he can perform the song as he wants to! he is playing bass, not trying to be John ''THUNDERFINGERS
alejoniceart 1 year ago
yeah but a good bass player never uses a pick lol but hell he can play way better than me lol
oldstylelife 1 year ago
@oldstylelife a good bass player will use a pick when needed. such as this song
feedtheculture 1 year ago
do you really believe that bull shit?
SOYUNPINCHEBOY 1 year ago
playing is playing in my book but fingers get a much better sound than a pick does
benjammin221 1 year ago
@benjammin221 oh does it? depends what you want...
LanciaTurbo 1 year ago
A good bass player can do both.
jessman54216 1 year ago
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alejoniceart 1 year ago
john entwistle don' t use the pick in this song...
Nicci16able 1 year ago
Yes he did. The only footage of John using his fingers on My Generation is from the Smothers Brothers appearance where he was miming. @Nicci16able
ApolloSkyline 1 year ago
he used a pick at times though
benjammin221 1 year ago
I don't believe john entwistle ever rly used a pick,,, i could be wrong, but i know he did develop his own technique called "The typewriter". RIP John.
basskatesnowfun 1 year ago
Lol, does it even matter if you use a plectrum or fingers? Why is it so important to you dumb asses that you must argue and dispute about it. You can do whatever you fucking want, as long as it gives you a sound you like.
confess5 1 year ago 17
They don't ever plan on being real musicians
TheSmooshster 1 year ago
@confess5 you get a better thicker tone out of the fingers. Its too easy to cheat with the pick and you get a really tinny thin tone to it.
Lowclef 5 months ago
moral of the stroy is it doesn't matter if u use a pick or not. I play with my fingers, but when i play stuff by guys that use picks like Yes, blink 182 and green day, i use a pick. Flea(If you dont know who flea is and you play bass then your a complete poser) flea was interviewed and he said that it doesn't matter if you use one of not. He said when hes just playing and not performing he uses one. He says some of the best bassists only used picks. SO just stop argueing and learn u can use one.
footballbumm1323 2 years ago 6
@footballbumm1323 Thank you, could not have been stated any better than that.
lowell012013 2 years ago
i think the best bassists can choose to use a pick or their fingers to get the right sound for the song theyre playing.
iv only been playing bass for a about 6 months now and using both styles ive noticed is the best approach
djdav23 2 years ago 2
jason newstead was an amzing bass player, he used a pick so yer ur right, then there was cliff burton. he didnt. so yer it does not matter.
most people use one for songs which need alot of endurance they dont have, or its to fast
bigkid2422 1 year ago
fleas overrated
MOTHAFUCKINSNAKES 1 year ago 2
@footballbumm1323 flea hate picks
MrHenk1121 5 months ago
@MrHenk1121 Flea uses a pick for the chorus in snow...
RuairiHardy 5 months ago
playin' with a pick might sound more powerfull but it's not all so technical i believe...
ropy89 2 years ago
Good.
MasterShower13th 2 years ago
pick? don't fuck me, man!
tuxt 2 years ago 2
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CapaTheBest 2 years ago
i fell asleep
spepper 2 years ago
loose the pick
Korph88 2 years ago
john entwistle used a pick on this song...
dankmon1992 2 years ago
yea and mike dirnt from green day uses a pick
EricN1995 2 years ago
Well Green Day is the most uncreative fucking band to ever come into existence.
StreeTRacR008 2 years ago
well... maybe
MessOfCurlyHair 2 years ago 2
Let's not be picky.
TomBrooklyn 2 years ago 3
pick?:(
AgeofFoolishness 2 years ago
who cares? really alot of punk bands use picks. tools basist uses a pick and matt freeman from rancid an theyre both badass
lanceunderpants 2 years ago
but :(
AgeofFoolishness 2 years ago
John Entwistle was voted, BASSIST OF THE MILLENIUM in 2000
MrTrajan69 2 years ago 48
by who?
saron380 2 years ago
Bass Player Magazine and Guitar Magazine
MrTrajan69 2 years ago
You really do say that on every video lol
ahmeri18 2 years ago
@MrTrajan69 More like bass bassist of the century... Bass guitars didn't exist in the pre-1900s...
Just had to say it :P hehe...
RadioMasterDude 1 year ago
@RadioMasterDude actually they did, they were simply guitarrones
MrTehBassist 1 year ago
he didnt use the pick for the solo genius.
Nakham 2 years ago
i have that bass
mcfarlane1994 2 years ago
Great cover
What bass guitar are you using ?
ronnelamir 2 years ago
@ronnelamir its a Fender on Squier Jazz Bass :-)
bmxbmx94 2 years ago
Thanks
it sound's great !
ronnelamir 2 years ago
nice job on the solo, btw
MooNTHELooN77 2 years ago
Jesus H, people are so ignorant. ENTWISTLE HIMSELF USED A FUCKING PICK ON THIS SONG, GO LOOK IT UP FOR YOURSELVES. Don't pretend you're an expert on the Ox if you're going to say stupid bullshit like "oh, Enwistle didn't use a pick" or "Entwistle wouldn't approve." And not just on this either. Entwistle used a pick almost as often as he used his fingers, in the studio anyways.
MooNTHELooN77 2 years ago 5
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why did you use a FUCKING pick asshole ?
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PeculiarPnk 2 years ago
john entwistle doesn't use a pick !
hamamaamiia 2 years ago
Not correct. John Entwistle use both fingers and a pick. He switch between the two for the sound and the feel.
Every bassist/guitarist should learn to use both!! ;)
Mathidal 2 years ago 5
He did back in the early days when he played his Rickenbacker.
AlexConley 2 years ago
Dude why not use a pick? its easier! do it with one. Its good
tardmongoose 2 years ago
hey what kinda guitar is that?
frenchie30 2 years ago
Fender, Marcus Miller special, I believe
JustAnotherDE 2 years ago
@frenchie30 a bass guitar... hihi
bmxbmx94 2 years ago
The Ox disapproves of picks -.- Nice job though all the same. 5 stars
Hazmathzm84 2 years ago
The Ox used picks sometimes.
knuckles362 2 years ago 37
@knuckles362 I think he used a pick to keep the rhythm while singing.
ox092 1 year ago
@ox092 I think so, yeah. He often used a pick while singing.
knuckles362 1 year ago
@knuckles362 omg woooo i need to learn this and was worried i cant do it with a pick (because i nearly always play with a pick) but you can :O oh em gee you jus made my day lol
ihategerman1 1 year ago
@ihategerman1 lol dont worry man. Any song can be played however you want. DOn't let people restrict you.
knuckles362 1 year ago
@knuckles362 Most bassists use picks during studio recording for a more 'percise' sound.
ClassicRockMan95 1 year ago
@ClassicRockMan95 Yes, that's true. The pick brings a lot of clarity to the notes.
knuckles362 1 year ago
@ClassicRockMan95 if you use a pick get lessons fingers are more precise if you can use them properly
dvinson0212 1 year ago
@knuckles362 why in the world when someone that has been nicknamed with thunder, due to his fingers...ever use a pick?
newoaklandlocal 1 year ago
@newoaklandlocal Obviously because he wanted to. Picks give a different sounds, and for me, it was harder to get good at pick-style than fingerstyle. Fingerstyle came naturally.
knuckles362 1 year ago
@newoaklandlocal John Paul Jones used a pick on black dog. He almost always used his fingers. Maybe he wanted a different sound. Or maybe the bassline was a little too complicated to use fingers for. Go try to play black dog with your fingers and you will understand.
jimihendrixtribute 1 year ago
@jimihendrixtribute black dog?..really?? that was like one of the first songs i ever learned...i got to the point where i could play it without even looking at the frets
newoaklandlocal 1 year ago
@jimihendrixtribute As a bassist, I totally respect the use of a pick. It's just for different sounds, and every bassist should master both, fingerstyle and pick. But I think you didn't choose a proper example. Black Dog is an easy song, whether you use fingers or pick. Some hard pickstyle basslines maybe would be from Tool (Justin Chancellor) or Carles Benavent, don't you think?
BassGrindcore 1 year ago
nice bass, mines better but dont use a pick either u faker
MrSmurf94 2 years ago
He played live with a pick quite often, actually.
pickwickbowl 2 years ago
John Entwisle used a pick to record this, but he always said he wishd he didn't. Live he never touched a pick. This song is ment to be played with fingers.
Oceanlord123 2 years ago
NOT BAD
Diddlydonks 2 years ago
did you finger that out by ear? Too fast 4 me to.
MrProudlefty 2 years ago
It's very simple. Learn the blues scale and you'll figure it out instantly.
JacoThe2nd 2 years ago
you say that for everything
joe190 2 years ago
So? It works.
JacoThe2nd 2 years ago
con púa ???? q mal es una ofensa hacia entwistle
forniquito 2 years ago
I gotta agree that it's good to dabble in every style you can, that way, you can accually learn and develop your own style by taking parts from other peoples tried and tested techniques!
I mean, I've taught myself fingerstyle, pick style and pop n' slap. Even though I hardly ever use a pick, It's still good to know...
=]
mattthebassguy 2 years ago
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haha im just like you and my name's matt
mjriley2994 2 years ago
Lay off the kid, a truly great bassist plays with both.
The Ox himself played with picks, fingers and thumb...
WhiskeyMansMyFwlend 2 years ago 13
what does playing with your fingers or pick have anything to do with your skill? A lot of PICK style bassists play with a pick because it suits their music and in some cases can be more comfortable (not necessarily easier). Having said that it would be best to learn both finger and pick plucking styles. Look at Geezer Butler, finger style and a great bass player. Look at Paul McCartney he fronted bass playing to rock songs and he uses a pick.
pbassn 2 years ago 2
tienes que dejar ver bien los punteos
glicosaminoglicanos 2 years ago
is that the squier custom jazz bass
FRIKKENAWESOME 2 years ago
im a bass player and i think no one can mach up to entwshitle, this guy is doing easy cords something someone who was just starting to learn. and if you wont to be a good bass player use your fingers like most of us out there, but hay he did beater then i could lol.
kiwiguy15 2 years ago
You're such a bass snob. You're naive and ignorant. I use fingers, thumb and pick, it gives you a different and unique sound. You can't call yourself a good bassist if you just use fingers, thats being narrow minded.
jonnylisle 2 years ago
you know you dont need to be a dic.
kiwiguy15 2 years ago
Oh I did, because what you said frustrated me. And was extremely ignorant to Bass.
jonnylisle 2 years ago
bass snob, used that many a time on here, cudnt agree with u more mate!
PRAZ191 2 years ago
tabs plz
i loved it
jesseymsi 2 years ago 3
It doesn't really matter that he used a pick. It's just that entwistle didn't use one
happyclamproductions 2 years ago
....Entwistle did use picks...Often.
WeCamefortheDead 2 years ago 6
i second that^^
alianata 2 years ago 3
Entwistle did use a pick depending on what he was doing and what phase he was in. He always used a pick for My Generation from videos I have seen.
JazzBassBloke 2 years ago 5
Yes he did. Mostly when he was singing as well as playing (which seeing that he did a lot of vocal harmonies in the band means he used a pick a lot of the time).
Watch "A Quick One" from the Rock and Roll Circus here on youtube and you can see he has picks jammed round the pickguard on his bass.
VDGG94ki 2 years ago 2
He actually did use a pick for most of the song; he used his fingers for the solo.
MrJoshua182 2 years ago
I love pick versions, but my favourite version is the Kids are alright version and he played with fingers there, shows how amazing a song can be played using both styles :D
jonnylisle 2 years ago
this is amazing. helped me learn the solo. just wish it showed the beginning of his fretboard too. :(
Tribulations 2 years ago
Why does it matter so much he's using a pick. It's not that big of a deal. I use a pick, and I'm sure half of the bassists out there use them.
bbyrne16 2 years ago 5
go out side....
binder911 2 years ago
Hmm...So you're bashing the usage of a pick...When the very man who created this bass solo was using a pick during the recording? And who very often used a pick during live performances of My Generation?
Have you listened to Live At Leeds? The majority of his playing is done through a pick.
WeCamefortheDead 2 years ago 3
yeah this stuff like: real bassists play with fingers... it sucks.
REAL bassists can play fingerstyle, with a pick, (and slapping)
CptChaos88 2 years ago 8
Using a pick opens up the player to a whole new range of tones that you ignorant 'pick haters' will never have.
I primarily use my fingers, but I'm not opposed to using a pick every now and then.
undeadelliot 2 years ago 4
i dont get why this vids only 3 stars, i thort it was good? have u got any tabs for this?
IGotWoodXx 2 years ago
now do it with fingers if u want respect cus it really isnt hard with a pick i can to it myself
iamthehobo 2 years ago
respect the fuckin sound not how hard the piece is to play...
StickyAsGlue 2 years ago 3
People use picks, fingers, pops and slaps all for different sounds, so who cares if this guy uses a pick?
sbDbrooks 2 years ago
you use what the song requires. a good bassist uses a pick his fingers and knows how to slap. make fun of the pick all you want but when you have to miss a gig cause you got no pick chops your going to be the one looking stupid.
ketxela 2 years ago
With that logic, ketxela, It's the same as a guitarist forgetting a pick, not JUST applying to bass. So you're saying guitarists shouldn't us pics?
JBryantMusic 2 years ago
Yeah this kind of sucks...
JasonBonitati 2 years ago
All these "bass players don't use picks" comments come from non-bass players, lol
Bluesub6 2 years ago 2
U dont gnow crap
strongone5000 2 years ago
I'm going to let this one speak for itself.
Bluesub6 2 years ago 3
Hmm, Bruce Foxton and McCartney used picks, and they're two extremely influencial bassists and for the flea fans out there, he used a pick in don't forget me. Fuck off naive bass snobs!
jonnylisle 2 years ago 2
loser get a life
blaa757 2 years ago
I have a life? What suggest that I don't? MUG!
jonnylisle 2 years ago
I prefer to play with a pick because I simply like to play with a pick! I don't care wether other bassists play with their fingers, with their thumbs or with their toes. Just play with what you like best! There are plenty of great bassists who play with a pick.
ikke098 2 years ago
The problem here is not fingers vs pick. I believe he may be using the wrong pick.
sunnysankalp 2 years ago 3
hahahha
joe190 2 years ago
Picks are ok if you can play the part with your fingers but want the grindy sound of a pick. I personally think picks are for guitars but whatever.
MQRED011 2 years ago