Funky bass pickin'

Funky bass in the "Prince/Minneapolis" style , with a pick.
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• danish
• dansk
• bass
• solo
• pick
• slap
• thumb
• funk
• fender
• jazzbass
• larry
• graham
• prince
• groove
• risell

[ka24love]

i know most people think picks are for noobs and such

but its a technique as well, and it has to be acknowledged

not that i use picks myself but after hearing this guy.....well its incredible

im still not gonna use picks tho :D

[MarloweDK]

@ka24love Not to you as such but general message: PEOPLE as in amateur players may think that to play with a pick is only for people that cannot do otherwise, but real MUSICIANS use all the tools available to them to get the sounds the want.

[lolsebasstian]

when bassists choose to not use picks, they just limit themselves.

[blatantmastermind]

play it with a pick,play it with a stick, play it with a shoe horn, play it with a hammer,who cares. If it sounds cool and it feels good do it !

[SinistraLP]

playing with pick has it's difficulty too. you always have to switch from the strings, while you have 2 or 3 strings with your fingers.

[o0bassist0o]

It's how you play, not wat you use

[mredline1]

if you're a good enough musician, it doesn't matter when you use fingers, picks, thumbs, or quarters... you're going to sound good either way.

[mjwoodworth]

@Davyjones274 Not really, I've a 0.46 on a bass before, thickness helps, just depends how strong your picking is.

[Davyjones274]

@andreasmariosetiawan with bass strings you need to use a thick pick, otherwise you aren't going to be able to even do alternate picking

[metalballs2010]

I played 60% with pick, 30% finger, and 10% slapping

[TheFloay]

@yekshemesh4alig Same with me! I also use pick for a lot of things, and finger for others.. It's just good to be able to do both

[yekshemesh4alig]

@MarloweDK Couldn't agree more. Some stuff sounds better with a pick, other with fingers (plucking). Then there's still slapping, tapping and who knows what else.

Before I started playing bass, I was determined to play with a pick because that's what almost all of my fav bassist do. Now I play 60% finger style and 40% pick and I intend to practice slapping as well.

I find it motivating to know there are so many styles to practice and master.

Big fan of your work!

[scarletrosepwn]

Beautiful