juz curious as i feel like picking up a bass...

Pick=Ring-y/punchy tone because of more overtones created by picking with a guitar pick.. sounds harsh and limited dynamics

Fingerstyle=Warm and more string-fret attack due to finger plucking.. more dynamics

i like to use pick because the sound is kinda unique for me..but mostly bassist prefer to use finger..for that warm tone

I like to use finger ... It actually makes me feel more cool while playing the bass ... Somehow different .

Something like this if use finger



Using a pick


This post has been edited by Thalmes: Jan 28 2009, 10:30 AM

well, you can get a pick-ish tone from fingers as well, try leaving your nails a little bit but not too much. the extra nail will give it a harsher, less warm tone

the tone of cos is different..
but i prefer fingering...

of course its different, just sharing a different approach of the right hand

just go for fingering..
so much u can do with it such as tapping, popping, slapping, thumb etc..
its impossible for u to do those things while holding a pick..

And finger-style is what makes a bass player cool

and most of great rock bassist use finger...u can produce pick-alike sound with finger...

jason newsted (ex-metallica) uses pick..but i still think he's cool..

all depends wat style u want also.
if u think u have no use for slapping etc, why bother with fingers?

and those who say using pick got no or little dynamics...so does that mean all guitarists who play with picks have no dynamics? think about that.

its all in how u control the pick and ur wrist.

I just love finger - style . It suits my playing style .

for bass, i prefer using fingers... can slap the hell out of the string and make spark sound.... hoho... heaven!!!

I love playing with the fretboard more than the right hand ... I like making solos and add improvisation to a song ! It's fun =D

are you use to picking?..somehow i can't use my middle finger to move it together with my first finger..

This post has been edited by vassili: Jan 28 2009, 07:26 PM

I'm used to picking . Well ... Picking is more fun and warm to me compared to using a pick . Try exercising ?

i tried 2 hours of doing it also still cannot guess i still have to use pick

Why can't ?

The dynamics we're talking here are the ones that are distinctive to the bass itself, like alternate plucking, muting, slapping, popping, and finger nuances... They are totally different from the dynamics you would want to get when playing the guitar..

And when you play with a pick, it's just totally different from using the fingers.. Simple as that.