Post #2510424
2026-05-01 21:11 UTC
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@Rob@musicians.today 2026-05-01 21:16
@GuitarSith@fosstodon.org @ambergrey@mastodon.social Oh, there's no shame in using a pick to play bass. Anyone fighting that battle can be safely ignored. Serve the music, as you know, and you're fine. Also you can't compare playing finger style on guitar and bass. What Beck and Holdsworth dare oing with fingers on guitars has no crossover.
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@KatS@chaosfem.tw 2026-05-02 08:54
@GuitarSith@fosstodon.org Don't let it get you down. Some people prefer one or the other, and some songs/genres suit one or the other; the "thou shalt (not) use a pick" absolutists are to be ignored. Andy Fraser (of Free) quipped that he had it backwards, because he always played bass with a pick, and guitar with his fingers. At the other end of the talent-scale, I prefer playing bass with my fingers because I'm just very tactile, but I reach for a pick when covering something like So Alive because it just doesn't work without one. Ronnie Wood played bass like a lead guitar on Maggie May, and that's still getting airplay, so 🤷♀️ do whatever works. @Rob@musicians.today @ambergrey@mastodon.social
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@geos@toot.community 2026-05-02 09:42
@GuitarSith@fosstodon.org @Rob@musicians.today @ambergrey@mastodon.social Richard Thompson uses a pick and two fingers to get a very unique sound. Steve Earle uses a Thumb pick like a flat pick sometimes, as well as fingers. Nick Lowe played bass with a pick and guitar sometimes without. I used a pick the first 40 years and now prefer fingers. I suggest doing what you feel and change whenever you want. Cheers.