Bobby LowTones Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 I have picks with my name and email address on them. They make great business cards. Now that is a nice idea! Where do you get them made? Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Here's my pick: http://www.jeremycohenbass.com/images/pick.jpg You can have any kind of pick that you can imagine made by: Clayton Custom Picks Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby LowTones Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Sweet Willie_ Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 I still have a couple of picks that have "Cottonmouth DN" on them. They're black w/ white wording, and lovely. Hmmmm...wonder from whom I got them oh so many years ago down at a gig at the Continental (RIP) on E. Houston St. Picks are fun. I don't use one regularly. Was asked by a producer once to use one in the studio and it was a good recommendation (based on the final recording) and I'm glad that I had used one enough that I could execute the part with a pick. Steve Swallow uses a pick. He sounds good. James Jamerson used one finger,and he sounded good. Peace. --SW spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Bill Clements sounds great and he doesn't even have a right hand! [video:youtube] Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumpelstiltskin. Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 but his left hand could physically kill either of my hands. maybe both. because i like people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry K Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 I haven't seen anyone mention using a Felt Pick. As with many of us, we started playing guitar, then switched to bass. When I bought my Gibson EB3 bass, the sales guy suggested trying a felt pick. I did and have been using one to this day. I must say it has become more difficult to find them these days though. I do occasionally use fingers, but my technique isn't as good as with a pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Brown Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 I can't find them.... and Welcome!!.. "When I take a stroll down Jackass Lane it is usually to see someone that is already there" Mrs. Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Welcome, Harry! you ask, we answer! Felt picks for sale Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 The only problem I have had with felt picks is that they turn into lint when you use them. Other than that, they are great. Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally Malone Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Don't leave them in your pocket when washing the pants! Wally I have basses to play, places to be and good music to make! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5pilot Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Yeah, those felt picks don't last very long. That rubber pick that Jeremy has mentioned before sounds like a nice alternative to a felt pick but there is nobody around my area that sells them. I'd like to try one to see what they are like. I've gone through a few kinds of picks. Most of the time I used to use the black nylon Dunlop 1mm. Nowadays I've been using the Dunlop tortex .73mm plucking on the rounded side of the pick (I copped that technique from Bobby Vega). I recently bought some Dunlop tortex .60mm to try out. I thought a little extra flexability would help out for some fast picking stuff. I'm going to try them out tonight. We'll see. Lydian mode? The only mode I know has the words "pie ala" in front of it. http://www.myspace.com/theeldoradosband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele C. Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I am not into soft picks. What works for me is a heavy (.92) pick with rounded edges and when I am into that kind of stuff, a metal pick. Rounded edges and limited flexibilty make the best and cleanest attack, in my view. A metal pick adds an initial ringing that emphasizes the note. I use it on the seventeenth fret and the biggest three strings, to limit brightness and have impact as an upright. I stole this from Steve Swallow. An other pick I liked is one of those extra heavy hard plastic thickies a 3mm I think. Zero flexibility for zero transient. -- Michele Costabile (http://proxybar.net) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddiePlaysBass Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I hope this won't be considered SPAM - I saw it on line once and liked the idea but have not bought one yet: The Pick Punch My drummer always smiles if he sees me grab a pick, cos he knows 5 bars into the song I will have dropped it "I'm a work in progress." Micky Barnes The Ross Brown Shirt World Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cthulhu Fhtagn Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Nah, I think the last time this thread made the rounds, JC or Erik or someone posted the same thing. Wasn't spam then. It's only spam if it's your first or second post EVER and you own it and you create a new topic and post a thread on it four or five times in three days, regardless of whether anyone else posts on it or not. ... or you look and sound like Billy Mays. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 b5 pilot, I bought some Wedgies from Musician's Friend. Check this out. If you can't find them in your area, try them. I recommend the hard ones, whatever the thickness you get. The soft ones reduce the vibration of the string and make the whole setup quieter. Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Brown Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 This is a boring a$$ thread..... just sayin..... "When I take a stroll down Jackass Lane it is usually to see someone that is already there" Mrs. Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Pick another thread to read, Ross. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cthulhu Fhtagn Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 This is a boring a$$ thread..... just sayin..... So, just because YOU think the thread is boring ... Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5pilot Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 b5 pilot, I bought some Wedgies from Musician's Friend. Check this out. If you can't find them in your area, try them. I recommend the hard ones, whatever the thickness you get. The soft ones reduce the vibration of the string and make the whole setup quieter. Thanks Picker. I'll have to look into them. Lydian mode? The only mode I know has the words "pie ala" in front of it. http://www.myspace.com/theeldoradosband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Brown Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Pick another thread to read, Ross. I have to maintain my grouchy complaining reputation..... "When I take a stroll down Jackass Lane it is usually to see someone that is already there" Mrs. Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5pilot Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Lydian mode? The only mode I know has the words "pie ala" in front of it. http://www.myspace.com/theeldoradosband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Force Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Berry Oakley, the Allman Brothers Band original, stellar bassist played his Fender Jazz "Tractor Bass" with a pick. Steve Force, Durham, North Carolina -------- My Professional Websites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danzilla Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 The Force is with us! "Am I enough of a freak to be worth paying to see?"- Separated Out (Marillion) NEW band Old band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cthulhu Fhtagn Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 The Fource was twenty days ago. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele C. Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Great players on both sides. I use the pick more when I am in soloing mood, I like the way a pick makes me solo freely and melodically. -- Michele Costabile (http://proxybar.net) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 The only problem I have had with felt picks is that they turn into lint when you use them. Other than that, they are great. were you using flatwounds or roundwounds? a good friend of mine used the felt picks on a fretless Rick strung with flats, and his felt pick lasted years...and he hit that bass like it owed him money. http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Thorne Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 I keep threatening to use a pick on some faster lines that my damaged left (picking) hand doesn't execute very well. Do I remember to put one in my bass case? I do not. I generally really like having just fingers on the bass, no plastic in between; but if I wanted to use a pick for something I would. It's a bass guitar, after all. PS, I love Berry Oakley's playing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddiePlaysBass Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 With the pop band, I have started incorporating some pick playing into my ehm, playing. It takes some getting used to and I am trying to do downstrokes only now, which I find more difficult than I expected. "I'm a work in progress." Micky Barnes The Ross Brown Shirt World Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Iverson Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I'm not really a bass player, and on guitar mostly play with a pick (on steel strings anyway), though I dabble in fingerstyle. I DO have a beautiful old P-bass my Dad gave me many years ago, and have tried both pick and fingerstyle. I like both, probably preferring the sound of fingerstyle. But I have nails on my right hand sometimes, and I'd have to cut them off I was playing fingerstyle bass seriously I think. Pick-style bass I'd mostly use if I were soloing, playing guitar licks on bass. It'd be fun to play bass in a band, especially a church band where the music is too simple to be interesting on guitar; assuming I'd have a little freedom to stretch out once in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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