martyedward Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Hey everyone im new to the forum and was just wondering if any of you could help me. I have been playing bass for a few years now and i play with a pic. I was wondering if any of you knew if theres a certain way i should set up my rig. Like for example more bass, less mid.. that kind of stuff..you know to complement the sound of a pic. any help would be apreciated. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butcherNburn Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Welcome! We have had quite a few "Pick" topics lately (search button bla bla bla). Check them out, they may be helpfull. Bassically, if it sounds right to you, it is right. If you're playing in a cover band or tribute band things may be different. Warning! There are some people that really frown on pick use among us bass gods, but more and more of us are open minded these days. If you think my playing is bad, you should hear me sing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyedward Posted February 28, 2006 Author Share Posted February 28, 2006 thanks for the info ill search the site and see what i can find... oh ya i know all about the people who think playing with a pick isnt were its at but all i have to say to them is two words Phil Lesh. thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMan99 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I wouldn't worry so much about rig-settings, but you may care to look into "palm muting". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModmanQ6 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 It's really all about personal preference Marty. Each of us must play with our settings and technique to produce the sounds that make us happy. http://www.acousticalsolutions.com/ Basses: '73 Fender Telecaster Bass '85 Modulus Quantum 6 Thruneck Custom Pre-Serial '86 G&L L2000 Fretless Opus 5 String "Frankenwood" Fretless www.Ebassist.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thanny XIII Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Treble is good if you play punk. no mids are good for metal play around with it and im glad to talk to another pick player. I knew a girl that was into biamping,I sure do miss her.-ButcherNburn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrunning3 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I've tried pick playing, but I cannot seem to get the angle right, so I stick with finger-style. When I use a pick it seems to scrape across the strings more than anything else. -- Joe -- "If you think you're too old, then you are." --Lemmy Kilmister "I have not seen a man who is not god already." --Austin Osman Spare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Capasso Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Originally posted by jmrunning3: I've tried pick playing, but I cannot seem to get the angle right, so I stick with finger-style. When I use a pick it seems to scrape across the strings more than anything else. I played with a pick for many years when I started. It was on my Gibson EB3. Fast forward 30 years, and I take out a pick to try on my Kinal 5 string. It sounds bad, and I realize I'm scraping the strings. I've fixed this a bit by concentration on technique and by changing the way I hold my hand and moving back toward the bridge. I'm convinced that part of the problem is the placement of pickups and most of all, the finger ramp. I can't pick well where the ramp is, and moving my hand away puts me at an unnatural angle. Tom www.stoneflyrocks.com Acoustic Color Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars and keep your feet on the ground. - Theodore Roosevelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bear Jew Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 I think the bigger issue is that a lot of folks seem to forget to use the tip of the pick, not the side of the pick. On guitar, you can get away with using the side... not so with bass. You end up with a lot of noise and no sound except for some scritch-scratchy stuff... which is actually pretty cool sounding, but it's generally not too wonderful when you want notes and not noises. In truth, you don't really need to hit the strings with a lot of pick surface--just the point. Hit the string and get off of it... I just grabbed a pick and checked out the way I hold it... Maybe a quarter-inch of the pick sticks out below my fingers when I play. As far as amp settings, that really depends on what you want in a bass tone. To my ear, the real "joy" in pick-playing happens somewhere in the low-mids, where you can find lots of nice growl while maintaining bootiliciousness. But mainly, I'd say it's best to keep yoour EQ fairly flat at first and then play... and listen... if you know how to work your EQ, you'll hear what needs to but cut/boosted to get the sound you want. \m/ Erik "To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." --Sun Tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyedward Posted March 1, 2006 Author Share Posted March 1, 2006 thanks alot for the info guys i appreciate it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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