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Post by panga on Jul 23, 2003 5:10:59 GMT -5
Yeah, but what I'm trying to say is that you don't need any practice to play with a pick.  Well, maybe 10 mins to get used to it, or something. |
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Post by captain heinemann on Jul 23, 2003 7:21:38 GMT -5
dave, doont be mean. what a stupid thing to say.
i still praise slushy.
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Post by slushpup on Jul 24, 2003 4:54:40 GMT -5
lets just agree to disagree on the pick issue. different people prefer different things to others.
besides, practising geetar isnt just about picking or strumming the whole time...
but i digress.
*finished*
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Post by panga on Jul 24, 2003 8:42:43 GMT -5
Yeah but who said we were talking about guitar? If you hadn't noticed, they are 2 seperate instruments, might I add both really easy to spam powerchords or root notes on respectively, in semiquaver timing, in order to be recognised as "good" (ie punk) |
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Post by slushpup on Jul 25, 2003 2:51:52 GMT -5
sorry bout that if you were talking about bass, somewhere along the line i got it in my mind the convo had switched to usual geetar.
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Post by panga on Jul 25, 2003 3:14:15 GMT -5
lol, at this stage it's not such a good idea for me to get involved in an argument about the technicality of guitars... I should learn how to play it properly first.  |
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Post by slushpup on Jul 27, 2003 8:44:35 GMT -5
lol, at this stage it's not such a good idea for me to get involved in an argument about the technicality of guitars... I should learn how to play it properly first. hahahaha so should i! ;D on second thought, nah thats probably not gonna happen naytime soon... |
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Post by panga on Jul 28, 2003 5:03:56 GMT -5
Well, you were the one who started off talking about guitars, so you must have thought you could back it up somehow.  |
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Post by slushpup on Jul 29, 2003 5:26:51 GMT -5
what i lack in knowlege, i make up for in imagination and the ability to make relevant-sunding stuff up. |
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Post by captain heinemann on Jul 29, 2003 6:20:42 GMT -5
please. stop. ;D.
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Post by panga on Jul 29, 2003 7:58:23 GMT -5
Why should we do so just cause you tell us to? Anyway, back to the bass-ics (hor hor), anyone know what head Ness uses? It's a Peavey, I think, but i'm interested in the actual model. |
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Post by captain heinemann on Jul 30, 2003 3:24:29 GMT -5
nah you dont really have to stop. ill let you continue with the conversation... ;D
im pretty sure she uses a model T ford... but i might be off by a little bit...
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Post by panga on Jul 30, 2003 6:25:23 GMT -5
Well that may be a joke Caiti, but, do you even know what I'm talking about? |
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Post by josha on Jul 30, 2003 9:14:19 GMT -5
Actually your wrong about the pick thing panga, i play bass with a pick, but i can also play with my fingers, i rather the more sharp sound that comes out of the bass with a pick, not the more mumbled sound. and you will find some real awesome bass players play with a pick. one being nate mandell from the foo fighters.
Picks are much faster and i find gives you a lot more chance to experiment and go all over the board, where as with your fingers, althrough it takes a lil more practice you cant do as much.
Thats just my views through, i mean i just use a pick for the sharper sound that i get out of the bass.
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Post by sam on Jul 30, 2003 21:09:35 GMT -5
Actually your wrong about the pick thing panga, i play bass with a pick, but i can also play with my fingers, i rather the more sharp sound that comes out of the bass with a pick, not the more mumbled sound. and you will find some real awesome bass players play with a pick. one being nate mandell from the foo fighters. Picks are much faster and i find gives you a lot more chance to experiment and go all over the board, where as with your fingers, althrough it takes a lil more practice you cant do as much. Thats just my views through, i mean i just use a pick for the sharper sound that i get out of the bass. Pick is twang. Only good if you're looking for a more percussive sound, which can be handy at times. And you can do just as much with your fingers, easily. If you listen to jazz/blues/funk bass players you'll find that any of them easily school anybody who does shit with a pick. Experimentation isn't down to whether you use a pick of your fingers, it's in your brain. And the mumbled sound of a bass? It's good. Bass isn't a melodic instrument, it's a rythym one. The 'muffled' sound as you call it gives the bass a smooth tone and, i think, unless you're playing pop punk, makes the music sound a lot sexier, groovier and tighter. As for Nate Mendel, if you listen to the Foos live or on the records, you can hear that he only uses a pick due to the speed of some of Dave's riffs. His whole set up sounds like he is using his fingers. Deadened tone, massive bassy ampeg stack, the fender jazz, plus his unique and awesome style of playing helps him achieve this. He doesn't use the pick to go 'all over the board'...his bass playing is very smart and compliments the music perfectly. |
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