i finger pick my bass
it's easier
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GrandmaOfShoes,
Wed 31 Mar 2004, 12:42,
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I tend to use a plectrum on bass . .
but end up playing it like a guitar, bass chords rock (in a Lemmy style) :¬)
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Tabazan - Stoneage Dinosaur,
Wed 31 Mar 2004, 12:44,
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Barre chords on ADG work rather well i notice
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GrandmaOfShoes,
Wed 31 Mar 2004, 12:45,
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Tune it down . . .
whack a load of distortion on and you've got instant Melvins :¬)
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Tabazan - Stoneage Dinosaur,
Wed 31 Mar 2004, 12:50,
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yeah, but just occasionaly i get asked to play
some shit pop-punk song, and then using a pick makes it both easier and less tiring (i hate fingerpicking fast for long periods)
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lemony,
Wed 31 Mar 2004, 12:45,
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i hate pop punk songs
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GrandmaOfShoes,
Wed 31 Mar 2004, 12:46,
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ditto
but if someone asks and i have bugger all better to do, at least it usually gets me a free drink or two
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lemony,
Wed 31 Mar 2004, 12:46,
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this is true
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GrandmaOfShoes,
Wed 31 Mar 2004, 12:47,
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