Famous bassists who use picks

Pete Trewavas (of Marillion and Transatlantic) and Steven Severin of Siouxsie and the Banshees spring to mind.

 

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Phil Lesh-The Grateful Dead

 

Chris Squire

 

In my experience, the bassists who make silly statements about 'real' bass players not using picks, usually have no game with a pick, or are scared to try and work on their pick playing as it may prove challenging. I think it can only make you a better bassist, being able to play with your fingers and I pick.

I regularly use a pick on sessions with my P bass strung with flats, and always get complimented on my tone, and how the note sits against the kick drum. Plus its just kinda fun to be able switch between pick/fingers live to change it up and explore ways to control both. And yeah, you dont have to look very far to garner a pretty big list of famous/pro players who use plectrums as part of their tone

 

Carol Kaye, Jerry Peek (w/ Steve Morse band)

 

Why does it have to be one or the other? Some songs we do sound better played in finger-style and some sound better with pick-style.

 

I think the name's Justin Chancellor (the guy from Tool)

 

Mike Dirnt - Green Day
Krist Novoselic - Nirvana

To name a few.

Oh and Pete Wentz - Fall Out Boy

 

Joey DeMaio (Manowar)
Graham Maby (Joe Jackson)
Rick Danko (The Band) That's off the top of my head. I'm sure there are many more.

 

this comes up once for every six 'P vs J threads'

Bobby Vega, Joe Osborne

 

Wolfie Van Halen sorry guys couldn't stop myself lol

 

Better yet, why did I even look at this silly thread?

 

So in effect, every one of these bassist ragequit TB?

 

I feel a hissyquit coming on..

 

Joe Osborn
Bill Wyman
Waylon Jennings (with Buddy Holly)
Bill Black (Elvis Presley and Bill Black Combo)
Dee Dee Ramone
Bruce Foxton
Paul Simonon
Berry Oakiley
Peter Quaife (Kinks)
Felix Pappalardi
Mike Rutherford
Just a handful of them....