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I mostly play with picks, I do play with my fingers sometimes, but mostly picks, I like the sound you get with the pick better. It sucks that bassists that play with picks are often looked down to.
Bands: Guns N' Roses, Aerosmith, Def Leppard, AC/DC, Mötley Crüe, Poison, The Darkness

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...Mhmm, no i play with my fingers, because i prefer:

-Slap
-Tap
-walking bass

You can hardly do these schemes with a pick (or at least i cant)

But when it comes to rock or punkrock i play with the pick
Bands: Linkin park, duh. www.last.fm/user/maggi1337

Personally, I prefer my fingers because holding the pick in my hand feels uncomfortable.. but I'm still quite unskilled with my fingers so I've been sticking with a pick latley. But I would like to play with my fingers more.

Oh, and you know what's funny? My brother can slap with a pick.. in fact, he can only slap with a pick...... he can't do it with his fingers. Again, he's a guitarist, but plays and has a knack for everything.... damn him..
Bands: Bowling for Soup, Plain White T's, Army of Freshmen, Barenaked Ladies

I use whatever the bassist in the band I'm covering uses.
If it is an original song, I just take whatever sounds better.

Picks are usually more trebley, so yea.
Stuff like Tool and A Perfect Circle I use a pick for, and most everything else with fingers.
Blogs: Track Meet #2
Bands: Tool, Incubus, Paramore, Velvet Revolver

fingers all the way. i cant stand a pick
Bands: black sabbath, and incubus



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