ChucklesMginty

I really want to play but I've torn up my plucking fingers and thumb pretty bad, so I figured I'll work on some pick stuff instead.

Thing is, most pick stuff is used in rock, punk, or metal which I'm not too into right now. I know some funk players use a pick for a percussive muted thing.

Any suggestions on players like that?

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Steve Swallow I beleive plays picked. He goes for more of a jazz guitar type tone though.

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Spaz91

Look at Bobby Vega for some cool funky pick style.

To be honest, you can play any style with a pick; experiment!

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I know what you mean, my thumb is fuked because i always bite my fingers but I can only play with a pick for a certain amount of time before it starts to kill my wrist FINGERS ALL THE WAY

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Not really funk, but look up Carol Kaye.

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ChucklesMginty

Yeah it sucks. I've started moisturizing my fingertips so they don't get too hard and crack, but because I had so much down time from playing it's taking ages to build up the callouses again.

Then you start slap playing and have to build one up on your thumb, then on the side of your first finger... It never ends.

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anarkee

Check out Graham Maby's work with Joe Jackson. There's some rather funky stuff there and he uses a pick often when playing.

Here's a cool video someone sent me once. Yes, its in French but got some interesting playing in the funk style with a pick.

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ChucklesMginty

That's real cool and exactly what I'm looking for, thanks for the share.

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fudger

Phil Lesh from the Grateful Dead and Mike Gordon from Phish are two players that I can think of that use picks.

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^ +1. Both Gordon and Lesh are amazing players, and prove that there are no bounderies to pick-style.

Also, TS: Try putting a piece of foam underneath you strings, right in front of your bridge. Use a pick and slightly palm-mute. Instant percusive thump.

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I play play jazz and country mostly and use a pick and palm mute for nearly all of it, I like the way the staccato percussive sound of muted picking cuts through a mix.

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Mike Gordon in particular really pushes beyond what most people consider to be traditional pickstyle. He picks his bass strings while popping on the treble strings and slapping and all this other stuff.

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Bobby Vega, man!

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