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no pick please,,
its more fun,,
and the sound is better. heart

I don't use a pick, but I'm open to anything. razz

i will use a pick when its needed, equally good with pick as i am Fingers, actually i might be better with my Fingers, but when i play with a Pick your whole arm goes into playing (usually) and i can just sort of feel it better, but without a pick is more Comfortable and Natural

i play With my Fingers Mainly, Then i'd say Pick would come next, all the times i'm playing at the Computer with Music Going so i can Hear What I'm Playing, then Slap, and now i'm trying to get ht Ring Finger into it, like Steve Harris cos i Cant go that Fast with a Pick or my Fingers

Im all about pick, Sure i can play by finger and slap n pop just as good as anyone else but i favored pick over my 2 years of playing and now im just addicted to it. Really gives you an upper edge in some songs then using your fingers

I only use a pick when I play guitar, and only when I play rhythm lines at that. On bass, I never use a pick.

It sounds so much better when you play bass with fingers, and playing without a pick enables you to do a lot of finger techniques. If you take care of your hands when you don't play and watch the clock when you do, especially if you're working hard on intense songs, your blisters won't be as bad.

But hey, that's just my view on things. Everyone has their own way of doing things and if a pick works for you better than fingers, by all means use one.

depends on what i'm trying to do with a song.

i can do both. i use my fingers for school band and whenever i'm practicing, but when i'm messing around with my frioens i mostly use a pick.