It's not that I prefer pick over fingers as a general rule, it's just that the music I play generally calls for a very sharp, aggressive attack that just doesnt' sound right for me when I'm playing fingerstyle. We don't play any jazz, or really any ballads at all, of any style. It's all aggressive, heavy music. Like you said, serving the fucking song.WayToHip wrote: Preferring a pick over finger (and vice versa) seems like you intentionally limit yourself when you do. Both have advantages, and limits. I like flatwounds to get maximum thump, but I know I miss getting the grind and attack with rounds. Pick or fingers is really about feel to me. Sometimes it feels right to groove on a jazz ballad with a pick, playing softly, digging in when the song needs it, not playing when it's needed. Other times I have to ride that root with fingers, for 5 minutes, quarter notes. I'm serving the fucking song.
And Mike Watt is a fuckin boss.
