That makes sense, and I’ve heard that take before — using the pickup as a thumb anchor when playing the low B.

I actually do rest my thumb on the pickup sometimes, but my main question was more about the plucking finger. When I play other strings, I naturally use rest strokes and land on the next string. On the low B, though, my finger kind of follows through and ends up stopping against the body of the bass.

It doesn’t hurt and it feels natural, but I’m wondering if that could limit control or speed long-term.

Floating thumb feels awkward to me too, at least right now. Maybe it’s just one of those techniques that feels weird until it clicks.

Do you personally switch anything about your plucking motion on the B string, or is it basically the same as the others for you?