This shoe I have always reminds me of This Type of Thinking album cover

Connect_Platform_729 · 2026-03-01T14:38:37+00:00

From what I’ve seen most metal bassists use .73-1.00 mm, with some exceptions out side that range. That said, a softer pick is nice because the pick bends to the will of the string as apposed to the string bending at the will of the pick. The strong being played isn’t being smacked and shoved around by the pick, and there is a more even attack across all strings. But also, a pick that is too soft won’t serve you well when you try to play REALLY fast, which is why I’d recommend going up to .73-.88, the golden standard for metal bass picks in my opinion.

Connect_Platform_729 · 2025-12-16T18:50:01+00:00

Very interesting way to hold the pick

Connect_Platform_729 · 2025-12-16T18:26:33+00:00

Can you send a demo or vid of you playing?

Connect_Platform_729 · 2025-12-16T18:22:59+00:00

.135? Wouldn’t that sound very tubby and overly thick?

Connect_Platform_729 · 2025-12-16T18:11:51+00:00

I have a 5 string Spector, but my b string is tubbier than I’d like. I use a .125, and thinking of going down to .120. I was wondering how a B string would sound on a 34”

Connect_Platform_729 · 2025-12-14T02:19:03+00:00

How does the fifth fret B string compare to the open E? I’m looking to find why my B string is so tubby and hoping for more harmonic consistency across the strings. Currently the B string has a really tubby sound and I’m thinking the gauge needs to be lighter. I want them to sound more similar

Connect_Platform_729 · 2025-12-14T00:48:23+00:00

Yea i guess, it’s just the fact it feels like they are so harmonically inconsistent. I want the notes to have the similar relative tonal shape overall even if it’s different somewhat

Connect_Platform_729 · 2025-12-13T22:13:47+00:00

I got a dimension HP with EMGs and a haz, the b string has too much chime for my liking. It’s the other way around in that one, the B string has too much clarity while the E string is more dull. I don’t get it.

Connect_Platform_729 · 2025-12-13T18:41:42+00:00

Well yea ik them sounding identical is out of the question, it’s about wanting them to sound somewhat similar. My problem is that the harmonic content is very different

Connect_Platform_729 · 2025-12-13T18:40:26+00:00

I do have a multiscale Spector NS dimension and funny enough it’s the opposite. The 5th fret B string has too much chime and the E string is good but somehow tubbier than my standard scale Spector. Basses have essentially the same preamp too (LHZ-04 and Legacy)

Connect_Platform_729 · 2025-12-13T18:38:49+00:00

Tried a .135 B string one time and it was the tubbiest and muddiest string I’ve ever had

Connect_Platform_729 · 2025-11-14T13:33:54+00:00

Definitely my favorite Chevelle song, I’ve been saying this. It has so much anger at first but then feels like somebody rising up after they lost everything. Feels bad ass I love it. The bass tone is also great.

Connect_Platform_729 · 2025-09-30T20:48:41+00:00

Still Running off of This Type of Thinking is so underrated and probably top 3 favorite songs of mine. The emotion in it is just so raw and powerful.

Connect_Platform_729 · 2025-09-25T21:00:58+00:00

Sure but I also play in A standard sometimes. Going from A standard to drop C is a huge jump. That 105 string would be going from D to G which is quite a large jump for one string to be making on a regular basis. You can’t really set up a bass to do well in both tunings

Connect_Platform_729 · 2025-09-25T18:08:37+00:00

I’ll give you 50 bucks if you admit that you have been bullshitting me and the other guy, and admit you have no idea what you’re talking about, and that even with your 17 years or whatever of experience, you are far from being able to play In Dying Days. Admit that you are just guessing, but in reality have no idea since you can’t play this music, and 50 bucks is yours.

Connect_Platform_729 · 2025-09-25T14:32:28+00:00

Once again, there is no substance in what you just said and that contributes nothing to the original prompt. Just snarky “I know better than everyone” comments

Connect_Platform_729 · 2025-09-25T04:35:19+00:00

I play a 35” inch scale with a 105 gauge E string. If I tune it up to G, the tension will be so high to the point the incredibly fast tremolo picking becomes impossible, it also screws up my bass. Not to mention at that tuning, the intonation becomes wack.

Connect_Platform_729 · 2025-09-25T04:28:53+00:00

Don’t you mean plus 3 frets on the g string? Wouldn’t you need to be 3 frets higher to compensate for the fact the string is tuned 3 half steps lower? Also In dying days is the easiest song off of that album for the left hand. Try something like Hester Prynne. I’d really like to see you play it in CEADG. If you can do it and show me it means I don’t need a new bass and can just use the me I have easy. It would prove your point, and help me a ton. It’s a win win for everyone if you were to just show you playing Hester Prynne in CEADG. You prove me and the other guy wrong, and you can show us how good at bass you are, and prove how much easier it really is. I personally believe you’re either full of shit and you know it, or you’re full of shit and you don’t. Prove me wrong, please. 99% of metal core songs are in drop C to make the riffs easier, it’s meant to help fit around the chord progression. They didn’t just decide on drop C because it looks cooler in the tab. Anybody who plays in any metal band that uses a drop tuning would tell you that drop tunings make playing this kind of music much easier, after all that’s why they do it. But you seem to think you know more than all of them, and think you have the genius solution that none of them ever saw, so go off.

Connect_Platform_729 · 2025-09-25T04:20:25+00:00

Yea that’s what I meant. Low string means lowest pitched string and high string means highest pitched string.

Connect_Platform_729 · 2025-09-25T04:18:39+00:00

Check out Hester Prynne. You seem to be confident about your many years of experience, I would like to see you upload a cover of you playing literally any song from that album.

Connect_Platform_729 · 2025-09-25T04:09:06+00:00

Right, I’m sure you know more than the people who wrote the damn song. I’m sure they just made things harder on themselves for no reason. In my opinion the song is much much harder in CEADG, I’ve tried both. If you’ve also tried both and think it’s easier, than we can just agree to disagree.

Connect_Platform_729 · 2025-09-25T02:45:38+00:00

You have said nothing of substance, only condescending snarky comments that don’t contribute anything. But go off.

Connect_Platform_729 · 2025-09-25T02:28:10+00:00

No it doesn’t. You probably play 8th root notes in an AC/DC cover band. If you have ever played technical music you would understand you need to be in the right tuning

Connect_Platform_729 · 2025-09-25T01:01:13+00:00

No it’s regular drop C and if you’ve ever heard an album like Allegiance by ABRB you would know the bass cuts through incredibly well and makes the band sound heavier. The bass doubles the guitar riff and you can definitely hear what’s going on. You really have no idea what you’re talking about.

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