I’m transitioning from thumb pick and fingerpicks to thumb pick and bare fingers. When I played bass regularly my first two fingers were callused and I’m trying to build those up again. The finger picks were just too harsh and removed me from the tactile connection I want with the strings. Having my fingers free also opens up options with respect to rhythm and attack.
I am retaining the thumb pick, however, because I do want that definition in the bass string, and no way do I want nails.
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