# Bass Players: About that Right Hand Technique... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 14, 2016, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bass-players-about-that-right-hand-technique/774650 "2016-12-14T01:14:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2016, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bass-players-about-that-right-hand-technique/774650/4 "2016-12-14T08:46:50Z")
I prefer a pick, but that’s because I’m generally going for a very aggressive, percussive sound in my music. Also, I’ve spent several decades working on my picking technique, so I’m much more comfortable with a plectrum than with my fingers. Oh, and my picks are made from cymbals and are several mm thick. > [@What kind of guitar pick do you use? Why to you like it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-guitar-pick-do-you-use-why-to-you-like-it/539036/23): > > I’ve been using Cymbolic picks for years now. They’re made from cymbals. I have several different style of pick (jazz, blues and rock) and a few different thicknesses. [pick pic 1](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/snowboarderbo/Bospicks1.jpg) & [pick pic 2](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/snowboarderbo/Bospicks2.jpg) --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bass-players-about-that-right-hand-technique/774650)._