01-14-2015, 11:56 AM
Hoping some seasoned players can chime in on this one...
Has anyone else noticed that Sinclair almost plays exclusively with a pic and strums his bass like a 6 string? The only song I can think of where he reverts to finger picking is Grace Too, and maybe a couple others. He seemed to start this with the release of NFPA and has adopted this on most songs both new and old since.
What I'm wondering is why would he do this? Is it easier or simpler to play that way? Could he have an injury preventing him from finger picking full time? Do bass players consider one method more approved than the other? It just appears lazy. Would love to hear others' thoughts.
Has anyone else noticed that Sinclair almost plays exclusively with a pic and strums his bass like a 6 string? The only song I can think of where he reverts to finger picking is Grace Too, and maybe a couple others. He seemed to start this with the release of NFPA and has adopted this on most songs both new and old since.
What I'm wondering is why would he do this? Is it easier or simpler to play that way? Could he have an injury preventing him from finger picking full time? Do bass players consider one method more approved than the other? It just appears lazy. Would love to hear others' thoughts.