Simmons argued that when it comes to playing a bass guitar, though, playing with a pick helps a live crowd hear the notes better. “Respectfully, studio musicians who play with their fingers live ...

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“I got my Violin Bass at the Steinway shop in the town center,” he recalled in a 1993 interview with Guitar Magazine. It cost the equivalent of 30 pounds — cheap enough for him to afford.