bass play with fingers

hello , i m new here and new to bass playing

(i really want to thank you for the great video's , it really helped )
i dont know if this is the correct place to post this topic , or that it has been asked before

i play bass with a pick O_O yea i know it isnt cool and blabla
but it is easier (for me)
i m practising for playing with my fingers and it work a little , and piece by piece i goes better
but then there is my thumb, i the beginner lessons he/you explains that the thumb must be on the sting above the sting that ure playing
(play on a , thumb on e)
i cant get that done, is it really the best way>? ore is there an other?
plz help me

grtz
androssie

ps: srry for my bad english i m dutch XD

You can do many things regarding playing with fingers:

You can anchor your thumb on the string above the one you're playing and move it around when changing strings (I do this)

You can anchor your thumb on the string but not anchor below a certain string (usually A) and reach down with your fingers

You can anchor your thumb on the pickup and reach down with your fingers

You can not anchor at all (this lets you play with you thumb as well).

You can do something else

Just do whatever feels most comfortable and natural and practice, practice, practice! Good luck

thanks a lot
i will try them all to see whats best
i think putting my thumb on the pickup works the best for me , and then there is always the pick XD

tyvm

Hey man don't forget that playing with a pick is alright.

There are some very good bass players who use a pick, and even some who tend to use fingers use a pick sometimes too.

It's always good to learn both, but don't give up on your picking.

Also, I suggest anchoring your thumb on the pickup, and if you cant reach as well for the g string, anchor it on the E string.

Good luck!

cool XD
sounds good to
i will practise my fingers and then keep on playing with a pick

oo and then an other question XD
if i play and i REMOVE my finger from the string it give's a buzz
i doesnt go throught the amp
but it is pretty hard and anoying

is it technic (?) or is it my bass ?

ty anyway

Yeah that's fine. It could be both your technique and your bass but as long as it doesn't come out of the amp, who cares? Only you can hear it! But if the buzzing is a problem just try lifting your fingers off the strings a bit quicker or mute them before hand (unless you're doing a pulloff, of course)

thanks but i care XD it is anoying

I play with my thumb on the pickup, then just stretch my fingers down to each of the strings.
I can play much faster than having to keep moving my thumb all over the place and it helps me know where I am.