Nah man, thumb playing is great! Gives a real solid, fat tone. It’s good to be versatile, so I’d recommend trying out other techniques, but if it doesn’t hamper your playing, nothing wrong with it!
Same...using my thumb because I'm used to play acoustic guitar (fingerstyle 🤦) and much comfortable with my thumb.....and play bass much faster than play with my fingertips technique....
Man that walking line in the beginning just jarred a memory.🙂 I was taught bass when I was in highschool back in 2001 by this the cool ol’timer named Don. The bass line in the beginning was the first thing he taught me to get my hand loosened up and used to using my pinky. Along with major and minor scales. He liked the beetles. I didn’t have an appreciation for them until Don showed my the bass lines for ob-la-Di ob-la-da and Day Tripper. He would play these walking bass lines over top music that would fit perfect and add flair to a simple 4 note song. He introduced me to flat wound strings. 😌 that takes me back. I only went for a few lessons, but being a teenager and not realizing the goldmine of opportunity I had stumble on. I played off and on learning Metallica, Tool, R.A.T.M, and system of a Down songs. Jammed out with a few friends. Played of Coffee House Show with one band playing 2 Metallica covers and 1 original song. Good times. I haven’t played bass since 2008 or 2009🤔 Most of the songs and lessons I learned I can’t remember. Took out my 4 string last week time to start again.
I'm glad to see that others are open to using the thumb in playing bass... I am a new bass player, just bought a bass a few weeks ago, and to me the two-finger style seemed awkward. Maybe it could be because I've been playing fingerstyle guitar for decades? My thumb and fingers have a ton of experience picking out complex tunes on a six-string guitar, so it seemed natural to transfer that to the bass, and it seems to work well.
