He has always plays this song with a pick because the bass he uses with this song is equipped with a guitar string in place of where your standard G string would be on a bass. If you look carefully in the beginning of the video you can see it. I was shocked when I first learned this years ago
He used the pick not because of a lack of technique, but because a pick gives a more decisive attack to the sound compared to fingers. Given the theme of the song, he would have wanted to accentuate the sound in a heavier way
![Muse: Assassin (Grand Omega Bosses Edit) [Live 4K] (London, England - May 9, 2022)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/NnTTDw_5M9A/mqdefault.jpg)
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Fucking surprised me when they played it, had a blast in the pit
a pit? in the USA? with people knowing assassin? WTF
I was there and the entire show was insane!
same, I lost my shit when I heard this riff
They seem to have a special knack for whipping out the songs you want to hear but never expected to actually hear.
Assassin GOB was a welcome surprise. I was so hyped for it
Was also there fucking amazing
Wow, I’ve never heard this version of one of my favorite’s song, thanks
Insane
Was at this show, very much not expecting this song, very much lost my shit when I heard that riff 😁
I was there too! What a show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hope they will play this at their Manchester concert later this month.
Tutti i concerti dei Musei piacciono È tutto sulla.scaletta❤️😍🔥Matt❤️
È sulla scaletta che si ferma il tempo Matt😍🔥♥️😈
NO WOLSTENHOLME IS USING A PICK WHYYYY
He has always plays this song with a pick because the bass he uses with this song is equipped with a guitar string in place of where your standard G string would be on a bass. If you look carefully in the beginning of the video you can see it. I was shocked when I first learned this years ago
Fascinating. His bassist street cred is preserved! Lol
He used the pick not because of a lack of technique, but because a pick gives a more decisive attack to the sound compared to fingers. Given the theme of the song, he would have wanted to accentuate the sound in a heavier way