Just curious. How may of us use picks and how many finger pick?

[regan]

Re: Just curious. How may of us use picks and how many finger pick?

Both but mainly finger pick. I also 'hold' a non existent pick and with my hand in that position use my index fingernail as I would a pick

 

[blueman335]

Re: Just curious. How may of us use picks and how many finger pick?

Cobra bite? Big-ass spider for your avatar?

Have you considered that some of your habits may be unhealthy?

Not just any spider, Poecilotheria, which have a decent bite. Plus there's all the spiny palms in my yard...

 

[blueman335]

Re: Just curious. How may of us use picks and how many finger pick?

Phil Keaggy is missing majority of his middle finger and he still finger picks

Great player, I don't know how those guys do it. Gotta be tough. Speaking of fingers, Tony Iommi lost a few fingertips of his fretting hand when he was a teenager, and still manages to play somehow.

 

[treyhaislip]

Re: Just curious. How may of us use picks and how many finger pick?

Great player, I don't know how those guys do it. Gotta be tough. Speaking of fingers, Tony Iommi lost a few fingertips of his fretting hand when he was a teenager, and still manages to play somehow.

And then there are guys without arms who still manage to play!

 

[DMR]

Re: Just curious. How may of us use picks and how many finger pick?

I've always used a pick, but over the past year and a half or so i've gotten heavily into Winery Dogs and Richie Kotzen's solo stuff. And his playing has inspired me to learn to play without a pick. So at this point I'd say i spend equal time between using a pick and using my fingers. Most of the time when i pick up my acoustic or sit with my electric unplugged it's without a pick. I've gotten more comfortable with using my fingers but i've got a long way to go in learning various nuances, like getting different levels of attack out of using my fingers.

 

[Mincer]

Re: Just curious. How may of us use picks and how many finger pick?

I hybrid pick. Pick + 3 other fingers. Learned to do it while practicing Chet Atkins-style, but couldn't get used to a thumbpick. I strive for a sound where the listener can't tell if I am using my fingers or regular pick. I use the flesh, not the nails, since it squicks me out. I hybrid pick with nylon string too. I never purely fingerpick for anything.

 

[BriGuy1968]

Re: Just curious. How may of us use picks and how many finger pick?

I hybrid pick. Pick + 3 other fingers. Learned to do it while practicing Chet Atkins-style, but couldn't get used to a thumbpick. I strive for a sound where the listener can't tell if I am using my fingers or regular pick. I use the flesh, not the nails, since it squicks me out. I hybrid pick with nylon string too. I never purely fingerpick for anything.

I just want to give you cudos for the proper use of the word "squicks!"

 

[leevc5]

Re: Just curious. How may of us use picks and how many finger pick?

I hybrid pick. Pick + 3 other fingers. Learned to do it while practicing Chet Atkins-style, but couldn't get used to a thumbpick. I strive for a sound where the listener can't tell if I am using my fingers or regular pick. I use the flesh, not the nails, since it squicks me out. I hybrid pick with nylon string too. I never purely fingerpick for anything.

Interesting, I have never picked with my little finger. I'll have to check some Chet Atkins technique information and see how this works.

 

[regan]

Re: Just curious. How may of us use picks and how many finger pick?

I hybrid pick. Pick + 3 other fingers. Learned to do it while practicing Chet Atkins-style, but couldn't get used to a thumbpick. I strive for a sound where the listener can't tell if I am using my fingers or regular pick. I use the flesh, not the nails, since it squicks me out. I hybrid pick with nylon string too. I never purely fingerpick for anything.

So you play single note melodies incorporating your pinky, or chord fragments using middle ring & pinky?