Play with or without a pick? - Page 2

LuvN Guitars · October 4th, 2009, 08:13 PM

Fingers nearly all the time. I play a bit of classical and used to play bass early on, so fingers sort of feel more natural.
I guess in the end it depends on what sort of styles you play.

rangercaster · October 4th, 2009, 08:26 PM

either way works for me, but four fingers and a thumb cover a lot of ground ... i think it opens up a lot more possibilities... to paraphrase Woody Allen "if you are bisexual, you double your chances for a date on Friday night ..." ideally, Danny Gatton's hybrid style is ideal, if you can pull it off !!!

Rumblebones · October 8th, 2009, 01:59 AM

Both.
For loudness - a pick.
For softness - good ol' thumb.

blue metalflake · October 8th, 2009, 06:09 AM

After 40 years of using a pick, I started to mess using fingers a few years back. Seem to get a better sound, and better for double stop, bends, etc

weelie · October 8th, 2009, 09:47 AM

Both, depending.

To my understanding most pickless electric players still sometimes play with a pick when the tone "demands" it, people like Mark Knopfler, Jimmie Vaughan, etc.

jazztele · October 8th, 2009, 01:48 PM

i'm a pick and fingers kinda guy...gives me the best of both worlds.

hollowman · October 14th, 2009, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Justinvs

Depends if I've dropped a pick in the middle of a song or not!

I play fingerstyle a lot, especially on acoustic, but tend to use a pick more often on an electric. I just like the sharper attack better. On bass, though, I use my thumb. I never could get the hang of a pick with a four string.

Justin

+1

jefrs · October 14th, 2009, 05:56 PM

No pics, unless the part really demands it.

Tim Bowen · October 15th, 2009, 02:15 AM

Acoustic and electric guitars: pick and fingers; pick; thumb and fingers.

Bass: fingers; thumb and fingers; thumb; pick and fingers; pick.

Mandolin: pick.

Banjo: Thumbpick and fingerpicks.

Lap steel: Thumb and fingers.

yonie · October 16th, 2009, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick JD

Without ... unless I'm playing in a band. My fingernails won't take that much punishment.

+1

scoots · October 17th, 2009, 02:57 PM

no pick(.)

October 4th, 2009, 08:26 PM	#42 (permalink)
rangercaster Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2008 Location: portland, or Age: 52 Posts: 1,546	either way works for me, but four fingers and a thumb cover a lot of ground ... i think it opens up a lot more possibilities... to paraphrase Woody Allen "if you are bisexual, you double your chances for a date on Friday night ..." ideally, Danny Gatton's hybrid style is ideal, if you can pull it off !!! __________________ "Work is the curse of the drinking classes." Oscar Wilde

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weelie Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Helsinki, Finland, Yer-up Age: 35 Posts: 2,024 12 Photos	Both, depending. To my understanding most pickless electric players still sometimes play with a pick when the tone "demands" it, people like Mark Knopfler, Jimmie Vaughan, etc. __________________ <- I don't need smileys, I'm smiling already.

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jazztele Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: chicago Age: 30 Posts: 4,101	i'm a pick and fingers kinda guy...gives me the best of both worlds. __________________ "Jazz isn't a what, it's a how" -- Bill Evans

October 14th, 2009, 05:56 PM	#48 (permalink)
jefrs Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Newbury, England Age: 54 Posts: 2,142	No pics, unless the part really demands it. __________________ There's two kinds of people, those that hear the music and those that don't.

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scoots Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: hinckley,mn Posts: 551	no pick(.) __________________ ...took the tube out of the v1 spot and replaced it with a dilithium crystal (like on star trek)...

October 4th, 2009, 08:13 PM	#41 (permalink)
LuvN Guitars Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 245	Fingers nearly all the time. I play a bit of classical and used to play bass early on, so fingers sort of feel more natural. I guess in the end it depends on what sort of styles you play.

October 8th, 2009, 01:59 AM	#43 (permalink)
Rumblebones Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fullerton, CA. Posts: 409	Both. For loudness - a pick. For softness - good ol' thumb.

October 8th, 2009, 06:09 AM	#44 (permalink)
blue metalflake Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ireland Age: 56 Posts: 2,725 10 Photos	After 40 years of using a pick, I started to mess using fingers a few years back. Seem to get a better sound, and better for double stop, bends, etc

October 15th, 2009, 02:15 AM	#49 (permalink)
Tim Bowen Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Age: 49 Posts: 4,169	Acoustic and electric guitars: pick and fingers; pick; thumb and fingers. Bass: fingers; thumb and fingers; thumb; pick and fingers; pick. Mandolin: pick. Banjo: Thumbpick and fingerpicks. Lap steel: Thumb and fingers.

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