unix-guy
Master of RTFM
Anyone here ditch the pick and play only with fingers?
I've been playing with a hybrid approach for many years as I've always found it useful for things like pianistic chords such as those often used by Eric Johnson. That eventually grew into other use cases like arpeggios and single note licks, especially when crossing strings.
For about the last year I've been trying to use the pick less and less.
Watching Jeff Beck play live is inspiring and I know years back Richie Kotzen also stopped using a pick, too.
Of course, I just watched an Andy Wood video where he's blazing chromatic lines with alternate picking
I've been playing with a hybrid approach for many years as I've always found it useful for things like pianistic chords such as those often used by Eric Johnson. That eventually grew into other use cases like arpeggios and single note licks, especially when crossing strings.
For about the last year I've been trying to use the pick less and less.
Watching Jeff Beck play live is inspiring and I know years back Richie Kotzen also stopped using a pick, too.
Of course, I just watched an Andy Wood video where he's blazing chromatic lines with alternate picking