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Topic: Bare-Finger pickin'
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Charlie Fullerton
Member From: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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posted 08 March 2006 04:47 AM
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For about 50 yrs, I have been playing at Sp. Guitar with bare fingers. When I play at steel, I've always used a pair of Nationals -- mostly because everyone else was, and to get the extra "attack"! I recently saw someone, no idea who, on TV playing "bare" fingered. I would like to get some of the pro's and con's!
I've got a Supro 6, and, you should pardon the expresion, a D-8 Guyatone -- what can I say -- the price was right! |
Bill McCloskey
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posted 08 March 2006 06:29 AM
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I posted on this very topic a few weeks back. Try doing a search, it should pop up. |
Samuel E. White
Member From: Greeneville TN.
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posted 08 March 2006 07:20 AM
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Check with Bobbe Seymour he plays with no finger picks.
Sam White |
Don Kona Woods
Member From: Vancouver, Washington, USA
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posted 08 March 2006 09:07 AM
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A rhetorical question -When you do bare-finger picking, does the callouses on your fingers affect the tone?  Aloha,
Don |
Rick Collins
Member From: Claremont , CA USA
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posted 08 March 2006 09:29 AM
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...don't like bare-finger picking.
...sounds too much like bare-finger picking. |
Matt Lange
Member From: Wisconsin, USA
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posted 08 March 2006 10:01 AM
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I think it's all a matter of style and preference. I play with bare fingers primarily because i play "spanish" guitar fingerstyle without fingerpicks, and becuase two of my very favorite players, Kelly Joe Phelps and Ben Harper, play without picks. That was enough for me.
I think if i played Hawaiian style music i'd probably transition into using fingerpicks, but for folk/blues type stuff i play, i think bare fingers is the way to go. ------------------
my music: www.myspace.com/mattlangemusic |
Jesse Pearson
Member From: San Diego , CA
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posted 08 March 2006 10:09 AM
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Bare fingers makes it harder to make clear harmonics with the side of your right palm, that's the only down side I see. You can do strong knuckle harmonics on single strings no problem. Picks sound better, but are a hassel for me to deal with because I switch between steel and guitar during a song sometimes. A thumb pick would solve the problem but it's too late for me personally to switch over. |
Charlie McDonald
Member From: Lubbock, Texas, USA
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posted 08 March 2006 10:21 AM
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I like the feel of the strings.
I make no claims for control. |
Billy Wilson
Member From: El Cerrito, California, USA
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posted 08 March 2006 12:20 PM
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Doesn't Bobbe pick with the finger nails? |
BobbeSeymour
Member From: Hendersonville TN USA
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posted 08 March 2006 01:31 PM
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Yes he does, and very well too! |
Charlie Fullerton
Member From: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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posted 09 March 2006 03:47 AM
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I have found, with my very limited experience, that it is a trade off. With picks, you usually get better "attack": without finger picks, "finger blocking" is alot easier. For me, a thumb pick is always part of the equation.
Thanks guys, Charlie
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James Quackenbush
Member From: Pomona, New York, USA
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posted 09 March 2006 12:00 PM
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Yes he does, and very well too!I'll second that !!......  |
Smiley Roberts
Member From: Hendersonville,Tn. 37075
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posted 09 March 2006 02:18 PM
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The BIG "E" did a show w/ Johnny Bush at the "Midnight Jamboree" w/ a thumb pick,but NO finger picks. Ya coulda fooled me. I thought he was wearin' 'em.------------------
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