To thumb or not to Thumb

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Unread post by Thomas » Mon May 24, 2004 11:25 pm

i say that's what it's there for :)

and use your pinky to fingerpick too 8)

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Unread post by ericwormann » Mon May 24, 2004 11:45 pm

elijah77jc wrote:i say that's what it's there for :)

and use your pinky to fingerpick too 8)
I'm a fan of using a pick while fingerpicking with middle, ring, and pinky fingers

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Unread post by You_Enjoy_Myself » Tue May 25, 2004 12:19 am

Yeah, that's called hybrid picking. A little tricky at first.
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Unread post by dustin » Tue May 25, 2004 12:26 am

sometimes i feel like thumbing, sometimes i don't


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Unread post by 2stepingJ » Tue May 25, 2004 1:05 am

hendrix was the master at this

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