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September 29th, 2006
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Last Online: November 2nd, 2006 12:14 PM
Location: Ventura County, California, USA
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Question about being "Pickless"
Well, o.k., here we go--
Since I have been playing blues/jazz, I have not been using picks--just gets in the way of "stab" chords, bossa beats, etc.
Now, tho, I can't seem to find the best way to fast single note runs. I've tried the classical "p-i-m-a" style, I've tried using the tip of my index finger as if it were a pick, I've tried quickly alternating my thumb and index finger on single string runs (thumb down; finger up), and I've tried using my thumb only, a la Wes Montgomery. None of these feels more comfortable to me than the other at this time.
How do the rest of you pick? Any suggestions? 
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October 2nd, 2006
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Playing guitar for what seems like forever.
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Last Online: 3 Days Ago 02:52 PM
Location: Sydney Australia
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It was pretty deliberate. She wanted to get out and the train was full, and no she didn't say a word.
Once upon a time I worked on some World Vision projects in northern India, and caught the train across the top of the country. Now getting in and out of those was like playing rugby!
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October 2nd, 2006
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Playing guitar for over 10 years.
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Last Online: September 2nd, 2008 11:13 AM
Location: Australia
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[quote=scotty_b]It was pretty deliberate. She wanted to get out and the train was full, and no she didn't say a word.
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Now if that had been the other way around, there would have been hell to pay with you. She probably would have complained to the conductor or someone in authority!
Things like that are really not fair and they make me angry! 
"Good Music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and quits the memory with difficulty" Thomas Beecham
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October 2nd, 2006
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Grand Member
Playing guitar for what seems like forever.
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Last Online: 2 Weeks Ago 04:50 AM
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Originally Posted by lorispencer
in case you think i'm crazy about the ping pong ball cuttings -- there are some that still do that -- you glue the small cutting underneath your normal nail to make it stronger and in the case of a broken nail, can extend it until it grows back.
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Yeah! Thanks for that info Lori, I have heard of that before so no, I don't think it's at all crazy, although I've never tried it myself. Maybe one day I'll pluck up the courage to join the queue of ladies at the local nail/beauty parlour.
Then and again ..... maybe I won't. We have a saying in Oz. that real men don't eat quiche.
(love a good egg and bacon pie though) 
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October 2nd, 2006
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Full Member
Playing guitar for what seems like forever.
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Last Online: August 29th, 2007 09:02 PM
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Posts: 829
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trust me, it was hard for me to work up the courage to go into the nail place as well. i pride myself on not being a 'girly' girl.
Lori
How do you end up with 1 million dollars playing jazz? start with 2 million.
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