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September 30th, 2007
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What's your preference Plectrum or Fingers
Try this again, redrider put a thread on asking if using a plectrum is preferable to using fingers or vice-versa, thought it might be worth having a poll, hope I do it right this time 
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September 30th, 2007
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I voted for pick, I'd rather be able to choose either but my fingers keep arguing with me.
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September 30th, 2007
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when i first started i would have said plectrum, without hesitation,but i've kept on using my fingers and after plugging away i am now happy with either.
only wrote this for anyone thinking they'll never be able to use their fingers and felt like giving up.
Keep at it and get the best of both worlds.
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September 30th, 2007
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Thanks Blackcat, I'm one of those that always like to hear... that there is still hope for me and my fingers
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September 30th, 2007
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I voted "happy with either", but it should actually be "happy with BOTH".....I'm really liking playing around with hybrid picking.
Mac
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October 1st, 2007
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I voted happy with either because some songs I have to fingerpick and others I have to use a pick to sound like I'd like. I tend to use a pick most of the time. But that's because of my choice of songs to play.
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October 1st, 2007
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Thanks for your comments guys, my preference is for fingers, still have a go with the pick but definitely not good with it at the moment
Cheers
Chris
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October 1st, 2007
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All fingers here...never could hold onto that darn pick right...but that's why I have longer nails on my right hand anyway.
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October 2nd, 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by D-Dawn
All fingers here...never could hold onto that darn pick right...but that's why I have longer nails on my right hand anyway.
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Ditto , I am the same and yes my nails are long on my right hand as I want to become a picker , nails left hand is NIL nails on right hand come past the end of my fingers ...
Is that feminine side showing again ?
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October 2nd, 2007
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Well at least they'll go with your hair...mine are nubs on the left as well...is my masculine side showing? No one really notices until I take off my gloves and helmet anyway 
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October 3rd, 2007
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Is that feminine side showing again ?
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I think not. It must be somthing in the Aussie water. When I spent 3 months in the Western Australian outback I noticed that I was exuding some strange behavior. Almost broke my neck when I fell off a big rock I was sitting on painting my toenails.
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October 3rd, 2007
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I'd love to say fingerpicking, but sadly I can't. My fingers have a mind of their own (and it's not musical), so it's a pick for me. I do plan to keep trying the ole fingers though!
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October 6th, 2007
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I gotta have both. I just can't play the way I like otherwise. Every time I try to play without my thumb pick i don't get the strikes I need and everytime i try to play with just a pick i can't go as fast as i need to sometimes (Not to mention missing srtrings altogether). It kind of bothers me that I've limited myself sometimes, but I'm having a great time so I guess that's all that matters.
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October 15th, 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stratrat
I voted "happy with either", but it should actually be "happy with BOTH".....I'm really liking playing around with hybrid picking.
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Same here. Lately, I have been trying to learn hybrid picking.
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October 15th, 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Aunt Doty
I'd love to say fingerpicking, but sadly I can't. My fingers have a mind of their own (and it's not musical), so it's a pick for me. I do plan to keep trying the ole fingers though!
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Maybe you could give the Travis Picking ago Aunt ...
Just a thought
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