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Fingers, Picks, Or Fingerpicks?

Bear Rose View Member Profile	Feb 7 2011, 05:37 PM
Feb 7 2011, 05:37 PM	Beginner Instructor Posts: 472 Joined: 11-April 07	Hey GMC! I'm curious to see what everyone started out using when you started guitar. Did you strum/pick with your fingers? Did you start out with a pick? Or did you go for the hybrid of fingerpicks? Personally I started out with fingers. My guitar teacher when I started only taught me fingerpicking style acoustic songs, so I learned to do that, and then learned to strum with my thumb and first finger. Later when I started learning songs that were more my style, I started using a pick as well and now I much prefer the pick to the fingers. Though I'm extremely grateful for my foundation in fingerpicking because it helps me in many ways in my playing today. What did you start out with, and what do you prefer to use currently? You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Over 100 guitar videos at my Youtube channel!

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Vaidya View Member Profile	Feb 7 2011, 05:42 PM
Feb 7 2011, 05:42 PM	Learning Roadie Posts: 300 Joined: 31-July 10 From: Chennai, India	I started off with a pick.But I learnt to fingerpick later.I'm quite comfortable with both,but I cant use them together I need to learn hybrid picking soon You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! --------------------

Bear Rose View Member Profile	Feb 9 2011, 09:27 PM
Feb 9 2011, 09:27 PM	Beginner Instructor Posts: 472 Joined: 11-April 07	QUOTE (Vaidya @ Feb 7 2011, 01:42 PM) I started off with a pick.But I learnt to fingerpick later.I'm quite comfortable with both,but I cant use them together I need to learn hybrid picking soon Hybrid picking is some tough stuff. I've been using it more and more recently in my playing and I'm starting to feel somewhat comfortable with it. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Over 100 guitar videos at my Youtube channel!

dark dude View Member Profile	Feb 9 2011, 10:42 PM
Feb 9 2011, 10:42 PM	GMC:er Posts: 1.081 Joined: 27-September 09 From: London, UK	Started with picking, nothing has changed. Picking works just fine for the music I want to play You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Ibanez 2550E LTD EC-1000 VB Roland Cube 30W

MonkeyDAthos View Member Profile	Feb 9 2011, 10:44 PM
Feb 9 2011, 10:44 PM	GMC:er Posts: 2.979 Joined: 28-October 10 From: Portugal; Bombarral	my teacher at the very started made me worked with both fingers and pick but i am more of a pick gguitar player You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- QUOTE It's a proven fact that guitar faces have a bigger impact on tone than wood does.

Ivan Milenkovic View Member Profile	Mar 31 2011, 08:32 PM
Mar 31 2011, 08:32 PM	Instructor Posts: 25.396 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Belgrade, Serbia	I started with fingers, cause I didn't know what the pick was. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE - Check out my GMC Profile and Lessons - (Please subscribe to my) YouTube Official Channel - Let's be connected through ! Facebook! :)

quadrium View Member Profile	Mar 31 2011, 08:37 PM
Mar 31 2011, 08:37 PM	Learning Tone Master Posts: 1.094 Joined: 16-October 10 From: Bursa,Turkey	I started with fingers and i played that way for a long time cause i couldn't use the pick properly. But after sometime i got used to play with pick You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPOTIFY PAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL

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