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Martin Schmidt

 

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Wiesbaden, Germany
Post  Posted 3 May 2004 12:05 am    
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I wonder, if I´m the only guy, who plays with a flatpick and two fingers (no fingerpicks). Are there any other guys, who play that way and what do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of that style?
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Larry Robbins


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Fort Edward, New York
Post  Posted 3 May 2004 12:44 am    
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Didnt' Tut Taylor play with a flatpick?
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nick allen

 

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France
Post  Posted 3 May 2004 3:43 am    
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I believe James Burton plays dobro with a flatpick and one fingerpick on his middle finger (same way he playes regular guitar).
I think Junior Brown plays his GuitSteel with flatpick and fingers (or fingerpicks?).
And yes, Tut Taylor definitely plays dobro with a flatpick.
Nick
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Kevin Ruddell

 

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Toledo Ohio USA
Post  Posted 3 May 2004 4:29 am    
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I thought I remember reading somewhere that Freddie Roulette and Jimmy Rivers play with their fingers/no picks

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Andy Zynda


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Wisconsin
Post  Posted 3 May 2004 5:14 am    
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You sir, are not alone. Per Danny Gatton's blazing telecaster technique, I also play wiht a flatpick, and my middle & ring fingernails. Allows for unparalleled speed.
I use this technique on electric/acoustic guitar, banjo, and steel. (My nails cant take the damage, so I get acrilyc extensions, and some funny looks from people...)
-andy-
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Bob Stone


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Gainesville, FL, USA
Post  Posted 3 May 2004 11:39 am    
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Junior Brown!
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Mark van Allen


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Watkinsville, Ga. USA
Post  Posted 5 May 2004 9:45 am    
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Years ago in South Carolina, I had just gotten a nice push-pull and a Webb amp, and I was playing at a festival with my shiny new stuff and saw a fellow in bib overalls, barefoot, playing a Maverick with a flatpick and just tearing it up. That was one of many incidents that made me realize "it ain't about the gear"...

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