Eldon Cangas
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 21 Apr 2009 5:15 pm |
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| WhenI first started my music "career" in '66 I was ding a lot of trio work drums, tenor sax and accordion (me). You literally had to work your buns off all evening and as a consequence I learned to play with a whole mitt-full of notes. I'm learning a 10 string lap right now and as much as I understand the the value of single note melodies it's difficult for me to want to. I'm using a thumb pick and 3 finger picks and I'm having a bit of a time getting the palm blocking done right because it's easier with 2 finger picks. I'd like a few more ideas, if anyone could help. Thanks Eldon |
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Don McGregor
From:
Memphis, Tennessee
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Posted 22 Apr 2009 5:26 am
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I've always used thumb and three fingers on guitar when I am not using a pick, but, after studying the blocking techniques of others, and especially Rick Alexander's tutorials, I've sacrificed one finger pick on steel. I'm still not very good at palm blocking, but I've made better progress since now, with just two finger picks and a thumb pick, I can straighten the side of my hand out more, and block with it.
It really hasn't taken very long to get comfortable with the new arrangement, and, in many ways, it seems to actually help with single note runs.
A lot of my finger style on acoustic or electric guitar has always been ragtime, country blues, or Travis picking, and in all of that, my thumb has usually played the bass lines. Since I do very little steel in which I attempt to add bass lines while playing melody, my thumb is more freed up to work the lead with my two fingers.
I still use three fingers on regular guitar with no problem.
I think any way that works for you is good, though it may take some experimenting to decide what really works best. |
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