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Doug Beaumier


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Northampton, MA
Post  Posted 12 Jun 2018 9:03 am    
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Scott Duckworth


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Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
Post  Posted 12 Jun 2018 2:52 pm    
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Very nice picking my friend!
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David Graziano

 

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Cooperstown
Post  Posted 12 Jun 2018 2:54 pm    
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Brought a smile to my flatpickin' face. What's your tuning?
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Doug Beaumier


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Northampton, MA
Post  Posted 12 Jun 2018 3:21 pm    
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Thanks, the tuning is A6. (I changed the video. The first one was C6 tuning).
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Chris Walke

 

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St Charles, IL
Post  Posted 13 Jun 2018 5:19 am    
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Nice! I use a flat pick for nonpedal, but I'm usually going for a rock/bottleneck type of sound, lots of overdrive.

I often use a combination of flat/fingerpicks for psg.
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Tom Campbell

 

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Houston, Texas, USA
Post  Posted 13 Jun 2018 5:40 am    
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I've used a Herco pick that is shaped like a flat-pick but fits like a thumb-pick.
You can alternate gripping it with your thumb and index finger or use it as a traditional thumb-pick. And, of course, your fingers are free for the 2 to 4 finger pick grips.
These pick come in light, medium, heavy thicknesses.
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Joe Elk


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Ohio, USA
Post  Posted 13 Jun 2018 7:39 am    
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Nice Doug!
Joe Ohio Central Ohio
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Andy Volk


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Boston, MA
Post  Posted 13 Jun 2018 10:20 am    
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I use a flat pick on steel as well and after 40+ years of standard guitar it feels very natural. You can definitely get things that are impossible via finger style - and the reverse is true. My personal favorite picks are Jim Dunlop Jazz IIIs and Wegan Gypsy Jazz picks. I lent my Wegan to Redd Volkaert one time and he gave it back in about 10 seconds. You either love ‘em or hate ‘em.
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Pete Burak

 

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Portland, OR USA
Post  Posted 13 Jun 2018 11:44 am    
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I like to use a flat pick sometimes on Dobro. You can get a very "Willie Nelson-ee" sound with a flat pick that is good to have in the ol' bag of tricks, especially at jams where there are multiple Dobro players.
I see some guys hold a flat pick with their thumb/index-finger and also wear one finger pick on the middle finger.
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Doug Beaumier


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Northampton, MA
Post  Posted 13 Jun 2018 6:50 pm    
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Kirk Francis


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Laupahoehoe
Post  Posted 14 Jun 2018 8:15 am     flat picking
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Junior Brown plays with a flat pick and sometimes the odd finger or two, always to great effect.
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Stephen Abruzzo

 

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Philly, PA
Post  Posted 14 Jun 2018 10:33 am    
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Forumite Steve Cunningham does dazzling work with a flatpick and middle/ring fingers.
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Mark Helm


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Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 21 Jun 2018 9:18 am     Cool!
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That's really cool, Doug! What guitar are you playing that on? Straight A6, nice.

You always do great stuff, buddy--thanks for sharing!
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Doug Beaumier


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Northampton, MA
Post  Posted 21 Jun 2018 10:51 am    
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Thanks Mark, the guitar is a Gibson Century 6, the first version, black, late 1940s. 6-string A6 tuning:

E
C#
A
F#
E
C#

I’m playing through a silverface Princeton Reverb amp.
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