Pinky on picking hand: Tucked or extended?

Rick Winfield · Post by **Rick Winfield** » 24 Nov 2010 3:46 am

When I use 3 picks, both my pinky and ring finger are tucked, but when I use 4 picks, my pinky is extended, and some blocking is done with my tucked ring finger. It just seems to happen that way !!
Rick

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 24 Nov 2010 6:25 am

I have been exploring all options lately. I've been incorporating my 1st finger a lot more than previous and I've noticed little changes in my playing.

I don't feel comfortable with the pinky fully extended yet; I find comfortable to hook it around the first string like mentioned earlier in the thread.

Kirk Eipper · Post by **Kirk Eipper** » 24 Nov 2010 10:16 am

Pinky extended here.

Stu Schulman · Post by **Stu Schulman** » 24 Nov 2010 11:09 am

Cal Sharp wrote:When I anchor my pinky to the first string I'm using it as a reference point, and I don't even have to look at my right hand. If I tuck it under my hand, making a fist, I feel like my hand is just free-floating in space and I can't feel where the strings are.

That's the way I do it also,hey Mike I don't think that I ever thanked you for the lap steel gauges,and tuning...Happy Turkey day to you.