Flatpick?(!)
Posted: 10 Oct 2001 2:42 pm
Does anyone know for sure if Junior Brown uses a FLATPICK on the steel portion of his guit-steel? He sure does switch back and forth fast and use a lot of sweeps....
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Q: How did you start using a flatpick with finger picks?
A: Not having to change picks made it a lot more convenient for the Guit-Steel. I thought the fingerpicks would get in my way for guitar, but I got used to them. It helped connect the two instruments because with almost the same right-hand technique, there was less separating them in my brain. It had been a hindrance because I'd never been able to stay warmed up on either the guitar or the steel. But thanks to the Guit-Steel, now I can.
Q: You never used a thumbpick?
A: No, I couldn't get used to them.
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BTW, I use a flatpick and 1 finger pick(middle finger) on regular guitar and I put on the thumb and index picks for steel. Once I got pretty good with the fingerpicks I found I really missed them on guitar, so I sort of "half-assed" my own little technique.
Matt Farrow
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Matt Farrow
Marlen 9-string 6+2
Kustom K150
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