Why is it that every time I read into the classical guitar style everyone always stresses that the pinky should never be used, but at the same time they never give any logical reason why. Hell, they never give any reason why. All books and whatnot just say "the pinky is never used". Personally I've seen to it that my bass style incorporates all 4 fingers and thumb even in the standard picking methods, just feels more efficient to me. Thus I've made my finger picking/classical style include my pinky as well, I find it helps arpeggios and some chords better. It just seems like the finger is there so why not use it. I had a hard time at first but the little bugger's getting quite versitile and I dont' have any intention on stopping with its use. Anyway the question is Why is the pinky "never used" in classical guitar?