Originally Posted by: Old SchoolHey.. I'm reasonably new here as well. Nice site. I've been playing a little longer than a year (try way longer) and am jealous I can't fingerpick better...I always found guitar to be a comfort thang. I use light/medium picks, specifically Dunlop 0.50 and 0.60, then again I play acoustic as well and am not looking for a heavy hand. If its electric you play let the amp do it's job. If it's acoustic, what's with the pick anyway?

I started on acoustic guitar, and went straight onto electric guitar, Im into U2, so I had to get all the effects etc.. to get the The Edge sound. I do let the amp do the work, I dont know what my problem is, the hardest thing for me is to skip strings like A to G, I dont have a problem with E the strings. For example- Radioheads "Knives out" song is all picking, and I have no problem playing that with my fingers, but with a pick I hit a few sour notes, and no matter how much practicing I do, I can not get over this lump in the road.