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phenfen
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phenfen
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Joined: 08/13/05
Posts: 3
08/13/2005 9:56 pm
Hello and Congrats on what looks like an awesome learning resource! This is my first post and on to to subject.

Years ago I got burned out on guitar playing after many years of playing in bands and giving lessons. I decided to "take a break" which stretched into years. I still have my guitar rig but didnt have an accoustic again until recently and now I'm going to get back into fingerpicking style. So what I am wondering and would like an opinion on is this... Should I use a Thumbpick and fingerpicks? Just a Thumbpick? Thumbpick and fingerpicks on index, middle and third finger? In the past I used none and became proficient like that but it always nagged at me that maybe I should just bite the bullet and use fingerpicks even though it felt wildly unnatural. I know that that would change with practice but still. It would be like starting over but would maybe be worth the advantages (volume, tone control, etc.). Any opinions? Thanks!