Originally Posted by: Willdridge... I can't recall having ever chopped at my guitar, but I'm curious to find out what happens...(expect a post involving broken fingers or guitars...

[font=trebuchet ms]Watch a newbie strumming, and you'll see what I mean by "chopping". It looks like they're trying to pound the strings into submission. Most people smooth out a lot once you hand 'em a 12-string and tell 'em to stroke the pick across the strings.[/font]