Originally Posted by: jiujitsu_jesusThanks for the advice, everyone. :) I'm still not sure whether I want to do it or not, though. It's that I'm a very idiosyncratic player - okay, I'm a complete weirdo! I'm the only player I know personally who plays exclusively with my fingers, and my influences are fairly unusual - I play psychedelia, pop and funk as well as jazz and rock, unlike the other players I know. I was just a little worried that I wouldn't be able to fit in with the others if I didn't know the most popular techniques, like sweep picking (my legato and alt-"picking" are both fine, but I don't use them in the same way as the others :( ). I guess I'll have a go, and if I can't get comfortable with it, I won't bother with it. Thanks again. :)

Sometimes the best style that meshes with others is a style that stands out from the others. Just because they sweep doesn't mean that you won't blend well with them. But I say give it a whirl anyway. You never know, you might enjoy doing it, or you might decide that you just didn't enjoy it.