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chris mood
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chris mood
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03/07/2003 4:04 pm
Yeah, it's called circular picking. I've seen some people who are very good at this also.
Your finger muscles are very small and weak, I don't know if I would want to depend on them for my technique. Plus, I can see this leading to some muscle strain or arthritis down the line, cause you really are working those muscles. If your one of those guys that plays 5-6hrs everyday I could see this becoming a problem.
An then there's the endurance factor. Would you be able to play a line that goes from your 1st str. 12th fret down to the 6th str. open back up to the 1st str. 12th fret without taking a pause using this technique?
The bottom line is that if it works for you, and your happy w/it, and your able to play what you want to play without any frustration then cool.