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Pickless Players? - 8/18/2007 6:09:01 PM
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ManimalX
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Greetings all!
I have been a guitar player for about 10 years or so, and have never liked playing with a pick. I tend to use the nail on my strumming forefinger and thumb instead. I know this creates a bit of a different sound compared to using a pick, but it has turned into habit for me and every time I use a pick it just feels awkward, no matter how long I use it.
Anyhow, I was wondering:
1. Does anyone know of any guitarists that play this way so I can listen to how they do some of their stuff?
2. Does anyone know of any brand of guitar that has really good sound when played pickless?
Thanks for your time!
By the way, I am listening to When the Son Begins to Reign by Degarmo & Key
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RE: Pickless Players? - 8/18/2007 7:25:13 PM
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IIRC, Jeff Beck no longer uses (or rarely) uses a pick.
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RE: Pickless Players? - 8/18/2007 9:30:07 PM
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Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac.
I also believe Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) plays without a pick.
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RE: Pickless Players? - 8/18/2007 9:33:53 PM
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Robby Krieger from the Doors
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RE: Pickless Players? - 8/18/2007 10:21:18 PM
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Mark Knopfler is indeed a pickless player and that was the factor behind his very unique sound. He claims to feel awkward trying to use a pick as well.
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RE: Pickless Players? - 8/18/2007 10:59:53 PM
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I don't like playing with a pick.
Neither does Ani DiFranco. She tapes press-on nails to her fingers.
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RE: Pickless Players? - 8/18/2007 11:01:38 PM
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I've never been a good fingerpicker... i think the unbalanced nails thing is just a leeetle too much lol... i'm not girly, but I AM a girl...
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RE: Pickless Players? - 8/19/2007 12:39:36 AM
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Derrik Trucks doesn't play with a pick.
I know I've seen John Mayer play w/o a pick, but I don't know if he never uses one or just sometimes.
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If you have the money, here is Buckingham's Rick Turner Model 1 guitar:
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I've never been a good fingerpicker... i think the unbalanced nails thing is just a leeetle too much lol... i'm not girly, but I AM a girl...
You don't need long fingernails to fingerpick. They can help, but it's not necessary. Unless you're trying to play classical or flamenco - you can't get the right attack from fleshy stubs.
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RE: Pickless Players? - 8/19/2007 4:04:11 AM
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Wow, thanks for the replies!
To clarify: I am not talking about finger picking only, but just using fingers in general. Strumming and picking. The biggest differences I notice using my fingers instead of a pick are a lower volume and not as much... brightness, may be a good word.
The guitar I play is a Guild D4 and it has a spot right at the end of the fretboard that produces one of the richest, warmest tones I have heard from any guitar. However, I can't get a good bright, crisp sound out of it and most of my music ends up being pretty... well... rich and mellow.
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RE: Pickless Players? - 8/19/2007 9:00:43 AM
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ORIGINAL: ManimalX
Wow, thanks for the replies!
To clarify: I am not talking about finger picking only, but just using fingers in general. Strumming and picking. The biggest differences I notice using my fingers instead of a pick are a lower volume and not as much... brightness, may be a good word.
The guitar I play is a Guild D4 and it has a spot right at the end of the fretboard that produces one of the richest, warmest tones I have heard from any guitar. However, I can't get a good bright, crisp sound out of it and most of my music ends up being pretty... well... rich and mellow.
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Guild D4
Greetings,
Truthfully just a while ago while I was looking for a small pratice Amp for the Bass, and I played this Gutiar at the music store I was at ....it was smaller, and I believe the price was under $80.00
That sounded better than one that was over priced...so to speak...
You may have to change the plastic bridge and/or partly fill and amplify the sound hole...but take a look here first,
http://www.urbbob.com/pureg.html
http://www.museweb.com/ag/amp/ag_amp.html#em
http://www.maurysmusic.com/acoustic_guitar_parts
http://www.elderly.com/accessories/cats/GABG.html
Stuff like that makes a big difference.
Personally I found that a 1975 Rickenbacker 4001, 1972 Fender P Bass and an 1980 Kramer Acsoutic bass, works when all else failed....LOL!
It made a big differnece in the P Bass when I removed the Metal Bridge Guard... the closer you you pick or pluck to the bridge also brightens the tones
LG
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RE: Pickless Players? - 8/19/2007 12:19:44 PM
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I've read that blues player Hubert Sumlin, a friend of Howlin' Wolf, doesn't play with a pick.
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RE: Pickless Players? - 8/19/2007 4:43:13 PM
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I rarely don't use a pick, but you've got to check out the man with the 8-string guitar! The first time I heard this guy, I couldn't believe that only one person was playing.
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RE: Pickless Players? - 8/20/2007 9:55:25 AM
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Paco DeLucia plays without a pick. It's the most amazing thing I've ever seen.
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RE: Pickless Players? - 8/20/2007 3:09:24 PM
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I also believe Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) plays without a pick. True. He plucks his strings, does not strum them at all. My son says it is actually a classical style adapted for electric use.
Dickey Betts and Derek Trucks of the Allman Bros Band neither use a pick for their slide work. Betts uses a late 50s Les Paul and Trucks uses a more modern SG.
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RE: Pickless Players? - 8/20/2007 3:53:42 PM
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp6B6eu-cD4
Here's some good guitar without a pick and Jennifer does some good tapping, too.
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RE: Pickless Players? - 8/20/2007 3:56:35 PM
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The great Chet Atkins didn't use a pick and neither do I. 
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RE: Pickless Players? - 8/20/2007 5:22:30 PM
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I don't think Jerry Reed uses a pick either.
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RE: Pickless Players? - 8/21/2007 12:35:38 PM
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RE: Pickless Players? - 4/17/2008 6:19:36 AM
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I'll be interested to see how they play, what they play, and just how great they are.
I only knew few Pickless Player and It's awesome to hear it. I forgot the name.
It's 1980's song. Love to hear it.
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RE: Pickless Players? - 4/17/2008 7:39:55 PM
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Matt Thiessen of Relient K uses his thumb instead of a pick.
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RE: Pickless Players? - 4/17/2008 8:19:39 PM
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I went to a George Thorogood concert many, many years ago, and I seem to remember him using his thumb instead of a pick. I'm sure there are videos of him on You Tube you could check out - I'm too lazy to do that myself right now. Sorry.
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RE: Pickless Players? - 4/18/2008 8:02:40 AM
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Yep, Thorogood uses his thumb and index finger mostly.
Wes Montgomery, one of the best jazz guitarists ever, never used a pick. Very unusual in jazz.
And I'm surprised I don't see Phil Keaggy's name up there yet. He finger picks the majority of his acoustic stuff. Which makes him all the more amazing.
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