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Re: Travis Picking

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7/11/2003 6:56 AM

Re: Travis Picking

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"I have always heard of Travis picking as holding a flat pick with thumb and forefinger, and picking with the remaining fingers."

If you ever heard his stuff, I'd say it's possible with a flat-pick (maybe) but I haven't heard it done quite like Merle.
He played with a thumbpick, and the index finger --although it sounds like he's using 'em all (that thumb was BUSY

). I saw him frequently on tv growing up in the 50's --hell of a picker. He was a big influence on Chet Atkins --who said he used all his fingers to do what Merle did with two.

7/11/2003 11:34 AM
Stephen Giles	I've always used a flatpick ever since I saw Jeff Beck play that style in the Yardbirds. Anyway I think it looks more "flash" to play with a flatpick!

7/11/2003 3:44 PM

quote:
"I've always used a flatpick ever since I saw Jeff Beck play that style in the Yardbirds."

Of course, he seldom uses them now.

7/11/2003 8:56 PM
Stephen Giles	You're quite right Eric. He guested on the Jools Holland Show on BBC TV a couple of years ago, and played a snippet of At Chetkins style using bare thumb and fingers. Played the pants off everyone else in the show!

7/12/2003 6:05 AM
Hi	I just think Frank's explanation was far better than Guitarland's. I caught the essance much more clearly. Hi

7/12/2003 5:38 PM
anonymous	First Frank starts talking about mouse balls, and now he's talking about elephant testicles. Hmmmmmm, I'm not quit sure what to think.

7/12/2003 6:09 PM

Pickin' and grinnin'...

First Frank starts talking about mouse balls, and now he's talking about elephant testicles. Hmmmmmm, I'm not quit sure what to think.

You might not want to leave him alone in a room with your favorite pet or farm animal... [Just kidding, Frank! I understand that the judge dismissed all of the charges because the animals refused to testify against you...

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