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By all means, dude, keep the fingers thing. Listen to ZZTop, Dire Straits, Steve Howe with Yes, lots of dudes kept playing with their fingers. It is a derivative of the folk-guitar style, but once you develop your own voice and the knack to deal with the electric side, it's many more pluses than just playing with one pick. Also, pick up some videos of Dire Straits and Yes, and you'll see for yourself. -----Original Message----- From: Michael S. Yoder [mailto:myoder@tamiu.edu] Sent: Friday 16 April 1999 10:53 AM To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: Attn: Guitarists I apologize if this is not appropriate for the list, but. . . . . After the series last week on different instruments for looping, I decided to expand beyond bass, and so I bought an electric guitar!!! I'm now teaching myself to play it (it's a Peavey "Raptor" which is basically a Stratocaster copy.) The question I have: how many guitarists play solid body guitars of the strat type with their fingers? I find that a pick is awkward, and my instinct is to pluck, etc. with my fingers. Am I making a mistake by foregoing the pick? Should I spend the time getting used to the pick? It sounds like Leni Stern plays (I think a strat) with her fingers, but I can't recall hearing anyone else that sounds like that. To those kind guitarists who wish to respond, please feel free to answer me privately. Thanks!!! Michael =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dr. Michael S. Yoder Assistant Professor of Geography, Coordinator of Urban Studies Texas A&M International University 5201 University Blvd. Laredo, TX 78041 Tel. (956) 326-2634; FAX (956) 326-2464 Internet:myoder@tamiu.edu =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-==