Re: Attn: Guitarists

["Julio Moreno" <juliomoreno@bahianet.com.br>]

Check Albert Lee , Danny Gaton and James Burton!
High Hopes,
Julio.
Pd; Albert King and Johnny Winter too.
----- Original Message -----
From: daniel thomas <dthomas@inprise.com>
To: <gnominus@earthling.net>
Cc: <Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com>
Sent: Monday, April 19, 1999 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: Attn: Guitarists


> Steve Howe {YES} is a 'travis style' picker. IOW, he uses a pick between
thumb
> and first finger in conjunction with his remaining fingers.
>
> Javier Miranda V. wrote:
>
> > 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
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> > Dr. Michael S. Yoder
> > Assistant Professor of Geography,
> > Coordinator of Urban Studies
> > Texas A&M International University
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> > Laredo, TX  78041
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