Experimental plucking style(s)

[psi]

I've been brainstorming about how you could get the pick-sound by using your fingers. I think maybe wearing a thimble or some sort of metal covers over your fingers would be a cool experiment. Just gotta make sure you don't damage your pickups.

Anyone else experiment with new plucking styles, or know of any?

[psi]

bump; anyone?

[NOISE!]

Originally Posted by psi

I've been brainstorming about how you could get the pick-sound by using your fingers.

Make like you are holding a pick, and use your index fingernail as a pick.

[taviswardlaw]

could just do a wooten, turn up loud and hit the strings with the knuckle in your thumb... but if you want it to sound like a pick... use a pick...

[Kelly Coyle]

They make finger picks, metal or plastic.

[DaveBeny]

I'm using a thumbpick at the moment: trying to get the thumb+index+middle picking technique going (a la Matt Garrison and Dominique di Piazza).

[Goldsac]

With the right tone, you can get double thumping to sound pretty pick-like.