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Originally Posted by MammaryVest  I am mystified by Mr. Sting's playing. He uses pretty much a normal two finger technique, but instead of Index Middle, he does Thumb Index. I tried playing like this, and I just can't get as good a sound out of it as he does. |
Different strokes (literally) for different folks. Lots of players - including some pros - use idiosyncratic techniques that aren't generally recommended. Doesn't mean those techniques are necessarily "wrong" just because they're non-standard. And it doesn't mean they're necessarily "right" just because a pro happens to use such a technique.
In some cases, using a very non-standard technique can give a particular player a very distinctive, "signature" sound that becomes his trademark. And in some cases, using such a technique actually handicaps his growth as a musician, but since he's become comfortable playing the way he does, he simply works around it - despite whatever limitations it may impose...
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