Thumbpick

[Kevin]

Hi Tomas, working through the second fingerpicking adventure. Last Q and A you suggested a thumbpick. I was having issues getting much volume on bass strings. Just wanted to say thanks for that.

I saw this article with some information from Tommy Emmanuel. He mentions it took him 10 years to get used to the thumbpick. Hoping that’s a little exaggeration. There’s a learning curve, but the difference it makes is worth it.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/practice-skills-enough-one-day-133222973.html

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"When you practice the skills enough, one day, just like magic, the skills turn into music": Tommy Emmanuel's thumbpicking masterclass

Video lesson: Tommy Emmanuel takes us through the basics of how to use a thumbpick so you can play your own version of Elizabeth Cotten’s Freight Train

Discussion

[Jeff]

Good article. Thank you for sharing.

[Tomas]

Thanks for this, Kevin.

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