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Location: Yucaipa, California | Tony, Check this link....
Janet Davis Music
The Nationals have just been re-produced (see the first listing). |
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Location: SoCal | Tim,
Unfortunately, the metal was reissued, not the plastic...however, ordered some plastic and metal, even a set of Alaskan to give them a try.
You deserve a discount there...found some other things for my Christmas shopping. |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | Tony,
All I want is to be first in line to play the Banj-"O" when they finally admit to creating one! :D :D |
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Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma | As for fingerpicking a 12... I first tried it when John Denver did it on Annies Song.... It took alittle time to get but Wow what a sound... I can to it with bare finger or finger picks but the finger picks deliver the crisper sound...
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Location: Warrenton, Virginia | For Abendicum
Good question. In my opinion and experience, it's easier to play fingerstyle with a 12 and sound good than with a six and sound good.....from my experience, one can really get some great "licks" down on the 12....the back stroke with your right hand fingers just hit the octave strings and they come back with a "ring" showing up when your hand and concept of being through...is awakened again so you do the "roll"to meet that sound or best it....it is fun....then switch real quick to the six while your right hand fingers are programed...and you will realize the "stutter"/"chicken" licks you can get or even a soft roll playing something like Imagine or Vincent.....good stuff & a good question.
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Location: Warrenton, Virginia | personally.... recommend you throw away the picks for your fingers and grow nails....better control and sound.....in my opinion |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | When I played Classical exclusively, I used only my fingernails as is required. After switching to steel stringed guitars and playing with others who use a flat pick strumming style, my fingerpicking was getting lost by their volume.
I also found that, for some reason, my hands were taking a beating and the fingernails were getting broken regularly by outdoor hand work.
Then, along comes Alaska Pik... same feel, same attack, same nuances as my fingernails, but without the worry of nail breakage/weardown that I had before.
If different guitar models are "all ice cream" as our Resident Sage has stated, then perhaps AlaskaPik fingerpicks are the "sprinkles" on top :D |
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Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida | Thanks to ALL ...
AB |
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Location: puerto vallarta, mexico | thanks tim, i'll be sure to try these alaska pics out. |
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Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida | I got the 12 string and I can finger pick it with or without the pics... makes know difference to me...Sound is muted a bit w/o pics but you can "brighten" up the sound, if you "plug in"... and play with the settings of the amp and pre-amp...
AB |
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12 String Finger Picking ???
