Who amongst us is a Travis picking master?

octatonic

TeleMaster said:

merlin said:

Not advanced.

Have you tried hybrid picking? I would love to go full thumb pick for certain things but I enjoy the versatility of a regular pick. Most of the time I'm happy with three picking fingers. 

I hybrid pick most things, it's always felt very natural to me. I just started doing it when I was a kid and that was it.

Same here, I just started doing it.
It feels natural.

When I play slide I don't use a pick though, I need all my fingers for right hand muting.

guitarjack66

octatonic said:

Lewy said:

Just as aside, despite the name, Merle Travis didn't play like this. Strictly and cleanly alternating bass notes are more Chet Atkins, Doc Watson etc. Merle was way more thump and strum with his thumb, and he also only played upstrokes with a single finger. 

Fair doos... yes I am probably talking more about the Atkins approach.

Heavy on the protein... oh Chet Atkins!