Jerry Garcia’s Surprisingly Interesting Technique

Posted by admin in Monday, February 1st 2010

Topics: Fingering, Jerry Garcia, Picking Technique

High Knuckles = ‘Well-Spoken’ Tone?
Here’s a guy I never thought we’d write about on this blog. In case that’s not clear, I’ll come right out with it: I’m not a Grateful Dead fan. The whole never-ending concert, drooling stoner, zero-aggression, electric caravan music scene was never my thing. Call me close-minded, but I never got [...]

Allan Holdsworth on Not Sweep-Picking…

Posted by admin in Friday, January 29th 2010

Topics: Allan Holdsworth, Fingering, Frank Gambale, Picking Technique

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…and Not Needing To
In keeping with our picking theme this week, here’s more, this time from the one and only Allan Holdsworth.
In a 1990 Guitar Player magazine interview, he says he can’t sweep pick – which I’m assuming is true only because he doesn’t really want to because there’s nothing Allan can’t do on a [...]

Is the Pinky the Least-Toneful Finger?

Posted by admin in Friday, July 31st 2009

Topics: AC/DC, Edward Van Halen, Fingering, George Lynch, Joe Bonamassa, Reb Beach, Robben Ford

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Do Some Players Think So?

I’ve always used my left-hand pinky while at the same time being acutely aware that many of the great players don’t – or not much. I’m talking riffing and soloing, not chording, obviously.