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Mark Knopfler (Dire Straights [it pains me that their name is fading into the background of musical history]) is probably the most famous elctric finger picker I know off. I occasionaly "drop" my pick during parts where I have to jump strings. Just makes it easier for me.

Bottom of the line, don't conform to anything cos everyone else does, if you can play faster with your fingers then do.

Some of the classical stuff I've heard (I couldn't realy name anything) was fast as fu(k, and just listen to banjo players :eek:

Hope that helps some.

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Two words; JEFF BECK.

Many consider him the greatest living electric guitarist, he does absolutely amazing things with just his fingers. Hes not what you'd call a shredder by any means, by he still plays fast solos.

I'd absolutely love to be able to play like him, and if anyone can give anyone else tips on fingerpicking on electric, id also much appreciate it.

Anyway, to the OP, seriously, get on youtube and check out Jeff Beck.

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Blistering.
Paco DeLucia? Maybe Montoya too. Any way it is possible.
I find fingerstyle is most useful in tone production. Playing 'meat only' allows one to boost treble and presence to very high levels. This allows for gorgeously detailed midrange and 'to die for' single coil tone that no compressor can equal. Chorded passages - even simple R & B stuff become so pretty there's not much need for pyrotechnics. Of course the flourishes can always be done with hammers, pulls, and tapping.

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Well i must say watching Brian Setzer going from pick to fingerpicking many times within a solo let alone a song is very very impressive..You want to see a blistering solo watch him play his "guitar rag" on the "Brian Setzer Orchestra live in japan"dvd.......WOW! And then slipping into his version of "Mystery Train".I have never heard a boogying locomotive come to life like that.I am sure Scotty Moore was very impressed.Watch the finger pickin on "Sleepwalk" too.I just keep watchin this and the"Straycats Rumble in Brixton live"dvds over and over.This boy singlehanded made me pick this sport.
Fingerstyle rules!

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Johnny Winter. he uses his fingers and sometimes a thumb pick. This would be blues/blues rock.

Jim Heath of The Reverend Horton Heat uses a pick and the remaining fingers on his pick hand.

On a more personal note, a good friend of mine switches from pick to fingers in the middle of playing absolutely fluidly. And he can play pretty damn fast when he wants to.

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Originally posted by Techno_Pagan

Mark Knopfler (Dire Straights [it pains me that their name is fading into the background of musical history]) is probably the most famous elctric finger picker I know off.



Well, the name will fade a lot slower if you spell it the correct way :D

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As mentioned, Jeff Beck is a fine example that you can be a great rock lead player, even in harder rock styles, while fingerpicking.

Jorma Kaukonen is another fingerpicker, with a style heavily influenced by Rev. Gary Davis.

Richard Thompson is a great guitarist who is a hybrid picker, pick and fingers.

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