To use a pick, or not to use a pick??

[PilotC150]

Do ya or don't ya?

[Mathers420]

I started not using one, then I started using it, now I cant play without:(

[Rob]

How about "both"?

[btn1111]

both

[PilotC150]

this sure came back from the dead.....

[ITakeTwoSteps]

but yeah, you can't really say yes or no.

[PilotC150]

I started this thread (a long time ago) because I have two friends who NEVER use a pic. They only use their fingers to strum, even when the song is just chords.

[winglet82]

I started this thread (a long time ago) because I have two friends who NEVER use a pic. They only use their fingers to strum, even when the song is just chords.

I can't stand the way that sounds.

[DreamingTree34]

grow your fingernails...i hold the pick so far down that its like i dont play with one anyway

[Haiku Jimi]

I started playing without ever using a pick so to this day it feels more natural to finger pick or strum with my nails/thumb, but yes a pick is essential too.

[Dancing Ants]

yeah, I'm a both. If i'm just fiddling around, I don't, but when I play seriously, I like to get the crisper sound out of my guitars.