acoustic hybrid picking suggestions

[sambrigs]

Hey -
I'm trying to figure out how to incorporate hybrid country picking (flatpick and fingers like Albert Lee or Ray Flacke) into my acoustic guitar playing. I know there are some electric guitar dvds that would cover this but I am worried about shelling out for something that's going to be full of a lot of stuff that's not so acoustic-oriented (like behind-the-nut string pulls, whole note bends, amps).
Thanks,
Sam

[mmmaak]

Could you be more specific? Do you already know "how" and just want to learn how to use it, or are you learning hybrid picking from scratch? If memory serves, I do believe there are some books/DVDs on hybrid picking for the acoustic.

By the way, one thing that I've learned from transcribing Mike Dowling tunes is that hybrid picking with palm muting is quite impossible when you have a combination of small hands and wide string-spacing at the saddle. I usually stick to a thumbpick in those instances :)

[sambrigs]

Hey thanks. I'll try to clarify.
I know what hybrid picking is, but I really haven't figured out how to add it in fluidly to my flatpicking, specifically in playing bluegrass or country music. I feel like telecaster players can play anything with this style, from banjo rolls, scale runs, cool little chordal riffs. So, I guess I want to know how to apply it, how you move up and down the strings, etc. I guess it might be a case of learning some fingerstyle material and transfering it to flatpick and fingers, I don't know...
Best,
Sam

[HarleySpirit]

You might be interested in trying this style: http://users.eastlink.ca/~harleyspi/patterns.html

[Jeff M]

I play with the pick held between my index finger and thumb, and use my middle, ring and little fingers to pick individual strings when need be...either seperately or in a groups with or without the pick also playing a string.
Took awhile to build up the coordination..especially on my pinky.

What helped was doing right hand exercises designed for classical guitarists..but using the pick where they use the thumb, middle finger where they use the index, ring where they use middle, pinky where they use ring.

[ljguitar]

Hi Sam...
Please forgive our poor eyesight - this is your first posting, so hello and welcome to the forum. We are glad you joined, and hope you find a lot of great information and enjoy the discussions here...

[sambrigs]

Hi. Thanks for the welcome. The site is a great resource. I was doing a little more research into this topic and came across a Leavitt Berklee book with a title "Classical Studies for Pick-Style Guitar." Some descriptions of the book mention that it has tab, but I can't tell. It looks like it might have some applicability to hybrid guitar.
Best,
Sam