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Originally Posted by Forensicguy
There is an EXCELLENT player named Russ Lowe who uses a Fred Kelly speedpick on his thumb for his nylon-string guitar! Seems to work just fine!
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There was also a notable professional session guitarist named Tommy Tedesco who used to write a column for Guitar Player Magazine back in the 1970's. He played on a zillion recording dates and always used a flatpick on his nylon string guitars. I remember him writing about record producers getting irked when they discovered he wasn't actually fingerpicking when they thought he was, but he'd say: "Hey, just listen to the playback - I can give you any sound and any arpeggio you want, this is just how I do it."
There's an example of a brilliant player with great ears who could adapt his tone to whatever was needed. So ALL of us have probably heard Tedesco using a pick on nylon string guitars, we just never knew it was him or realized how he was doing it.
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