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Originally Posted by Michael Watts
I tried it for a week or so in my teens. Absolutely hated it. Helpful for speed but that was never really my thing.
That said, many of the players I admire wear one.
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Similar experience here. I started as a classical player who transitioned to steel-string fingerstyle. I bought a thumbpick because I liked what Tommy Emmanuel was doing with one, but I just could not come to terms with it. I admire Tommy's ability to switch between bare thumb, thumbpick and flatpick, but I think this mere mortal will stick to being mediocre at just one style, rather than butchering 3.