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I am mainly nail + flesh 90% of the time but I use a thumb pick for the reason already described above, on a few pieces where I am muting the bass strings with my palm edge and want those muted basses to really pop out - Don Ross and Tommy Emmanuel material for example.
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Thanks for the responses. I'll give it a go. Nothing to lose.
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I'm a fingers only player. I've tried a thumbpick, but I lose sensitivity and dynamics. I went on a 2 week vacation 2 yrs back and made myself play with a thumbtack the entire time, but just couldn't make it stick. I wish I could use a thumb and finger picks, because I appreciate the extra volume they produce, but its a very difficult bridge for me to cross.
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