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Strumming or Fingerpicking

tonyrathtonyrath Frets: 51
in Acoustics

Our local boozer The Village in Walthamstow does an acoustic night. All the acts are of a good standard as they are pre booked artists who are trying to make it in the business. BUT there is a lot of strummers and no fingerpickers. Is there a reason for this apart from the fact that fingerpicking and singing is quite hard to do Does fingerpicking lack impact musically in a pub Just wondered 
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  • lincolnbluelincolnblue Frets: 263
    This is in no way meant to sound pompus, but I've personally never found a problem in singing whilst picking
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  • tonyrathtonyrath Frets: 51

    Pleased to hear it - same here but I wondered if it was just me being old and out of touch 
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  • BidleyBidley Frets: 2890
    I find fingerpicking difficult without singing, let alone with it. They're both valid but I guess if you're a solo artist strumming is an easier way to fill out the sound, especially if you fingerpick with your fingertips, rather than fingernails (like I do).
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  • lincolnbluelincolnblue Frets: 263
    When I finger pick (I play most weeks at church) I tend to use reverb (on all the time anyway) and a little delay just to help fill the sound out. But you're right, strumming is an easier way to create a big sound.
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  • DulcetJonesDulcetJones Frets: 515
    I've observed that fingerstyle goes in and out of favor in cycles of about 5 years here.  At one point I could advertise a "Fingerstyle Guitar Workshop" and sell out all the room I had, then a couple of years later I get maybe two customers. 

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  • Phil_aka_PipPhil_aka_Pip Frets: 9793
    Is it anything to do with a lot of the music for which fingerpicking works is considered not lively enough for a pub? I'm not saying you can't fingerpick a lively tune, but for some people, bashing chords with a plectrum may be the best way to sound lively and go-getting. 
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  • axisusaxisus Frets: 27656
    To some people fingerpicking is easy. For me it is easy, I have no problem singing at the same time, I don't think about what my fingers do at all, it's almost like autopilot. Unfortunately my voice is terrible though!
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