Ronno: Let me ask a dumb question. Does flat picking imply you hold your hand a certain way?
Me: Not exactly, it just means you play pick only, no fingers. Hold the pick however's comfortable.
Ronno: Word. Well what if I just use pick AND fingers? ...and skip this nonsense?
Me: That'd technically be called hybrid picking; Chet Atkins' style.
Ronno: Who the fuck is Chet Atkins? And who's really going to care which way I do it so long as I do it?
Me: (I do a mixture of hybrid and flat, fyi; just figure what works best for you. No rules, just right.)
Ronno: Yeah well... I was thinking about buying a new electric all year. But the past two weeks or so I've been leaning towards acoustic.
Me: You should really google Chet Atkins...he's kind of a big deal...
Ronno: Haha fuck you. I haven't been listening to a lot of music lately, unfortunately.
Me: He'd be like 90 years old--electric guitar pioneer.
Ronno: Oh. Well at least I could probably beat him up.
Me: Dammit, you win.
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