I listened real careful and I didn't hear a single mistake.

[Chesapeake]

[drlj]

Many of the finest in one convenient place.

[millring]

Missing: Jeff White, whatsisname Hurst, Chris Jones, Eli West, and that kid who played for the Lovell sisters.

[millring]

..oh, and LJ Mattingly

[millring]

Ron Block

[epaul]

Don't forget Carl Gerbschmidt.

[Dub]

I haven’t watched Part 2 yet so the missing masters may be in that one.

Watching these really highlights something I’ve long thought interesting if not remarkable. For the most part, they each employ a different technique. They hold the pick in different ways, some pick from the elbow with a stiff wrist like Doc, others use more wrist motion, Rice seems to do most of it by flexing his thumb and index, but in spite of what most people regard as “best” practice, each of these masters deviates from that in significant ways. One lesson here might be, if you find a grip and technique that helps you play what you want, stick with it.

[brucemacneill]

Aug 31, 2019 12:20:09 GMT -5 Dub said:

I haven’t watched Part 2 yet so the missing masters may be in that one.

Watching these really highlights something I’ve long thought interesting if not remarkable. For the most part, they each employ a different technique. They hold the pick in different ways, some pick from the elbow with a stiff wrist like Doc, others use more wrist motion, Rice seems to do most of it by flexing his thumb and index, but in spite of what most people regard as “best” practice, each of these masters deviates from that in significant ways. One lesson here might be, if you find a grip and technique that helps you play what you want, stick with it.

I know there's a banjo technique called "Clawhammer". I call mine "Sledgehammer", whichever finger is available to hit the string containing the note I want at the time. When I was trying to learn to play banjo, just a little, using "Banjo for Dummies" I flunked the chapter on "Clawhammer".

[millring]

Aug 31, 2019 12:20:09 GMT -5 Dub said:

I haven’t watched Part 2 yet so the missing masters may be in that one.

Watching these really highlights something I’ve long thought interesting if not remarkable. For the most part, they each employ a different technique. They hold the pick in different ways, some pick from the elbow with a stiff wrist like Doc, others use more wrist motion, Rice seems to do most of it by flexing his thumb and index, but in spite of what most people regard as “best” practice, each of these masters deviates from that in significant ways. One lesson here might be, if you find a grip and technique that helps you play what you want, stick with it.

I remember a post from way back in the AG TTT days -- there was a summit of sorts with four of these guys sharing a stage. The comment was made that one of them was doing it wrong.😉

[Chesapeake]

Aug 31, 2019 12:20:09 GMT -5 Dub said:

I haven’t watched Part 2 yet so the missing masters may be in that one.

Watching these really highlights something I’ve long thought interesting if not remarkable. For the most part, they each employ a different technique. They hold the pick in different ways, some pick from the elbow with a stiff wrist like Doc, others use more wrist motion, Rice seems to do most of it by flexing his thumb and index, but in spite of what most people regard as “best” practice, each of these masters deviates from that in significant ways. One lesson here might be, if you find a grip and technique that helps you play what you want, stick with it.

Ira Gitlin, who gave me a few guitar and banjo lessons a few years ago (but don't blame him for the outcomes) tried to teach me something like that, build in a little flexibility to make the stroke snap. It's one of many refinements that I'm still working on. Okay, along with a few basics too.