Guitar Techniques

NICKEL CREEK

GT: Do you have a type of pick that you can’t live without?

Chris: I’m a one-pick man. It’s a 1.4 mm tri-point pick made of casein that I helped D’Addario design (right down to the bevel!), and I’m VERY happy with it. Sean: Yes, my current favourite pic is a Wegen triangle pick, 1.2mm and I love it. It’s the one with the holes in it. It’s great for grip and just feels wonderful.

GT: Do you play another instrument well enough to do so in a band?

Chris: I can get by okay on guitar and fiddle and play both on the Goat Rodeo Sessions project. It always feels like I’m in character or something, which can be fun, but I don’t think I’d wanna do it for a whole show.

Sean: Maybe mandolin. I could maybe be in a mediocre bluegrass band. Other than that, I play a little bass and some keyboards.

GT: If a music chart were put in front of you, could you read it?

Chris: Yeah. Not as well

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