[Slowhand] Re: Slowhand Digest, Vol 3, Issue 568

[Robert]

Doyle is a hybrid player. He plays with both the pick and
his fingers during most songs. If you look closely, on some
songs he will play with the pick and then he'll cup the
pick on his palm and play with his fingers and then switch
back to pick again seamlesly. That is one of the reasons
his guitar style is unique. Another ofcourse is the fact
that he plays a right handed guitar left handed....strings
and all. He is also very influenced by Jimmie Vaughan in
that he does not over play. He does play pretty loud when
he's doing his solo gigs. 


--- slowhand-request at planet-torque.com wrote:
> slowhand-request at planet-torque.com writes:
> 
> > Since I play fingerstyle only, I looked at this more
> closely over the 
> > last years. He started with fingerstyle on electric
> guitars more 
> > extensive during the FTC era, Reconsider Baby is a
> typical example.
> > The tone is different and great for Blues tunes, while
> an electric
> > Layla with fingerstyle may sound weak. With Doyle
> replacing Andy EC's
> > second guitarist has changed to a pick player. Before
> that he hired many 
> > fingerstyle players like Phil Palmer or AFL, or even
> Mark Knopfler. 
> > Maybe with Doyle's pick playing EC wasn't loud enough,
> the main 
> > disadvantage of fingerstyle - the best amp is a pick,
> as MK once said.
> >