What is "chicken pickin' ?"

Hikey Mikey · #1 05-20-2007, 08:06 PM

There's a thread elsewhere in the forum about Vince Gill's playing abilities and it reminded me of a question I had.

What are people talking about when they say a guitar or amp is good for "chicken pickin?"

I can only assume it refers to twangy, clean, country soloing (like what Vince is doing in the videos in that thread). But am I right? Anybody got a classic example?

**jemaholic** · #2 05-20-2007, 08:32 PM

The lost art of removing boogies from rooster's beaks.

**elcid** · #3 05-20-2007, 08:46 PM

It's using a pick and your fingers at the same time, check out Farm Fiddlin' from Zakk Wylde. Albert Lee is a monster Chickin Picker.

pawel · #4 05-21-2007, 08:53 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1DayUtCti4

The guy is annoying, but it is a good lesson for giving you an idea about the technique...

Hikey Mikey · #5 05-21-2007, 09:56 AM

Thanks for the responses!

andy7jem · #6 05-21-2007, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jemaholic

The lost art of removing boogies from rooster's beaks.

LMAO!!!!

+1 for Albert Lee, he's awesome

(and i'm not a country fan!!!) Check out his song "Country Boy". First time i saw him play that my jaw hit the floor...........and it still does!!!!

Holy Katana · #7 05-29-2007, 11:14 PM

I use chicken pickin' occasionally, but a lot for a metal player. I find it's easier than alternate picking for certain riffs and licks, particularly ones with a lot of string skipping.

madpickin03 · #8 06-02-2007, 06:51 AM

Chicken + pick = chicken pickin

Hikey Mikey · #9 06-03-2007, 02:56 AM

Ha ha! That's awesome, Mad!

Distantshore · #10 06-03-2007, 03:03 AM

That's actually pretty inspirational!

The Euphor · #11 06-03-2007, 03:31 AM

There's a difference between hybrid picking and chicken picking. Both are with pick and fingers, but with chicken picking you pluck the string from underneath to get a snappy sound. Like a chicken...