Hey All,
I've been playing about a year and feel pretty comfortable playing Scruggs style, at least for a beginner. I find myself really liking "Fiddle" tunes alot of the time though. Examples being Big Scioty, Billy In The Lowground, Whiskey Before Breakfast.....Most of these songs are usually played in the Melodic style which I really do like. I definitely don't want to switch to only playing melodically, but I do want to mix both Scruggs and Melodic styles into one, like alot of you do.
I was just wondering if learning both styles from the get go is a good or bad thing. Is it better to master Scruggs style and then move on to Melodic?
Any opinions?