Bluegrass virtuoso Molly Tuttle is known for her light-speed flatpicking. However, the acoustic great has explained that, unlike rock and metal shredding, the bluegrass counterpart is all about “friendly competition” and jam circles, and less about emotionally driven and showy solos.
“When I hear a heavy metal guitar player there is that raw emotion that can maybe sound a little angry, whereas I feel like bluegrass is more friendly competition – who can play the fastest, who can play the hottest licks or whatever,” she says in the latest edition of Total Guitar.
