Thanks SGraham - I continue to practice the rest stroke with my metronome and it has really helped me get good clean tone - especially on double-stops and tremolo. It certainly promotes the "follow-thru". However, when I just want to play I don't think about it very much.

I also practice the rest stroke on my banjo in both Scruggs style and clawhammer. It really helps my fingerpicking/downstroke accuracy.

Jan