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JOIN THE DISCORD VIEW THREADYou only play 2 years, omg! Keep up the good work!Aw thanks so muchYou'll get there if you aren't already, just takes some time and consistency (ive been at it for 2 years!)
I change the way I hold my pick depending on what I play. For example, when I do fast picking stuff I'll hold my pick the way it's shown here. When I then strum or play gypsy jazz it may change a little bit depending on what's comfortable to do what I want to do. Sometimes I play without a pick whatsoever, look up videos of Marty Friedman playing and you'll realize that it's very much about what's comfortable for you and not so much a rulebook or whatever.I figured this would be the best place to ask this question (hopefully)
So, I do in fact hold my pick this way for virtually everything I do.
but, I find, when I am playing my acoustic using open chords, its difficult. the pick seems to slip out of my fingers or will literally move around until I'm playing with the pack of the pick lol (I don't have this issue when I'm doing other things) so wasn't sure if it was due to holding this way, or the pick I'm using itself, because obviously I use a different pick for my acoustic than I do my electric. I do tend to like a looser grip when I'm strumming on my acoustic so that may be some of it, but even when I make a conscious effort to hold more firmly, I still have this issue.. does anyone have any thoughts on this ?
Thanks ids ! I guess I just need to try some different things lol. I think it’s hard now because I just automatically go to hold it this way, since I’ve always done it like this lolI change the way I hold my pick depending on what I play. For example, when I do fast picking stuff I'll hold my pick the way it's shown here. When I then strum or play gypsy jazz it may change a little bit depending on what's comfortable to do what I want to do. Sometimes I play without a pick whatsoever, look up videos of Marty Friedman playing and you'll realize that it's very much about what's comfortable for you and not so much a rulebook or whatever.
I never thought I would need to change how I held the pick after I've used it the same way for 5 years but I decided to give it a try and after about a month its become a habit, although sometimes when I do heavier chugging type things I revert back
niceGus G and Kiko Loureiro do that
this is what happens to me too (but with the electric)!!!I figured this would be the best place to ask this question (hopefully)
So, I do in fact hold my pick this way for virtually everything I do.
but, I find, when I am playing my acoustic using open chords, its difficult. the pick seems to slip out of my fingers or will literally move around until I'm playing with the pack of the pick lol (I don't have this issue when I'm doing other things) so wasn't sure if it was due to holding this way, or the pick I'm using itself, because obviously I use a different pick for my acoustic than I do my electric. I do tend to like a looser grip when I'm strumming on my acoustic so that may be some of it, but even when I make a conscious effort to hold more firmly, I still have this issue.. does anyone have any thoughts on this ?
lol glad to hear that this can't stop me from playing thenI still dropped mine after 10 years
Hey
What about angle of the pick?
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