How Do You Hold A Pick?, Pictures welcome
Ayen
Aug 31 2007, 02:23 PM
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I was wondering how everyone here holds their picks. I hold mine in my own way, but that might not be the best for speed. Could anyone show me a different way to hold it?

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Ayen
Sep 6 2007, 02:27 AM
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If the pick is slipping in your hand, try out some Clayton Picks.

I use the .50 MM here: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Cla...icks?sku=110419

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QUOTE (Ayen @ Sep 5 2007, 09:27 PM) *
If the pick is slipping in your hand, try out some Clayton Picks.

I use the .50 MM here: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Cla...icks?sku=110419


.50 mm really!? wow! thats must feel like a limp chicken. i use 3 mm big stubbies, and think they are too thin. to each his own i guess.

after countless experiments with different pick sizes and shapes, and ways of holding them, this is what i found out. if you are going for speed, and articulation, the thicker, and stiffer, the better. pointy picks are better then rounded ones. better for cutting through the string, fewer snags. how you hold it is of great importance. there really is a right way, and all the rest are simply wrong. again, i underscore, strictly for speed, holding the pick between thumb and first knuckle of the index finger, angled slightly to the plane of the strings, is the right way. also, the rest of the fingers should be curled gently under (ala pavel). the reason for that is simple physics. the smaller the fulcrum (ie the distance between the wrist, the pivot point, and the tip of your hand), the less torque you need to apply to achieve the same angular velocity. the faster you can play. also pivoting with the wrist is a lot better, faster, and more controllable, and accurate then pivoting from the elbow.

and the most important thing i learned is, the more relaxed the hand is, the faster you can play. that comes only through countless hours of playing slow to build up muscle memory.

boris

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- Ayen   How Do You Hold A Pick?   Aug 31 2007, 02:23 PM
- - shredmandan   I hold a pick like this. My thumb leaves about 20...   Aug 31 2007, 02:31 PM
- - Ayen   Sure does, thanks for the picture. I usually held ...   Aug 31 2007, 02:43 PM
|- - shredmandan   QUOTE (Ayen @ Aug 31 2007, 09:43 AM) Sure...   Aug 31 2007, 02:46 PM
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- - fkalich   QUOTE (Ayen @ Aug 31 2007, 08:23 AM) I wa...   Aug 31 2007, 02:45 PM
- - Ayen   QUOTE (fkalich @ Aug 31 2007, 02:45 PM) l...   Aug 31 2007, 02:52 PM
|- - fkalich   QUOTE (Ayen @ Aug 31 2007, 08:52 AM) Than...   Aug 31 2007, 03:03 PM
|- - Andrew Cockburn   QUOTE (fkalich @ Aug 31 2007, 10:03 AM) A...   Aug 31 2007, 08:49 PM
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- - Ayen   It doesn't sound narrow-minded at all, fkalich...   Aug 31 2007, 03:22 PM
|- - fkalich   QUOTE (Ayen @ Aug 31 2007, 09:22 AM) It d...   Aug 31 2007, 03:58 PM
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- - Ayen   Oh, I think I see what you mean here. I was way of...   Aug 31 2007, 04:09 PM
- - Juan M. Valero   It's not really important how you hold the pic...   Aug 31 2007, 04:19 PM
|- - fkalich   QUOTE (Juan M. Valero @ Aug 31 2007, 10:1...   Aug 31 2007, 04:42 PM
|- - MickeM   QUOTE (Juan M. Valero @ Aug 31 2007, 05:1...   Aug 31 2007, 04:55 PM
|- - SLASH91   QUOTE (Juan M. Valero @ Aug 31 2007, 10:1...   Sep 3 2007, 04:41 AM
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- - Juan M. Valero   Ok, wait a moment please XD I want to explain tha...   Aug 31 2007, 06:04 PM
- - KRmachine   I've changed my picking hand twice, and i thin...   Sep 1 2007, 09:40 AM
- - Jared   For someone just starting out, is it a good idea t...   Sep 2 2007, 03:57 AM
|- - MickeM   QUOTE (Jared @ Sep 2 2007, 04:57 AM) For ...   Sep 2 2007, 05:32 AM
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- - Pavel   It's best if you start and get used to one cer...   Sep 2 2007, 06:04 AM
|- - shredmandan   QUOTE (Pavel @ Sep 2 2007, 01:04 AM) It...   Sep 2 2007, 06:12 AM
|- - fkalich   QUOTE (Pavel @ Sep 2 2007, 12:04 AM) It...   Sep 2 2007, 06:21 AM
||- - Juan M. Valero   QUOTE (fkalich @ Sep 2 2007, 07:21 AM) Wo...   Sep 5 2007, 04:46 AM
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|- - MickeM   QUOTE (Pavel @ Sep 2 2007, 07:04 AM) It...   Sep 5 2007, 05:29 AM
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- - Ayen   Well I've just checked out Pavel's Ionian ...   Sep 5 2007, 10:41 AM
|- - fkalich   QUOTE (Ayen @ Sep 5 2007, 04:41 AM) Well ...   Sep 5 2007, 11:13 AM
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- - Ayen   Glad to have that cleared up, I was dreading the i...   Sep 5 2007, 11:16 AM
- - buttmonk   Hi all, Any thoughts on pick size? I use a normal...   Sep 6 2007, 02:17 AM
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- - Evan   I've been thinking about this subject a lot la...   Sep 7 2007, 12:00 AM
- - Bulletproof   Interesting topic. to be honest...I usually hold m...   Oct 19 2007, 06:57 AM
- - PlayAllDay   I hold my pick with side of finger and thumb - no ...   Oct 19 2007, 07:18 AM
|- - Andrew Cockburn   QUOTE (PlayAllDay @ Oct 19 2007, 01:18 AM...   Jan 29 2008, 10:18 PM
|- - Henkka   QUOTE (Andrew Cockburn @ Jan 29 2008, 11...   Jan 29 2008, 10:51 PM
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- - Melvyn   My picking is wierd, i use my Middle finger and th...   Jan 29 2008, 02:59 PM
- - Dejan   I never thought on how I hold a pick I just hol...   Jan 29 2008, 10:32 PM
- - Bali   I've been through the most amazing changes t...   Jan 29 2008, 10:45 PM
- - Mr T   Funny that you all should write. I've also rec...   Jan 30 2008, 12:34 AM
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