I Have A Hard Time Strumming Chords With Stiff Picks, Am I using improper techniques?
Praetorian
Apr 5 2010, 02:48 PM
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I use Dava control picks with sharp tips, and I love them for lead playing. But when I am playing a song with chords or power chords, I have a very hard time. The strings seems to be pushed by the pick. Am I using the wrong technique? Do you use thinner, more flexible picks for strumming?

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- Praetorian   I Have A Hard Time Strumming Chords With Stiff Picks   Apr 5 2010, 02:48 PM
- - relaxenjoy   I don't think you're the only person with ...   Apr 5 2010, 03:04 PM
- - jafomatic   This is interesting and you MIGHT be the only guy ...   Apr 5 2010, 03:11 PM
- - ZakkWylde   It's all in the grip: Grip the pick tight and ...   Apr 5 2010, 03:16 PM
- - Joruus   I only started doing real chord playing last month...   Apr 5 2010, 05:04 PM
- - Adrian Figallo   QUOTE (ZakkWylde @ Apr 5 2010, 09:16 AM) ...   Apr 5 2010, 05:41 PM
- - Fran   QUOTE (ZakkWylde @ Apr 5 2010, 04:16 PM) ...   Apr 5 2010, 10:15 PM
- - Todd Simpson   Some great replies per usual. I agree with some of...   Apr 6 2010, 02:29 AM
- - Ivan Milenkovic   I changed to 1.14 pick because I play both rhythm ...   Apr 11 2010, 11:53 PM
- - Xose Pineda   As some pals stated above, mind the AoA of the pic...   Apr 12 2010, 05:38 AM
- - Bogdan Radovic   Jafomatic wrote you an explanation in relation to ...   Apr 12 2010, 11:49 AM
- - Santiago Diaz Garces   As Bogdan said, you should experiment with some di...   Apr 12 2010, 04:05 PM
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