Picking question, Holding the pick
mordred
Jan 26 2007, 11:42 AM
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Long ago I heard that some guitarists hold the pick with one of the more rounded corners striking the strings. I adopted this style and was wondering if it's a bad habit I should work toward breaking. It just doesn't feel right when I pick with the pointed end, I got so used to the other way.

Any feedback will be graetly appreciated.

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jete124
Jan 26 2007, 12:22 PM
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QUOTE (mordred @ Jan 26 2007, 05:42 AM) *
Long ago I heard that some guitarists hold the pick with one of the more rounded corners striking the strings. I adopted this style and was wondering if it's a bad habit I should work toward breaking. It just doesn't feel right when I pick with the pointed end, I got so used to the other way.

Any feedback will be graetly appreciated.


I know you can do it that way, especially for heavier sounding metal songs. However I don't know if it's a a good thing to do for every song.

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Kristofer Dahl
Jan 26 2007, 04:12 PM
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No right or wrong here. Just take the following into consideration when deciding how to hold the pick....

*Which sounds the best to you

*Which feels the best to you

...and there you should have your answer!

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