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Feb 13 2007, 08:26 AM
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QUOTE (buckjones @ Feb 13 2007, 04:54 AM)  keeping your thumb parallel to the strings with your pointer finger bent holding it underneath. That's how I hold it to now too  I get both the thumb and the upper joint of the finger parallell to the strings, after holding it incorrect for years and years. It was very difficult learning a new way but it worked out very well since I improved myself on everything, and a LOT.I have to say how to hold the pick is the MOST important thing to do correct before one should expect to manage any of the exercices in a good way. If you're holding it wrong practice will just be a lot harder and the result just not as good as it could be. -------------------- My bands homepage
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Feb 13 2007, 11:06 AM
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QUOTE (MickeM @ Feb 13 2007, 08:26 AM) That's how I hold it to now too I get both the thumb and the upper joint of the finger parallell to the strings, after holding it incorrect for years and years. It was very difficult learning a new way but it worked out very well since I improved myself on everything, and a LOT.I have to say how to hold the pick is the MOST important thing to do correct before one should expect to manage any of the exercices in a good way. If you're holding it wrong practice will just be a lot harder and the result just not as good as it could be. Is this what you mean (found this picture on internet)? http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y82/loggyz/pick.jpg Assuming that is the correct way, I had no idea you hold it against the side of the index, but I can see right away, trying tremolo picking, it works well. And it really seems to situate ones hand nicely for muting with the right palm, and using the free fingers for picking and harmonics. It seems to makes sense to me, but I am glad to be corrected if I am off base here. more: I saw another thread on holding the pick, but that dealt with a different facet...the angle. Is holding it pointing downward the consensus on the optimal way to hold it (for what we are tying to do here)? Seems to me like that naturally is more effective, at least for tremolo picking. This post has been edited by fkalich: Feb 13 2007, 12:33 PM |
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Feb 13 2007, 02:47 PM
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QUOTE (fkalich @ Feb 13 2007, 11:06 AM) Is this what you mean (found this picture on internet)? http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y82/loggyz/pick.jpg Almost, that picture shows a quite comfortable way to hold it. I would call it right. First off, my old grip was like on the pic only I held the pick even more between the fingertips rather than with the side of my index finger. I had no control at all at that time. So when I changed my grip a flattened out my hand a little bit further so I get real close to the strings giving me more control. AND, holding like in the picture at photobucket doesn't work 100% for me, I had to get the tip of my finger away... and I show less of the pick than that. My thumb and finger are completely aligned and as you see I hold the pick a bit furthter in. And, like Zee Deveel said, stretch your fingers if you like, try that too, it doesn't work for me then the photobucket pick is more suitable if you wanna do that. Between the two ways I'm sure your picture is showing the more common way. If that's the correct way I adjusted a couple of things (bending the index finger a bit more and moving the pick a bit in) to suit me. I'm not sure everyone would be comfortable holding it like me though. Just try both ways, they will feel aqward for a week if you're used to hold in any other way. But if you feel you HAVE TO change to improve just take the step man... 
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Feb 13 2007, 04:03 PM
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Damnation, I've been holding my pick wrong for 20 years
 Well, I was starting to suspect that anyway and was trying different ways to help with my speedpicking ... sigh, another thing to go back to basics on ... -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
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Feb 13 2007, 04:13 PM
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QUOTE (Andrew Cockburn @ Feb 13 2007, 04:03 PM) Damnation, I've been holding my pick wrong for 20 years Join the club, I thought I held the record with my 15 years. Wether my way is right or wrong... all I can say is that after I changed my accuracy increased, I used to hit the wrong strings and played very sloppy and speed picking was out of the question, and I was able to apply wrist movement and really get up to speed. Now it's a matter of syncing the left and right hand and get the left one up to speed. My pick hand is not the problem any more.  EDIT: Checking the Vintage Modern video (see post "Marshall JVM") at 9:14-16 is a clear picture of how that guy is holding his pick. Not saying you have to start holding it with the left hand... ;-) This post has been edited by MickeM: Feb 13 2007, 04:29 PM -------------------- My bands homepage
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Feb 13 2007, 07:14 PM
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QUOTE (MickeM @ Feb 13 2007, 10:13 AM) Join the club, I thought I held the record with my 15 years. Wether my way is right or wrong... all I can say is that after I changed my accuracy increased, I used to hit the wrong strings and played very sloppy and speed picking was out of the question, and I was able to apply wrist movement and really get up to speed. Now it's a matter of syncing the left and right hand and get the left one up to speed. My pick hand is not the problem any more. EDIT: Checking the Vintage Modern video (see post "Marshall JVM") at 9:14-16 is a clear picture of how that guy is holding his pick. Not saying you have to start holding it with the left hand... ;-) Actually I was exaggerating - its closer to 17 years since I moved from classical guitar to electric. I didn't know anything about speed picking or shredding at the time, I play mostly legato, and its only now that I am trying to play faster that it has become an issue. Oh well, I'll have to sound like an 10 year old with his first guitar again until I get this new stuff down, I hope it will be worth it! -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
Live long and prosper ... My Stuff: Electric Guitars : Ibanez Jem7v, Line6 Variax 700, Fender Plus Strat with 57/62 Pickups, Line6 Variax 705 Bass Acoustic Guitars : Taylor 816ce, Martin D-15, Line6 Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon Effects : Line6 Helix, Keeley Modded Boss DS1, Keeley Modded Boss BD2, Keeley 4 knob compressor, Keeley OxBlood Amps : Epiphone Valve Jnr & Head, Cockburn A.C.1, Cockburn A.C.2, Blackstar Club 50 Head & 4x12 Cab |
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May 26 2007, 03:15 AM
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Finally, i changed my pick holding style
i just gained so much speed practicing scales instantly! WOOHOOO! THANKS GUYS! 
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when I first joined this site, I was glad to find out that I had been holding the pick correctly from the very beginning. But then again, I found out that I had done just about everything else totally wrong: |
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Jan 11 2008, 10:56 PM
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 :S  use the side of the index finger?im useing the flat is that a bad habit 2 ? |
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