Members Kaux Posted August 27, 2008 Members Share Posted August 27, 2008 so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members happy-man Posted August 27, 2008 Members Share Posted August 27, 2008 I use a heavier pick with medium strings, but still a rather light pick (0.73mm). With lights and extra lights (my 12 string) I tend to use a 0.60mm pick. Scott O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pascal Posted August 27, 2008 Members Share Posted August 27, 2008 Yes. You? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members totamus Posted August 27, 2008 Members Share Posted August 27, 2008 yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kaux Posted August 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 27, 2008 Yes. You? I asked this because i realized my guitar really hates heavy picks. That is because it has light strings i guess...Also i see people playing lead guitar with their wrist brushing the bridge. That means picking at the edge of the sound hole. If i pick there it sounds good, but i like much more the sound if i pick above the middle of the soundhole, but then i have no reference point (the bridge in the wrist) and i have head that planting your pinky is bad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pascal Posted August 27, 2008 Members Share Posted August 27, 2008 - I tend to play heavy picks on all my guitars (nylon, flat top v/PB roundwound 0.13s, archtop w/flatwound 0.13s, manouche w/0.11s, semi-hollow w/ nickel/roundwound 0.11s). - The exact pick I use (model, material, position) will depend on the type of string and guitar. Not that there is no overlap, but some guitars do sound better with some picks) - Where I pick will depend on the guitar and on the tone I want to achieve. Most of the time it is near/above the soundhole - I tend to play with a floating wrist (no anchoring) and rest-stroke technique on all acoustic guitars, but not necessarily on electric/plugged-in-archtop guitars (problem of dynamics/attack) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kaux Posted August 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 27, 2008 .. and rest-stroke technique on all acoustic guitars... What is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pascal Posted August 27, 2008 Members Share Posted August 27, 2008 What is that? http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1844491 Edit: I just read that thread again, and one thing that is not said explicitly is that the pick movement is stopped when it hits the string immediately below the one you picked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members bigald18 Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 Electric guitar = medium flat pick Acoustic Seagull - Plastic thumbpick and metal fingerpicks Acoustic solid wood dreadnaught=flatpick (medium guage) no fingerpicking. bigald18:wave: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scodiddly Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 I use different picks for acoustic vs. electric... Dunlop Delrin 2mm for acoustic, Big Stubby 3mm for electric. I really like the shape and feel of the Big Stubby, but it just doesn't sound as good as the Delrin on acoustic. On bass guitar, on the rare occasion that I want a pick, it's usually the Delrin. On the mandolin, it's the Delrin. Hmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattSkibaIsGOD Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 I do. I use either a .88mm Dunlop ultex rounded triangle or a Dunlop Delrin 2.00mm on my steel strings. only fingers on my nylons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fmw Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 I use a different pick nearly every time a grab a guitar. I pay little attention to picks. I prefer stiffer picks but I'm not fussy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terry Allan Hall Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 On everything I flat-pick, I flat-pick with the same flat-pick (try saying that 5 times, as fast as you can! ): a .080 Clayton Ultem rounded triangle.Fingerpicking is sometimes bare-fingered (softer, mellower tunes) or medium (orange) Fred Kelly Pro pick (thumb)/either two Fred Kelly Freedom fingerpicks or Dunlop .015 brass fingerpicks (ragtime/Kottke-ish/blues).Depending on the part of the song, I may position my hand down near the bridge, right over the sound-hole, right at the end of the fingerboard, or any place in between...my ears tell me where to go (organic tone control, if you will )...after all, prior to electricity/electronics, that's all there was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 Fingernails 75% of the time on all guitars, Gibson Pure wedge thins the rest of the time also on all guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kaux Posted August 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 One of the things i am trying to learn is proper right hand technique, but without sacrificing the tone i want. I guess it has been discussed to death here but i cant find it. Can you point me to threads or sites about proper right hand technique? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kaux Posted August 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 On everything I flat-pick, I flat-pick with the same flat-pick (try saying that 5 times, as fast as you can! :D:D Imagine how it went for me, a non native english speaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 3red Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 i dont use a pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1844491Edit: I just read that thread again, and one thing that is not said explicitly is that the pick movement is stopped when it hits the string immediately below the one you picked. So picky!!! But true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pascal Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 So picky!!! Hey, don't pick on me! What I meant is that it's more about hitting the string than picking it, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EvilTwin Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 Clayton Ultem (1.07 or 1.20) on steel string acoustics with .12's. John Pearse Sarod wood picks (2.0 or 2.5) on nylon string acoustics. Dunlop Primetone (3.0) on gypsy jazz guitars strung with .11's. On electrics (strung with .10's), I go between Dunlop Tortex and the Clayton Ultems (1.0's or higher). Picking position varies on every instrument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pascal Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 John Pearse Sarod wood picks (2.0 or 2.5) on nylon string acoustics. Yes! Depending on the pick, guitar, and on my mood, I'll also hold the pick normally, or upside down (dugain), play with the pointy tip, a rounded corner, or the side of it, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kaux Posted August 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 jeje.. i have many picks, and i like to try them all. Some days some feel more confortable than others. I thought it was a bad habit, I'm glad i am not alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brokepick Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 One of the things i am trying to learn is proper right hand technique, but without sacrificing the tone i want. I guess it has been discussed to death here but i cant find it. Can you point me to threads or sites about proper right hand technique? Here's one that was helpful to me:http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2036059 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChiyoDad Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 No. All guitars are played in the same classical position. No picks are used. Fingers and nails only. My steel strings are exclusively for fingerstyle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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