Members Still.ill Posted January 8, 2012 Members Posted January 8, 2012 I can play pinch harmonics fine, but when i try to play them with riffs the pick always starts sliding a little bit in till i'm left with hardly any of the pick to play with.... i have no problem playing pinch harmonics in between soloing
Members Ryan Tunis Posted January 9, 2012 Members Posted January 9, 2012 Have you tried using a pick with what feels like griptape on it? Or just a differenet material pick? I find the cheap plastic ones tend to slip more than the tortex ones.
Members Hudman Posted January 9, 2012 Members Posted January 9, 2012 I don't understand why the pick moves around on you. My best advice is to keep practicing until you can do it without losing your grip. You might be gripping the pick too tight.
Members Still.ill Posted January 9, 2012 Author Members Posted January 9, 2012 im using a tortex one it seems the reason why is because i have to slightly change the position of the pick to play the pinch harmonic s
Members Ryan Tunis Posted January 10, 2012 Members Posted January 10, 2012 You shouldnt have to change your picks position that much to achieve a pinch harmonic. All i do when i am about to play one is squeeze my finger tips closer together so it looks like am choking up on the pick. The actual position of the pick between the thumb and the index finger does not change. Hope this helps.
Members jeremy_green Posted January 10, 2012 Members Posted January 10, 2012 It sounds like you may be pushing too hard into the string.... Try rolling the thumb more of moving laterally up the string a hair to find a sweeter spot. Hard to say without seeing you play
Members 1001gear Posted January 10, 2012 Members Posted January 10, 2012 Did I forget to bring up SLOW again? Make a drill of the transition. Toggle:Pluck and Pinch SLOW How hard can that be?
Members Still.ill Posted January 10, 2012 Author Members Posted January 10, 2012 when i look closely at my hand the pick doesn't really change position- what happens is usually the pick is parallel to the string, when i play pinch harmonics i have to rotate my thumb/pointer finger a bit so the pick is slightly at an angle---- but i think this is normal for everyone i have found that jeremy's advice might be the issue here.... i just realized i can hit the string lighter and still get the harmonic-- edit: actually jeremys advice worked great i can do a lot better now (i WAS pushing too hard into the string when doing the harmonics) thanks a lot
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