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Should I change the way I hold the pick?


Markle

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Hey,

 

I have been playing guitar for around a year and a half now and from watching videos of some of my guitar idols I notice that most of them hold the pick with the side of their index finger and their thumb. I was always shown to hold a pick with the pad of my thumb and the pad of my index finger and over the last week or so I have started to doubt if im holding it right.Iv tried to change the way I hold the pick to match the likes of Paul Gilbert but it doesn't feel natural, so my question is should I continue trying to hold it the way Paul Gilbert holds it or should i hold it the way I always have?

 

Heres a video of Paul explaining the way he holds it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YvsOKTPaks

 

He starts explaining at around the 55 second mark

 

Iv also noticed that he uses he wrist alot with the way he holds it, i tend to just use my fingers :o

 

Regards,

Mark

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Definitely, infact I found myself holding the pick this way naturally during fast runs
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Do you mean i should keep holding it the way i am, or change it? :confused:

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I do it the way Paul does.... but I have seen many fast awesome players play with very odd technique. I would say maybe try out the new position and it you take to it great. If you never get comfortable with it go with what works. It is a very personal thing.

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I also grab the pick the way that Paul does, but I angle the pick to the other side (upwards).

 

For what I've seen in various videos, wrist is more likely to be used than fingers.

 

There's a picking style called sarod picking that uses the fingers a lot, more than the wrist.

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