Members monto Posted May 30, 2011 Members Share Posted May 30, 2011 ............wish i knew about this years ago!!! [video=youtube;zyYKT0SzrBo] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members w00dsy Posted May 30, 2011 Members Share Posted May 30, 2011 he did it with his guitar as well!! Seriously i'm a carpet layer and i never knew about this, i can't imagine it would work on all carpets. Dudes in the 70's would have lost all their picks in the shag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members monto Posted May 30, 2011 Author Members Share Posted May 30, 2011 it works with my carpet in my bedroom, i would think it is more to do with friction/heat, rather than type of carpet, so it should work on pretty much any carpet i would have thought ps. i just tried playing ac/dc thunderstruck with a blunt vs. sharp pick.. the difference is phenomenal! lol (it's so much easier with a sharp pick.. the pick doesn't get 'stuck/hung up' on the strings as much....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shadesofcraig Posted May 30, 2011 Members Share Posted May 30, 2011 That carpet he is using looks like sandpaper just about... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted May 30, 2011 Members Share Posted May 30, 2011 He's good at sharpening picks. Now if he could learn to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members poolshark Posted May 30, 2011 Members Share Posted May 30, 2011 Interesting, but I never understood the appeal of a pointed pick. Rounded picks let you exercise some dynamics depending on how you pick, and thin, pointed picks just seem to 'shout' all the time. Meh, not for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MDLMUSIC Posted May 30, 2011 Members Share Posted May 30, 2011 Interesting concept, but I find I can do pretty much the same thing with more control using an emery board from the 99 Cents Store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ozzeh Posted May 30, 2011 Members Share Posted May 30, 2011 I've been using the same medium gauge Satriani pick for 2 years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Weiner_Bomb Posted May 30, 2011 Members Share Posted May 30, 2011 I always found the sharper the pick, the more it hung up on the strings... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members caveman Posted May 30, 2011 Members Share Posted May 30, 2011 I used to do the same thing on my bluejeans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members monto Posted May 30, 2011 Author Members Share Posted May 30, 2011 I used to do the same thing on my bluejeans. must get hot legs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members caveman Posted May 30, 2011 Members Share Posted May 30, 2011 must get hot legs LOL, In those days the denim was alot heavier and rarely ignited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shadesofcraig Posted May 30, 2011 Members Share Posted May 30, 2011 LOL, In those days the denim was alot heavier and rarely ignited. Yeah that is true, back in the 70s I sat on a wasp with a new pair of bluejeans and I didn't even know it till I got up and found it dead... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members komodo117 Posted May 30, 2011 Members Share Posted May 30, 2011 Interesting, but I never understood the appeal of a pointed pick. Rounded picks let you exercise some dynamics depending on how you pick, and thin, pointed picks just seem to 'shout' all the time. Meh, not for me. Eh, depends on how sharp you get it really. I used to sharpen my picks to a point and it's good for speeding through stuff but ends up making your attack sound too sharp. The trick is to get it worn down enough so that it's not hugely rounded off, but not filed to a point. Just slightly sharper than the shape of a brand new pick seems to be about perfect most of the time. Also like when the sides of the pick get kind of flatted out from playing with it for awhile, mainly on green tortex's. The material seems to give more bite and dig due to the flatter, more exposed surface area. It's for this reason that I cannot stand using a brand new pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RUExp? Posted May 30, 2011 Members Share Posted May 30, 2011 They make pointy Tortex picks now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted May 30, 2011 Members Share Posted May 30, 2011 I think I'm just so poor of a player that exact shape and dimension of the end of my pick doesn't really make that much of a difference to me. Having said that, if I needed to sharpen a pick, I think sand paper would be my first choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members monto Posted May 30, 2011 Author Members Share Posted May 30, 2011 ......if I needed to sharpen a pick, I think sand paper would be my first choice..... the advantage of the carpet method is it is much, much quicker. and it's definately easier too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PrawnHeed Posted May 30, 2011 Members Share Posted May 30, 2011 Interesting, but I never understood the appeal of a pointed pick. Rounded picks let you exercise some dynamics depending on how you pick, and thin, pointed picks just seem to 'shout' all the time. Meh, not for me. I like my vintage rounded picks. Sometimes I even use the other "end" of the pick. Can get a sort of bowed sound - like the start of Jimmy Jazz by The Clash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fusion1 Posted May 30, 2011 Members Share Posted May 30, 2011 That carpet he is using looks like sandpaper just about... It sort of looks like his carpet is actually the underside of the carpet, ie. the carpet backing or a jute carpet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cavpilot Posted May 30, 2011 Members Share Posted May 30, 2011 It sort of looks like his carpet is actually the underside of the carpet, ie. the carpet backing or a jute carpet Installing your white carpet face down keeps it cleaner for longer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members prolog Posted May 30, 2011 Members Share Posted May 30, 2011 I think I'm just so poor of a player that exact shape and dimension of the end of my pick doesn't really make that much of a difference to me. Having said that, if I needed to sharpen a pick, I think sand paper would be my first choice. Mine too. I play fingerstyle, and there's a huge difference when I've filed my nails and used sandpaper to get them really smooth. I imagine the same would hold true for a guitar pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flatspotter Posted May 31, 2011 Members Share Posted May 31, 2011 Don't try this with a thin nylon pick. They melt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fusion1 Posted May 31, 2011 Members Share Posted May 31, 2011 I tried it on an orange Tortex and it worked like a charm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GriffontheRock Posted May 31, 2011 Members Share Posted May 31, 2011 I did this on the sidewalk once. That worked but wasn't as clean as the carpet method in the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamdogg Posted May 31, 2011 Members Share Posted May 31, 2011 less time on pick tweeks and more time on getting a good tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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