Finger Position For Pick

TwoSteppingMonkey · Unread post by **TwoSteppingMonkey** » Tue Jan 28, 2003 10:37 pm

Hey guys, been playing since Dec. and using jkanter's site everyday. what a wonderful website, anyways, is there one certain technique that is best for strumming all the time. the way i hold my pick doesn't seem to allow me to have a free moving wrist, speed, etc.. any help would be greatly appreciated, thx , bo

gravedigger · Unread post by **gravedigger** » Tue Jan 28, 2003 10:41 pm

TwoSteppingMonkey wrote:Hey guys, been playing since Dec. and using jkanter's site everyday. what a wonderful website, anyways, is there one certain technique that is best for strumming all the time. the way i hold my pick doesn't seem to allow me to have a free moving wrist, speed, etc.. any help would be greatly appreciated, thx , bo

hold pick between thumb and index finger - don't hold the pick too tight but don't drop it either

and just relax your other fingers. Keep your wrist loose and strum away.

johntherevelator · Unread post by **johntherevelator** » Tue Jan 28, 2003 11:33 pm

gravedigger wrote:
TwoSteppingMonkey wrote:Hey guys, been playing since Dec. and using jkanter's site everyday. what a wonderful website, anyways, is there one certain technique that is best for strumming all the time. the way i hold my pick doesn't seem to allow me to have a free moving wrist, speed, etc.. any help would be greatly appreciated, thx , bo
hold pick between thumb and index finger - don't hold the pick too tight but don't drop it either and just relax your other fingers. Keep your wrist loose and strum away.

when i hold MY pick like that i can never keep it straight
i hole mine between my thumb and my middle finger
my index is touching it slightly for extra support but its mostly my middle

gravedigger · Unread post by **gravedigger** » Tue Jan 28, 2003 11:40 pm

I used to hold it between my thumb and middle but I forced myself to learn the proper way.

johntherevelator · Unread post by **johntherevelator** » Tue Jan 28, 2003 11:42 pm

gravedigger wrote:I used to hold it between my thumb and middle but I forced myself to learn the proper way.

ya well you can take all your proper mumbo jumbo and stick it up your :wink:

gravedigger · Unread post by **gravedigger** » Wed Jan 29, 2003 12:00 am

johntherevelator wrote:
gravedigger wrote:I used to hold it between my thumb and middle but I forced myself to learn the proper way.
ya well you can take all your proper mumbo jumbo and stick it up your

hehe. I switched when I saw Dave use his thumb and index. and plus everyone else I knew used it that way too. so you're weird :wink:

johntherevelator · Unread post by **johntherevelator** » Wed Jan 29, 2003 12:05 am

gravedigger wrote:
johntherevelator wrote:
gravedigger wrote:I used to hold it between my thumb and middle but I forced myself to learn the proper way.
ya well you can take all your proper mumbo jumbo and stick it up your
hehe. I switched when I saw Dave use his thumb and index. and plus everyone else I knew used it that way too. so you're weird

whatever works best for the individual

i dont see the point in switching cuz you saw someone else do it

YOURE A VICTIM TO COMFORMITY!!!

gravedigger · Unread post by **gravedigger** » Wed Jan 29, 2003 12:10 am

I guess I am 8)

jsgksu · Unread post by **jsgksu** » Wed Jan 29, 2003 12:33 am

I hold it between my thumb, pointer and middle finger, Ive been told its wrong and weird but everything else feels really weird and the pick always slips away from me when I just use my thumb pointer. Anyone else hold it this way?

johntherevelator · Unread post by **johntherevelator** » Wed Jan 29, 2003 12:34 am

jsgksu wrote:I hold it between my thumb, pointer and middle finger, Ive been told its wrong and weird but everything else feels really weird and the pick always slips away from me when I just use my thumb pointer. Anyone else hold it this way?

close
not so much index, but a lil

hd28v · Unread post by **hd28v** » Wed Jan 29, 2003 5:24 pm

I had the same pick problems and also found a pick to hamper my playing ability so I got rid of it. Try that also. It's tough at first but you will eventually get it sounding good. Allthough, there are songs where pick is truly needed. My biggest pet peave (how do you spell that) is hearing the pick hit the strings. I cringe.

pele0069 · Unread post by **pele0069** » Wed Jan 29, 2003 5:46 pm

as my first lesson told me i was holding the pick wrong soo u form what i was told hold it between ur thumb and index while holdin ur idex finger sidways on the top joint

johntherevelator · Unread post by **johntherevelator** » Wed Jan 29, 2003 9:43 pm

hd28v wrote:I had the same pick problems and also found a pick to hamper my playing ability so I got rid of it. Try that also. It's tough at first but you will eventually get it sounding good. Allthough, there are songs where pick is truly needed. My biggest pet peave (how do you spell that) is hearing the pick hit the strings. I cringe.

try a smaller pick with a pointier edge (???)
it will reduce contact with the strings, reducing 'clicking' without losing volume

DMBFreak84 · Unread post by **DMBFreak84** » Wed Jan 29, 2003 10:01 pm

yeah, i do it the way pele says, between the tumb and index finger, with the pick resting on the first joint of the index, its a really good position to have the fingers in, ive dropped my pick like 3 times in my 3 years of playing with that strumming, but everyone has their own style, i guess

peace...

lowtech411 · Unread post by **lowtech411** » Thu Jan 30, 2003 3:06 pm

I play the correct way but a friend of mine who plays lead in a band plays with the thumb and middle finger and doesn't seem to have a problem doing anything. It looks alittle weird like he's playing with a fist but you can't argue with results.

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