Holding a Pick

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Unread post by guitardmb » Thu Jul 07, 2005 9:50 am

If you hold it with your middle finger you dont have as much control over the pick. You cant pick as fast, and you will drop it more often. It you curl your index and hold it between the side of your index and thumb then you have a better grip and you will be able to play faster and have better precision.
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Unread post by c_tietze » Thu Jul 07, 2005 3:29 pm

http://www.learnthat.com/courses/fun/gu ... pick.shtml

or

http://www.learnthat.com/courses/fun/gu ... pick.shtml

It's all really preference. It takes a lot of practice too in order to keep control of the pick.

I highly recommend these picks in your preference of size and thickness:

http://www.elderly.com/accessories/items/PKAG-UT.htm
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Unread post by Grachi » Thu Jul 07, 2005 7:02 pm

the proper way seems awkward to me. I hold it like the proper way, but instead of curling the index finger I use it more to hold the pick with the thumb to... but I don't use my middle finger either.

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Unread post by onid41 » Thu Jul 07, 2005 7:17 pm

i can't hold a pick with just my pointer and thumb. The grip of the pick goes to shit as soon as i start strumming...i don't know why tho? maybe its my shitty guitar...i have to throw my middle finger in there to keep the pick gripped..
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Unread post by CPTino3001 » Sat Jul 09, 2005 8:58 pm

CPTino3001 wrote:OK...now it's a little late for me to be relizing this...but I dont think I'm holding the pick in the proper manner...I usually kinda hold it with my index and middle finger on one side and my thumb on the other, as opposed to holding it between my thumb and the side of my index finger...Do I need to adjust my method, or is it not really that big of a deal?
I just wanted everyone to know, that in the two and a half years since I first posted this message, I have incorperated everyone's suggestions and learned to hold a pick.
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Unread post by a1075dd63aa12 » Sat Jul 09, 2005 10:05 pm

CPTino3001 wrote:
CPTino3001 wrote:OK...now it's a little late for me to be relizing this...but I dont think I'm holding the pick in the proper manner...I usually kinda hold it with my index and middle finger on one side and my thumb on the other, as opposed to holding it between my thumb and the side of my index finger...Do I need to adjust my method, or is it not really that big of a deal?
I just wanted everyone to know, that in the two and a half years since I first posted this message, I have incorperated everyone's suggestions and learned to hold a pick.
awesome man, congrats!!!!
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Unread post by thejoe » Sat Jul 09, 2005 10:19 pm

its ok
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