hey guys you gotta help me out. ive seen loadsa different people hold picks differently. what suits you people most, especially when you're playin fast pieces over three or more strings? How exactly do YOU hold the pick?
i read some where that you should hold it with the tumb and the index finger, but it keeps sleiping on me so i reinforce it with my middle finger, but i also read that it's a bad idea....i would like to see some responses here too plz...
Thumb and Index finger works for me. When I was newer to playing guitar, it used to constantly slip when playing rapid up/down strokes. You just get used to it with practice. @Sonali: You're right..reinforcing the pick with the middle finger is a bad idea.
Thumb and index finger; with the other three fingers free... this technique is particularly suitable for pieces in which u have to tap and alt pick together.
@ sonali, Try not to use middle finger if you aim to play fast and difficult pieces. For simply strumming I don't think it should pose any major problems.
where is the pick placed? is it placed on the first crook of the index finger and then held down by the thumb? and is there a slant, upward or downward?
thumb straight... index finger slanting downwards at second crook from top at certain angle which changes as I play... the pick is at the first crook from top for index finger and 1/3 distance from the tip of the thumb to the first crook. Note: position is subject to change depending on need and comfort basis.
i feel its a personal preference.. though the traditional way is holding the pick with the index finger and thumb... steve morse one of the best alt pickers...holds the pick with his index,middle and thumb.. then there are people who hold the pick with the middle finger and thumb ..and use the ring finger and index to double tap.. i hold the pick at a slight angle coz the joints of my thumb are soft and tends to bend.. anyway... whay i would suggest is go traditional and master pickin that way first and then decide where u wanna go.
Holding the pick slightly slanted will also make alternate picking easier although if you tilt the pick too much, the string will not sound "full".
i never paid attention to this.. but now that u ask, i use middle and index finger along with thumb. cool so my picking technique is also screwed up
is there an optimum position of the pick which enables maximum efficiency in terms of both speed and accuracy?
Ya i Also was about to ask that is there any style wich can really improve our playing speed or gives us any advantage????
It's a matter of personal preference and i think the way you hold the pick changes with what you're playing. For strumming, i hold the pick with three fingers and while playing single notes i use the thumb and index fingers. I guess three fingers is a bad technique, but it works for me and i have had no problems till now.
I use the thumb and index finger regardless of what I'm playing. But that's only because I find maximum picking control when my right-hand middle finger is stretched out. I have no problem playing chords with either up or downstrokes.
I always use my index and thumb. And it has been that way, since the day i started. Somehow reading this feels odd, cause i never imagined another way of holding the pick.
