Fretcruiser
February 2nd, 2009, 09:52 PM
I just went through a time where I was extremely busy for about a year or so, and hadn't really picked up the guitar in that time. I was finishing my degree and working almost 60 hours a week. Now, I've been practicing for a couple hours every day, but my hands just seemed to be so out of sync with each other when I would pick, but it was alright when I was sweeping and playing legato. I was practicing some exercises clean, and with a metronome, but it still wasn't feeling quite right. The pick just didn't feel right in my hand for some reason. Then, all of a sudden it finally dawned on me that I was exposing too much of the pick. My grip was about half way down the pick, where as normally I hold about 3/4 of it in my thumb and I had the least amount of the pick showing that I could without hitting my thumb on the string. It did the trick.
I used to be a guitar teacher for a couple years, teaching beginners, and I freaking forgot how to hold a pick!!! Anyway, I thought I would share that advice. Try to hold as much of the pick in your thumb as possible. It will really give your more control.
I used to be a guitar teacher for a couple years, teaching beginners, and I freaking forgot how to hold a pick!!! Anyway, I thought I would share that advice. Try to hold as much of the pick in your thumb as possible. It will really give your more control.