I think all this stuff about pick grip is much ado about nothing. Lots of great pickers hold their picks all different ways. I've never thought much about how I hold it- I had to look when this thread started. Seems to me to be an individual comfort thing... there's no way I could hold my pick the way some people do.
Bill in Nashville On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 1:58 PM, Topher Gayle <surfns...@gmail.com> wrote: > Robin, > > Interesting question. Not sure what you mean. How is your thumb > curved? Up, down, sideways, in out, or what? > > Glad to hear you got such a useful gene, though. It must come in handy > (har har). > > Topher > > > On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 11:31 AM, Robin Gravina <robin.grav...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Just a curious question. There are people with straight thumbs, and > > then those who have been lucky enough to get the gene for brains, > > charm, good looks and a curved thumb. > > Curiously enough, I am in the latter group. Do we curved thumbers do > > it different from our straight digit cousins? Just wondering. > > Actually, the curve means you either hold the thumb bent, or use the > > joint, rather than the bone. > > An important issue I feel > > > > > > 2010/1/10, Linda <lj...@intas.net.au>: > >> I thank yall for the advice and since I have a quiet weekend here I > >> can try em out. > >> The one thing from the article, that I need to try and pay more > >> attention to is .. > >> Mike says its best to learn a tune slow, then after a time speed it > >> up. I do that but feel an enormous pressure to be able to play it > >> fast and start to do that before I really should. > >> > >> I like most tunes in slow mode for my personal enjoyment, but its the > >> pressure when playing with others to play fast and my wish to get > >> there and be able to play with others well, that seems to drive this > >> rushing thing that is not really doing me any good at all. And he > >> says it may be a long tme before I can play well ...fast, at my age, I > >> don't know if it will happen in time that fuels it too. > >> > >> I have thought maybe just develop a list of slow tunes and try to make > >> them terrific..as a way to get around that. > >> > >> Almost every tune I get ..is one that at first I feel like I could > >> never be able to play and by the next lesson, most times, I find I > >> can..and that I can do things I did not think I could. Mike is always > >> pushing the bar with what I am assigned to do. Seems the mind game is > >> a lot of the battle. I have to just calm down and approach it, see > >> what I can achieve and am always pleasantly surprised. > >> > >> Brian I don't have your problem with the mirror but still need a small > >> one ..for a different reason...<G>. > >> Maybe pisces look better underwater. > >> > >> linda > >> > >> On Jan 10, 3:39 am, Topher Gayle <surfns...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> Here are some ideas for hitting both strings in a course. Lots of > >>> folks have trouble with this at first. > >>> > >>> If you're not sure if you are hitting both strings, tune one of them > >>> quite a bit flat. Then play some sort of exercise on that pair. The > >>> worse it sounds, the better you're picking. Try to make both tones > >>> sound equally loud. Then you know you're hitting them both. Tune back > >>> up for the rest of your practicing! > >>> > >>> I find that using rest strokes, where the pick comes to rest against > >>> the next course, is useful for helping me get into the groove of > >>> hitting both strings. Sometimes you'll want to use them while playing, > >>> and sometimes not. But they're a good way to get the feel of hitting > >>> both strings. > >>> > >>> I like to describe the action as "pushing the pick through the > >>> strings," rather than plucking the strings. in other words the strings > >>> get pushed down towards the top of the instrument by the tip of the > >>> pick and then make noise on the rebound. the strings get out of the > >>> way of the pick, not the other way around. The only way you can do > >>> that is to push the tip of the pick more or less parallel to the top > >>> of the instrument, with no dodging up and down. A firm grip helps. > >>> > >>> It helps to rotate the pick a little bit - either with the end towards > >>> the neck down a little (maybe 15-20 degrees) and up (as John Reischman > >>> does). This way the strings slide along the end of the pick more than > >>> grab. You'll get less pick noise, too. Experiment with different > >>> picks, too. > >>> > >>> Maybe some of this might be helpful. There are many approaches. What > >>> matters is getting the sound, while not hurting yourself. > >>> > >>> Topher > >>> > >>> On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 7:36 AM, Dasspunk <dassp...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > When it's going good... real good... I'll blow off everything to keep > >>> > it going. I try (in vain) to keep THAT in my muscle memory. Make THAT > >>> > my habit. Mike would probably say he does the same thing but his > worst > >>> > days are still better than my best. He can be annoying in that way ;) > >>> > >>> > Playing back by the bridge forces me to play more evenly, more > >>> > accurately and apply the correct amount of force to the stroke. In my > >>> > experience, there's a perfect amount of force--and it's probably less > >>> > than you'd think-- that produces the most sound... and the right > >>> > sound. > >>> > >>> > Again, I'm not sure if my words will translate into the proper > >>> > meaning... it's tough to describe. > >>> > >>> > One bit of advice I always give that helped me a ton is this: > practice > >>> > in a mirror. Watch your right hand. Look at Mike's right hand and try > >>> > to make your right hand look like his (or Bill's). Try, try, try, > try, > >>> > try. > >>> > >>> > Now if you're practicing in the mirror you find yourself distracted > by > >>> > your own incredible good looks, you're probably a Sagittarius like me > >>> > and you'll need to get a smaller mirror :) > >>> > >>> > B > >>> > >>> > On Jan 9, 8:47 am, Linda <lj...@intas.net.au> wrote: > >>> >> I like the idea of the pencil eraser and will think on that some. > >>> > >>> >> The Tater says I am only playing the top string of two sometimes. > He > >>> >> wants me to use the area just near the bridge more. I find it > >>> >> difficult to push through...push the pick through the strings in > that > >>> >> spot. Am working on it. > >>> >> Sometimes when I practice, I trying playing looser and give all real > >>> >> attention to what the right had is doing, not worrying too much > about > >>> >> the fretting (which gets sloppy when not attending). So far, I find > >>> >> there is improvement but I sure wish I had a way to know for sure > when > >>> >> I am getting it right. > >>> >> Brian, you are right about getting it right and how it feels. Every > >>> >> now and again in the lesson I get a thumbs up, which means I am > doing > >>> >> it the right way. > >>> >> Feels like going to the moon in rocket.... > >>> >> linda > >>> > >>> >> On Jan 10, 12:53 am, 14strings <perrypale...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> >> > Maybe the mental image of striking both strings with equal force > and > >>> >> > contemporaneously helps the process of digging in and keeping the > >>> >> > pick > >>> >> > on the stringS. Many of us have the poor technique (myself > included) > >>> >> > of catching just one string in a pair. That will give us half the > >>> >> > volume and half the tone. 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