Cat Burrito Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 I tend to split 50/50 & hate any snobbery regarding how people play. Thankfully we don't get too much of it on this site these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earbrass Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 If I used picks, I'd always be losing them - I'm really crap like that. Finger-style is more natural for me - maybe because I've always been a far better pianist than guitarist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 You don't have to play hard or fast with a pick just because you can! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velvetkevorkian Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 (edited) [quote name='silddx' post='807412' date='Apr 15 2010, 05:36 PM']I love the almost complete control I have over fast runs, tone, attack, pinch harmonic accents, and most of all damping. I can't really see me going back to fingers.[/quote] I find almost the opposite. Ain't music great? edited to add- also part of the reason I suck so much at guitar. Edited April 16, 2010 by velvetkevorkian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 I too am enjoying a fingers Vs Pick ratio swap! I've been mainly a fingers player for the last - only knows how long - But I am really enjoying using a pick with my 6er. I'll give a big +1 to the Paul Gilbert videos. I also like using the John Petrucci vids for pick exercises too. - I don't just mean for shred either. It takes skill to play fast and accurate, but it takes restraint and control to play in the pocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul h Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Steve Clayton 1mm Acetal rounded triangle for me! I like to play fingerstyle, slap and with a pick just to keep things varied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 I play with a pick at least half the time, always have & always will. I use Pickboy Edge Carbon Nylon 1.14mm picks. Very light & very rigid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 [quote name='MythSte' post='808435' date='Apr 16 2010, 02:15 PM']I really love the pick tone - but my hand cramps up so quickly when using a pick and i simply dont have the patience to try and get used to pick style! I wish i did... Any advice on fast tracking is appreciated![/quote] A fast track way of playing with a pick? Bearing in mind that I pretty much never use a pick..... I was doing theatre show a couple of years ago and a bunch of the numbers stated pick and palm mute. So I grabbed a pick out of my case(I always carry some) and played them. In that situation you don't have the option to mess up,so you just do it. There is nothing like a bit of pressure to push you into doing something right first time. I still rarely play with a pick,but I know that I can if need be. I really like the sound of a pick with palm mute. I usually use anything between about 1.1 to 1.5mm. Usually Dunlop,although I really like the Ibanez Steve Vai model. I don't like picks that flex a lot,I prefer them to be fairly rigid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Really got to try and get back and use a pick again, they seem somewhat foreign after coming back to bass after such a gap. Which is even more odd considering I always used to use a pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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