pick trouble...

ros41 · Post by **ros41** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 10:51 pm

I have so much trouble holding on to the pick when i'm playing.
I can't get through a full song without it sliding around where it eventually feels like I'm going to drop it. I realize that i'm holding loosely but when I try to grip it tighter my strumming suffers.

anyone else experience this?

thejoe · Post by **thejoe** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 10:59 pm

its pretty normal when starting out

just keep practicing, it'll come naturally, and you'll find a happy medium between limp wrist and carpal tunnel

i am sam2 · Post by **i am sam2** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 12:08 am

maybe get a pick with some little grippers on it...or wet your fingers?

Brock · Post by **Brock** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 12:15 am

are you using a slick/glossy pick? if so, either get picks with a rough surface, or try punching a hole in the middle of the pick to give you more control over it

ros41 · Post by **ros41** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 6:22 am

thanks for the input guys.

c_tietze · Post by **c_tietze** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 8:18 am

try these

they have grip and are larger

http://www.elderly.com/accessories/items/PKAGT-M.htm

erikro · Post by **erikro** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 10:35 am

I was wondering how everyone holds their pick. Do you hold it between the tip of your thumb and tip of your finger or more between the meatier part of your thumb and side of your finger?

Thanks
Erik

Brock · Post by **Brock** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 11:22 am

erikro wrote:I was wondering how everyone holds their pick. Do you hold it between the tip of your thumb and tip of your finger or more between the meatier part of your thumb and side of your finger?

Thanks
Erik

depends on what i'm playing, but almost always the second for me

CWMCALL · Post by **CWMCALL** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 11:36 am

When first started I had the same problem...I am not sure when, but I must have figured it out somewhere along the way because the problem seems to have cured it's self.

I use these picks with a hole in them

http://www.elderly.com/accessories/items/EMSP-50.htm

HCHaikuWarrior · Post by **HCHaikuWarrior** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 9:07 pm

sometimes when i pick i get a weird metalic sound (sounds like someone trying to play slide but sucks)...is it cause the picks edge gets frayed?

ballmeblazer · Post by **ballmeblazer** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 9:26 pm

a real good trick to keep a pick in your hands that i discovered out of shear luck one night is to just bite the end of it. you'll get a couple teeth marks, and a real good textured side for you to grip. it works well.

Kahn · Post by **Kahn** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 10:17 pm

bbatsell wrote:are you using a slick/glossy pick? if so, either get picks with a rough surface, or try punching a hole in the middle of the pick to give you more control over it