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Great video, Joe! I'm now trying your recommendation and can hear the difference!

I like wegen picks. Les paul and django used buttons, Brian may uses a sixpence piece. Round is best.

Joe, although you're a handsome guy, it would be more instructive to have a view of the guitar only to fit the screen, even if that means tour head is not in the shot using one camera. Your lessons look valuable and you deserve to have a better graphic for the tablature. I'll try to work on this and will check back to see other lessons, hopefully with better clarity. Thanks. 🥂 Cheers

Class Joe, I think it would help your viewers to see those note on a diagram on a guitar image. Maybe a viewer could help you with that, or maybe an AI app.

Great! I transformed my sound by using a thicker and more rounded pick. My guitar, an Ibanez JEM floral -97, sounded a little bit harsh and wanted a smoother sound. Did'nt change pickups, changed pick instead. Voila! You're right, not many talk about this. But you've got a lot of views, so it's out there now.

I hope this can help people “unlock” the guitar neck

Great class!

VERY COOL !!!

Been playing 'on the side' pretty much from day 1. The pointy side would always spin. Much smoother and mellow on the side!

Just so you know, five seconds in the video and you made me pick up my guitar. And I wasn't even in the mood, so thanks! 😁

This is how I do it, it does sound fuller to me and feels more solid, I think it’s a little harder to play faster though

MY DUDE! you're right! over 18 years no one told me about this! thank you!!

I never play with the point, I get more control and feel using it broad.

This is something most guitar players really don't think much about. Not only does changing your grip change the sound but different thicknesses and shapes and materials really make a huge difference in your sound. I now keep several different picks on hand and sometimes that is really what lets you dial in that tone you are looking for.

I agree - the biggest part of learning guitar is actually just figuring things out on your own. If Eddie Van Halen had only watched a bunch of UA-cam instructionals, he might not have developed such a unique style.

Blah blah blah …

A collection of tips, tricks, and secrets of the pros will not make a better guitarist 😢

Pedal sounds great but damn that's some smokin' playing! Just found your channel, and loved it!

I love your enthusiasm when explaining things. Great video, thanks!

I recently discovered Golden Gate (mandolin) picks. Quite firm, but very round. They really give the guitar a mellow sound, almost too quiet at times, but anything else I use now sounds way too harsh

You can add Rich Robinson from the Black Crowes and me to your list. Lol. I found that out when I was in a BC's Tribute band back in the mid-2000s. I got so use to playing that way I still find myself rolling the pick to the side without thinking about it. It definitely adds to the tone but I still use the point for a few songs.

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Great advice! I actually came across the same conclusion by chance, my pick was just too soft for some heavy down picking, so I switched to the rounder side, and that for me made a huge difference. I could play a lot faster. But then it also improved my strumming and arpeggios. But then I also found that smaller and harder picks, such as Jazz III or D'addario NYLPRO jazz pick work the best for me.

Enjoyed your presentation. I have been using Fender 347 plectrums for 30 years, and I cannot play very well with 251s anymore… I like the surface of the plectrum that makes contact with the strings. 251s are fine for strumming, but I cannot play lead Confidently without my 347s. Hopefully this revelation will help someone out there.🫶✌️♾️ 🎸👨🏼‍⚕️

I love your backing track .How do I get it ?

Man you sound good

That’s pretty interesting! Metheny said he did it bc he didn’t know any better.

Excellent lesson Joseph - as it opens up another world of creativity and another dimension to song writing.*

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Jim Dunlop Big Stubby picks are great. Thick, with smooth curves on the tip and sides. If you think thin flexible picks are easier, it’s because you’re digging in too deep. The pick should be dancing lightly on the strings. As the Big Stubby picks age and wear down, the tip becomes even more rounded, which is good. Flat, thin, sharp picks are the worst. They catch on the string, and make scraping noises on the windings.

I use a Fender Heavy pick that I round off the "shoulder" by filing it even more round. I only play acoustic, but it does "mellow out" the tone and gives it a rounder, softer sound. Sharp pick = sharp sound...rounder pick = rounder sound. I still experiment with pick thicknesses and shapes to find the most comfortable and tonally pleasing combination. I'm not a mandolin player, but I've heard that a lot of those guys use thick, almost round picks because they will glide over the double strings easier than a pointy pick when they are picking really fast bluegrass runs.

Two minutes of nothing. Then finally "so here it is". ... Immediately after that.. "but before I tell you what it is [more yadda-yadda follows]". I'm out of here, right now.

The pick advice aside, how about a tab chart (or lesson?) for that outstanding tasty rhythm part you were jamming to. That hooked me right in. (Looks easy enough, but I like to be sure I'm doing it right) Thanks so much.

He is a Music Lover,,, you can just tell! Like most of us here,,,, Music, Hmmm

I realized a while ago that I do turn the pick sideways, not always but generally, I never knew why but I do now

I “picked” up this “tip” when I first started playing because it instantly warms up an acoustic guitar’s attack. I don’t want to play special picks I can only find in the forests of Endor. I want a versatile, easy to find and harmless to lose pick.

Hi young Joseph, thank you for sharing you're very useful discovery, which I find actually works! I have applied this method on some of my guitar favourites and I have noticed a much improved sound that I kind of like and will use this on the ones that it compliments the best. Take care and best wishes from Vic in the UK.

I found playing different guitar picks not only changes your tone but mostly changes your playing and something I would never expect happened... now I like most playing with Dunlop Flow 4.2 mm and some wooden 6mm picks 😮🙂 It took me some few years to figure it out and my playing is more accurate now I feel more confidence. Same with string gauge. Great video 👍

Hi There. All that you have effectively done is changed the Q of the EQ to a broader Q resulting in less High Frequency emphasis.

good tip no bull

When I play I tend to utilize different edges of my pick for different approaches depending on the sound I'm going for

I don't use a pic....I play slap style using my penis but I have to be really excited about the music! 😳

By the way, on the topic of people commenting that they file the tips of their picks off: there is an Eric Johnson version of that Dunlop Jazz III which is rounded rather than pointy.

I've always used dunlop's stubby pick, much to the hilarity of most people who say it looks like a partial eaten boiled sweet.. however it does give you a bigger sound.

Good guitar playing. Add Joe Walsh to your list.

Nifty.

Joseph, you're a genius. This works with heavier pick gauges also. I use 2 mm picks in the familiar 357 shape. I file a 45 degree symmetric bevel all around, but I only polish the pointy tip of it for playing with; the rest is just for pick scrapes and a consistent appearance. So, I tried nicely polishing up one of the rounded corners and wow! It's really amazing for speed as well as string skipping accuracy. With the rounded corner, you only slightly have to dig into the strings to get more attack. This is important on my guitar which has 36 frets: I'm picking over frets, and so there is little room. Speaking of Steve Morse, this makes the Tumeni Notes arpeggios easier to articulate!!! It just rolls off like a popsicle stick in a bicycle wheel.

I've heard Pat Metheney does this.

Great video and very important information. For most of the time that I’ve been playing, I used Fender medium gauge jazz picks, about five years ago, I started experimenting with many others in various gauges, thicknesses and edge finishes (Dunlop, Red Bear, Ernie Ball, etc.). I recently found the Hell Guitar Parts’ Super Black 2mm pick. It’s beyond amazing. It has a wide bevel, and textured sweet spot. The best I’ve ever used and produces a tremendous tonal quality on every instrument that I own.