I started learning the guitar with finger picking, and I'm just starting to learn flat picking, and it's challenging to adjust, but enjoying the learning process. When occasionally playing the electric guitar, I used a .88 Dunlop, but since trying to learn flat picking on acoustic, I've switched to the Blue Chip TP48, which seems to make it easier and sounds much better. Then there's the issue of holding the pick, which brought me to your video. Your method of keeping the fist closed, but relaxed, is also shown in a couple of other videos, which confirms to me that this is a reliable way to hold the pick. I like the floating freedom of the hand while picking, and can see how this will enable greater speed when I'm more proficient with using the pick and learning flat picking and bluegrass. Great video! Thank you!
Thanks for the information. I never used a pick. Trying now, and it’s hard. Just doesn’t feel or sound right. Very unnatural to me. I’ve watched many videos on the topic. Yours came up this morning. Good description and details.
I totally get it. Been flat picking for 35 plus years. Past 6 months, mainly due to a new guitar and the way it responds, I've been finger picking exclusively. I can only come to one conclusion... I suck at it! Changing habits is one of the hardest things to do in my opinion. But... There's so meny benefits to being proficient at both. I have a dreadnaught refuses the fingers, but sounds heavenly with a flat pick. Recently, I purchased my desert Island guitar. It's a OM (style) that sounds heavenly with the fingers. I find the guitar usually tells me what it likes. Don't give up! Wish stuff like this,(youtub) was around in the late 80s and 90's. I would probably be twice the player I am... Happy pickin!
You have an excellent voice ...you would be good at narating a golf tournament or as a host on a Fishing show ... Powerful and Enthusiastic Presentation.
Great tips. And great teaching style. There’s definitely a spectrum of picking hand techniques out there. If you haven’t seen his content, Troy Grady goes into some crazy details.
Thanks bud, I'm just now changing my grip to something like this. Only been playing a few years but it feels foreign. I'm noticing that the pick angle is opposite when I gold it this way, compared to how I was holding it (not curling the index finger)
Looks like you lightly anchor your wrist on the bridge, like Molly does. Can you do a video now about the parts of your fingers, wrist, and arm motion? Oh and also pick angles. Thanks.
I like the specifics .. I too am trying to learn a bunch of different options.. hybrid like works{ think watching Clarence white tony rice so many .. so it all depends yes there are certain applications,, as for picks.. I have yet to try any bluechip but likly tp48 .. I like using the jazz3 xl ultex also a few others sound great on acoustic strings.. usa Clayton 1.26mm.. think this helped me too ty for sharing
I just subscribed. Liked your info a lot. I’ve been looking for the/a better right hand technique and yours has the elements I’ve been finding to be the best but the detail of your vid has been the the most helpful. I’m having trouble with dragging my fingers on the strings. Any advice about this? Thanks, Don
Hey thank you for your interest. Just practice more holding your pinkie ring and middle finger in a “relaxed closed hand fist” you don’t want to squeeze though
Hi, watched your video on right hand pick techniques. I concluded that I was doing it just as you described already. My problem is after practicing a song like Blackberry Blossom even at a slower 70 bpm tempo the right hand starts to spaz out at about the two minutes mark and then I get sloppy. I've been finger picking last 20 yr or so but started to try incorporating flat picking for the past year. I practice 2-3 hr a day. Is it just a matter of more time so my right hand can stay relaxed through at least a 3 or 4 minute song?
I'm so dying to learn this, but I find it so difficult to find a good tutorial. I wish tutorials just showed an exercise, say in a C or G chord and demo a step by step, finger by finger, stop...? The angles get weird and hard to tell where right hand and left fingers are, which strings are played. . Maybe, it's just me.
I started learning the guitar with finger picking, and I'm just starting to learn flat picking, and it's challenging to adjust, but enjoying the learning process. When occasionally playing the electric guitar, I used a .88 Dunlop, but since trying to learn flat picking on acoustic, I've switched to the Blue Chip TP48, which seems to make it easier and sounds much better. Then there's the issue of holding the pick, which brought me to your video. Your method of keeping the fist closed, but relaxed, is also shown in a couple of other videos, which confirms to me that this is a reliable way to hold the pick. I like the floating freedom of the hand while picking, and can see how this will enable greater speed when I'm more proficient with using the pick and learning flat picking and bluegrass. Great video! Thank you!
If they’re just floating there, what are they really doing? They’re just in the way..story of my life, brother ❤️❤️❤️
Thanks for the information. I never used a pick. Trying now, and it’s hard. Just doesn’t feel or sound right. Very unnatural to me. I’ve watched many videos on the topic. Yours came up this morning. Good description and details.
I totally get it. Been flat picking for 35 plus years. Past 6 months, mainly due to a new guitar and the way it responds, I've been finger picking exclusively. I can only come to one conclusion... I suck at it! Changing habits is one of the hardest things to do in my opinion. But... There's so meny benefits to being proficient at both. I have a dreadnaught refuses the fingers, but sounds heavenly with a flat pick. Recently, I purchased my desert Island guitar. It's a OM (style) that sounds heavenly with the fingers. I find the guitar usually tells me what it likes. Don't give up! Wish stuff like this,(youtub) was around in the late 80s and 90's. I would probably be twice the player I am... Happy pickin!
That flat top sounds fantastic, by the way 😋
Nice I got the tp-48 it’s a great one
Well done, great info!!
Thanks dude, got into bluegrass recently and this really helps. like your sound!
You have an excellent voice ...you would be good at narating a golf tournament or as a host on a Fishing show ... Powerful and Enthusiastic Presentation.
Great tips. And great teaching style. There’s definitely a spectrum of picking hand techniques out there. If you haven’t seen his content, Troy Grady goes into some crazy details.
Thanks bud, I'm just now changing my grip to something like this. Only been playing a few years but it feels foreign. I'm noticing that the pick angle is opposite when I gold it this way, compared to how I was holding it (not curling the index finger)
Good video...thanks for posting
Looks like you lightly anchor your wrist on the bridge, like Molly does. Can you do a video now about the parts of your fingers, wrist, and arm motion? Oh and also pick angles. Thanks.
Like the Elliot
I like the specifics .. I too am trying to learn a bunch of different options.. hybrid like works{ think watching Clarence white tony rice so many .. so it all depends yes there are certain applications,, as for picks.. I have yet to try any bluechip but likly tp48 .. I like using the jazz3 xl ultex also a few others sound great on acoustic strings.. usa Clayton 1.26mm.. think this helped me too ty for sharing
Very instructive
I just subscribed. Liked your info a lot. I’ve been looking for the/a better right hand technique and yours has the elements I’ve been finding to be the best but the detail of your vid has been the the most helpful. I’m having trouble with dragging my fingers on the strings. Any advice about this?
Thanks, Don
Hey thank you for your interest. Just practice more holding your pinkie ring and middle finger in a “relaxed closed hand fist” you don’t want to squeeze though
I want to make t-shirt that says: How Thick is Your Pick?
Its the girth that gets ya
It just varies to the thousandth of an inch in different spots.
Cool ,just subbed
Hi, watched your video on right hand pick techniques. I concluded that I was doing it just as you described already. My problem is after practicing a song like Blackberry Blossom even at a slower 70 bpm tempo the right hand starts to spaz out at about the two minutes mark and then I get sloppy. I've been finger picking last 20 yr or so but started to try incorporating flat picking for the past year. I practice 2-3 hr a day. Is it just a matter of more time so my right hand can stay relaxed through at least a 3 or 4 minute song?
What year model is that ole guitar? Great sound.
it is a 2020 Pre War Herringbone
Are you anchoring your wrist on the bridge? It looks like you have a contact point at least?
what’s the guitar?
I'm so dying to learn this, but I find it so difficult to find a good tutorial. I wish tutorials just showed an exercise, say in a C or G chord and demo a step by step, finger by finger, stop...? The angles get weird and hard to tell where right hand and left fingers are, which strings are played. . Maybe, it's just me.
I'll see if I can make something to help you can you be more specific at exactly what you'd like?