Get a BETTER TONE! How To Hold the Guitar Pick .

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  • @kikoloureiroofficial
    @kikoloureiroofficial  3 роки тому +116

    Acione a Legenda em Português

  • @irmasil3
    @irmasil3 3 роки тому +214

    It's crazy that Kiko and Paul (Gilbert) both are monstrous pickers, yet, they actually swear by the 2 opposites: Kiko plays flat and parallel avoiding the "scratch" pick tone whereas Paul plays always with an angle just to get THAT "scratch" tone every time (as a cello he describes it)....More amazing though is that both are super articulate , clean, fast and awesome!!!

    • @Grumplefut
      @Grumplefut 3 роки тому +22

      And they are both some of the best teachers out there. So friendly and informative

    • @Betodiasc
      @Betodiasc 3 роки тому +17

      Yeah. I noticed that. But I think Paul plays in that way because he is almost 100% a rock/metal guitar player. So the scratch sounds amazing in his style. Kiko is a rock guitarrist too but he has more jazz/Brazilian and Fusion influences. Some styles where guitar is played in clean tone and the scratch sound is not the more requested. Whatever, both genius guitar players

    • @pergustafsson1155
      @pergustafsson1155 3 роки тому +19

      Marty Friedman has the weirdest picking technique ever and he has a fantastic tone and can pick really fast! That goes to show that you can pick the strings pretty much any way you want, as long as you believe that what you're doing actually works. I find that very inspiring! :)

    • @kasarraial
      @kasarraial 3 роки тому +2

      @@Betodiasc but Paul plays jazz and fusion too

    • @Betodiasc
      @Betodiasc 3 роки тому +5

      @@kasarraial Yeah. I know he can play jazz. Paul studied at Berklee and he certainly studied it a lot. But it's not his thing. Kiko first intended to pursue a career in instrumental music by playing Brazilian Jazz / Fusion. However Angra appeared in his life and the rest is history. So I think Kiko has more of that language in his musical vocabulary. But the truth is that these guys are masters and they can play almost everything hehe

  • @LucasRodrigues-nb1mk
    @LucasRodrigues-nb1mk 3 роки тому +63

    I KNEW IT!!! A great Megadeth guitarist always have a weird picking technique (Poland, Marty, and you) lol

    • @kikoloureiroofficial
      @kikoloureiroofficial  3 роки тому +23

      ahahaha of course!!

    • @irmasil3
      @irmasil3 3 роки тому +10

      And Chris Broderick and Drover...lol....It must be part of the Audition :)

  • @andii-
    @andii- 3 роки тому +79

    0:48 made my day 20x better

  • @kelkum
    @kelkum 3 роки тому +21

    03:49 Kiko was starting to play "A new level" by Pantera

  • @PsyMongazoid
    @PsyMongazoid 3 роки тому +84

    Wow. He's left handed, plays right handed, and is at the top of his game. Damn.

    • @rafaell.atlanticforest603
      @rafaell.atlanticforest603 3 роки тому +5

      @@NoOne-xv7dd Uhum, the dominant hand probably is more fast in the fretboard

    • @elmohuaerte6082
      @elmohuaerte6082 3 роки тому

      @@rafaell.atlanticforest603 yeah exactly. But I'm ambidextrous. I write with my right hand but favour more to left-hand when it comes to heavy task. I also play guitar right handed. So my left hand on fretboard seems quite easy for me to play with meanwhile my right hand need to improve more in picking technique even tho I write with my right hand.

    • @danielgonzaleztejedor9486
      @danielgonzaleztejedor9486 3 роки тому

      He forced himself to, went against nature.

    • @polviggen
      @polviggen 3 роки тому +3

      same here,, don't think it matters much since you have to do difficult things with both hands on the guitar.

    • @eltonluz94
      @eltonluz94 3 роки тому +1

      @@elmohuaerte6082 You are not ambidextrous. Being ambidextrous is about doing the same task with both hands equally well.

  • @Grumplefut
    @Grumplefut 3 роки тому +13

    I didn't know you were a lefty like me! I also play right hand guitar, it's weird how that is an enjoyable fact. Long live Kiko!

  • @enzomiguel7373
    @enzomiguel7373 3 роки тому +33

    0:48 Holding a guitar pick in Mauricio Alabama style

    • @gabriel_trindade
      @gabriel_trindade 3 роки тому +1

      up

    • @kikoloureiroofficial
      @kikoloureiroofficial  3 роки тому +15

      Van Halen né? anos oitenta...

    • @krisstieghorst7415
      @krisstieghorst7415 3 роки тому

      @@kikoloureiroofficial 😅🤣 that's what I said on the last livestream, holds pick sideways ( avoiding sloppy feedback ...)

    • @FL_Cordis
      @FL_Cordis 3 роки тому +1

      @@kikoloureiroofficial é que o Alabama cola ela na testa pra fazer two hands Mestre kkkkk

  • @scottjm211
    @scottjm211 3 роки тому +28

    Thanks for the information! I recently bought all of your solo albums and they are incredible! Thanks for offering them in FLAC and not just mp3.

  • @rafaelmeletti
    @rafaelmeletti 3 роки тому +5

    I've tried your picking position and I can say it is amazing. I will just add that, as an intermediate player, tone is not the biggest benefit for me. Having the pick/plectrum flat keeps hand much more relaxed and the pick position makes accidentally touching nearby strings more unlekely. I immediately improved my spread and cleanliness!!! Valeu irmão!

  • @lanceemerson6386
    @lanceemerson6386 Рік тому +1

    chirping on the strings is a sound killer. good video even for a player, always good to revisit basics, Kiko is the best.

  • @reneraymond7807
    @reneraymond7807 Рік тому +1

    Thank you DUDE!But sometimes my pick slides away,what to do?I've played finger style for many yearsBut now more plectrum style
    and i'm learning now,tapping and sweep picking.What to do.

  • @MrElopez55
    @MrElopez55 3 роки тому +2

    Wow, Kiko..this was something I have been struggling with for so much time now...how to sound cleaner in the way I pick the strings? Exactly, I have always struggled against those scratchy overtones and I had never thought of the angle, I will try to incorporate that to my playing, thank you so very much!!
    I have to be honest, that initially I thought: Oh, no, Kiko, please don´t tell me you are one of those guys who think there is only ONE right way to hold the pick (there are way too many great guitarists out there with various grip techniques)..but then, you got me!! Genius!!
    Greetings from a fan from El Salvador!!

  • @TheLeoHit
    @TheLeoHit 3 роки тому +2

    No começo achei estranho, mas, pensando dessa forma, faz todo o sentido!!

  • @akesson3726
    @akesson3726 3 роки тому +3

    kiko provides access to all information
    thx kiko

  • @entregasdocaipira4443
    @entregasdocaipira4443 3 роки тому +2

    Está explicado pq o solo de outros guitarristas do Angra soam um pouco diferente do Kiko, vou experimentar esse tipo de pegada de palheta... me lembro de ver vários desses vídeos comparativos entre os guitarristas é galera sempre comenta que o Kiko soa mais limpo e mais definido... essa aula vai ajudar muito valeu

  • @chemicle
    @chemicle 3 місяці тому

    Wow - I was surprised on the pick hold - but then thought - wait - that ability to "think to hold it differently" could possibly unlock issues others have faced, but haven't figured out a way past - this is good stuff - weird? I don't think so - I say - whatever gets the job done. Great video Kiko.

  • @Oilid
    @Oilid 3 роки тому +1

    Salut !
    Best lessons from one of the best guitarist!

  • @WhiteBoyFunk
    @WhiteBoyFunk 3 роки тому +1

    I went to school for classical piano as a pretty tense player. It takes work to undo but it is definitely a critical step. I'm trying to get into more advanced guitar and notice the same tendencies. I can promise that putting the time in (no matter how much it takes) to loosen up and eliminate tension in your joints from the shoulder down will make you an infinitely better player. I don't know why this is, but I can assure you!

  • @MikaTarkela
    @MikaTarkela 3 роки тому +1

    I play mostly open-handed but for the faster lead stuff I pretty much always close my hand. There are a lot of different ways for using the pick for example downward and upward pickslanting.

  • @jorgeguitar2540
    @jorgeguitar2540 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much kiko! my tone sounds better! no more scratchy sound.

  • @raonirborgessoares6383
    @raonirborgessoares6383 3 роки тому +3

    Eu tava procurando um jeito de matar esse barulho da palheta agora a pouco, obrigado pela dica de tocar paralelo as cordas, seria legal também umas dicas sobre harmônicos artificiais
    Gostei da nova intro (não sei se é nova mas nunca tinha visto antes)

  • @nomad-1776
    @nomad-1776 Рік тому

    I've been watching your videos recently. I'm 30 and want to learn to play guitar. Might be too old to learn but I might give it a shot. Hoping to get enough information and confidence before I find a guitar to buy.
    Anyway thanks for posting these videos for free.

  • @sudeth
    @sudeth 3 роки тому +4

    You brighten up my day Kiko :)

  • @ruidedavid3065
    @ruidedavid3065 Рік тому +1

    Grande Kiko! Vamos aprendendo contigo. Palheta paralela às cordas ou com a inclinação do braço. Realmente afeta o resultado sonoro. Obrigado pela aula!

  • @andersonnavarini2998
    @andersonnavarini2998 3 роки тому +1

    Kiko...e as formas de palhetar...com o dedo..com o pulso ou com o antebraço ...qual sua opinião?

  • @orpheus1340
    @orpheus1340 Рік тому

    Kiko you're incredible, such a good player and such generosity in sharing! This is the mark of the very best. Keep on rocking forever!!

  • @heydavid4883
    @heydavid4883 3 роки тому +6

    It's always the small things... Thanks Kiko!

    • @kikoloureiroofficial
      @kikoloureiroofficial  3 роки тому +4

      always!!!

    • @aek4018
      @aek4018 3 роки тому +1

      @@kikoloureiroofficial Greetings from Poland! Stay safe, Kiko!!! :)

    • @heydavid4883
      @heydavid4883 3 роки тому

      @@kikoloureiroofficial 👍👍

  • @nexion2406
    @nexion2406 2 роки тому

    As I've improved at guitar I noticed how similar mine and kikos habits are. I'm not where near the technical or musical level as him but little things like how we hold the pick, guitar faces and weird things like that are very similar

  • @rickcastillo3573
    @rickcastillo3573 3 роки тому

    Gracias Kiko. I’m having trouble getting the pick in the right position for pinched harmonics.

  • @onethousandtwonortheast8848
    @onethousandtwonortheast8848 3 роки тому +1

    There is no doubt, the parallel position is better for articulating the evenness of sound. If you don’t hold the pick in a parallel position to the strings, you induce more drag on the pick and that creates inconsistencies in volume, tone and possibly timing, too.

  • @miguelakerfeldio6762
    @miguelakerfeldio6762 3 роки тому +2

    The one that i was waiting for!! thanks

  • @jdromanjr.4599
    @jdromanjr.4599 Рік тому

    Great video. Im left handed too and play right handed

  • @frafracl
    @frafracl 3 роки тому

    I like so much the form in that you explain this things, since the best easy to the more complex, always have a gentil tone, and clear and simply form to the explain. Greetings from Chile, from the amateur guitarrits a a great master that you are . PD: sorry for my english, is a middle rudimental.

  • @kibozing
    @kibozing 3 роки тому

    It would have been great to hear you commenting on Marty's picking position.

  • @johnanthony6742
    @johnanthony6742 Рік тому

    okay so following from the picture how exactly do we bend our neck in the perfect angle to hit the high E string while holding the pick on our forehead and with enough practice do you think i would play smoke on the water...

  • @harley3906
    @harley3906 3 роки тому +2

    Glad to see you become a youtuber👍👍

  • @babaguitarandgaming9781
    @babaguitarandgaming9781 3 роки тому

    Thank to you genrousity, and kindness I can study:
    The Alter of Kiko Louriero
    Thanks alot.

  • @josepinos2856
    @josepinos2856 3 роки тому

    Hi Kiko, can you show how you mute the strings (1,2 or 3rd) that you dont wants to sound while you are playing a guitar solo , thanks for the videos man

  • @TheFlexXMLG
    @TheFlexXMLG Рік тому

    This is exactly what I was looking for. I’ve been struggling with deciding how to hold the pick. Thanks Kiko!

  • @sergiosentinelli2609
    @sergiosentinelli2609 3 роки тому +2

    You are the best kiko!

  • @kagura4891
    @kagura4891 3 роки тому +1

    How to you make effective harmonics with that technique?

  • @altocalibreestudio6677
    @altocalibreestudio6677 3 роки тому

    GRACIAS MAESTRO

  • @art_fx1396
    @art_fx1396 2 роки тому

    Kiko!
    Thank you very much for this video!!!

  • @lalboitonsing7153
    @lalboitonsing7153 3 роки тому

    Thank you sir

  • @kerber5258
    @kerber5258 2 роки тому

    My master kiko. I'm a left handed too but i learn guitar right handed too 🤩

  • @weirdnoises8799
    @weirdnoises8799 3 роки тому +2

    Kiko, fala sobre o básico da mão direita. Percebo que as vezes acabo apoiando o dedinho embaixo dos pickups, é errado? Deveria apoiar a mão na ponte? Ou nenhum desses?

    • @PastelComGini
      @PastelComGini 3 роки тому +1

      Cara, eu percebi uma coisa curiosa, quando dou as palhetadas abafado, tenho mais precisão que quando toco as notas "abertas", justamente porque a mão apoiada na ponte dá uma referência espacial. Quando eu levanto a mão fico errando a corda. Aí instintivamente o dedinho vai pro captador ou pro mizinho. Estou tentando achar um jeito de palhetar sem apoiar a mão ou o dedinho, mas olha... tá fácil não.

    • @page970
      @page970 3 роки тому +3

      apoia a mão na ponte. ou nas cordas que não estão sendo tocadas

    • @weirdnoises8799
      @weirdnoises8799 3 роки тому +1

      @@PastelComGini sim cara, essas palhetadas em falso no ar é um erro mto chato, tbm acontece cmg

    • @weirdnoises8799
      @weirdnoises8799 3 роки тому

      @@page970 pode crer, vou tentar me adaptar com esse padrão e desprender o hábito do mindinho. será que o kiko coloca a mão na ponte tbm? nos vídeos parece que ela tá um pouco a frente

  • @MrSagarvarule
    @MrSagarvarule 3 роки тому

    Should I hold pick Tigthly or Loosely, between Index and Thumb

  • @RTPJu
    @RTPJu 3 роки тому

    Pedrin... seu estilo é de boa... bizarro é o do Ardanuy rs

  • @nnorvs115
    @nnorvs115 3 роки тому

    awesome advice, thanks very much for you guides!

  • @danielbueno2893
    @danielbueno2893 3 роки тому

    Um monte de professor diz pra cortar a corda pra ganhar velocidade...ozielzinho por exemplo...eu particularmente não consigo tocar paralelo a corda sem engasgar nas mudanças de corda. Talvez com o tempo e fluência tocar paralelo a corda como o Kiko faça mais sentido.

  • @juliobrettas3911
    @juliobrettas3911 Рік тому

    Hey Kiko, thanks for the content! I am a lefty who is struggling to do tremolo picking playing a right handed guitar. Were you slow in the beginning... like, struggling for consistent 16ths at 130bpm? I am almost switching to a left hand guitar.

  • @alexandercheskis
    @alexandercheskis 2 роки тому

    Do you use pick slanting at all? It looks like you do not when transitioning to a string with an opposite pick direction.

  • @svenolley
    @svenolley 3 роки тому +1

    Crazy! You're the maestro Kiko.

  • @kerplunk2036
    @kerplunk2036 2 роки тому

    This man is going to make me a beast at this instrument!

  • @bozicsreten
    @bozicsreten 10 місяців тому

    Is there anywhere to be found what string action is Kiko’s preference?

  • @o_p_i_o
    @o_p_i_o 3 роки тому

    Kiko please make some video tips for playing the guitar standing up

  • @Navajapablo
    @Navajapablo 3 роки тому +1

    you are a legend mate!

  • @ianwheeler8764
    @ianwheeler8764 3 роки тому

    Thanks, Kiko!

  • @luigicannizzo2669
    @luigicannizzo2669 3 роки тому

    " Grazie per la lezione Maestro ". .. Obrigado ... ☺😊😀💚💙💛/👍👌👏👋

  • @vitoralexandrejunior4472
    @vitoralexandrejunior4472 3 роки тому +1

    Excelente video! Desse jeito, entendi melhor o que acontece com o som das minhas frases...
    Kiko, sei que é antiga, mas é uma das mais emblemáticas do Angra, faz uma aula, ou uma curta sobre o solo de Deep Blue.

  • @huntergatherer4223
    @huntergatherer4223 3 роки тому

    Thank you!

  • @zackyallen2713
    @zackyallen2713 3 роки тому

    I'm a bass player. I play with a pick more than anything. But especially when I was start I used to rest my hand on the bridge and anchor my pinkie on the G string and play like that. I still do it but not as much anymore. Now I'm more on the pickup but still anchor the g sometimes. lol

  • @katshredder
    @katshredder 3 роки тому

    Wish I could be used to holding the pick like you, it would reduce the scratching sound.

  • @fredgmcosta675
    @fredgmcosta675 3 роки тому +1

    Comecei a tocar guitarra à algumas semanas.
    Estou levando couro da palheta justamente por ser canhoto.
    Não dá pra tocar com guitarra de canhoto.
    Não tenho coordenação nenhuma na mão direita.
    Meus dedos da mão direita são lentos e duros.
    Então tenho que tocar normal.
    Só que para segurar a palheta é um saco.
    Ainda estou tentando encontrar a melhor forma de segurar a palheta.

    • @VSNxx
      @VSNxx 3 роки тому +1

      “algumas semanas”. Seja paciente, continue praticando e estudando. Eu toco guitarra e violão há 40 anos mas sempre tem alguma coisa nova pra aprender.

  • @pedrogouveiarc
    @pedrogouveiarc 3 роки тому +1

    O Kiko segurando a palheta assim com certeza nunca vai saber o que é gastar metade da unha só tocando algumas músicas

  • @haluanjayaginting189
    @haluanjayaginting189 3 роки тому

    Thanks Kiko.

  • @sandipneupane1773
    @sandipneupane1773 3 роки тому +1

    Great video kiko

  • @katsu395
    @katsu395 3 роки тому

    Thank you very much for this very clear explanation ! You're the best (and not the beast 😂). Love you Kiko

  • @rafaelmorbidus
    @rafaelmorbidus 3 роки тому

    Obrigado pela dicas como sempre!

  • @theseeker7938
    @theseeker7938 3 місяці тому

    What is the title of the song played right at the end?

  • @7thString84
    @7thString84 3 роки тому +1

    Great video(s), Kiko! I'm really becoming a big fan of you! You are a genius guitarist! I always wondered, how you deal with pinch harmonics, holding the pick like this. It could fall out of your hands easily, since you hold the pick just at the edge.

  • @linusheeda
    @linusheeda 3 роки тому

    Hi Kiko,
    What do you think about Pickslanting? Is this an important technique that I have to practice? I started to play guitar 6 months ago.
    Best regards from Augsburg Germany
    Linus

  • @jeffersonfmoreno
    @jeffersonfmoreno 3 роки тому

    Valeu Kiko ajudou muito!!

  • @JS-md7gg
    @JS-md7gg 3 роки тому

    Thanks Kiko! 🤘

  • @EmanueleFerro
    @EmanueleFerro 3 роки тому

    Interesting as always!!
    Thank you Kiko for sharing your experiences!!

  • @trosoba123
    @trosoba123 3 роки тому

    Finally!!!!
    Thank you!!!

  • @pedropvplol6335
    @pedropvplol6335 3 роки тому

    kiko, sem querer ser chato, mas quando vc vai trazer mais histórias das antigas?
    amo assistir esses vídeos com a minha familia

  • @waitatantonyng5272
    @waitatantonyng5272 3 роки тому

    For playing very fast picking at an angle would reduce the friction a little.

  • @Oliver-em1qj
    @Oliver-em1qj 3 роки тому

    Dicas top!!!

  • @alienguitarplayer9111
    @alienguitarplayer9111 3 роки тому

    What guitar model ibanez is that its sweet

  • @calebkleinschmidt4831
    @calebkleinschmidt4831 3 роки тому

    How come some of the rescheduled dates got cancelled for the tour? Just curious

  • @Music-Art
    @Music-Art 3 роки тому

    Thank you KIKO!

  • @bulleta.k.a9135
    @bulleta.k.a9135 3 роки тому

    Thanks for this video i can play faster at an angle but playing parallel just sounds so much cleaner and pure harder to play though lol

  • @hankevans7890
    @hankevans7890 3 роки тому +1

    I’ve had a few students who were left handed but didn’t tell me and they came to their lessons with a right handed guitar. They all struggled to play and were learning very slowly. Eventually I found out that they were lefties, so they switched to left handed guitars. They all improved much much faster and had a far easier time learning and playing. The last few years I have made it a point to ask new students which is their dominant hand. As great as Kiko is, he may have been even better had he played left handed. Just a theory.

    • @eltonluz94
      @eltonluz94 3 роки тому

      I agree with you. I played a right handed guitar for six years, myself being a left handed. I never improved even practicing for hours constantly. I could do the chords, but couldn't solo, my right hand was always stiffer than the left, no matter how much training I did. So I quit and bought a left one. In two weeks, my picking, with the left hand, was way better than when I was using the right hand. I guess Kiko's hands are way more flexible than most people. He has said in a live that he couldnt play some Van Halen stuff because of his left hand, so he is limited, of course in his own level, when it comes to speed. I guess he could be a better player.

    • @srficarra
      @srficarra 2 роки тому

      Hey hank. Maybe, maybe not. The reason why I say this is I’ve noticed a lot of people who favor their left side still seem to do a lot of things right handed. I have a son who writes left handed and throws a football and plays guitar right handed. When he was younger I took a squire strat and did like Hendrix and strung it upside down to see if he was more comfortable playing left handed. He tried for a while but decided he felt more comfortable playing right handed. My daughter writes left handed but swings a bat right handed. I also had a few friends who were left handed that did a lot of things right handed. I definitely agree and would advise anyone to use their dominant side to do anything from playing guitar to swinging a bat. And even more so with guitar cuz usually the first guitar a left handed person picks up is strung for a right hand. So I could definitely see a lot of left handed guitarist attempt to play right handed without even trying to play left handed. But of course their are exceptions.

  • @wedsonmayam4588
    @wedsonmayam4588 3 роки тому +1

    Já tentei segurar a palheta como Você, Kiko... Mas Nn deu muito certo! A primeira vez que passei de 100bpm ela voou longe. Até hoje tá sumida...😂😂🤘

  • @adhammohammed2082
    @adhammohammed2082 Рік тому

    HOLLY SHIT...you said you are left handed??...I'm left handed too and when i started playing everyone told me you should have bought a left handed guitar because i well eventually hit my limits and i wont be able to make progress..AND HERE YOU ARE!!!

  • @luizao_8413
    @luizao_8413 3 роки тому +1

    Muito bom Kiko!

  • @cdnpunk2270
    @cdnpunk2270 3 роки тому

    you should try Jazz III picks

  • @gmarinelarena8675
    @gmarinelarena8675 3 роки тому

    I know this is totally unrelated but can you play five magics?? Probably the most underated song of the band.
    Thank you Kiko!

  • @LoboRhino3D
    @LoboRhino3D 3 роки тому

    Great video!

  • @vio-lence7267
    @vio-lence7267 3 роки тому

    Great Video Kiko!! ❤️🤘

  • @stefanokrivtzoff1593
    @stefanokrivtzoff1593 2 роки тому

    Então você não usa a jazz III?

  • @pedrorochaguitar
    @pedrorochaguitar 3 роки тому

    Excelente !!!!

  • @mariano.gouveia
    @mariano.gouveia 3 роки тому +1

    Fantástico!

  • @pranjal7267
    @pranjal7267 3 роки тому

    How do you get pinch harmonics then?!

  • @shekharchandra6170
    @shekharchandra6170 3 роки тому

    love and thanks from Nepal ...wooooow

  • @tkczester
    @tkczester 3 роки тому +2

    That intro! 🤟🤟🔥

  • @brettlingle
    @brettlingle 3 роки тому

    Most modern players use a closed grip with no anchoring. It's more efficient and prevents stumbling over the strings. Ala Jason Richardson and Stephen Tramonto. Drops the 🎤

  • @marciosantoss5150
    @marciosantoss5150 3 роки тому +8

    Muda essa foto do perfil que tá parecendo o Ney Matogrosso, nada contra o Ney mas tá engraçado rsrs
    Abraço