Using a pick..

[iwannaslap]

Before you guys start flamming plz READ..

I am a 100% fingerstyle player, i personally dislike the pick, but me and my friends want to play some guns and roses songs and i pretty much got duff's tone down, but im lacking that sharp sound the pick gets, the problem i have is that..

i dont fcking know how to use a pick:angry: i mean i hold it between index and thumb but when i play it makes this scratchy sound which i freaking hate.. any tips?

[Az_Holl]

http://www.cyberfret.com/first-fret/using-a-pick/page2.php

Helped me to play with a pick. Just holding it the way they show makes it so much easier to play.

[British Kid]

try using a thicker pick?

and make sure you're just using the pick to go straight down and up. its the side-to-side movement that makes the scratchy sound.

look on youtube for pick technique vids for pointers.

[One Groovin Clown]

Any one see the irony in the OP's name and his thread?

[iwannaslap]

Any one see the irony in the OP's name and his thread?

lol whatsup withmynamee

[Az_Holl]

Any one see the irony in the OP's name and his thread?
I saw more irony in:

I am a 100% fingerstyle player.

[funkyhoney]

I saw more irony in:

I can see it now:

ADAM HOLLOWAY


Irony Detector - No Money Down


Detecting not-so-subtle humour in the mere blink of a eye.


n.b. your personal definition of irony and humour may vary from Adam Holloways' personal views and the views of his subordinates.

[Az_Holl]

Dude.. im totally making that into a business card

funniest **** ive seen in a while

rep

[Sammy_L_D]

Follow the pick instructions in that above post.

Use a thick pick, with a less round/more sharp point...

Something like this guy...in 1.5mm or 2.0mm...

http://www.jimdunlop.com/index.php?page=products/pip&id=20&pmh=products/picks

Achieving quality tone with a pick requires a bit of discipline in the wrist/fingers. Hold the pick fairly close to it's point (or rather, closer to the point than further to the point, if that makes sense).

With a thicker pick, you can "dig" into the strings more. Work on achieving a bold, clean sound, without slipping on the strings (ie. the scratching tone you hear).

When picking, try to achieve a twisting motion with the wrist. Think of the motion your hand does when opening a door knob. This is what you want to emulate.

All of this will allow for much more control and natural response with a pick.

[naut]

i've never liked thick picks on bass. too much attack/rattle. i use around .71.

[BenJammin]

i've never liked thick picks on bass. too much attack/rattle. i use around .71.

Yeah, I agree.

[Sammy_L_D]

You guyz like bad tonez.

[naut]

i like clean tones.

[Phalanx]

yeah, thick picks for the lose, getting a nice medium pick however gives great tone for playing metal or punk though. Depends, but whenever I'm bored nad play along to meshuggah, i have to use a plectrum or the tone will suck

[Sammy_L_D]

Thick picks with proper technique will you give you a much rounder response and far greater control than any pansy medium or light picks.

[Sablate McNuff]

Pansy picks sound bomb-diggity with acoustic guitars though.

[Sammy_L_D]

Wrong.

[rh15951]

Thick picks with proper technique will you give you a much rounder response and far greater control than any pansy medium or light picks.

Lies.

[Sammy_L_D]

Lies.

Fake poster.

[Sablate McNuff]

Really? I love the sound of strumming chords on an acoustic with a light pick.

[Sammy_L_D]

Haha, just messin' dude.

Use whatever you like.:thumb:

[rh15951]

Fake poster.

Your mother :p Although I am Phalanx apparently...

[Sammy_L_D]

Your mother.

Your mother's brother.

Oh. Oh. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.

Nice.

[rh15951]

Aha you got there before the edit oops :smoke:

[Sablate McNuff]

Haha, just messin' dude.

Use whatever you like.:thumb:

Damn right I will.

I'm going to write a song called "Sammy's LSD" because of your snide-*** remarks.

Prepare for pwnage and death, but mostly the pwnz0rz.

[BenJammin]

Damn right I will.

I'm going to write a song called "Sammy's LSD" because of your snide-*** remarks.

Prepare for pwnage and death, but mostly the pwnz0rz.

He'll do it, too. :lol:

[Sammy_L_D]

Go for it. I will write a song called "Sablate McNuff and His Nasty Scruff".

And you will die. Period. You will implode when the song is finished.

[Sablate McNuff]

He'll do it, too. :lol:

It's true. Ben felt the wrath of Me and My Acoustic Guitar some time ago.

Fear me, Samwise Gamgee.

[Sammy_L_D]

Fear j00? Psssh.

My Celtic tuning will run pwnXorz around you, McScruff.

(as a side note, I am curious as to if you have a recording of that actually? Haha)

[Sablate McNuff]

Recording of what, Ben's pwnz0rz?

[Sammy_L_D]

Correct.

[Sablate McNuff]

It's on my Soundclick somewhere:

http://www.soundclick.com/thegreatestband

"Ben Lesser, Ben Lesser
Less of a man than anyone
Bad Dresser, Ben Lesser
You’ll only see him suckin’ his thumb

This music sounds too familiar
And I have too much time
And yes I stole these chords from some random Sarah Evans song, but damnit
Ben, your birth was a crime.

MX Forums, A Fun place to hang
At least, until March 2005
Then the Casual Came, And the only one to Blame
Was the dumb little hippie that suddenly joined the forums and he uses a BOSS RC-50 looping station because he can’t play bass like a real man without the aid of this new-fangled technology so instead he has to use computer aided musical abilities and he still sounds like ****

Well

Did you ever thing you’d be pwned by country
Well, you twat, just guess again
If you have sideburns and your gay, you see that now you know
Your parents must have named you ben

Yeah, you just were schooled by country
And now the Bass Forum hates you times ten
Go hang out with losers in the Pit and you’ll get flamed because
Your name is Ben"

[Sammy_L_D]

Needs a tuner.

/ULTRA PWNAGE!

P.S. rep for good will.

[Sablate McNuff]

Needs a tuner.

/ULTRA PWNAGE!

P.S. rep for good will.

Yeah. The guitar was in tune with itself, but not in tune according to standard 440hz. I did a lot of my recording like then when I used just an acoustic and me.

Didn't matter so much though because it was all relatively in tune.

[Sammy_L_D]

Probably intonation then. It was definitely out.

What kind of guitar is it?

[Sablate McNuff]

An Ibanez Acoustic-Electric.

I remember that I added some mild flange or chorus to it (one of those two). That might be what you're hearing.

[Sammy_L_D]

That would definitely do it.

[Sablate McNuff]

Yeah. That guitar has phenomenal intonation. I inherited it from my uncle.

[Sammy_L_D]

What year is it?

[Sablate McNuff]

Truth be told, I'm not sure. I haven't played it in a while (most of my guitar equipment is at my parents' house), so I don't know. I'd say probably in the range of 1999-2001.

[Sammy_L_D]

Gotcha.

[darrell]

My Ibanez AE has TERRIBLE intonation on the E string. The G on the E string and the open E string are no where near a minor third. I have to tune that string depending on the key I'm playing in.

If anyone would like to send me money for a new guitar, feel free! :)

[Akira]

You know you can adjust the intonation, right?

[EADGC]

My Ibanez AE has TERRIBLE intonation on the E string. The G on the E string and the open E string are no where near a minor third. I have to tune that string depending on the key I'm playing in.

If anyone would like to send me money for a new guitar, feel free! :)

umm yeah that's just ****ed up

tried adjusting it? do you know how?

[iwannaslap]

omg u guys went soooooooo off topic hehehe

[gardenofsound]

When I used to use a pick on bass I used the .88mm Dunlop nylons. For GnR type stuff you shouldn't need anything thicker. Thicker picks are more important if you're doing fast alternate picking type of stuff or chords. I was able to get a good attack, similar to old Jane's Addiction, Filter and Tool (46 & 2 intro is recorded with a pick)

[naut]

(46 & 2 intro is recorded with a pick)

...along with just about everything else.