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ganon commented on David Rathgeber's blog post Holding the pick"David, the email you get is a blind routing from Flatpicking Guitar Network for a message that I placed in your mailbox here (top right of page, just below the navigation block). The email is a convenience so that you can see the message without…"
David Rathgeber commented on David Rathgeber's blog post Holding the pick"Ganon,
I received your email direct to my personal email and was in the process of replying when I noticed it came from a do-not-reply address. The only way I know you will get this is to go back to an earlier posting, open the…"
ganon commented on David Rathgeber's blog post Holding the pick"You can see an example of attached files in this discussion:
http://flatpick.ning.com/group/beginningearlearners/forum/topics/grangers-fiddle-tunes-for
These are mp3 sound files, but videos work the same way (watch out for size limitations)."
ganon commented on David Rathgeber's blog post Holding the pick"Dave,
videos can be loaded either by navigating to 'videos' in the navigation block at the top right of each page. Once you get there, just click the ADD+ button which is right below the navigation block. These become part of the…"
"David,
I'm not sure where these posts go either. As far as the video goes, I don't know about attaching it to these posts; however, you can send it to me directly at theflatpickking@yahoo.com
Alternately, you could use Dropbox…"
David Rathgeber commented on David Rathgeber's blog post Holding the pick"Scott,
First of all, I don't understand where these posts go. I thought they were on the beginners forum, but I see only my first post is there. My latest posts have been replies to you on this site wherever it is. …"
David Rathgeber commented on David Rathgeber's blog post Holding the pick"Scott,
First of all, I don't understand where these posts go. I thought they were on the beginners forum, but I see only my first post is there. My latest posts have been replies to you on this site wherever it is. …"
"David,
How you sit, hold the guitar, size of your guitar, etc., makes a difference; however, there is no "one size fits all" prescription. As I've stated previously, everyone's anatomy and its relationship to the…"
David Rathgeber commented on David Rathgeber's blog post Holding the pick"Scott, Ganon,
I decided to go back to basics - before picking up the guitar - and look at my posture! I have been in the habit of sitting on the sofa which is fairly soft. I looked at a Scott video and see that you cross your…"
ganon commented on David Rathgeber's blog post Holding the pick"Thanks Scott! I think I understand now."
"It is difficult to describe the technique with words. The video does help. I think the main thing is to have your arm and hand in a relaxed position on the guitar and strings. If you do that the angle tends to happen naturally and…"
ganon commented on David Rathgeber's blog post Holding the pick"ps ~ I know the answer, it is quite obvious (to me) if you look at the close up of Scott's picking in the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vDOQ1ULTJc
from ~2:00 to 2:08.
Forget about pitch and yaw - don't fixate on 45…"
"The angle is 45 - 50 degrees (what you describe as 20 degrees). The conventional rest stroke is fine; however, it can hamper your speed. Tony does use a similar approach, as do Roy Buchanan, Al DiMeola, etc. They sometimes call it…"
"If you look at the string as a vertical plane, the angle of the pick to that plane is 45 degrees or so. With my technique, there is an instant where the pick contacts the string before slicing or pushing/pulling through the string. This…"
ganon commented on David Rathgeber's blog post Holding the pick"Scott,
Sorry to jump in again, but I am confused. Do you mean that the pick angle to the top of the guitar is 45 degrees (pretty much like a 'standard' rest stroke), i.e., close to the angle that you are pushing down into the top of…"
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Holding the pick
Holding the pick has to be the most fundamental starting point after taking the pick out of the box and tuning up. (If you store your pick by threading it between the strings, be sure to remove it before tuning up).
I have spent the last few weeks struggling with picks that keep twisting as I am playing, which makes it difficult to play with confidence.
Fortunately (maybe) I came across an instructional video by Scott Fore on blessi.com. Along with this there is a video of…
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