Don’t hold the guitar pick like this

Don’t hold the guitar pick like this. Here is a much better way to hold the guitar pick!

#shorts #guitarpickup #guitartips

[TheNerdRapper]

This is LITERALLY the best pick holding video I've come across on YouTube, most people don't show it from this angle so it's still hard to tell how the pick should be positioned! Thank you, short and sweet but detailed!!

[harshavardhanvanka]

That instantly changed the way it sounds. Now the strings are evenly hit, the sound is much more smooth. Thanks for the advice! 😊

[keithlenn]

I tried this and my picking speed and consistency improved immediately.... just wow...

[gumpymcbarfbag]

Exactly how I was shown 53 years ago from my teacher, a jazz guitarist.

[greg]

Picks are vital. I recently got the most gorgeous sounds using a thumb pick and two metal finger picks, but I’m used to using a flat pick.

[Snatcher_Catcher]

My pick keeps slipping through my fingers that way lol

[kidashi]

Crazy how much of a difference this made in accuracy for picking too thanks for the tip man made power chords a lot easier

[cside]

As someone who is just starting out, thank you!

[immortalcoils]

This is great for a beginner. I have evolved to hold the pick different ways in order to draw a different tone. The tinny sound is just fine. If that's what you are going for. I wouldn't suggest it for a run or any lagoto or if you are trying to learn songs. But when you decide to create songs. That can be a great thing to know. This includes variations like hybrid picking. If you get far to used to holding it "the correct way" you may struggle finding a comfortable position when you want to experiment a little. It was much easier for older guitarists to marry themselves to the craft. This day and age no one but the laziest have time to learn right. So if you are going for the standard picking and just need help holding one. This is the best advice. Just remember my advice when going outside the box, which is what music is all about. Just don't use this mentality when learning music theory. That's not a debatable or changeable reality. Learn it, though. It will increase your knowledge 10 fold.

[AkChiVibes]

Omg instantly better tone 😮❤😊 thank you!

[davecooper]

Ive been holding the pick wrong for 45 years!! Finally started to hold it this way and it's taken me an entire year to get used to. Right off the bat it vastly improved my tone!! It sounds much more full. It took almost a year of getting used to before I could use it at gigs. Im now 97% there lol and I'm starting to work on my speed picking.

[nathan]

Play however your comfortable. Most of the greats hold the pick weird.

[InAtlasAtLast]

I don’t use a pick, but this is good content for those that do. Respect

[along]

It's your preference I don't hold like that but I can play just fine.
Do what makes u comfortable.

[chaosandorderstudio]

Steve Vai once said: "put the pick on a table. Pick it up. The way you hold it now is the right way for you

[HowDoWhatDo]

Kick ass clear instruction that explained more than you might need. That is a quality break down and exactly what I was looking for ty my friend

[siberiaenfhesm]

I always hold the pick with three fingers and I continue doing it

[mysticwolf]

The instant change in sounds was amazing !!! Thank you so much!!!

[notyourbusiness]

WOW man that completely changed the game!!

[bobphillips]

There is no wrong way or right way. Its preference.