Guitars, tips and great music discussions
I imagine that having an extra digit on your left hand must have it’s con’s, but the pro’s might just make it worth it!
Playing a 7 string guitar would come in quite handy with a hand configuration like this? When playing difficult chord progressions like the ones that Bruce Cockburn and John Mayer use, wouldn’t it be nice to have another finger just hanging around the old fret board?
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I have a pick made of gold, honestly I do, and I’ve used it too … but one made of wood – never heard of one.
They say the Surfpick Lignum Vitae is much denser then white oak, gives you a richer warmer tone and that it makes your sound free from the dreaded pick click sound.
The wood is rare so it’s no wonder they can’t ship out of the US.
The wood is so dense it will sink in even salt water.
It was also prized for use for fittings on tall ships hundreds of years ago.
You can even watch it burn on the video.
If you have one of these picks in your arsenal, will you get back to us on what your thoughts about this is?
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While looking for thumb picks to try and spice up my picking style, I came across the regular/traditional plastic ones and the newer look and feel plastic and metal ones.
I know that you’ve all seen the plastic thumb picks before and they all seem to have the same feel to them. When you put them on they have this loose tension to them. It has the illusion that it would slide off my thumb fairly easily and that poses a problem with me. While playing hockey I tend to almost squeeze the sap out of it when playing and I bring that attitude to my guitar game.
The one that Tim Cameron directed me to was the National “L” one. 
This one has a different feel to it all together. It has a nice firm feel all the way around your thumb, but the exposed pick maybe a little bit too big and clunky for my liking.
The next one that I was shown was a little bit unique from your everyday thumb pick. This one is called the PROPIK.
The one to the left is called a Good Grip Thumb Pick.
I liked this one because it allows me to adjust the tension of it to my liking. The best feature of this one is that the exposed pick that I will attack the strings with is smaller then most thumb picks.
I do not need a big clumsy thing on my thumb that is not as precise as a regular guitar pick. Therefore I give this product one thumbs up! Get it?
If you use any of these picks, please let us know the pros and cons of each one!
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As you know I’m trying to add a little something to my guitar picking techniques. I went to the 12th fret in Toronto and looked at some unique picks that I have or have not used in the past. As usual Mr Tim Cameron was the one who stepped up to the plate and let me delve into his insight of guitar picks and styles.
I had told him that I was trying to use a regular pick with thumb and index finger then move it to the ring and pinkie. He then tried to show me his way while playing air guitar,but then he decided to pick up a guitar beside him in order to show me the fine details.
He tends to grasp the pick with his index finger and then he closes his hand to where the knuckle and palm of his hand meet. It’s almost like making a fist, but he uses all the other fingers to pick.I never thought about way this, but the only problem with this is that I want to use my index finger while picking.
He uses a Snarling Dogs Brain pick that has tons of grip on the top portion of the pick. Check this out and look at the larger view. I’ve never seen, heard of or played with this type of pick before, but if you are a player who sweats a lot while playing then this IS the pick for you.
He then showed me the traditional Fender HEAVY pick, that has a tortoise shell swirly design. It has a Reuleaux triangle configuration.
This pick is just about the correct size I need, but it is too smooth to move back and forth from the intended positions. If it had finger grip patterns on it, it would be not bad. I bought it anyway and will try it out for a while.
Next topic will be the traditional and non-traditional thumb picks.
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The F-1 guitar pick is something that seems very non-traditional to me but hey, nothing better than expanding the approach to guitar playing, I’m all for that!
In the little town of Brantford where I grew up, anything that was different was looked upon with one eye brow up.
When I was trying to play the guitar with a pick and my fingers at the same time, people thought that I was nutz. I wonder back then what we, as kidz, would have thought of this invention.
I plan on getting one of these cool picks soon but I’m stuck on which one to try out.
Has anyone ever bought this type of pick before? if so, can you let us know which one you picked (I know bad one) up and what you thought about it?
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