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Originally Posted by Wade Hampton
The eyes of those convinced that rigid picks are the only way to go probably glaze over as they skim my posts where I explain how to make a more flexible pick quite musically versatile by shifting and adjusting my grip. But it's no different than learning how to palm mute or any other technique, it just takes time to master.
Short version: great music can be made with inexpensive picks that some musicians choose to sneer at. But good tone is more about talent and technique than it is about the pick itself.
Wade Hampton Miller
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Pat Metheny tells how, when he was starting out on guitar in suburban Kansas City, they local music store only carried light teardrops. And if you buy a set of Pat Metheny signature picks today, they'll be light teardrops, with imprinted art of abstract symbols, of course.
Pat still wanted a rich, fat jazzy tone, so he turned the pick around backward, playing with the round end. And if you see him play today, he still does.