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On the rare occasions I use a pick, I also "pinkie plant" which limits the power of my strumming strokes.
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There is no way I or anyone here could start to toss out specific makes and models you might try, but I would suggest taking a clip-on tuner and a few picks to the local Guitar Center or Sam Ash and experimenting. I will add that the price you paid for the guitar doesn't change this suggestion. Even if you paid $10,000 for the guitar in question that doesn't mean it's better for what you're trying to do with a guitar than one of the $2000-$2500 mainstream popular models... This is why most here own many guitars.... If anything, the more you pay the more niche the guitars becomes. Like any highly refined tool; excellent at doing a specific job (finger style, flat-picking, etc...) and much less so at others.
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I just got so tired of looking for picks that I started just using my hand, which really results in a beautiful tone. It has really helped my fingerstyle, too. I use the back of my fingernails and even pick individual strings that way. Amazingly, I've become pretty adept at this style. There's not many songs I can't play pickless and do alright.
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Personally, I would never use a felt pick for strumming or anything else.
I'd probably cut one out of a plastic milk carton if I had to.
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I think we're talking about a couple different things, when we talk about thin or thick picks being loud or soft . All things being absolutely equal, soft picks "flap" a little more because they have give, kind of slapping the strings . So, in that sense, they produce a little more "noise", again, all things being equal. Thicker picks probably produce more volume overall , all things being equal , and it's more "pure tone" as opposed to "pick noise".
Of course all things aren't equal. :-) All of the above assumes perfect pick technique, identical in both contexts, and most of us don't have that in the beginning. In my experience, beginners do best with thinner pics, coupled with some really good instruction on how to hold the thing and the angle of attack/technique etc. Most self, taught beginners who hear the sound of a thicker pick as being very abrasive and horrible, tend to compromise on TECHNIQUE, whether consciously or not. They either hold the pick more loosely and let it kind of "flap" as they strum, or they angle the pick severely to soften the harsh sound they are hearing. Neither of these are ideal. I always advise getting thinner picks to start, while NOT compromising the angle of attack , with the understanding that you are working toward the goal of eventually playing with just the tip of the pick. All things being equal thicker pics produce better tone, but you have to play with absolute tip of the pick. All things being equal, most players tend to have an easier time with single lines on thicker picks as opposed to the opposite with thinner picks and strumming. Just some beginner guidelines. All just my opinion. |
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I picked up a silent guitar to play late at night and not bother anyone in the house. It sounds great with headphones on.
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Yamaha/S...lent-Guitar.gc |
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Changing picks helps until you learn the style you like, I have found the thin brown material used in blue chip and charmed life to make less excess noise than the acrylic. They do cost a few cents more . But they are helpful. And echoing others, playing with your strumming hand is really helpful in several ways. And I am a strummer
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I think I am going to get some more picks and try this as well as some of your suggestions. With any suggestion, I must have a pick with excellent grip.
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Relax your wrist, lighten your grip, shorten the stroke and move the stroke path up more over the center of the soundhole. Also, if you rotate the pick so you are strumming off one of the rounded corners rather than the sharp tip, and put a speed bevel on it it may help too. |
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Only on AGF would someone call a $2000 guitar “mainstream” as if nothing special. [emoji23] |
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[QUOTE=ljguitar;5565236]....Relax your wrist, lighten your grip, shorten the stroke and move the stroke path up more over the center of the sound hole.[QUOTE]
Agreed. It is all about a relaxed, controlled picking stroke. I took flatpicking classes from Steve Kaufman at a guitar camp once. He was fairly adamant about holding the pick with just enough tension that he could not grab the tip and easily pull it from between your fingers -- some resistance but no death grip! And he gave each of us one of his labeled picks, a Delrin 0.73 (yellow). That was much thinner than I expected. I have gravitated to heavier and heavier picks over the years. The big downside to strumming with bare fingers or nails (to me) is that I quickly wear away the nails needed to play finger style well. I will do it sometimes when playing quietly late at night using just the side flesh of my thumb, but have to be careful to avoid the nail in order to preserve it. |
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Damp the strings with the heel of your picking hand.
It can also result in a great rhythm too.
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