Anyone else really loose with their plectrum?

WiresDreamDisasters

Every bloody bit of footage I see of myself playing, I'm always adjusting my bloody plectrum! Constantly! It's like a nervous tick or something!?

Doesn't feel loose in my hand when I'm playing. Just pliable. But watching it is another thing!

merlin

Pics/vids or it doesn't happen. 

rossi

Never kept one long enough to find out .

LPManic

I've abandoned the plectrum all together recently. LP sounds a million times better without it. Much more woody and with a better snap.

octatonic

Pick and finger is where it is at.
Yes I am loose, you can dynamically change your picking stroke and intensity that way.

Cols

Every professional out there, judging by the number of plectra I see stuck to mic stands.

Philtre

Maybe it's time for a new product. Plectrum glue. "Plue" or "Glectrum". I'm not a marketing guy, but it's a solid idea.

Musicwolf

I play with a tungsten pick with mother of pearl inlay.  £26 a piece.

They’re not easier to grip per se, you just keep a tighter hold 

SimonC

Thumb pick FTW

p90fool

SimonC said:

Thumb pick FTW

I tried that, and realised that I couldn't put any nuances into my playing at all.
I know plenty of others can, but it highlighted to me how loosely I usually hold the pick when it suddenly couldn't move any more. 

I can switch between funk rhythm and single note lead lines at will with a flat pick, but not a chance with a thumb pick.   

stratman3142

p90fool said:

SimonC said:

Thumb pick FTW

I tried that, and realised that I couldn't put any nuances into my playing at all.
I know plenty of others can, but it highlighted to me how loosely I usually hold the pick when it suddenly couldn't move any more. 

I can switch between funk rhythm and single note lead lines at will with a flat pick, but not a chance with a thumb pick.   

It's exactly the same for me.

viz

I love a good plectrum scrape!! Sorry to boast but I once did a corker of one that I’m incredibly proud of before a solo, here at 1:57!

https://m.soundcloud.com/vizvizvizvizviz/jonno-stanford-mr-friday-night

stratman3142

viz said:

I love a good plectrum scrape!! Sorry to boast but I once did a corker of one that I’m incredibly proud of before a solo, here at 1:57!

https://m.soundcloud.com/vizvizvizvizviz/jonno-stanford-mr-friday-night

Shouldn't this be on the Pick Scrape thread

JAYJO

Philtre said:

Maybe it's time for a new product. Plectrum glue. "Plue" or "Glectrum". I'm not a marketing guy, but it's a solid idea.

How about No Nails Plectrums... 

stratman3142

stratman3142 said:

viz said:

I love a good plectrum scrape!! Sorry to boast but I once did a corker of one that I’m incredibly proud of before a solo, here at 1:57!

https://m.soundcloud.com/vizvizvizvizviz/jonno-stanford-mr-friday-night

Shouldn't this be on the Pick Scrape thread

Great pick scrape and playing though. But on a point that possibly connects both threads, I make an adjustment and rotate my pick so the scrape is with the top of the pick, to avoid putting notches in the side of the pick close to where I pick.

Sassafras

Maybe you're just naturally cack-handed.

viz

stratman3142 said:

viz said:

I love a good plectrum scrape!! Sorry to boast but I once did a corker of one that I’m incredibly proud of before a solo, here at 1:57!

https://m.soundcloud.com/vizvizvizvizviz/jonno-stanford-mr-friday-night

Shouldn't this be on the Pick Scrape thread

Yes! I wondered where it had gone! I posted it and looked for it, couldn’t find it and had to write it again! Silly me

Philtre

JAYJO said:

Philtre said:

Maybe it's time for a new product. Plectrum glue. "Plue" or "Glectrum". I'm not a marketing guy, but it's a solid idea.

How about No Nails Plectrums... 

I think we're ready to pitch this to the Dragons.

Loobs

Glue it to your thumb

Jalapeno

Philtre said:

Maybe it's time for a new product. Plectrum glue. "Plue" or "Glectrum". I'm not a marketing guy, but it's a solid idea.

Been done - it's called Gorilla Snot of all things !  It works too.

Since moving up in size haven't dropped a plectrum at all AFAIK

axisus

I don't use them, they always felt unnatural to me and kept pinging away. Just using my fingers/nails for strumming feels sooooo right, and with guitar solos I feel more at one with the guitar. The down side is that my speed and accuracy is a tad lower on widdling, but I'm not really known for speed or accuracy in my playing - and it's only a tad different.