For...ever... I've angled the plectrum at 45 degrees and it's not really the first of my thumb that holds it... I sort of only hold the very edge of the plectrum, the edge that hits the string. So there's not do contact between thumb and plectrum. Is that weird?
Also, most players I see angle their thumb back up to the headstock, like the thumb is punting back up to their face... But mine points down toward the ground, sort of like how you might hold it to perform a pinchef harmonic or dig into the string. Again, weird?
These things developed naturally but I think are key in holding back my picking. Especially the first one....
Thoughts?
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Holding the pick at an angle gives a very different tone but isn't 'wrong' - just 'different'.
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Pic #2 looks like how I'd do pinch harmonics, or bluesy rakes.
Both are valid, just different tones.
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Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
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Angled means the pick glides over the string. I've always held it like this, and it's easy to flip from a very loose, funky strum grip to a tighter grip for leads or single note riffs.
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