Which brand of pick does Scotty Anderson use?

Anybody know whats he's using? I found a nice closeup vid of his right hand and wondered what he is using. Searched all over the google and didn't find anything. Notice how short he cuts them down to, barely anything sticking out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McjZiyWFbN4

I know I've seen it mentioned here on the forum. There is a member here who knows Scotty quite well and I recall he has answered the pick question before. I'll do some searching on the forum and see what I can turn up.

Found it! http://www.tdpri.com/forum/telecaster-discussion-forum/73958-just-watched-couple-scotty-anderson-videos.html

Here's the quote from the thread I've linked to above. It's reply #19 in the thread.

I'm not Scotty, but he is a very good friend. He is the most humble genius. I produced the live event for him in Macon and host his website. I wish you all could know him personally. There is zero ego and he has the best sense of humor. He has no computer knowledge! At all! He appreciates every comment that I forward to him, if his lovely wife Judy, can get him to come to the computer to see it. He uses one of the Fred Kelly thumbpicks and cuts it down. It's hard to see in the vids, but he will hold it like a flatpick some of the time and then play fingerstlyle in a split second and it's seamless. I've seen him countless times. I've yet to figure it out. Same goes with his double and triple stops. It's insane. We are going in the studio in May and I hope to find a rhythm player for him so we can record a few duos. Seems everyone is a bit hesitant.
Nate

Wow, it's uncanny you posted this, I bought a whole bunch of them thumbpicks this evening. What timing, either way what I take away from that vid is that he's set it up to work like he's holding a flatpick.

Here's what I should have done, held my flatpick like I normally do between the index and thumb, slid the thumb pick on while holding the flatpick in position, quite easy to do than it sounds. take them both off while holding them together and clip the larger thumpick to the flatpicks profile.

Well I did that to candidate number two, mucked up the first one that fit right, both are the same size, but the heavier one had less flex on the straight of the P (the thumbpick's cross section), in this case earniball and planetwaves.

Thanks for the vid, this is the first time I'm trying out a thumb pick, the extra finger is causing some confusion, was scared to try it after hearing folks saying it took em half a year to get comfortable with. While it feels surprisingly natural I guess it'll take time for it to feel like home and stop thinking about it.

Found it! http://www.tdpri.com/forum/telecaster-discussion-forum/73958-just-watched-couple-scotty-anderson-videos.html

Here's the quote from the thread I've linked to above. It's reply #19 in the thread.

Wow, I missed reading that while I was posting, I was right about the flatpick angle to the length :) So cool.

edit: Thanks for the post by the way, he's an insane player, huge inspiration.

Interesting, the Fred Kelly thumbpicks don't have the nasty right angle at the top of the P like the ones I got, ordering a bag of em right away.

edit: my apologies for the multiple posts.

Thx guys :D

Ok I think I figured it out. In the vid he is using an Orange pick. Fred Kelly only makes two orange thumbpicks the speed and slick.. So I believe he is using a med pick cut down to a nub.
http://fredkellypicks.com/speed/delrin-speed-pick-medium-24pcs/

I happen to have a few speed and slick picks, time to get out the clippers and sand paper!

Ok I think I figured it out. In the vid he is using an Orange pick. Fred Kelly only makes two orange thumbpicks the speed and slick.. So I believe he is using a med pick cut down to a nub.
http://fredkellypicks.com/speed/delrin-speed-pick-medium-24pcs/

I happen to have a few speed and slick picks, time to get out the clippers and sand paper!

You could try emailing Scotty from his website or contacting the TDPRI member who knows him and ask directly.

I'm pretty sure it's this one:
http://fredkellypicks.com/slick/delrin-slick-pick-medium-24pcs/

I switched from using a flatpick to a thumbpick about 5 years ago. I play a great deal of solo-guitar (plus my group gigs) and have always be attracted to the very articulate styles of Pat Martino and George Benson. So, I went to the thumb-pick as a means of combining both styles of solo paying and articulate single note playing. Brent Mason, Scotty Anderson, Lenny Breau, and Jerry Reed are my guys! I have incorporated a bit from each style into my playing. Here are 3 areas of focus that (I believe) are really important:

1) Thumb and index finger alternation (T, I, T, I or sometimes T, M, T, M,) – this is the easiest point to enter. A slight amount of wrist motion is needed (as recommended by Mason). Very good for arpeggios.
2) Index, Thumb, Middle “reverse banjo roll” (I, T, M, I, T, M,) – this one (ala Anderson, and Breau) can eventually generate a great deal of speed because of its “minimal movement”. The trick with this one is that it is a “three” pattern and most often needs to be applied to a duple (“two” pattern) line.
3) Thumb, Middle, Thumb, Ring (T, M, T, R) – this is Mason’s and Reed’s style. Once this one gets under the fingers, you can really crank! Very slight motion of the wrist is needed. Feels clumsy at first, but after about 6-months, starts to feel natural. You can also do T, I, T, M, but this feels a little cramped.

If you can get these 3 techniques down, you WILL notice a dramatic increase in you accuracy and speed..

3 Other Points To Consider:

1) RELAX – if you tighten up with any of the above techniques, You will kill speed. Let your amp do the work, and play lightly with a relaxed feel. Watch Mason’s right hand – his index finger (the unused on) is very relaxed, indicating that his entire right hand is relaxed.
2) PRACTICE WITH A METRONOME – this will guarantee that you develop an “even” technique, and can increase the speed gradually and naturally.
3) SHAPE YOUR NAILS – to get the most efficient (no drag or catch) “release” from your nails, take care in developing an appropriate “ramp”. Guitarist Scott Tennant has the best instruction on this at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCoSL-_oL7I
4) BE PATIENT

Enjoy!

I switched from using a flatpick to a thumbpick about 5 years ago. I play a great deal of solo-guitar (plus my group gigs) and have always be attracted to the very articulate styles of Pat Martino and George Benson. So, I went to the thumb-pick as a means of combining both styles of solo paying and articulate single note playing. Brent Mason, Scotty Anderson, Lenny Breau, and Jerry Reed are my guys! I have incorporated a bit from each style into my playing. Here are 3 areas of focus that (I believe) are really important:

1) Thumb and index finger alternation (T, I, T, I or sometimes T, M, T, M,) – this is the easiest point to enter. A slight amount of wrist motion is needed (as recommended by Mason). Very good for arpeggios.
2) Index, Thumb, Middle “reverse banjo roll” (I, T, M, I, T, M,) – this one (ala Anderson, and Breau) can eventually generate a great deal of speed because of its “minimal movement”. The trick with this one is that it is a “three” pattern and most often needs to be applied to a duple (“two” pattern) line.
3) Thumb, Middle, Thumb, Ring (T, M, T, R) – this is Mason’s and Reed’s style. Once this one gets under the fingers, you can really crank! Very slight motion of the wrist is needed. Feels clumsy at first, but after about 6-months, starts to feel natural. You can also do T, I, T, M, but this feels a little cramped.

If you can get these 3 techniques down, you WILL notice a dramatic increase in you accuracy and speed..

3 Other Points To Consider:

1) RELAX – if you tighten up with any of the above techniques, You will kill speed. Let your amp do the work, and play lightly with a relaxed feel. Watch Mason’s right hand – his index finger (the unused on) is very relaxed, indicating that his entire right hand is relaxed.
2) PRACTICE WITH A METRONOME – this will guarantee that you develop an “even” technique, and can increase the speed gradually and naturally.
3) SHAPE YOUR NAILS – to get the most efficient (no drag or catch) “release” from your nails, take care in developing an appropriate “ramp”. Guitarist Scott Tennant has the best instruction on this at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCoSL-_oL7I
4) BE PATIENT

Enjoy!

Valuable advice ...thanks for taking the time...great post.

+1 mjirish! 3 posts in and I'm definitely looking out for more from you :cool:

Thanks for posting that and welcome to the forum!

"You can also do T, I, T, M, but this feels a little cramped." I believe Chet Atkins used this one?