Flatpicking w/ thumb pick--- wrist action

Valvey · July 19th, 2008, 07:06 PM

There have been several threads in here about how to use the thumb pick secondarily as a flat pick for rapid up and down picking. I find it helps to use the loose rotational wrist action described by Al Di Meola in this video (at 2:00.) It counteracts some of the rigidity of having the thing attached to your thumb.

boneyguy · July 19th, 2008, 08:21 PM

Funny you should mention it. Another member here and I have been conversing back and forth via PM about thumbpicks and related stuff.

I was just telling him about my challenge with this very thing you're talking about. With a flat pick I would just loosen the grip between my finger and thumb to get different strumming feels. I can't do that with a thumbpick so I've been experimenting with different techniques to get that same effect. I'm totally commited to the thumbpick now and can't see ever going back to a flatpick.

July 19th, 2008, 07:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
Valvey Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: morgantown wv Posts: 142	Flatpicking w/ thumb pick--- wrist action There have been several threads in here about how to use the thumb pick secondarily as a flat pick for rapid up and down picking. I find it helps to use the loose rotational wrist action described by Al Di Meola in this video (at 2:00.) It counteracts some of the rigidity of having the thing attached to your thumb.

July 19th, 2008, 08:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
boneyguy Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: victoria b.c. Age: 50 Posts: 2,714	Funny you should mention it. Another member here and I have been conversing back and forth via PM about thumbpicks and related stuff. I was just telling him about my challenge with this very thing you're talking about. With a flat pick I would just loosen the grip between my finger and thumb to get different strumming feels. I can't do that with a thumbpick so I've been experimenting with different techniques to get that same effect. I'm totally commited to the thumbpick now and can't see ever going back to a flatpick. __________________ "Shut up n' play yer guitar"