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05 September 2010 |
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Electric Guitar PicksGuitar picks are little ovoid (egg-shaped) bits of plastic we use to pick or strum the strings of the guitar, what more can you say? Well, quite a lot, really, as they can be any shape you like, made of anything you like and if you want to pick or strum the strings of your guitar you can always use your fingers. You can also call it a plectrum. So, why do we use picks at all? The usual reasons are that you can get a stronger, harder sound using a pick and you can get very clear, powerful single notes using a pick, so they are ideal for the modern rock styles, and the very loud strumming techniques. Not everyone uses them all the time, of course, Lyndsay Buckingham, of Fleetwood Mac, produced some very special sounds with his own individual style of finger picking, as did Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits. You can also combine picking and fingering, for example a style often used in country music is to pick one string while playing another string with the finger at the same time. Lead guitarists tend to use harder picks, which are better for the fast, precision playing, and rythym guitarists may use a softer pick for strumming chords. Generally, the harder the pick, the clearer and louder the note, but more difficult to strum, as there is a tendency for the hard pick to catch on the strings. The softer pick is better for running over the strings, but is not so good for fast picking of individual strings. Like everything, rules are there to be broken, so get yourself a selection of hard, medium and soft picks, in a variety of shapes and sizes and find out what works best for you.
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