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JimnPam
12-10-2005, 04:52 PM
I have these wide pickups on my guitar aprox, 2 1/2"x1 1/2" and I have been able get more speed by raising my pickup hight to aprox 1/8" below my strings
and then use the top of the pichup as a stop for the tip of my pick, essentially "dragging" my pick along the top of my pickup. This seems so easy that it's almost like cheating. Am I the only one who does this?
Akira
12-11-2005, 04:06 AM
If you've got your hand properly anchored and stable, then you shouldn't need to do that. But I guess it's down to personal taste; I personally find it annoying as hell when my pick drags across pickups (for example on most Ibanez guitars).
chucklivesoninmyheart
12-11-2005, 10:07 AM
Hence my hatred of Mid pickups..can't stand them,always in the way.
CW14
12-11-2005, 05:22 PM
I can't stand mid pickups either, but do whatever works.
stackny
12-11-2005, 05:48 PM
Bugs the piss outa me when I hit my pickups. But as CW says, whatever works I guess...
Akira
12-12-2005, 12:16 PM
Hence my hatred of Mid pickups..can't stand them,always in the way.

Doesn't make a bit of difference for me; I pick above the neck pickup.
Fenderalltheway
12-17-2005, 06:16 PM
well, on my strat, I usually pick(and strum) in between the bridge and middle pickup.
alucard0941
12-20-2005, 04:47 PM
Whenever I play the neck pickup (22frets) I find it best sound with you play exacly above the neck pickup cause thats where the 24th fret is soposed to be. So it makes for a great neck harmonic and clean tone. And good for sweeping tone.
JoeNovice
12-20-2005, 05:06 PM
Tuck Andress is one of the greatest guitarist alive today.

Here is a link to a great article he wrote in regards to pick and fingerstyle techniques.

Tuck's Picking Discussion (http://www.tuckandpatti.com/pick-finger_tech.html)
PonyOne
12-20-2005, 06:18 PM
Hence my hatred of Mid pickups..can't stand them,always in the way.
I hate them too, but more because they tend to be tonal mush compared to the bridge or neck. Just more crap you don't need.

I pick generally around the neck pickup or just below it, and because I sometimes use a Teckpick which is made of aircraft aluminum, the cover of the neck pickup where it sticks out by the low E string is a bit scratched up :( oh well... adds character.

I also generally don't anchor my hand, if I played like that I'd find it inhibiting.