Originally Posted by: Fret spiderok thats pretty much like i hold it. when you say choppy do you mean very percussive. lots of thwackin for lack of a better word.

if so this is not only fixed buy changing how you hold the pick. what you are doing (i think) is diging in to the strings too much. the reason this is not so bad woth the other method is becuse the pick is extended from the palm of the hand it is twised slightly when you hit the strings decreasing how much of the pick you are using. if you see what i mean.

so how do u dig the pick in less?? well you want to use less of the pick to play notes. you can do this by trying to 'skim' the strings more. but an easier way is to show less of the pick.

waht i mean is have less of the pointy bit of the pick showing.

another way is to loosen your grip on the pick as much as possible without it falling out of your hand.


i hope i was cleareer this time

definately! thanks for clarifying! yea, i think maybe i am hitting the strings at the wrong angle or something in this position, and probably need to "skim" em a bit more. the other way, i actually miss more strings than i would this way.