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mc9mm
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mc9mm
Guitar Tricks Instructor
Joined: 08/16/01
Posts: 532
05/21/2002 12:33 pm
Well if you do the "inside" picking,
isnt that going the wrong way?
say you've picked the D string and are going for
the G string, then you have to go over the
D string, avoid it, and then pick the G.
I think thats way to complicated if you have to
play accurate and fast.
Plus the movement gets bigger so its harder to
play fast.
But thats just me, I use the "outside".

I have a small question of my own:

What end of the pick do you use for "nudging"
or whatever its called, fast picking maybe..?
If I play moderate speed, I use the sharp edge,
since its more accurate.
If its supposed to be really fast, I use the rounded edge,
because then the pick sort of slides over the strings.
The sharp edge grabs the string more than the rounded does,
so then the speed suffers.
But of course that gives you less accuracy.
Tough decision.