I play guitar mostly by ear. Generally I just play along to a tape or the radio. I like to use the radio because it provides a variety of play alongs.

Anyway, I was wondering if anyone else ever had this experience. When playing scales, I tend to turn my pick to its side. First, I will use the pick normally, but then I will tend to turn it slightly to its side and play using the side of the pick. On certain notes, it causes the "screaming" sound. It's a very high pitch and it sounds awesome. But, I haven't been able to make the same sound each time I try playing it the same way. You have to hit the notes hard. I play with a thick pick and I tend to hit the notes as hard as possible. Since I play this way most of the time, I'm used to hitting the notes in the scale very hard and I like to muff the bridge on most notes for effect.

Has anyone tried playing with the side of the pick?

One last thing. When playing a scale, I tend to try and bend the strings. So there will generally be a slight bend in there as well.

1) Thick pick - turn sideways
2) Hit notes hard in scale
3) Use muff technique
4) Bend strings when playing



[Edited by Doxidan2112 on 04-02-2003 at 01:47 AM]