Where do you pick?

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:01 pm

Ninja Mike 808 wrote:If the guitar had 3 pick ups, I could pick from the neck to the middle... Diagonally, and all...

I think one's picking style has more to do with effecting how the strings vibrate. I don't really think the pickups have that much to do with it. unless, perhaps, you like the way it sounds when you pick a particular way when using a particular pickup.

James · Post by **James** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:28 pm

He's just using the pickups as a location reference.

Ninja Mike 808 · Post by **Ninja Mike 808** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:46 pm

Yea, I try and play in other places, but my hand is stuck in that position (begin the jokes)... But, truthfully, the tone does change depending on where you pick. Country artists like that twang, so they'll play closer to the bridge sometimes... Sometimes...

BobArsecake · Post by **BobArsecake** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 2:35 am

Wherever to get whatever sound.

euan · Post by **euan** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 2:46 am

dodgedartdave wrote:
Mike wrote:I have a spazzy style. it would be hard to pin down an area.
Tru Dat.

Would have been funny if you weren't known for belittling Mikes playing.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 11:04 am

Depends what sound i want, i may softly strum over the end of the neck to keep it mellow or really dig in near the bridge for bite. Also find where the pinch harmonics are.

More Cowbell · Post by **More Cowbell** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 3:34 pm

I don't pay attention to where I pick, I'm too busy rawking.

Post by **Doog** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:34 am

I guess most of the time, it's about over the middle pup on a Strat.

turtle · Post by **turtle** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:23 am

Post by **Mike** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:34 am

Hurb wrote:my nose

You're late.

turtle · Post by **turtle** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:01 am

illustrated

plus it was like 6 in the morning

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:59 am

Doog wrote:I guess most of the time, it's about over the middle pup on a Strat.

Blackmore and Malmstain always lowered their middle pup flat for this reason. The closeness of the strings to the body on Strats has always been a minor irritation to me.

turtle · Post by **turtle** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:08 pm

Fran wrote:
Doog wrote:I guess most of the time, it's about over the middle pup on a Strat.
Blackmore and Malmstain always lowered their middle pup flat for this reason. The closeness of the strings to the body on Strats has always been a minor irritation to me.

for spacing I do a single nickel on the high side and double nickel on the low side and have eliminated that problem for myself

Post by **Doog** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:16 pm

Like, shimming the neck?

turtle · Post by **turtle** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:18 pm

huh? between the pickup and string......if you were directing at me *&^

Post by **Doog** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:35 pm

Ah, I thought you had shimmed the neck with said coins to overcome that problem.

And yeah, I've not had any probs hitting the pickup/s, I don't really have 'em all that high though.

Captain Lockheed · Post by **Captain Lockheed** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:33 pm

Got a habit of creeping up the neck when using my thumb, try to avoid this when using a thumb pick as I'm worried about putting dings in the neck.

Aeon · Post by **Aeon** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:08 pm

Incidentally, where you pick also determines how easy it is for you to tune a guitar, esp if using an electronic tuner.

If you pick right at the 12th fret, you get pretty much nothing but the fundamental -- and a stable movement of the tuner's tracking. Towards the bridge gets you more harmonics, which will make the tuner's needle go back and forth as it tries to differentiate the fundamental tone from the harmonics.

So make it easier on yourself and pick at the 12th when you're tuning!

Post by **Doog** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:15 pm

When intonating and setting up a guitar, I use the neck pickup with the tone rolled down for the same reason.

Octave pedals track better because of this too. Too bad I never want to rock fat riffs on the neck pickup :/

Post by **Mike** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:22 pm

Neck pickup + Distortion = not good.

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