Electric guitar pick skills: the choice of pick is a common practice for comrades who study and play folk guitars and electric guitars. There are all kinds of brands, shapes and thicknesses of picks on the market, some are special, and some are brand-name ones, which are dazzling. However, the inappropriate pick is often not wear-resistant, which hinders the movement of the hand and makes the guitar tone inappropriate. Therefore, for guitar players, it is necessary to choose the pick accurately. Here, the author gives you some essentials of picking, which should be applicable to most people. I hope you can refer to it.
Let's talk about thickness first. The common pick thickness in the market is about 0.38mm, 0.46mm, 0.5mm, 0.58mm, 0.6mm, 0.7 1mm, 0.73mm, 0.8 1mm, 0.96mm, 1.0mm,/kloc-. I'll go. What a dazzling array! Let's roughly classify it.
First of all, 0.38mm is a class of its own. This kind of pick is extremely soft, which can create a gentle, erratic and heavy tone on the folk guitar. However, it is generally not recommended for beginners, because it may be very laborious to use it unskilled. Playing Xiao Juan's Sunset is more suitable for this choice.
0.46mm to 0.6mm can be considered as a class. This kind of pick is the most commonly used thickness for folk guitars. It can make a crisp and tidy sound when sweeping the strings, and it is bright and clean when solo and breaking the strings. It is suitable for playing most acoustic guitar music, such as Yoga Lin's About Me.
0.7 1 to 0.8 1mm can be regarded as a class. In my opinion, they are mainly used to play acoustic guitars with relatively short note duration and high speed, because they are harder than the first two lessons and will not stick their hands when moving at high speed, but they are not too thick, which makes the timbre of acoustic guitars not bright enough. Of course, a plucked piece of this thickness can make a strong metallic sound when it is used to sweep strings, and play Cui Jian's The Speculator.
The picks introduced above are generally suitable for acoustic guitars, and the electric guitar picks are below. Compared with acoustic guitar, the timbre change of electric guitar is not so direct, but it requires higher speed, so the picks used are generally thicker.
Pick from 0.96 to 1. 14mm can be counted as a class. This kind of pick is thinner and harder than the ordinary speed pick, so many electric guitar players like this kind of rough pick, which is very suitable for music without special high-speed pick. So the rhythm guitarist of the band (mainly playing harmony, harmonic progression, etc. ) I like it very much. It is very comfortable when rhythm guitarists usually use small strokes (sweeping 2 to 4 strings).
1.2 mm to 1.5 mm picks are counted as one type. This kind of pick is thick and hard, especially popular with the lead guitarist in the band (mainly playing the main theme, crossing the bridge, solo, etc.). ). No matter high or low speed, it is suitable for leading music, and generally it will not stick to your hands. The timbre is crisp and neat, and the skills such as artificial overtones are quite reliable. Of course, sweeping harmony is also good.
2.0mm to 3.0mm pick, can be used for fast play and jazz, generally not many people use it. 1.5mm pickaxe is more popular.
As for the shape of the pick, there are triangles and various drop shapes. The triangular pick has the largest area and is very stable to hold. It can be used to play at any corner, which is a very convenient and beneficial shape for beginners. The most commonly used drop shape has a sharp corner for plucking strings and two rounded corners for grasping. This kind of pickaxe is dexterous at sharp corners. Some heads are round and some are pointed. The shrill voice is very powerful and threatening, so you must play a piece of metal music. Round heads can be seen almost everywhere, and general pop music, soft rock and other styles are very suitable. Of course, it is not so easy to get extremely accurate and fast plucking.
Drop-type pointed pick
Triangular pick
Drop-shaped round-headed pickaxe.
Finally, talk about the material of the pick.
First of all, there are common celluloid picks on the market, which are usually extremely cheap, patterned and in various colors, and are also the most traditional picks. Alice and Finder's film selections are well known. But in general, I don't recommend you to use this kind of pick. First of all, the requirements for anti-skid and finger adaptability are low, and it is easy to run off. Secondly, the elastic control of this kind of pick is often very general, and the sharpness/smoothness of the pick head is very single, which is disadvantageous to the guitar timbre.
Then for the choice of more advanced picks, I recommend Deng Lupu picks in terms of shape, feel, durability and diversity. This kind of pick is generally imported from the United States, and the price ranges from around 3 yuan to around 15 yuan. It is also the most commonly used pick by the author. Deng Lupu's picks are mainly divided into the most classic turtle series, unique flexibility and classic turtle logo, and low prices within 3 yuan; There are also nylon paddles, generally with anti-slip contacts, which are elastic and will not slip by hand; And then all the bank signatures. In addition to collection, signature tags are also good materials. There is also Ultex rhinoceros picking, which is light and hard, and plucking is accurate and fast; Jazz series has many styles, most of which are pointed, and jazz and speed bombs are good choices; Finally, 510r/510r, picked by new noble, 14 to 15 yuan, at the top, suitable for recording. The picture below shows the pick held by the author.
The first pile of picks in the upper left corner is 0.38mm non-slip nylon picks. This kind of pick has a thick and soft tone on folk guitar, which is suitable for dull and sad acoustic guitar music. The second pile in the first row is a 0.46mm non-slip nylon pick, which is very elastic and is used for playing and recording most folk guitars. The last two piles in the first row are auspicious 13 commemorative pickaxes with skull patterns. The author just signed them and sent them to friends to scare the children or something. Oh, no, I don't scare children. The first two piles in the second row are 1.0mm and 2.0mm jazz paddles, which are beautiful and feel great. The design of the anti-slip groove that fits the thumb is very reliable, and the stage use is very good. The last pile in the second row is the signature pick of Dream Theater, which is very sharp, small and thick. It is very suitable for playing diagonal lines and smooth and fast solos, and the timbre is very capable. The five dark red paddles in the front row of the third row are nobles in the range of 14 to10r/511r. Needless to say, materials, hand feel, non-slip, elasticity and timbre are all the highest standards, so I saved them from 0.73mm to 1. Finally, these translucent light orange ones are Ultex rhinoceros picks, ranging from 0.73mm to 2.0mm, which are the most commonly used picks. Their hand feel and hardness are excellent, and they play powerfully and neatly. As the lead guitarist, my favorite is 1.4mm rhinoceros pick, so I usually have five in my hand, but they are very durable, and I often don't see anyone wearing them before.
Fast plucking skill of electric guitar: the skill of alternating plucking and sweeping with plucking. 1. Alternate plucking; Second, the skill of sweeping.
Of course, there are also mixed picking, economic picking and full picking. But the most important and commonly used method is alternating plucking, and other plucking methods should be mainly alternating plucking. The importance of alternately plucking the strings cannot be overemphasized. With higher alternating plucking technology, the speed and accuracy of plucking can be improved, the rhythm can be more stable and the duration can be better mastered. But unfortunately, nearly 70% or 80% of the students did not play the strings strictly alternately, but according to their own habits, or there was no law at all. This is unacceptable. Everyone should form the good habit of playing the strings alternately from the beginning, otherwise it will be difficult to correct the bad habit.
In fact, alternating plucking strings is easy to master, but first of all, we must pay attention to it ideologically. Let me give a few examples to explain the alternating plucking of strings. For example, the first eight, the last sixteen, the first sixteen and the last eight, syncopation rhythm and so on. At that time, it was a variant of alternating plucking strings. The rhythm of the first eight and the last sixteen, the correct plucking direction is:? Next? Next? Going? And it is:? Next? Going? Next? Going? The basic rhythm has not changed, and there is no shortage of plucked strings, but the second sixteenth note has not been played. The rhythm of the first sixteen and the last eight, the correct plucking direction is:? Next? Going? Next? What is its basic rhythm? Next? Going? Next? Going? But it didn't play the fourth note. The same principle should also be applied to syncopation, dotted sound, Legato sound and so on.
There are two plucking methods for triplets, one is alternately plucking the strings, and the other is:? Next? Going? Next? . The advantage of the former method is that it can be played evenly and quickly, and it is adopted by most people in most cases. The advantage of the latter method is that you can pop up a remake and control the rhythm (the playback is just the same as the rhythm). Attention! Although the latter method is not purely alternating plucking, it is obviously based on alternating plucking and is regular. Therefore, when encountering triplets, you can choose one of the above two according to the situation and personal characteristics.