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Worked for me. Much thanks.

My go to pick has been the tiny Dunlop Jazz III for years now, in a couple different variations like profiled for extra grip and the John Petrucci signature pick. All are over 2.5mm thick and have a nice sharp point. Good stuff

yeah this is a fail still didn’t show how to generate wrist speed without moving forearm, adequately

Awesome! Thx a lot, bro!

Welp, I've been holding the damn thing wrong for 15+ years. Just found the source of my hand tension...

Thank you, very interesting video.

I had to watch a dozen videos of this type to find one in which it is explained why the thumb should be positioned this way. The other videos only said that this is right and that is wrong, making them unconvincing for me to make the change. Thanks!

Damn Bro your explanation was so clear! I thought I was finally getting the hang of it but my pull-offs and hammer ons just sounded so weak. I kind of figured that if I actually plucked the string with my finger when pulling off it sounded much cleaner and you just confirmed that 100%. I agree with you, I dont know why they call em pull-offs, it's more confusing then anything and does not describe the actual movement being performed. This is still not easy but so much easier than trying to get a strong sound by just simply taking your finger off the fret

Thank you for this lesson. I just started to learn how to play the guitar and I am struggling a bit with the pick. This will help me for sure!

awesome stuff here max, super super interesting

Flexible picks are great for beginners. Since they are probably flat picking anyway. But they should beslowly working toward thicker picks and better technique like attack angle. Easiest picks to use are ussually jazz picks. Theyre tapered on all sides so as forgiving as a little stiff pick can get... try a jp signature.

Hay I've always liked sharkfin picks and find it hard to play with other picks mostly even though I have many different types

This fixed my weak ringfinger for 30 years. You are the best, love your anatomical videos.

Best video I’ve seen for beginner hybrid

On the last exercise (the descending pentatonic run), for the 2 picking strokes, are you alternate picking? If so, is it a downstroke then upstroke type thing?

Not true : not all the great players use thick picks. Pat Matheny use the thinest pick ever. But I admit, he's an exception 😀 Great video.

You have the best tips from TH-cam ever, so usefull. Thanks so much.

Excellent explanation, I subscribe to your channel. One question please, what thickness of pick do you recommend for rhythm guitar?

thank you for the lesson aragorn son of arathorn

As someone who has spent far too long looking at TH-cam videos on this matter, when I'd rather have been learning songs, I believe this is the best and most in depth picking guide which has been missing and prevented me from understanding. I want to say after 15 years of playing, I've finally fixed this; however, no matter how much I cover the pick to prevent the 360 spin, I can't seem to get it. You are the first person I've seen address the 360 degree spin specifically though which is promising, and I will continue to watch. Thanks for this invaluable video, I hope it eventually clicks, but the spin seems to keep happening

Thanks for this! Ive been playing for 6 months and apparently advancing fairly quickly. I have been playing with .73m pics since they seemed to work best as a true beginner. Until now. I just assumed .73 was the right one for me not making the corrolation between progressing in my journey and modifying my tools. I knew when it was time to move from nylon strings to steel and upgrade to a Talyor, but didnt even think of something as fundamental as my pic. After watching this I grabbed a 1mm and wow...i can actually "feel" the difference. I'm learning "Give a little bit" by Supertramp and even just the intro strums are so much crisper with the 1m. I guess I have graduated to the thicker pics. Love it. Thanks for the tips.

I don’t use a pick. Not needed at all

In the Celtic Style of Guitar (one of the most strumming-based and rhythmically intense genres), most professionals play 0.7-0.75 mm picks. Why do you think this is the case given your opinion about using thick picks?

About hammer-offs? The reverse of a hammer on. Guitarists always play them, but I hear little about this reverse move.

as usual great advice

Do you change your pick for different styles e.g strumming on an acoustic ??????

Just subscribed very interesting and very well put over your voice and manner is very relaxing to watch thank you from wales UK

I need to duct tape my thumb down, it always goes straight out to the side if I take my eye off of it. Lol. Frustrating.

No idea why it took so long for TH-cam's algorithm to introduce your channel, but this video is fantastic. Such a clear explanation of the mechanisms involved in hammer-ons and 'pull offs'. The mistakes you described are exactly the things I've been doing, especially with the really weak 'pull offs' where the sound just dies. I now have a really clear goal to work towards. Thanks so much!

The thicker the pick the more mellow the tone. The thinner the pick the brighter the tone. Too thick a pick would be too heavy of a tone. Sometimes a .77mm pick is perfect in thickness and gives a great tone. Yeah the really thin ones are sometimes pointless, but there are a lot of reasons to use any thickness pick. It just depends if your a metal player, jazz, those might use a thick pick but in rock n roll slash himself uses a ernie ball .77mm pick. I have many different sizes, and thickness picks. I like many different sounds but I gravitate toward the sizes 1mm or under. Every player is different and every guitar player loves a good well rounded pick for all his needs.

I think I messaged back and forth with Max a few years ago on Reddit, he was so willing to send lengthy messages and help a beginner. I never forgot the name and was pumped to find his channel today! Would love to see more country licks and hybrid picking rythyms! Thanks again for the help on Reddit way back when man!

thanks bedst video on picking i have wached you explain things logical and easy

I have spinal foraminal stenosis and my back is so painful most days,anyway? Guitar playing really hurts my left hand when fretting scales/arpeggios but chords it's fine maybey cause I'm relaxed I dont no! But u make so much sence love ur videos man?? So much physics involved in guitar

There have been, and are still, loads of guitarist doing things the unconventional “wrong” way, not according the book (YOUR book), but still making beautiful muziek. Some are using no picks, thumb picks, coins, stones, shells or whatever. Just do whatever is comfortable for you. Get rid of these stupid conventions (Jimmy Hendrix did) and just try to find your own way. I really hate this kind of videos, I’m sorry. This (American) attitude “you’re doing this wrong”, “don’t make this mistake” is really pissing me off and I know I’d best not react and just scroll further, but I can’t hołd myself anymore: the algorithm is showing me more and more of these ridiculous videos from guitarists who have clearly failed to become famous and therefore started making pedantic films for TH-cam, telling others how and what to do. I’ve had enough 😔

I'm currently trying to unlearn 20+ years of holding the pick wrong. I have always struggled with picking. Instead of trying to get better, I just shrugged and said "I guess I'm just a legato guy!" There are so many awesome licks I wish I could play.

Gonna give it a try. Interesting!

Guthrie Trapp and Tom Bukavic both use 0.7mm and play with shoulder and they are probably the two best players in Nashville

Thanks

Only just found this. Been playing for 50 years and for each one of those years I have been playing HO/PO wrongly. This is remarkable. If the rest of your channel has anything like this level of insight, I am in for a real treat. Thank you.

After some years of playing, I ended up settling for the Dunlop Flow line (1.0 up to 2.0 depending on what I play); they slide easily across the strings, have a clear & bright tone and don't slip out of the hand.

You are the best!!! Thank you 🙌🙏❤

Thank you! I resonate so much with your content! ❤ keep on teaching ❤🙌🙏 greetings from 🇿🇦

you're my goat fr my technique has improved more in two days watching your videos than the entire preceding year. legend!

GUILD rules !

I'm right handed, and have always rested the guitar on the left leg. *This way, the right leg definitely helps hold the guitar in place, instead of having to use your hands & arms to control the position of the guitar. I can't believe that most righties play with it on the right leg. When I try resting it on my right leg, I need to angle the headstock forward quite a bit, and/or raise my right elbow in an unnatural and uncomfortable way. It makes me tense up instantly. Maybe not everyone experiences this like I do, but it sure seems like guitars are built to rest on the leg of your non-dominant side.

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For years, I've struggled for consistency in my legato. I'd tried just about every technique without notable success. Turns out, I was doing everything right. Except for the big knuckle.

I use a Herco flex 75. It ‘s heavy but it flexes just right for the way I play and has a pointy tip.

Thanks a ton for all tips

Anatomy 101, there are no muscles in the fingers