2 cents. I've been playing awhile and have been retraining myself on float method (with just a little part of my palm anchored on the bridge (fingers tucked)). I feel my crosspicking (free stroke) has become quicker, smoother and more accurate. I'll also note, I play a D-28 dreadnaught strung with 12's and paly with a heavy 1.0 mm pick. An excellent example is to watch Molly Tuttle play 'White Freightliner Blues".
Awesome video! I've been playing Lester Flat style for about 40 years (thumb pick and one finger pick) and just now gave in to the urge to learn flat picking. So far you're the best at describing the basics! Thanks.
Great lesson for a beginner. Thank you. Many guitar lessons online are skipping over these techniques. Anchoring has really helped me pick the right string.
Thank you so much, I rmb I watched this video when I haven't start playing guitar, I don't understand anything man. Now I'm 4 months into guitar and re-visit this video, everything clicks in and it's good learn and refresh the basics! Thanks!!
Great video. I’m a finger style player and need to get much better at alternate flat picking and strumming and this really helped we visualize exactly what I need to work on. Tks much....”Play on”!
This video was very helpful! Thank you! I've been playing guitar for quite a long time. I'm decent, but my strengths are in fingerpicking and single note blues etc. I've always struggled with strumming. At least the ability to strum without it sounding and feeling "mechanical". I'm left handed, but I learned from my father and learned to play the guitar right handed. I'm pretty sure this is the reason, or at least it plays a significant part. I've always been (and always will be) on that quest to be able to successfully strum and gallop across the strings in bluegrass fashion or of the Johnny Cash type style. And not being able to is very frustrating. I know a lot of my problem is moving my elbow too much, not using my wrist enough. But if I force myself to just use my wrist it's very "down.up.down.up" choppy. None of it feels natural, where fingerpicking feels very natural. Not sure if this makes any sense. So as I said, I'm always on that quest and this here video (as well as the others) is very helpful.
Good accurate info man! I've been working on floating all the time because I don't anchor when playing rhythm so trying not to when picking. Great sounding guitar you have! :)
Thank you so much,i have learned guitar through TH-cam more than year and i can strum some basic chords and sing along but i used to pick or strum right in the middle of the hole at first i used to rest my pinky now i dont rest my fingers at all,so what do you suggest should i rest my wrist and pick or should i continue the way im doing now,please reply
I solved that some by keeping my fingers crossed to the frets. I think it's not that their last but they're not synchronized. Lol 2 years later you're probably a smokin picker
Very informative...you are an excellent instructor....thanks for posting!
Probably the most in depth video on picking!
2 cents. I've been playing awhile and have been retraining myself on float method (with just a little part of my palm anchored on the bridge (fingers tucked)). I feel my crosspicking (free stroke) has become quicker, smoother and more accurate. I'll also note, I play a D-28 dreadnaught strung with 12's and paly with a heavy 1.0 mm pick. An excellent example is to watch Molly Tuttle play 'White Freightliner Blues".
Awesome video! I've been playing Lester Flat style for about 40 years (thumb pick and one finger pick) and just now gave in to the urge to learn flat picking. So far you're the best at describing the basics! Thanks.
Great lesson for a beginner. Thank you. Many guitar lessons online are skipping over these techniques. Anchoring has really helped me pick the right string.
I have played guitar for 60 years. I NEEDED this vid. Thank you. Looking forward to exploring more of your demos.
all this stuff I've been doing forever but never knew the names...you learn something every day!thanks!!!
Awesome instruction
Great clip. I'm a longtime player really exploring the RH. I'm searching for clips with alternate picking exercises for chords.
Thank you so much, I rmb I watched this video when I haven't start playing guitar, I don't understand anything man. Now I'm 4 months into guitar and re-visit this video, everything clicks in and it's good learn and refresh the basics! Thanks!!
Great video. I’m a finger style player and need to get much better at alternate flat picking and strumming and this really helped we visualize exactly what I need to work on. Tks much....”Play on”!
This video was very helpful! Thank you! I've been playing guitar for quite a long time. I'm decent, but my strengths are in fingerpicking and single note blues etc. I've always struggled with strumming. At least the ability to strum without it sounding and feeling "mechanical". I'm left handed, but I learned from my father and learned to play the guitar right handed. I'm pretty sure this is the reason, or at least it plays a significant part. I've always been (and always will be) on that quest to be able to successfully strum and gallop across the strings in bluegrass fashion or of the Johnny Cash type style. And not being able to is very frustrating. I know a lot of my problem is moving my elbow too much, not using my wrist enough. But if I force myself to just use my wrist it's very "down.up.down.up" choppy. None of it feels natural, where fingerpicking feels very natural. Not sure if this makes any sense. So as I said, I'm always on that quest and this here video (as well as the others) is very helpful.
Most basic questions answered at once.. thanks sir.👍
well that cleared up some things. Thanks Mike!!!
thanks very much for this helpful video !
Good accurate info man! I've been working on floating all the time because I don't anchor when playing rhythm so trying not to when picking. Great sounding guitar you have! :)
How is your progress now ? I can't decide which picking technique use
wait... ur suppose to move ur wrist? my brother told me to keep the pick stationary and move the guitar up and down
What else did your brother tell you?
Great great video! Thanks!
This is soooo helpful!
Love the guitar. Great tone!
Great !
What pick do you use?
Very nice tutorials thanku
great
beautiful guitar.
Thank you so much,i have learned guitar through TH-cam more than year and i can strum some basic chords and sing along but i used to pick or strum right in the middle of the hole at first i used to rest my pinky now i dont rest my fingers at all,so what do you suggest should i rest my wrist and pick or should i continue the way im doing now,please reply
Super helpful
THANK YOU!. I
cool
how do you mute unwanted string vibration when playing just behind the sound hole? Can't palm mute there right, can't you?
Which way does the wrist move when picking single notes? Is it up and down, or like a swivel motion with your forearm rotating?
No rotation. Imagine you're pushing the pick through the string. Jake Workman advice.
may i know the brad of your guitar sir? i appriciate it thank you.
I think it is a Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz. On some of their Guitars, They place their SCGC (Santa Cruz Guitar Co.) stylized logo on the fretboard between the 11th and 12th frets.
Mike, can you use the rest stroke while usiing the upstroke?
I got this information from yourguitarsage and he is just using the pickrest on the down strum.
My left hand is chronically late to notes. If there is anything to teach besides practice with a metronome, I'd love to see you address that.
Practice slowly. You will observe so many things and also your mistakes.When you feel comfortable, then increase speed bit by bit.
I solved that some by keeping my fingers crossed to the frets. I think it's not that their last but they're not synchronized. Lol 2 years later you're probably a smokin picker
Closer* to the frets
Good stuff.
MUY BASICO
What’s this video gonna be about?
Watch again and try to focus this time. Short attention spans plague you young ppl.
Your voice sounds like Tommy Lee Jones…
No need for all this ...Just practice and it will come....Find your own way...
Sounds like my grandfather. He was self taught , plays by ear.
Would you like a tissue?
You talk too much!!
A short attention span is a curse, hey?