How I Learned The George Benson Picking Technique In Less Than A Year

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[@thierrylaprevote3169]

Hi Denis, I follow your channel. Thank you for sharing your musical wisdom.

[@kabar1211]

great stuff! may the algorithm be with you

[@rorycorpuss]

Thanks for the Lessons,Denis!!!

[@BucoBucolini]

This is more or less how I started holding a pick when I just started playing guitar without anyone showing me how to or not hold the pick. Using both my index and middle finger to support it. Then I got to join my first rock band and the leader saw my picking, thought it was just weird and told me I'll never play a proper rock guitar if I'm holding a pick that way. So I changed. But lately on a rare occasion when I pick up my electric, I've been going back to it and it still feels natural.

[@milesthompson1776]

Thank you so much i started using all of your videos for lessons. really great stuff

[@kitsunepicard1111]

Thank you denis for the work !

[@seckhoffable]

I love this singer in her bedroom with no makeup or any bling. All the glamour is in her voice. She never overdoes it. She just sings.

[@fouroutoffour]

Great solo break at the beginning!

[@NathanSotoGuitar]

Great video. Thanks

[@gnuages]

Great stuff, Denis!

[@user-su7dn9kn3s]

i notice the pick flops quite a bit and it appears that the tip rather than edge of pick is driving most of the attack sound

[@modernguitardiary]

Frank Gambale picking is the same?

[@TheZenguitarguy]

Thanks for the great video! Don't work too hard!

[@5pqrt5t3r6]

Love the videos! Maybe do something someday on how you record these great sounding intro pieces.

[@DenisChangMusic]

i'm not sure what there is to say though haha. Depending on the instruments, we record rhythm parts first. If there's a drummer, they should be ideally the first to record, in my opinion! it's easier to place rhythm guitar or bass to the drums than the other way around. Sometimes we record guide tracks first as well. i think that's what we did here. i did some fake guitar and bass, and then we rerecorded over it.

[@5pqrt5t3r6]

@@DenisChangMusic cool! thanks for the reply! i guess the only other question i have is if there is a click in the headphones at all. i think it's amazing how great these remote recording sessions sound!

[@DenisChangMusic]

@@5pqrt5t3r6 sometimes with , sometimes without. In this case, with 😄

[@5pqrt5t3r6]

@@DenisChangMusic thanks Denis you’re the best! ok last question, i promise, is the click quarter note, or 1&2, or 2&4 or something else?

[@DenisChangMusic]

@@5pqrt5t3r6 usually quarter notes

[@migmig9406]

Engaging! Thanks for the great stuff as always!

[@armandosinger]

Nice. What motivated you to learn GB picking? Is there an advantage vs other common rest stroke heavy styles?

[@MarkRhodesSongs]

I've been working at this for some time now but with less impressive results. I have a hard time keeping the pick from "turning around" when I play this way. Have you run into that with any students? It drives me nuts!

[@voodoosoup]

Denis!

[@marioteodoropizzorno4937]

Braviiiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!

[@swingmitchellg]

Beauty buddy!

[@mikesereny3839]

nice

[@m74568]

Are you using three fingers to hold the pick or only two?

[@douglasmayersanchez2870]

In which course do you teach the Benson picking?

[@uncriminel]

Il y a deux ou trois videos en ligne qui montrentle benson picking mais j'ai encore des doutes á propos de l'index et la libre flotation de la main. Il semblerait que toi meme dans cette meme video ne gardes pas l'index completement courbé. Mais encore une fois, je m'embrouille avec un detail peut etre?

[@aadityakiran_s]

Comment to up the algo gods.

[@argyle6674]

How thick is the pick you are using? Great vid, as usual, thanks!

[@DenisChangMusic]

Hi! For this style of picking, I usually use around 1mm. They can't be too thick because we're actuallly using a lot of the side of the pick. If it's too thick, you lose a lot of articulation. It can't be too thin and floppy, because you end up shredding the pick to pieces. In this video, I'm using something called Dunlop Ultex Sharp .90. I heard GB uses Fender Mediums which I do use as well

[@joejoe5921]

@@DenisChangMusic good point there! ive noticed that too.

[@wentaili1615]

All hail teh algorithm

[@ChristiaanvanHemert]

I prefer Bieber picking.

[@DenisChangMusic]

You have to go to Canada to learn that

[@jkaznosky]

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