How to hold the fookin pick

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[@AverageSilenceEnjoyer]

He's either 19 or 32 years old

[@kylewadley5031]

That “scrapey” sound is how all metal producers tell the bands to play chugs in the studio, it makes the attack more punchy

[@Minty.Fresh.Tunes.]

Yes I too like the pick attack to have a sound. Its like the spacer between the notes.

[@Ars0n572]

I just ended up doing it naturally and I feel alot of other people who play metal especially after learning pinch harmonics and tougher down picking have had the same experience, I recommend it to all Chuggers!

[@ohvizn6119]

Chug is life

[@bigboibif7798]

the scrapey sound is metal af tho

[@metaldude2410]

On bass it sounds absolutely amazing too!

[@tktspeed1433]

Everyone has told me that that is a thing I should get rid of.

[@idocare6538]

@@tktspeed1433 Grrr but I guess there could be too much too. Some is good though.

[@greg6162]

It is if you can control it. What he’s trying to say is that it’s harder for beginners or someone that’s self taught and maybe doesn’t have their style or skill set down. Guitar is weird because almost everyone has a bad habit or something they do that’s technically wrong… but that’s also something that can make you different and set you apart. I mean Jimi Hendrix playing a left handed guitar right handed?! Just try holding your guitar that way and try playing anything… weird right? But that’s also the only way he can play. I could be wrong, but seriously doubt he could play right handed guitar. But learning the fundamentals in the beginning definitely helps with correcting bad habits. I always drop the pick (1 year playing) and I hold the pick the first way… trying to use the second way in the video but I always default back to the first way for some reason?? Driving me nutz

[@oshri9913]

Me holding the pick with a thumb and two fingers pointing downwards for the last 6 years

[@colt5399]

Bro got the papa hetfield position

[@EBAN207]

Papa Het's pencil grip is so much more stable for me when playing downpick-heavy songs.

[@sajeewanrai]

Bro I was doing the same for last 3 years too

[@yak_frost1196]

Bro you've possibly held yourself back on years worth of progress just from the way you held your pick 😂

[@Giovayo]

​@@yak_frost1196 is it really that bad?

[@RoopeLokkila]

I never knew what was the best way to hold it but I have always held it the metal way and i play death metal so i guess I've been doing it right

[@safrprojects]

Me rotating the pick 120° so I hit the strings with a rounded edge

[@user-pf3kp5yt6o]

I do that to chug a lot of the time 😂

[@thatdamncat71]

always thought I was an odd one for doing that! Glad to see this

[@bambampewpew32]

My man 🤝

[@WafiKhanjerMusic]

Second method all the way🤘

[@BushidoMusicOfficial]

James hetfield: am I a joke to you

[@waylonbarrett3456]

I had no idea Christian Bale was so passionate about pick etiquette.

[@pixa4559]

HAHAHAHAHAHAH

[@chadcat420]

You either hold the pick right or you're on cigarettes!

[@SimplyStave]

And here I am with a perpetual crack nail on my index finger just so I always have a pick at the ready 💀

[@McWizard420]

True guitarist

[@malharm8351]

I'll just stick to cigarettes, thanks.

[@JustaVegasBaby]

This just changed so much in the span of 5 minutes. Thank you!

[@_trashvis_]

bro what?? i was always holding the pick the first way. ever since i first started learning. i decided to try it the other way and it instantly feels so much better. it also helps me not constantly rest my hand on the bridge. in my 5 years of playing this has been the best tip i've learned.

[@stackhom656]

I never considered how much the pick is showing when I encountered picking problems and assumed it was due to the type of movement I used. When I used the minimum area possible it felt way comfier and I somehow got more speed with it. I also use the first method but with the minimum area showing. Found it more comfortable than the second method. Thank you!

[@Cognitoman]

Are you able to chug good like that ? Like triplet chuggs on 2-3 strings at once

[@harmondraws]

I've learned how to play with no pick, just holding my fingers as if I'm holding a pick and using my pointer finger as the pick, I think doing that gives better clarity when you actually use a pick

[@SvMobyduck]

Play for a few 8hr days your fingernail gets pretty sore and scraped off. Takes forever to heal back. It's good to know so you aren't the guy that wrecks a song if you drop your pick, but if you don't want a pick grow the thumb callous

[@harmondraws]

@@SvMobyduck when i commented this i actually barely had ay experience using picks, bought a pack of picks about a month ago and realized its a lot harder to use a pick then i thought, atleast for technical playing

[@combedbadger7915]

this really do be a bruh moment

[@saturnsrings5025]

I hold wit 3 fingers my dude

[@jakevizcarra4072]

I actually learn a lot from you because you make information easy to understand are descriptive and make it hilarious so the info sticks! Thanks for the lesson's!

[@FCYuv13]

Me holding it with three fingers:🗿🗿🗿

[@Dave-Rough-Diamond-Dunn]

Gave up on picks in about 1986, I kept dropping them mid song so I grew my own! The longer my nails are, the more speed I have.

[@pugsedo]

Wait a second… I just saw your comments on that weird bird flapping synchronized to camera video that popped up in my recommended! That’s crazy!

[@OfficialBabyboii]

Great tip, thanks man! I’m self taught and have been in a slump for months but I’m changing my form to get better results. This is the next thing I’m trying!

[@JCVidZ0912]

i just hold the pick in a way where i’m not scraping my fingers on the strings while trying to strum the guitar

[@bh4vvy33t]

I've been doing this by accident all along

[@justaguydoingsomestuff2446]

That was fookin helpful, thank u

[@richardlawson762]

Thanks for your FOOKIN help!

[@anthonypiety9468]

Thanks Brandon I was just thinking about this yesterday

[@princevenezuela1022]

Thank you so muchchh!!!😭😭😭

[@ilikegeetar5407]

A combination of different techniques for different situations is ideal imo

[@domestico3114]

No way. I've been playing since I was 6 and never knew about the metal method. It feels like I've I locked a whole new world. Bless your musical soul!!!

[@stevenpipes1555]

As you grow in your guitar journey you'll learn that there are many many different ways to hold your pick and none of them are "wrong". I, for example, used a penny for many years. Now i mostly use my fingers, but when i do use a pick i use the rounded back of the pick. Ive learned to do this without the "scrapy" but ive also learned ways of using the scrapy sound to good utility. The scrape can be very useful in chuggy metal sounds for instance. It also helps add pick harmonics to the tone of otherwise regularly picked notes. The amount of charm you can add to your tone simply by developing different approaches to picking opens a whole new toolbox to explore.

[@justawolfbunny9971]

Thank you! Now i know how to hold the pick better

[@vinamratatyagi6110]

It worked for me 🎉🎉

[@bolillo5013]

I didn’t realize until now but I subconsciously switch between the two while I’m playing lol

[@user-iy5ej2vp6g]

I can't do the first one and feel comfortable. It bothered me for years then I realised I have rather short thumb and it wont reach that point. So I do the second one but I try to make the pic parallel to the string cos it gives more punch.

[@hirohamada9693]

I instinctively hold it the second way

[@mkowboy13]

Very helpful thx

[@craigmckenzie5466]

I really appreciate this fookin tutorial

[@yournerdforhire]

I used to do the first way, played like that for about 20 years. I discovered the second method a year ago and I’ve never looked back… i don’t know how I went this long without discovering that way but when I did it’s like I was able to finally play like I’ve been playing for as long as I have. Something about the first method just held me back I guess. I also can attribute it all to finally broadening my scope of styles, and really learning how to play. Not just looking at tabs and doing a horrible job of covering songs I liked

[@lucasvillani5484]

The first one looks very uncomfortable to play with

[@eilliwwasniahc]

Thumb, index and middle fingers. Maximum control. Maximum tone options. You can loosen up and let it get floppy without losing it. You can tighten grip and it gets rigid. Use a big pick, like those one inch triangular monsters (I don't know how you kids use those tear-drop shaped, finger-nail sized little picks) and you can squeeze the thumb between the two fingers and bend the pick making it super rigid. These all create different attacks and either damp or accentuate harmonics. Also for tapping, you can just pull off your index finger and tap while the thumb and middle hold the pick. FURTHERMORE you can also PICK harmonics quickly by pulling the index off the pick and damping the node with the index (instead of tapping it) while the thumb and middle pick the string. Through changing pick attack and moving where you hit the string you can create a mild slow phase-shifter sound USING YOUR HANDS. That's right, I'm pulling out the "tone is in the hands" arguement. You CAN get different tones by HOW and WHERE you attack. BTW while I am ranting, those volume and tone knobs don't always need to be always set to 10.

[@idk9637]

As a person who uses jazz 3s idk how u guys use those big picks haha

[@scottyj871]

Nothing beats the attack of a jazz pick

[@vinamratatyagi6110]

Amazing you cracked the code ❤❤thanks

[@Aribelalugosi]

The second method actually gives you more control over the dynamics though. I landed on that method after trying to adapt my knowledge of tone and dynamic control when finger picking a classical guitar

[@Ottophil]

I think everyone does and should hold their pick differently. No right or wrong. Find what works for YOU I am for sure the second type here though I have major knuckle damage from squeezing too hard. Ive learned to loosen up. And use the middle finger to hold the pick also, my index needs the support

[@Hyater]

Shotty like ah melody

[@_r3verie]

I Alternate between these while i’m playing

[@Gman737e]

Nice and simple

[@yeyintaung9837]

Thz,I am gonna try that

[@CATACLYSM_X11414]

Les Go! I know howda Hold tha fookin pick now!💀

[@XenoTravis]

2nd method plus other fingers makes the best hybrid technique!

[@francoisnaude7973]

A guitar teacher who ain't too old for a good hiding! 😂

[@bigmouthgaming4377]

i thought the whole pick was supposed to be out and i’ve taught myself to hold it wrong 💀, this explains why i always hit the wrong strings

[@stanphillips7277]

Turns out I use both. The second method is good for pinch harmonics and the first is better for strumming. Choked up, that took me a while to learn on my own w/ a little help.

[@leoncorgi2919]

What about for alternate picking

[@Joeypompello]

Everybody has told me to do the second method but I’ve stuck to the first

[@n8thegreat445]

Broo i thought your supposed to have as much pick showing as possible Lmaoo

[@allfordogs4421]

Damn it Brandon you are slicker than owl shit . So much awesome advice. Thank you very much

[@kayzgamez]

I still keep fucking up

[@MarkRhodesSongs]

The second method is what I mainly do but I agree it is not as accurate as the first one. I had never heard / seen that first method taught directly. I hope you do a longer video on that first one.

[@mikkelzenius-nielsen8530]

Love the fookin pick saying 😂

[@Manoshred]

Great video Brandon, have you ever used Attak Picks? I was using Jazz 3’s for a while and now I use Stealths because of the tactile response. It seems to make up for loss of that sensation of control (I primarily use the second method you mentioned) Keep it up

[@thelastdaybreathinginetern1385]

I'm a Metalhead and I've been playing keyboard for 15 years and electric guitar for 5 years. I'm still beginner on electric guitar, but I made a few good songs.

[@moham_bm6009]

Thanks mr angry😃😃👍👍👍👍👍

[@vince1229]

It's faster with less drag if you use the round side.

[@robertolsen9721]

I hade to check how i fooking hold the pic. It the first example, the second way feels very akward.

[@uncaringnick7438]

Jazz III’s the only way to go!

[@moonflower5553]

I think i was taught only the 2nd way. (But i honestly just hold it however feels right. If it works it works)

[@jonathonfrisco7206]

I do the Hetfield hold, I still got good control but also can go very fast

[@ANJIXAN]

PERPENDICULAR NOT PARALLEL 😭🎶🎶🎶😖🥲

[@meowcow21]

With the second method, my pick always slips and starts pointing to the side

[@MrBat-rx2tl]

I have literally never seen that first method in my entire life

[@LEDzeppln]

Jimi Hendrix played like this

[@slimmyjimmy2848]

I hold my pick with three fingers and on the phatt side of the pick.

[@WaffleOnTheRun]

I've done the second method since I started guitar maybe that's why I gravitated towards metal

[@bengonzalez5215]

Im glad you said this cause i was wondering how to quiet my strings down a bit when im playing and that is probably wht cause i hold it like the 2nd way

[@Sensei.shonuff]

I hold the pick with my ring finger and my elbow

[@dansfilms7901]

I hold with 3 fingers, im not sure how i developed this but it works

[@meeskappert2159]

Now why should you use a pick?

[@Kriegter]

The scrapey sound kinda augments the chugging tone

[@giogamer0860]

There are many more ways that can be seen from good players.

[@louisbassano3464]

I’m from the north of England (east Lancashire) n the way u said “fookin” is proper similar to our accent

[@doyouevengrowbro]

use A Jazz III Now Just Go fookin buy one now!

[@ich_mag_brotschmidt7844]

Ok but I hold it with four fingers and thumb and pick form a 90 degree angle

[@coryleblanc]

LOL

[@gerjannl8183]

So i was playing wasted years when i realised i was playing to slow so i tried this second and goddayum that makes a difference

[@r.rodriguez4991]

That profile pic is classy. Has that vintage Myspace-chic vibe going for it.

[@oldbcb2318]

don’t forget to grimace while you pick

[@djdavisiscool]

I keep knocking it out of my hand 😅

[@harryroberts556]

I find holding with 3 fingers is more comfortable

[@jackcattaneo3285]

i sound terrible on the upstrums for some reason it’s so frustrating

[@shrubhater]

My beautiful friend, you don’t seem PISSED OFF, still very handsome 💖

[@conceptoarcanocanaloficial]

That was fookin unclear!

[@797manky]

fookin ell

[@willem9688]

Thumb and middlefinger here, for 20 years. I can hide the pick in my hand and play with my fingers easy.

[@bastian4260]

Where's the 3 finger hold

[@SamBrockmann]

Cover the Tosin Abasi method of holding the pick next.

[@jocelynsmokindoinks]

"then, you take your thumb and you bend it back in the opposite direction to the point where it breaks"

[@athmaid]

My thumbs are also hyperflexible like his but I can't play for shit the way he holds the pick. Guess he's also not satisfied, I remember him talking about trying to learn to pick differently a few years back

[@thiagovidal8972]

I agree,

[@RAHHHRAHHH-en8md]

bro this whole time I was playing it the second way, but instead of my 3rd nuckle I was using my second I thought that was the way to do it bro😭

[@Basegud]

why do I hold the pick with my thumb and middle finger

[@TheDyingPlant]

After 4 years my guitar teacher looked at my hand and was like wait what the hell way are you holding the pick but now I can’t do it any other way 😢

[@thijsbruijn2851]

I hold mine so loose I drop it at least every hour of playing

[@CalebA_Guitarist]

I use the second method but with a bit more space with the pick