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@JayRod7112 ай бұрын
Bernth.. why is Breakthrough Guitar method using you to sell their "freedom key" approach? I hope you at least got paid well for it.. but if not.. that's messed up them using your likeness. Just thought you should know if you're not aware already.. keep shredding brother 🤘
@Hambone37732 ай бұрын
With this pick hold do you use your thumb knuckle to get pinch harmonics then?
@jeffshirkey30852 ай бұрын
I'm a Patreon subscriber now, but is the picking masterclass a separate purchase? Thanks.
@normdeplume6492Ай бұрын
@@Hambone3773 With the tip of the pick angled back as demonstrated, I use the side of my thumb forward from the tip of my pick.
@GregKuper-c8p15 күн бұрын
@@jeffshirkey3085 I just signed up for Patreon to do this 30-day alternate picking course as well. Did you ever find out?
@onlineec2 ай бұрын
Thanks! More teaching video pls
@chrisbassartist43442 ай бұрын
I’m so glad I’m a Patreon member you’re the best teacher on KZbin for shredding and inspiration
@NijikaWannabe2 ай бұрын
I do wanna ask would you recommend joining the Patreon to someone like me who kinda wants to improve electric guitar techniques (and relearn them if I've been doing them incorrectly)?
@chrisbassartist43442 ай бұрын
@@NijikaWannabe most definitely it’s filled with a ton of exercises and he’s a great and patient teacher from beginners like me to advanced players for $5 a month you can’t go wrong with
@NijikaWannabe2 ай бұрын
@@chrisbassartist4344 thanks, I've been considering the $15 or $20 for a while, and kinda just wanted a better idea of what is in there.
@PondHopperFisherman2 ай бұрын
Wow! This really works!! I changed my pick grip to this and is way more comfortable to play and it increased how fast I was able to play and I'm just a beginner
@tophe7d2 ай бұрын
Thanks for keeping the new students in mind. Ive watched a number of pick holding/technique videos (including your previous ones) and this one still helps explain a lot. Thanks again!
@Janokins2 ай бұрын
Even as a bass player I find this useful - there are so many videos out there about finger style technique for bass, but so few for pick playing.
@wendywatkins23112 ай бұрын
Totally agree 👍 👍👍
@gustavosilveira35962 ай бұрын
As usual, a great video, Bernth! Thanks a lot
@hydraisheretoplay2 ай бұрын
I agree, soon as I switch to a close hand everything became so effortless. Highly recommend it!
@tylerjones81452 ай бұрын
Do you have any experience anchoring your pinky while you play? Like I usually use my pinky as a pivot place underneath the bridge pickup
@aleksandarkozar15742 ай бұрын
Yeah had that problem ,but try too put pick between your ring finger and pinky to keep your finger locked in this postion it takes some time to get used to it.@@tylerjones8145
@hydraisheretoplay2 ай бұрын
@@tylerjones8145 Never tried it, did the floating fingers for about a year then I switched to the close hand and haven't looked back since
@andreasbecker10512 ай бұрын
@@tylerjones8145 i did this too for years and still fall back to it for metal rhythm stuff sometimes, but for leads the closed hand definitely helped a lot
@jesperrosenstand4906Ай бұрын
I feel the same way. It just kind of solved everything. Best advice ever.
@Dan-t1i2g5t2 ай бұрын
Yes , wasn't even aware of this technique , thanks! I love the reduction in string noise
@jesperrosenstand4906Ай бұрын
Going from open to closed hand made alle the difference for me. It literally solved a shit load of problems. I love it. I really fucking love it. I feel so much more in control, and on top of things. Note to people: Listen to those who actually know what they are talking about, and implement/change whatever the wiser one advices you to. You'll regret not doing so later on in life. I know what I'm talking about 😂😘.
@stefanvorster441018 күн бұрын
How long did it take you to get used to closed hand?
@mathias_4112 ай бұрын
Hi Bernth, thanks for all your free videos. They have made me a better guitarist! Have you watched Kiko Loureiro's videos ? He sometimes changes the position of the pick and strums with the “round” side. That's really interesting.
@jordanrush19882 ай бұрын
Whoa…his hand tattoos disappeared.
@jacintoguinoo77522 ай бұрын
haha
@tamgeof10392 ай бұрын
Whoa wtf
@tamgeof10392 ай бұрын
I think that part old recording
@64siskat962 ай бұрын
@@tamgeof1039no i think he removed his tattoo
@jaywhy31782 ай бұрын
@@64siskat96 no, I think the tattoo split off from *him* due to artistic differences.
@blakeoms2 ай бұрын
I'd recommend taking a little sharp object and scratching X's on the main side to help keep a grip easier.
@vorpalblades2 ай бұрын
I used to do that but started noticing flex in the areas that were scratched. Now I use hockey tape or skateboard grip tape.
@agdtwinkie0012 ай бұрын
Definitely been needing this 🤣
@andreasbecker10512 ай бұрын
As a self taught player i had every bad habit imaginable and changed it all 1,5 years ago at 46, and i made more progress than the last 20 years. If i only knew earlier...
@Svarog86667 күн бұрын
same, playing guitar for 27 years, realising i was holding my pick wrong all my life...😅
@cycomiko732 ай бұрын
I use Dunlop carbon fiber Jazz lll picks, and they're small, and if I put the pick where you put yours, my fingers rub the strings bc I'm too close to them. So it kinda depends on the pick size and hand size, and finger thikness of a player to figure out where to place the pick grip. Problem solving skills are paramount. But I have learned a lot from you, and I thank you for that.
@PintoGuitar2 ай бұрын
He uses jazz III as well usually
@alpuhagame2 ай бұрын
The problem I have it seems if I place pick on second knuckle, I need to really clench my first knuckle, or the knuckle is sticking out too much where it forms an angle with the pick, so it looks like a V, as if I'm holding two picks at once: one made from meat, one from plastic. And the meat one touches the strings. This doesn't happen if I place pick on the first knuckle. So I guess it depends on finger/hand size and pick size. I use dunlop .88mm ones (green tortoise) but I really wanna try Jazz III now.
@palpatinerex27532 ай бұрын
Dam, when you talked about the fingers weight, my mind just exploded.
@necroticpoisonАй бұрын
I'd say closed hand makes a massive difference. Feels like locking in, versus having no guard rails (open picking hand). MAB is the only one I can think of that has an 100% opposing style. I'd say even Hetfield, Kirk, Musaine, use it when it lets them do stuff they couldn't otherwise. Yes there's the open hand outwards picking that James does but look at a lot of pro and touring guitarists in hard fields and they spend at least some or most of the time hand closed. Can't understate how much better it feels and how much more consistent the results are, and the results are instant no joke. Great vid
@hackerhaddi2 ай бұрын
this video was much needed
@donniedarko77512 ай бұрын
He's already made this video multiple times...
@8KilgoreTrout42 ай бұрын
Putting the pick on the second knuckle, after almost 30 years lol, really got my brain and hands like "realllly?!? 😵💫" Even my index fingernail is SO PAPER THIN from my classic grip. And makes sense because the wound strings are basically filing my nail thin asf and even gets quite sensitive when I'm playing a lot. I really will benefit from making the new grip work! Now to train my muscles!
@RudolfKruse-o4v2 ай бұрын
First. Thanks Bernth. Your content and attitude are splendid and super appreciated. Next PALM MUTING!! I have attempted the closed hand and cannot for the life of me palm mute at the same time. Frustrating because I can definitely see the benefits of what you propose. I suppose it could just be the way my hand bone connects to my wrist bone😂 but I'm loathe to give up without trying to figure it out. Thoughts sir?
@anonn7248Ай бұрын
same here! my pinky touches the strings when trying to palm mute with closed hand.
@aleksandarkozar15742 ай бұрын
This thing about open and closed wrist is true ,it takes some time to get used to it,but no more string noise !!
@LionF42 ай бұрын
I play with a closed hand aswell but my middle finger, ring finger and pinky don't feel relaxed when I'm playing. Anyone has a tip for this problem?
@nicolassimard25522 ай бұрын
Same issue for me. With join pain when I stop playing. With open hand, no issue... i'm searching why
@JJJ_78612 ай бұрын
As a fingerstyle player how should one hold his nails properly? 🤔
@shmak20002 ай бұрын
Good advice is to hold a second pick with your pinky and ring finger to keep that grip closed.
@Alekos.papaioannouguitarАй бұрын
Du hast mich ermutigt noch mal meine Technik zu ändern🤯🤘🏼
@chrisbassartist43442 ай бұрын
Im assuming closed hand is better for hybrid picking as well…I’m not quite there to try that yet but just an observation
@FlyingV3442 ай бұрын
when you hybrid pick your hand ís open
@chrisbassartist43442 ай бұрын
@@FlyingV344 wouldn’t it be easier if they weren’t though? Economy of motion you obviously can’t pick with your fingers pointing down and flopping around
@demybАй бұрын
I am trying to transition to a closed hand, but I used to anchor with one finger on the guitar body and now my closed hand feels "in the air". Should it anchor somewhere else like the forearm or I just need to get used to it?
@AgentClappersАй бұрын
Does your wrist stay in contact with the bridge if you were to play on a Floyd rose?
@Panurg812 ай бұрын
so i do get the ergonimics and what and how you are playing is undoubtedly very impressive. what i wonder about is the tone, esp. when riffing. backwards picking has hugely more definition in it and much less pick/string noise as compared to "forward" angled picking. Ola is a master at that and his riffing tone is more or less unmatched. do you ever use backward picking in some situations or is it a no-go nowadays?
@amcmillion32 ай бұрын
You can hit pinch harmonics with your pick grip like that?
@wieslawirzyniec4527Ай бұрын
hmm... good point, gonna try that. thank you!
@xcx8646Ай бұрын
Bernth, are you suing the small Jazz III or the XL version? It looks like you aren't using the very small ones. Thanks!
@guitaristslair2 ай бұрын
6:05 so bending your thumb towards pick its ok? i heard somewhere its suboptimal, and now i am struggling trying to stop doing that
@silversurfer2156Ай бұрын
Can you tell me whether it is better for the tip of the pic to be angled towards the headstock or towards the bridge?
@donmarchini432 ай бұрын
My palm muting is weird with this grip. My other knuckles seem to get in the way too…gotta work on it…
@balrogDCLXVIАй бұрын
Same here, I'm not able to use this closed grip at all. My hand is also very tense, it is really uncomfortable.
@swedeinla2 ай бұрын
I kind of like the way of holding the pick. Trying it out right now, but it feels like my closed hand the Fingers are getting sore running against the strings? Any suggestions?
@TheToddcole2 ай бұрын
Do you have a hybrid picking lesson? I really want to learn, but I want to learn correctly.
@waltermurphy36542 ай бұрын
Crazy question but which side of the pick are you striking the strings? Towards the neck or towards your palm?
@AgentClappersАй бұрын
My problem with that grip is that it’s the most comfortable but when I use a jazz 3 pick like that the pick moves around especially when striking chords
@adamcoulombe28232 ай бұрын
IMPORTANT QUESTION 👋 When I play in the lower strings, my picking hand always dismounts the bridge, and when I try going back in the higher strings, my wrist gets stuck on the bridge... How do I fix that ?
@hannesganahl63842 ай бұрын
Do you still use the jazz iii max grip carbon or that other white pick? Habe you tried the petrucci jazz iii?
@reeteereetee36362 ай бұрын
Max grip
@onlytizzy2 ай бұрын
I have the hetfield technique. Any tips?
@LukyNetik2 ай бұрын
I have problem just with palm muting :(( i like close hand but rythm guitar is really difficult with it any tips?
@caelenselke-minogueАй бұрын
This is interesting because I play open-hand most of the time and the way I play I use the edge of my pinky to mute the higher strings. If I'm playing on the high strings then my fingers just don't come in contact withe strings.
@chameliousАй бұрын
It feels like this could be the key for me but whatever I do with my hand closed, my fingers mash into the strings. Palm muting feels almost impossible, anyone advise?
@robertlizarraga9716Ай бұрын
Anyone else struggling with a lot of unwanted thumb and pointer finger movement? I can isolate , and only use my wrist for strumming and slow alternate picking, but when I try to pick up the speed I always find my fingers moving uncontrollably.
@BrekMartin2 ай бұрын
By using Fender 355 shape. Hard not to hold properly, and hard to lose position.
@Sparksnorthern2 ай бұрын
That matte black Ibanez looks sick. Anyone know the model?
@paulbrunner89602 ай бұрын
It’s a Ibanez Prestige AZ2402.
@seismixx2 ай бұрын
closed picking hand looks waaay cooler
@hobby8master2 ай бұрын
Bernth, I loved the video but wasn’t too keen on you flipping us off right before tapping with your right hand. 😂 just kidding! Thanks again for the great info!
@yrkettelhake212 ай бұрын
I always have issues with my other finger's knuckles touching the strings with a closed hand. Anyone got any tips on this? Even with a different pick angle. If I try to pull my hand back more I add tension which I think is also not good.
@Longdriveinacar2 ай бұрын
Messing around with this kind of grip I find picking "out" helps my knuckles not hit as much. So like, usually the pinky side of my palm is lower, and the thumb side is raised a bit. But trying to do this, its almost like I swap, where my thumb side is more down, and the pinky side is raised / flat, so the angle is flipped. Now the pick is going "out and my knuckles dont graze. kinda hard to explain over text but hope that helps. Not sure if its correct or anything just what I am experimenting with.
@reeteereetee36362 ай бұрын
Lift you fingers
@nevarcruz4852Күн бұрын
weeewww!! so many body mechanics that you can screw up trying to be a shredder, thanks for trying to formalize and address them all
@tomahoks2 ай бұрын
Of course, it's physics
@CarloCabiling-p4b2 ай бұрын
7:54 Omy Bernth flipped me off
@Tuxman252 ай бұрын
Is it just me.... but I am having difficulties palm muting with this pick grip. What's the secret here? :) Can you maybe do a quick episode on palm muting?
@MattStone-y9l2 ай бұрын
Yes palm muting with closed hand video please!
@AbbieGreenMusic2 ай бұрын
🤘🤘🤘
@AgentClappersАй бұрын
Also the less of the pick shows I miss or touch the strings more with my fingers and get unwanted pinch harmonics
@guitaratfourty2 ай бұрын
Hold the pick what Is most comfortable.
@cornstar12532 ай бұрын
Cant get used to it. Ive tried.
@logolino622 ай бұрын
Django Reinhard style...
@rockandrollmd5412 ай бұрын
If you use a thumbpick, this video doesn't help.
@TheSulfer2 ай бұрын
I instinctively open my hand when I'm palm muting and chugging down the strings, and close it when I am not. I think it is because my hand can't cover all strings when it is closed 🤔
@xcx8646Ай бұрын
I find this grip doesn't work for funk strumming, unfortunately. It's a pity, because my single-note speed and accuracy improved dramatically when my technique evolved to start doing this.