Hybrid Thumb Picking • What, When, Why?

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[@fly1327]

I discarded my other thumb picks after getting a 2-pack of these. Well, after getting two 2-packs. I thought one of the picks defective, asking Justin for a replacement, him sending me a personal vid how to configure the velcro (which I had done wrong) and sending me another 2-pack no cost just for giggles. That's who you are dealing with here folks. Just sayin'.

[@SunsetStarship]

...you're from another planet, man.

[@prixal]

From planet Blues.

[@robinemery]

Yes he is❣️

[@lagoonrd4173]

Makes me realize the mtn is way higher in elevation 😮

[@Magnum_Opus_Music]

Planet of practise and dedication 💯 No lucky shots in this game brother!

[@steveavant9727]

@@Magnum_Opus_Music and more talent than most people have.

[@kathyhollenbach7413]

I love fingerpicking the best, but hearing it with the hybrid thumb pick really accentuates the notes. I vote for that!❤❤Love your lessons, tips, songs, style and receiving notifications! 🙋‍♀️👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@stevenspikes5474]

this is a solution to a problem i have had with thumb picks for decades. thanks for your dedication to improving, not just your own skills, but ours too!

[@LuciaAugustDance]

I get so excited when I see that you've posted something new!

[@ajbowen9371]

I was so happy to find this. I have nerve damage in my hands and don't have much feeling. I had pretty much given up playing because I would keep dropping the pick or it would spin. Traditional thumbpicks would cause pain. Justin's hybrid was a game changer.

[@matthewfsinger]

Hey! I'm here because I saw your gold 1 million subscribers plaque in your brother's office today!!! He was our attorney. He said you were the best guitar player out there. Hands down. End of conversation. You clearly know what you're doing!

[@Thomasp671]

Wow.... Love it.... !

[@JimNoel1]

Inspired from your technique I have been practising with a hybrid thumb pick for about a month. I am having a lot of fun with the versatility it brings!

[@justinjohnsonlive]

That's great to hear! Keep rockin!

[@averageguy8090]

Thank the lord that this video came out when I am away on a folk residential! I'm in a bit of rut and have been over using various techniques, so am going to practice this with my thumb pick (never gets used, gathering dust in my case) thank you!

[@justinjohnsonlive]

Glad it was helpful!

[@LonaPua_Pouliuli-Popoki]

🤙Aloha ordering these with your upcoming CD release Love Bootleg 6 you're Lessons Level rocks ☁️☁️

[@justinjohnsonlive]

Awesome! Thank you Lona!

[@egosumlux0]

LIFE IS MORE PLEASANT LISTENING TO YOU JUSTIN👍👍😎😎

[@thomas-gk9jp]

Calvin Russel used it on the song Crossroads !!!

[@RoyBattyLives]

That’s the pick I was looking for all along, thumb picks be too heavy for strummin section of my tunes. Off to buy some, cheers Justin

[@Boris_Chang]

Thank you sir for sharing these techniques with us mere mortals. 😎

[@steyer67]

Justin!!!!! 🇧🇷 Brazil is on 🇧🇷

[@Bjornlundstrom]

Awesome video and playing Justin! I use your hybrid thumb pick a lot and love it. It's actually the only thumb pick that's ever worked for me! 🎶✌💯

[@justinjohnsonlive]

Love that! It's such an intuitive, natural design. I'm glad you're finding it so easy to incorporate into your playing style

[@samsonitemike3127]

This.... is why your a Master on the guitar!!! Bad ass!!

[@martintimothy1915]

Another masterful demonstration man yr guitar is probly the best sounding acoustic I have ever heard, I keep pickin away I know I will never be as good as y'all but I keep at it :)

[@Redstagwsmnp]

Just amazing

[@ButeSound]

Got my first thumb pick today for new resonator. At the base of the learning curve!

[@user-lw5hg1bf3p]

Дружище, у тебя золотые руки👍👍🤝🤝🇷🇺

[@HAHAPPYMAN]

Justin, thank you so much for your music lessons! Very cool!!! Thank you!

[@Juju-sb6cp]

🤘 Thank's for all 🤘

[@MarcAndre1]

Hey there Justin, I have enjoyed time again, your slow whiskey blues... I started playing in various open tunings a few years back and keep coming back time and time again, I luv watching you play.

[@lilflower25]

I love your Hybrid Thumb Picks! Thanks Justin.

[@justinjohnsonlive]

Hey, thanks @lilflower25!

[@lilflower25]

@@justinjohnsonlive You're welcome Justin. ✌🔥

[@fitwithandy]

Exactly what I was searching for. Thanks a lot!!! Thy hybrid picking is awesome...

[@francoismoreira1583]

Hi,thank you very much 👌💪🏻🙏🇺🇸🇫🇷

[@gaHg542]

Justin Johnson- 100% best blues guitarist in the world!!!

[@jenuinejoneszenproductions8355]

Take that last set you play make as a short to link back to this video. Wow you are so unique 💪❤️‍🔥

[@Mo11y666]

Rock N Roll man. Always inspired by your work on the guitar.

[@jubb1984]

Ok you have sold me on it, getting one and practicing with it asap. Thanks a whole bunch dude!

[@jubb1984]

Ok no, i lied, i picked up both the heavy and medium gauge one. Looking forward to it arriving!

[@charlieparker2773]

You 💯 % the master guitarist 🎸🎸

[@jenuinejoneszenproductions8355]

You are a rare gem

[@edphillips3415]

Excellent demonstration and playing, love the thumb pick.

[@justinjohnsonlive]

Thanks Ed! Rock on!

[@edphillips3415]

@@justinjohnsonlive thank you, I really appreciate yours and Nikki 's care and concern for me during the guitar lessons and the livestream it is greatly appreciated.

[@ericmead299]

An old man told me to learn to play then sing; pretty sure you got the playing part down; try it!! ❤

[@maxwellblakely7952]

I use a flat pick with metal finger picks on my middle and ring fingers.

[@jenuinejoneszenproductions8355]

I never get tired of listening to you and you play. All the sounds you make are crisp or I’m not sure how to explain it. You don’t sound like most people. I think the guitar may sound different even by your presence or use of it.

[@howardklein9834]

Ever since I messed up my picking index finger delivering mail, I can't hold the pick any longer. I had to finger pick and "strum" with my finger. This hybrid sounds like the answer. Thank you Justin.

[@tristannolan85]

I feel your pain, I injured my hand. Couldn't even play for months and when I could I pretty much had to relearn bc my fingers are retarded now. Took forever to get speed back

[@justinjohnsonlive]

This should definitely help you out a lot with that. You should be able to use your old flatpicking technique without having to employ the index finger to constantly hold on to the pick and keep it in place.

[@howardklein9834]

@@justinjohnsonlive Can the band be used with light gauge picks also?

[@pedroo8363]

Grande... grazie

[@kimmills3264]

now THAT'S teaching

[@fritzbiederstadt4869]

I'm always looking for the perfect thumb pick. So far this is the best option. The only way I could get more out of it is if I was a decent flat picker. I'm really a finger style player that plays in a church orchestra where I have to sometimes switch up between electric and acoustic on my Taylor T5 and just for enjoyment at the house. Anyway, recommend giving this a try. Thanks Justin...I like your play a lot as well...

[@jefferyselman615]

I have been making my own out of a metal banjo thumb pick and a nylon flat pick for the past 30 years but I can't hold a candle to your talent. Keep picking brother.

[@WhiskeyBluesLT98]

BLUES music never fail to create an atmosphere of calmness and makes the soul feel at peace!

[@kenz2756]

Hmm I disagree, this type of blues seem like it's intended to be energetic happy feel-good type of music. Even if it makes the soul at peace all the same.

[@wilfriedsommer9491]

OUTSTANDING!!! Greets From Germany!!!! 👌👌👌🎸🔥👌👌🇩🇪

[@dc-wp8oc]

Awesome technique and the pick makes the notes brighter.

[@debbivaughn1313]

Beautiful!

[@MartirosHakopianMarHak]

Love how that guitar sounds ... Cort Passion yes. In what price range is that guitar?

[@wendyrow4149]

I use mine with my banjo! I pick the Earl Scruggs style! Love this thumb pick!

[@greenturtle321]

thank you!

[@miguelangelvarandelamartin9822]

Manos y dedos magicos ,es extraordinario escucharte...eleva el alma ,es incluso saludable sanador gracias Justin

[@BB-cf9gx]

Oh yeah. Excellent.

[@SamlSchulze1104]

I always thought this man just let the music speak for itself. Great informational content! Reminds me of a time when I came to violin lesson with a flexible pick attached to my bow frog for pizzicato. Worked great, but she said never show up to an orchestra with that thing.

[@peterhutchinson3424]

🔥🎸🍻😎

[@georgepetrescue4274]

Totally enjoyed this, thanks bro!

[@justinjohnsonlive]

My pleasure! Thx for watching!

[@jimgordon3206]

The thumb pick makes it brighter. I like it.

[@GraemeBrowning]

Just got mine, these are brilliant! So satisfying to play with

[@miguelangelvarandelamartin9822]

Es cierto con la combinación de los dedos y la pua suena mucho mejor acentua las notas ,es poesia ,enhorabuena Justin

[@tommy2451]

I like ure style man...i love blues too...

[@orryfishburne5326]

I want one

[@julieloofbourow3042]

I love the sound. Thanks Justin. Your videos are informative and lovely to listen to✌️

[@justinjohnsonlive]

Thanks Julie! Glad you’re enjoying them! Thx for watching 🎸🎸🎸

[@BlackBearSixTV]

Very impressive skill set that you display - excellent, in my judgment. Play on, GuitarMan 😀

[@louverzola4780]

Sweet JJ

[@berlinsticks9708]

the goat

[@davidwilliams7552]

I have only played with fingers, never used a pick.until recently. Have started using a thumbpick because I play so much that the callous on my thumb keeps blistering and splitting open!

[@stacycowman7573]

Ooooohhhhh yeeeeeeaaaahhh man

[@Tibetguiter]

Uffs so awesome dear sir 👍👍💛🎼

[@LastNitE.]

I am an addict to your videos bro

[@luzamo83]

Потрясающе! Хочу так же. Лет за 20 должен научится.

[@akmt123]

OMG ...Wish could try Finger Picking Style....toooooo difficult to learn after playing with a Pick for almost 40 years!😢😢😢 Cheers from Canada ...

[@BillyLeeGoodman]

Reminds me of Ralph McTell!

[@tuneman59]

I never get tired of listening to this man play! I'm curious as far as gauging goes how would you say the mediums compare to the medium gauge Black Mountain pics?

[@mikemoodie]

Am wondering that too. I also have the Black Mountain medium, but find strumming with it difficult.

[@danbgt]

I have tried many times to use a pick. No finger picks. No thumb pick. Just not my thing. However. The closest I can come to using any kind of pick has been one of these hybrids. Feels almost nature.

[@justinjohnsonlive]

I agree! They make it very natural. I tried conventional thumbpicks for years and they never really "stuck" until this particular design.

[@da4631]

Makes 12 string picking SOOOO much easier!!! you can pick the individuals out easier!!!!!

[@RJVB]

My usual perception of (non-metallic) thumbpicks is that they give a rather nasty plasticky quality to the sound, but not the one in this video. The on/off comparisons demonstrate that nicely, and I'd say that with the pick the low strings actually get a quality (or should I say quantity?) that nylon bass strings have but that I always miss in fingerpicked metal bass strings (esp. when not using nails as I do). Something about the attack and how they balance with the higher strings. Trying to get that using just flesh will ultimately grow you a thumb pick in the form of a wart a la Freddy Green. I think the secret here is that Justin is using a heavy pick, which is also my preference to get a sound quality that's closest to that of fingerpicking (aka the most natural). @Justin: what material is this pick made of, and does the strap design allow replacing it? I'd love to try one of these with the "BoneTones" buffalo horn picks with which I get the sound I like most (or even an ebony pick by the same company for nylon strings).

[@seanstewart7622]

Hey Justin. Can you change out picks from the strap if you want to mess around with different gauges?

[@EllisDashayel]

That's my question too. How is the pick attached to the first velcro segment ?

[@MegaSachas]

Bonjour, c est excellent j adore, mais c est le niveau top du top, j en suis très loin de ton niveau pro. A bientôt. Merci

[@GuilhermeSilva-qp3jl]

Fantastic!! Does anybody know what kind of guitar is this though?

[@billwoodrome3882]

Jiminy…..so great.

[@philipselman2564]

Say there Justin just wondering what size strings you use on your flat tops or are they different gauges ? Thanks I am a subscriber

[@piax9567]

I would like to buy it but it is not shipped in Italy

[@jenuinejoneszenproductions8355]

❤️‍🔥🥰

[@ClaptnE]

made me realise that's a long time i haven't touched a pick i might go back to it ヾ(⌐■_■)ノ♪

[@user-wj5gf6bc5f]

😊👍👍👍🤝

[@user-oo6hc7cq4v]

А где ставил?

[@the_game]

🎵

[@TarotTarot1]

😳🤩

[@manyvibes1540]

💜👍

[@jeremythornton433]

Wow! Very cool. Qucik question. How often do you change your strings on a guitar? Even if it's just siting for months on end without getting played.

[@-jeff-]

That thumpick really adds accents to the music.

[@user-wp6mf4hr2m]

Привет из России. Я тож музыкант и ты меня очень вдохновил своей игрой на гитаре.

[@user-gv7lm6dz6x]

ОК !

[@cloudburst1215]

What material are the picks made of? Could not see any info on your site.

[@roldyclark]

What song are you playing? I recognize it but can’t remember

[@paulwhite5840]

I played finger style until I cut half my right intex finger off.

[@piax9567]

Is it possible to buy two pieces from Italy?

[@Yeon8888]

He rock so hard cos he’s not a mortal man.

[@user-fz2dh3co8j]

I am from the same planet

[@mikemoodie]

Anybody else struggle to strum with a thumpick and found a way around it? Always sounds clunky to me when I try. It's the one aspect that steers me away from thumbpicks.

[@shazam6274]

So all I have to do is spend $15 for this I can play like Justin! Kewl ! And... practice an hour a day for 1000 days, then maybe. 😂

[@billallen1594]

3000 maybe? He worked long and hard to be this good I’d say…

[@shazam6274]

@@billallen1594 You're right, but you are crushing the dreams of so many wannabes, who likely can't count that high. 😂