Pick it up: Using the right Picks when playing

Something that is easy to gloss over when starting to learn to play guitar is the thickness of your picks (or plectrums, if you’re being posh). Why is this important? Well, different players will require different picks for their own personal style. Various genres of music will also sort of dictate the thickness of the picks you need- after all, you can’t really shred with a clean and clear tone when using very light picks. Something thicker is more suitable, maybe even the super-thick jazz picks, which give you a much better chance of hitting individual notes clearly. If you’re playing acoustic music, then a lighter pick may be the thing for you to strum with. It’s all a question of finding out what is right for you, so try a few thicknesses and pick shapes before settling on a particular kind- you’ll be surprised as to how much difference the right picks can make to you when learning to play the guitar.

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