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i think i plays the guitars wrong

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my elbow hurts when i pick really fast, how can i stop this from happening?
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Don't pick really fast.
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pick with your wrist
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dont push the needle in so far from now on
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Muffin wrote:pick with your wrist
how do I do that? when i hold the pick i pretty much make a fist because it's too uncomfortable to hold any other way. I can play half way decent I guess, I'm a bass player so I'm not used to holding picks. i can hit mean pinch harmonics and can play a good portion of Schematics by dying fetus but my elbow feels like it's gonna pop or some shit.
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stop holding it so tight
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Practice slow and build your speed up so that you can play fast without any tension. Otherwise you're asking for tendonitis :tdown:
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hektik wrote:
Muffin wrote:pick with your wrist
how do I do that? when i hold the pick i pretty much make a fist because it's too uncomfortable to hold any other way. I can play half way decent I guess, I'm a bass player so I'm not used to holding picks. i can hit mean pinch harmonics and can play a good portion of Schematics by dying fetus but my elbow feels like it's gonna pop or some shit.
unlearn using your arm and make it an exclusive wrist movement for picking. because more distance= more effort, and time it takes to pick. keep your palm lightly rested on the bridge when not palm muting, and of course, lightly rested on the strings when palm muting.
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quit being such a pussy.
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UNGODLIKE wrote:
hektik wrote:
Muffin wrote:pick with your wrist
how do I do that? when i hold the pick i pretty much make a fist because it's too uncomfortable to hold any other way. I can play half way decent I guess, I'm a bass player so I'm not used to holding picks. i can hit mean pinch harmonics and can play a good portion of Schematics by dying fetus but my elbow feels like it's gonna pop or some shit.
unlearn using your arm and make it an exclusive wrist movement for picking. because more distance= more effort, and time it takes to pick. keep your palm lightly rested on the bridge when not palm muting, and of course, lightly rested on the strings when palm muting.
Good advise. I use to play the opposite of this and my elbow would kill me after playing many 16th notes. I had to stop. and relearn how to hold the pick correctly and pick with my wrist. you have to start slow
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Using your elbow is a common mistake. The one thing I can say about myself is that I am a really fast picker. Its all in the wrist man. Your elbow really shouldnt move at all.
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hektik wrote:
Muffin wrote:pick with your wrist
how do I do that? when i hold the pick i pretty much make a fist because it's too uncomfortable to hold any other way. I can play half way decent I guess, I'm a bass player so I'm not used to holding picks. i can hit mean pinch harmonics and can play a good portion of Schematics by dying fetus but my elbow feels like it's gonna pop or some shit.
Hold the pick with your thumb and forefinger, let the remaining three just hang, like you're doing the "OK" sign.
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hektik wrote:my elbow hurts when i pick really fast, how can i stop this from happening?


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hektik wrote:my elbow hurts when i pick really fast, how can i stop this from happening?


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AoD wrote:quit being such a pussy.

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AoD wrote:dont push the needle in so far from now on
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Relax your elbow, use your wrist more.
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7Dime7MetalMassacre wrote:
UNGODLIKE wrote:
hektik wrote:
Muffin wrote:pick with your wrist
how do I do that? when i hold the pick i pretty much make a fist because it's too uncomfortable to hold any other way. I can play half way decent I guess, I'm a bass player so I'm not used to holding picks. i can hit mean pinch harmonics and can play a good portion of Schematics by dying fetus but my elbow feels like it's gonna pop or some shit.
unlearn using your arm and make it an exclusive wrist movement for picking. because more distance= more effort, and time it takes to pick. keep your palm lightly rested on the bridge when not palm muting, and of course, lightly rested on the strings when palm muting.
Good advise.
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