i think i plays the guitars wrong

hektik · **Joined:** Sat Feb 12, 2005 12:03 am **Posts:** 27564

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

JesseJames · **Joined:** Wed Jun 28, 2006 6:39 pm **Posts:** 13653

Don't pick really fast.

Muffin · **Posted:** Wed May 27, 2009 5:13 pm

pick with your wrist

AoD · **Joined:** Wed May 25, 2005 4:13 am **Posts:** 2776

dont push the needle in so far from now on

hektik · **Joined:** Sat Feb 12, 2005 12:03 am **Posts:** 27564

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.

AoD · **Joined:** Wed May 25, 2005 4:13 am **Posts:** 2776

stop holding it so tight

croninburg · **Posted:** Wed May 27, 2009 5:33 pm

Practice slow and build your speed up so that you can play fast without any tension. Otherwise you're asking for tendonitis :tdown:

UNGODLIKE · **Posted:** Wed May 27, 2009 9:16 pm

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.

AoD · **Joined:** Wed May 25, 2005 4:13 am **Posts:** 2776

quit being such a pussy.

7Dime7MetalMassacre · **Posted:** Thu May 28, 2009 12:57 pm

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

Wagner Vajagner · **Posted:** Fri May 29, 2009 1:07 pm

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.

walking_ash · **Posted:** Fri May 29, 2009 3:18 pm

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.

gay_hayride · **Posted:** Sat Sep 05, 2009 10:57 pm

hektik wrote:

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

slam heroin :tup:

chuckbuksquared · **Posted:** Sun Sep 06, 2009 6:53 am

gay_hayride wrote:

hektik wrote:

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

slam heroin :tup:

That was really uncalled for.

texasborn · **Posted:** Wed Sep 09, 2009 12:36 pm

AoD wrote:

quit being such a pussy.

gay_hayride · **Posted:** Sun Nov 29, 2009 10:45 pm

AoD wrote:

dont push the needle in so far from now on

The Doctor · **Posted:** Mon Nov 30, 2009 12:05 am

Relax your elbow, use your wrist more.

texasborn · **Posted:** Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:08 am

Mad Muir · **Posted:** Tue Dec 01, 2009 3:08 pm

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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