Flat Pickers Paradise

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Comment by Edward Henson on April 5, 2010 at 3:41am

Hi Folks. I am Edward. Not long joined. thanks Tim for creating this. Looking forward to learning :)
PeaCe

Comment by Curt Cossitt on February 5, 2010 at 7:31pm

I use a metronome to practice my flatpicking and crosspicking. I was never into bluegrass until I tried to play it. Not the strummin,' but the pickin.' Now I'm hooked. I bought a Mel Bay book taught by Eric Tompson. I take a song and figure out the timings and up/down strokes. Then I t6ake the song measure by measure using the metronome. Then it's just practice increasing the beats/minute each day. I am still working on a song called "cross-eyed fiddler." Started at 60 beats/minute and am up to 108 beats/minute. This song however is played at 181 beats/minute. This is the only way I have found that shows results. The secret to increasing speed is to not deviate from the picking pattern you've chosen and to get the timing right when starting to learn the song. If you play a down-up-down-up one time and then do a up-down-up-down the next time for the same four beats in a song, then improvement is impossible for the fast songs.

Comment by grant briggs on August 11, 2009 at 7:08pm

I would sure like to hear some input from flat pickers as to how they practice to improve their picking skills and what type of music they play. Haven't been any recent additions to this site. I am always ready to learn from and listen to other's ideas.

Comment by Joe on July 12, 2009 at 8:28pm

Oh ! Ok thanks JP :) hehehe
Take care

Comment by Joe on July 11, 2009 at 8:40pm

Heh Not a big deal.... I'll try that Grant buy em all and try em all then sell the rest on e-bay or....maybe the different thickness will give me new skills and talents. hahah yeah right :)!
Mary had a page JP ? Indians drop dogs off cliffs ? Or hot dogs off cliffs Dianne ?Mary if you're real let us know. hehehe Michele she did she left us some spam..not funny but it is :)
Take care all

Comment by grant briggs on July 11, 2009 at 5:06pm

Fender doesn't make guitar picks. They contract out and have their name on the picks. So the manufacturer usually isn't an issue. I use medium picks with some flex for rhythm and acoustic. But for lead I use harder picks for a clear defined sound. But it isn't what I use or somebody else uses. Buy some light, medium and hard, use them all and find one that works for you. It's not a big deal.

Comment by April on July 10, 2009 at 9:44am

Thats funny Dianne.

Comment by Dianne Woods on July 9, 2009 at 8:25pm

Mary is gone!!! What did the Indian say when he dropped his dog over the cliff? Dog Gone!!!!!! Mary Gone!!!!LOL

Comment by April on July 9, 2009 at 11:01am

No worries, Keith just deleted her Im pretty sure.

Comment by Michele on July 9, 2009 at 4:39am

Good question.

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