Using the curvy part of the pick.

[GuyBoden]

I find that the angle of the pick to the string is very important, at about 45 degree the pick will glide. Also, I like my hand to be very,very relaxed, so the weight of the hand and gravity does the down picking and only very slight force is needed for up picking.

[AlsoRan]

After looking at a bunch of fast guitarists, I finally made the switch 5 days ago to using the side of my pick, a Dunlop Little Stubby 3.0.

I am adapting very quickly to it, much faster than I had dared hope.

My speed is faster and when I strum, the tone is nicer and less "metallic".

This has been a Godsend, but I am glad that I learned to use the point of the pick first.

This thread has been so helpful!

[docbop]

Okay you guys have done it, first this thread, then I watch interview with Larry Carlton, and getting tired of always having to drive to town or order picks. So I am working on going back to regular sized, heavy picks and using the rounded side of the pick. It's coming around, in my Funk/Rock days I used the side of teardrop picks so not totally new, but using regular picks its been a long time, decades.

In the Carlton interview he said it's all about the tone he gets with rounded side of the pick. He said it's a regular heavy pick, but his tech said they are 1mm Delrin picks because they are easier to grip.

So I'm spliting my practice time about 50/50 my old medium sized teardrops and the full size picks. Also a little time with pointy end of full size pick too.

[monk]

Docbop,
I knew that Robben Ford uses the shoulder of a regular Fender 351 but I was unaware that LC does also. Can you point me toward the interview?
Thanks,
Jerome

[docbop]

Docbop,
I knew that Robben Ford uses the shoulder of a regular Fender 351 but I was unaware that LC does also. Can you point me toward the interview?
Thanks,
Jerome

They way Larry is talking sounds it's a recent switch. It's a good interview mainly on gear, but I like his simple setup at least compared to other gear rundowns I've seen. Here's the link:

Rig Rundown: Larry Carlton | Premier Guitar

[monk]

They way Larry is talking sounds it's a recent switch. It's a good interview mainly on gear, but I like his simple setup at least compared to other gear rundowns I've seen. Here's the link:

Rig Rundown: Larry Carlton | Premier Guitar

Thanks.