arniejolt
11-23-2007, 03:17 PM
While chatting with a buddy about the Stratocaster...okay, mostly griping about the problems it has...we got to the part about the strum bar and how delicate it feels. It does feel easier to just strum it like a real guitar and not hold onto it in fear of it breaking. That's when he wondered if using an actual Guitar Pick would feel natural.
Hmn, we both said.
I remembered that when I had to replace the broken guitar strap to my x-plorer, the strap broke not the guitar, the new one came with a Guitar Pick.
So I went and gave it a try with I Think I'm Paranoid...whoah! It actually did feel more easier to play using the pic to easily strum up and down! Just thinking like you're playing a real guitar and subconsciously making sure that the Pick only touches the strum bar and not the guitar also helps, and after a while it actually did feel like I was plucking strings with the pick.
However, it still needs some getting used to, when playing through Day Late, Dollar Short, while trying to keep up the Pick ended up flying out of my hand and I had to finish normally, along with realizing why some guitarists have a row of Picks attached to their guitars when they play live.
Anyway, I'm surprised with how well a real Guitar Pick worked with this flimsy Stratocaster. Probably take time practicing with it more.
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Hmn, we both said.
I remembered that when I had to replace the broken guitar strap to my x-plorer, the strap broke not the guitar, the new one came with a Guitar Pick.
So I went and gave it a try with I Think I'm Paranoid...whoah! It actually did feel more easier to play using the pic to easily strum up and down! Just thinking like you're playing a real guitar and subconsciously making sure that the Pick only touches the strum bar and not the guitar also helps, and after a while it actually did feel like I was plucking strings with the pick.
However, it still needs some getting used to, when playing through Day Late, Dollar Short, while trying to keep up the Pick ended up flying out of my hand and I had to finish normally, along with realizing why some guitarists have a row of Picks attached to their guitars when they play live.
Anyway, I'm surprised with how well a real Guitar Pick worked with this flimsy Stratocaster. Probably take time practicing with it more.
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The Metal: Unabridged Version
Punk Rock: Sank into Swamp
New Wave: Sank into Swamp
Grunge: Caught Fire, Fell Over, Sank into Swamp
The Metal: Strongest in these Woods but Still Looking for a Bride with Huge Tracks of Land
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c342/ARNie00/kokoroscanherosig.jpg
my deviant gallery
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