Moonfish Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 I love play guitar with "reverse" pick.....like Robben Ford......Which others famous guitarist play in this way?...... sorry 4 my english Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 reverse pick? i am unsure. your english is 100% better than my Italian. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norseman Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 I think he means playing with the pick turned around and using the fat end in stead of the point. I've tried it that way and found it a little bit harder to control but I guess it's just a matter of getting used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonfish Posted May 20, 2008 Author Share Posted May 20, 2008 yeaah.....the pick turned around....wich other guitarists play in this way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 I think Billy Gibbons does his pinch harmonics that way Never argue with an idiot. They'll bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=810593 http://www.myspace.com/dandelavega Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar Slinger Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Billy Gibbons actually plays with the serrated edge of a Mexican Peso. They get 'em by the hundreds down there in Texas. That's how he gets his pinch harmonics. I learned that in Guitar Player Magazine!! My Blog about playing in a live band My MySpace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Billy Gibbons actually plays with the serrated edge of a Mexican Peso. They get 'em by the hundreds down there in Texas. That's how he gets his pinch harmonics. I learned that in Guitar Player Magazine!! Was that the issue with Avenged Sevenfold on the cover? If so, I also remember him saying in order to get good harmonics to use the "fat side of the pick." Never argue with an idiot. They'll bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=810593 http://www.myspace.com/dandelavega Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar Slinger Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Was that the issue with Avenged Sevenfold on the cover? If so, I also remember him saying in order to get good harmonics to use the "fat side of the pick." I think that was the most recent reference in Guitar Player as to how Billy gets the "pinch harmonics" but I read about the Mexican Peso in some other past issue. I can't remember the issue off the top of my head since I've been reading it for so many years. Although, I could be the innocent victim of Billy's "Don't let the truth get in the way of the story" style. Here's an interesting website that claims that they make the Peso Pick specifically for Billy. http://www.pesopicks.com/www.pesopicks.com/index.html My Blog about playing in a live band My MySpace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bytored Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Not sure which other famous guitarists play with the fat side of the pick but thats the way I hold the pick mostly because they always seem to rotate to the fat side any way. I remember a thread about picking with the fat side not to long ago. Try a search on the subject and see what comes up. What can this strange device be? When I touch it, it gives forth a sound It's got wires that vibrate, and give music What can this thing be that I found? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 I know I've read of quite a few famous players who do this. I'm certainly not famous or even much of anything to write home about as a player, but when I occasionally use a pick (I play fingerstyle nearly 100% of the time, no matter the style or sound), I sometimes use the broader, rounder end for different things. That can be a pretty cool option to the pointy end! What's more important to me, though, is the pick itself: its material, and the overall shape- I like sculpted picks like those Dunlop "Big Stubby"-picks, or little teardrop-shaped mandolin picks that I warm and bend to be curved and concave, and then I file and buff the edge to be smooth and radiused. I think that either of these shapes would be great made from Mammoth-tusk fossil-ivory (I also have an old "Tuskbuffer" flat-pick - remember Tuskbuffer?- that a friend gave me), but I haven't gotten around to getting any fossil-ivory for trying to make any; after all, the picks I DO have are pretty neglected! Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Part-timer Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 I'm not famous but I have found myself playing with the fat end and trying to turn it around in between notes. Been There, Seen That, Done That... Old? My hemorrhoids have hemorrhoids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobRose Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 I often play with the stubby end for fast, sweepy runs and smoother rhythm parts. My favourite pick was a gift from a friend from Paris, it's an exceptionally smooth, sculpted pick made from walrus tusk (I'm sure it's illegal or something). It's thicker, and has grooves deigned to fit the way you hold it (only for righties, sorry, lefties). It's without a doubt, the best and most expressive lead guitar pick I've ever played. I'd use it all the time, but it's just too hard and unforgiving for rhythm parts, which I take very seriously. My regular picks are custom-made Steve Clayton mediums (band logo on one side, my signature on the other). Stupidly ego-maniacal, but they're fun and it takes forever to go through 100 picks! Nash-customized Gibson Les Paul, Godin Progression Plus Quilter MicroPro Mach 2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 "My favourite pick was a gift from a friend from Paris, it's an exceptionally smooth, sculpted" OK, yes I have heard of those! they are called French Ticklers..right? http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobRose Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Yes... and ribbed for her pleasure... Nash-customized Gibson Les Paul, Godin Progression Plus Quilter MicroPro Mach 2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Stevie Ray Vaughn used the fat end of the pick. I used to, don't know why I quit... Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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