Anyone else have this problem?

[Blewbyou]

I can't stop my pick from twisting and coming lose in my fingers. If I grip any tighter then it seems I strike the strings to hard. It is a pain in the but when you are strumming a song and halfway through you have to try to correct your grip while staying with the song. It's nothing to look down and see I'm gripping only about 1/4 of the pick. Any Idea how I can remedy the problem? I've got some Gorilla Snot but it's pretty sticky and when I weave the pick between the strings for the night it scrapes off onto the strings.:mad:
Blew

[sheepster]

I have this problem too. One thing I've found that helps me is to buy metal picks. I've never liked plastic ones and steel picks sound much nicer to my ears. Some of them even have a grippy part, and I find that it my fingers just hold metal longer than plastic. Plastic gets too slippery.

It still slips sometimes, but I put that down to poor pick technique. I started off learning with my fingers.

[Paul]

YUP !!! I have this problem. When I first started to play last year, holding the pick was a major problem for me....if I did not drop the damn thing inside the guitar, then I would almost take out my own eye with it when it came flying out of my fingers. Problem went away after a few months. Now it is back and worse than ever. I figured it was because my speed improved now that I could play 16 beat songs. It is driving me crazy !!!
I feel it coming loose, and like you stated, I look down and I am barely holding it and I try to adjust while I am playing.
I use a light pick , but I am going to see if a thicker pick will help me. Sorry I don't know how to fix this problem, but you are not alone my friend !

[Jstickley]

Jim Dunlop makes Delrin picks, in a ton of thickness's that have a grippy "knurled" type feel on them. They are not smooth where you hold them, yet they are smooth where the pick contacts the string.

I personally use the thinnest pick they make, as it helps with sweep/alternate picking, in the faster solos. I also dont play much acoustic, and when I do, i just use a thicker dunlop ;)

Great picks, and they last forever.

Jesse

[bcrich]

Well this never really goes away lol, I have been playing for 29 years and the pick always comes loose after a while. I use the Dunlop Tortex picks that are a medium thickness and are orange these picks can be shaped. I shape the picks to the contour of my thumb and this cuts down greatly with the pick coming loose or losing possition. So really it is just a matter of forming the pick to the thumb. Try it!

[Doug]

I was using these. I call them Cat Tounges because they are like sandpaper... Never Slip! You can find them on eBay or Amazon. Search for BRAIN picks on google.

Warning NOT ACTUAL SIZE!

http://img3.guitarcenter.com/dbase/pics/products/3/4/9/367349.jpg

[Whiskey]

Lol... get a grip on your brain.

[Blewbyou]

warning not actual size
Whew that's a relief I need something much bigger to fit into my paws:D

[darylb]

Great post. I am having that exact problem and it is messing with my playing. I am so concious of it, I either miss strings or nearly pluck them off the guitar.

I keep thinking I have too much pick exposed or something but I am trying to get some time to get to the shop and buy an assortment of picks to see what I like. I have seen a pick mentioned that looks good but havent tried it yet called Fred Kelly Baby Fat ..... I think they have a regular Fat or something too.

[Blewbyou]

I think my problem is that I try to stay relaxed( I have a tendency to tense up and try to hard)and loose so I subconciously loosen my grip. I think. I'm okay when I play lead and pick individual strings but strumming gets me everytime. If I concentrate on gripping the pick I start messing up the song.

[drpool]

I can't stop my pick from twisting and coming lose in my fingers. If I grip any tighter then it seems I strike the strings to hard. It is a pain in the but when you are strumming a song and halfway through you have to try to correct your grip while staying with the song. It's nothing to look down and see I'm gripping only about 1/4 of the pick. Any Idea how I can remedy the problem? I've got some Gorilla Snot but it's pretty sticky and when I weave the pick between the strings for the night it scrapes off onto the strings.:mad:
Blew

This stuff works great, I got some as a bit of a gag gift from some folks in my office. It took care of any slippage. Just don't over do it, it can be messy.

http://www.samedaymusic.com/product--GRSGOSNOT

[Whiskey]

Personally, I had this problem .. and discovered it had to do with confidence. I was timid of my playing, so I would subconciously play softer, and while playing softer I tended to loosen my grip.

Once I started to get better I ended up holding it with more determination.

Embrace the pick of destiny!

[Blewbyou]

"THE PICK OF DESTINY"
It could be a confidence thing. I've always picked stuff up rather quickly but guitar is a life long journey of learning and the more you learn the more there is to learn and maybe(a little self analysis here) I just feel overwhelmed and belittled by it all.
Does anyone have a couch I can lie on while I talk about my childhood?:(
Blew

[ES335]

i like snarlin' dog picks, they also come in a variety of thicknesses and are in a nice metal box. these have a very rough textured surface to give you some serious "gription". i'm like you in that it seems like sometimes my fingers start to relax and before i know it the pick is floating all over the place. very frustrating but i have found that the snarlin' dogs help a lot.

[Doug]

I try to only leave the tip of my pick out about 1/4 of an inch, if that.

When strumming I rotate it somewhat so the edge slips across the strings more smoothly.

Sometimes I turn it all the way around, using the broad flat side, for lead picking.

Experiment, have fun and do what feels and sounds best.

[NapoLoso]

I just a Dunlop 3.0mm pick which i always carry with me
in my wallet, never leave home without one :p
and for me i dont have this problem but i did have it when
i used thinner picks.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b203/napoloso/0206071333.jpg

[Blewbyou]

holy crap man 3.0mm why not use a 2"x4":eek:

[NapoLoso]

holy crap man 3.0mm why not use a 2"x4":eek:

LOL if i use my .73mm pick i have the following problems:
- i often drop it if i try to do a solo or something.
- if i arpegiate chords skiping strings i often hit the wrong string, means i still cant calculate the distances between them.

keeping in mind that i started using a pick not long ago,
i would just use my bare hand to strum or just finger pick,
till i decided to get used to a pick.
with my 3.0mm, i dont drop it or loose positition of it.
and my arpegios are a bit more accurate :p my goal is
to be able to use both kinds with no problem :)

[Jstickley]

omg 3mm LOL..

My picks are .39mm HAHAHAH.. Get your pull brother.

Jesse

[NapoLoso]

hahaha.. everybody's laughin at my pick :(
anyone else on here uses a 3mm pick? :D

[sheepster]

I just a Dunlop 3.0mm pick which i always carry with me in my wallet, never leave home without one :p Wow! That's one huge pick. I saw one of those once, but never thought it would sound any good. Maybe I should invest in a few of them?

[guymenton]

Don't worry, Napo. I'm sure everybody is just intimidated by the size of your BIG...ahem...PICK...hahaha. :cool:

Anyway, size doesn't matter....it's what you can do with it. (At least that's what the last woman told me) :p

hahaha.. everybody's laughin at my pick :(
anyone else on here uses a 3mm pick? :D

[NapoLoso]

Wow! That's one huge pick. I saw one of those once, but never thought it would sound any good. Maybe I should invest in a few of them?

Hahaha.. awsome, i wont be the only one using one this big haha.
as for the sound, i personally like it, maybe my hearing isn't good but
i dont hear much difference between my 3mm and my .73mm one but
maybe just a little higher sound with the .73mm pick. Not a lot different.

[ES335]

geeez that thing is HUGE, does it have its own weather system? do you have to wear steel toed shoes in case you drop it on your foot while playing? is it made out of kryptonite?....okay i'm done, but i had to get those out of my system. i could never control a pick like that myself, heck, i cant control the ones i do use. but i am glad to see that there are those who can. my hat goes off to the napster.

[Blewbyou]

control it I don't know if I can lift it!:eek:

[Whiskey]

Its ok... it comes with its own carrying case and strap.
And zip code.

[Blewbyou]

"it comes with its own carrying case and strap" LMAO It needs to come with a warning label to lift with you legs!