Originally Posted by
John Bertotti
Still working on the same lesson, getting that rhythmic picking and ghost notes going. I find the more I can hear it the better I understand it and now can do it very slowly.
But the big news is today, and I'm sure you all figured this out long ago, but it concerns pick grip and how it changes your techniques while picking. I put the TI Stark strings on my mandolin, didn't notice any volume change but wondered could I get louder. I have always had a really loose grip but to get double or more volume, I can with this instrument do that, I need a much firmer grip. I have only tried this on my pointy pick but it definitely changed the way I pick the strings. I got more volume it still sounded good but it was almost too loud for my ears. I was surprised I could get that loud. I also noticed the notes naturally had more initial attack and were a bit brighter. So I am working on a happy medium for my pick grip and string attack. I tend to play very quietly because I didn't want to disturb anyone around me, they really don't care if I play loud, and maybe some self-consciousness kept me quieter as well. I also think where I was playing limited my dynamics within a song a because I was soft enough that I could only get louder and stronger on my attack so I think a happy medium will allow me to either increase and now also give room to decrease my playing volume and attack as compared to before I could only go up.
Hope my rambles didn't bore you. I also hope it makes sense, let me know if I seem to be out in left field with my thought process please.
Thanks, everyone!