Hey ya'll! I've been working on my right hand technique and I had a question about thumb placement on the pick. Before I started really thinking about my technique I used to place the pick in the middle of my thumb so there was a good amount of thumb sticking out from the pick. I used my thumbs knuckle keep the pick in place and sort of "drive" the pick through the strings. After watching some video close ups of some of my favorite players like Thile I notice the way they hold the pick is more flush with the tip of their thumb( probably so the thumb can be bent to increase the angle of the pick to string) . So that leads me to the question... when you pick are you using the pad of your thumb to drive the pick through the strings or are you using the thumbs knuckle to do it?
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