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Bill:
I never really thought about it...but, you are right on
with your "stand up" advice...I tried it out and found the
overall posture to be conducive to trem-picking...great
advice!
-dp
--- reluctantaquanauts <>
wrote:
>
>
> Miserlou is a great one to start with because you have to
> double
> pick on your heaviest and lightest string. I don't think
> starting
> on a light set of strings is a good idea at all. Your
> eventually
> going to get good at this and out grow the light
> strings(I don't
> think I could double pick as well on my James Burton
> guitar then the
> way I do on my Jaguars).
> I've used an assortment of flatwound string brands, and
> Fender Heavy
> picks, don't worry so much about you picks either, just
> select
> something that isn't going to flop around you. I like
> the Fenders
> because they are cheap, and once you start double picking
> efficently
> you're going to melt them all down anyway.
> Stand up when you practice, when I first started I found
> I could
> double pick longer when I'd transfer my wrist motion up
> to my arm,
> then my arm would fatigue and I'd transfer it back down
> to my
> wrist. It's really hard to explain. But now I've found
> a "sweet
> spot" inbetween and never tire.
>
> Bill
> www.reluctantaquanauts.com
>
>
> --- In , "Lewd Dude"
> <lewddude@s...>
> wrote:
> > Hey Tony,
> >
> > Heavy strings and heavy pick... I find that light
> strings and
> picks tend to
> > give" causing hang up. You can be more precise with
> heavy. I use
> ernie ball
> > NOT so slinkys 12-56 and dunlop tortex .76mm yellow
> picks. Good
> luck and
> > keep shredding... Lewd
> >
> > -------Original Message-------
> >
> > From: fenderplayer52886
> > Date: 04/07/05 22:19:35
> > To:
> > Subject: [SurfGuitar101] tremelo picking
> >
> >
> >
> > hello
> > I'm new here and just recently got into surf
> guitar. I'm
> working on
> > Dick Dale's Misirlou and have been having trouble with
> my tremelo
> > picking. I pick mostly using the wrist and have been
> using either
> > medium or light picks. Any Suggestions
> >
> >
> thanks
> >
> tony
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