Slipping picks (Page 1 of 2)

hold on to them tighter

Yip i've tried that but my problem as a beginner is when i hold them tighter i tend to  think about it and lose a bit of concentration them my strumming become erratic

Try a small piece of cloth tape on pick.

...Badeye.

I used to think this was an insurmountable problem. I used the gorilla snot, and bought picks with "grips" on them, but then I realized, the more I played, the less I thought about it, and the less of a problem it is.

I lick my fingers slightly before I begin, then rub them together to make them a little tacky. This helps, but not as much as just playing. I use a Fender medium that is completely slick and am noticing that I rarely think about the pick slipping any more. While some slippage is physical I also think that some of it is mental. It feels like it is slipping because it is still something you are thinking about. Both will be resolved through continuous playing, making the pick in your hand feel natural, and learning by experience the appropriate amount of pressure.

While I agree with what you are saying ON, I can contradict that "less thinking" argument with a "more drinking" counter argument. The more I drink, it is obvious (to others) that my thinking decreases, yet pick slippage increases exponentially. On a Friday or Saturday night, I routinely have 3 or 4 picks inside my guitar, and I just leave them and let em play along - adds kind of a snare drum rhythm to my playing.

And noooo, I can't agree with the licking your fingers advice - after 10 or 12 cocktails that can't be a good idea. Who knows where your fingers have been at that point?

I think superglue might be the answer.

So, there's my answer, clansman...

Drink plenty, and use a ping-pong paddle.

Problem solved.

(I should charge for this...)

I have never had a problem dropping the picks I use on my acoustic. I have five, called a thumb and  four fingers, they have a soft side and a hard side, that can be used individually or together and I can created many different sound with them. Well worth investing in!!

Roger

Drop enough picks in your guitar and it becomes a percussion instrument!

I drop fewer picks the longer I play.

When I do drop a pick, I just finish the song using fhe same picks that Roger Guppy uses.  Except I use my own.  It would be really freaky if I used his.  And a little more familiar than I care to get with another man. 

- Zurf

Just like badeye, i use "cool" picks.  they have some kind of rubber coating at the ends that really resist sweat and grime...and alcohol.  They clean up nice with soap and water.  Not cheap. 'bout a buck a pick.  Why does the pick disappear in an eye-blink but you look like a dolt holding your guitar upside down looking up into the sound hole shaking like a mad man trying to get it out!?

          rndthefire

I like the Dunlops that Guitarpix mentions above; the lettering makes them easier to hang on to but I prefer a small teardrop "jazz" pick and can't find the same type in thin. any suggestions?

I use the Snarling Dog Brain picks ... love em and wont go back to "flat" picks ... emery board type grip on them so they dont slip

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