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Keep trying a variety and see which works best for you!

So don’t be put off if the first pick you try doesn’t yield the best results. Squeezing it too tight will affectīear in mind that whatever works for you will be completely different to another player. Try to strive for a medium to relaxed grip when holding and playing withĪ pick. Thickness pick to give you a well-rounded tone it also offers the flexibility Thickness is often a personal preference. Often used for lead or solo parts on the guitar, however, a desired pick Often used for strumming acoustic rhythm parts and medium to heavy picks are Material, to the angle of the pick relative to the string, to the size etc. Use a different guitar pickĭifferent elements of a pick that will shape the way you sound, from the That said, the thicker the gauge of string, the harder it is to play so you should work hard to strengthen your fingers with the exercises listed above. String to beef up their tone (i.e.010 or.

This gauge is pretty standard and gives you a pretty good sound and Refers to the thickness of the guitar string. Improve your finger strength by squeezing a stress ball. Thing to do if you find yourself unable to play your instrument one day as youįist, then hold this position for 30 seconds to a minute. Strengthen your fingers with special finger exercises Get creative! You’ll be able to hear a slight change in pitch each time, which will help your understanding of note pitch! 2. Perhaps you’ll pluck the notes, or strum them at a different angle. You pick 6 random notes on the guitar and play them 6 times, trying to play them with a different pitch each time. Hint – a useful game to play is the 6 note game. After a few weeks, practice will become a habit!īy practicing, you should be able to “clean up” the way you play. Ideal, but if this isn’t an option, try or 5-6 days a week for 20 to 30 You dedicate to practice, the more confident your fingers will be, thusĬreating a consistent sound the whole time you’re playing. In the fingers, but that requires you to be fluent on your instrument.Īre not working well, this will, of course, compromise your tone.

Tips to help improve your guitar tone! 1. Instrument doesn’t sound good, you’ll never advance as a musician. It doesn’t matter if you can play all the notes perfectly, if your Most beginner and intermediate musicians face is improving the quality of their

So you’ve learned the chords, the fingering and the rock-star faces, what’s next? Not as long as you’d think! We sat down with professional musicians Brady Novotny and Sylvain Streiff, who taught us everything you need to know to play the guitar and improve your guitar tone.