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We have been in the guitar pick industry for a couple of years now. During this time, numerous customers have sent lots of inquiries with repeated questions and myths.
We have summarized the top 8 myths that “shocked” us the most, and we explain why they don’t make any sense!
In guitar picks, qualities like thickness, material, shape, and size play a pivotal role in tone, feedback, grip, guitar pick noise, sustain, etc…
Why this happens has a simple explanation: Different shapes or materials make the guitar strings vibrate in different patterns.
In our article “Do guitar picks really affect the tone of your guitar” we discuss all the aspects in detail.
The guitar is one of the most popular instruments because it is versatile. This versatility is achieved by a broad range of techniques. Different techniques require different picks.
Like in every guitar aspect, there is no "better" or "worse".
If you are looking for a brighter sound, then Tortex might be your choice. Nevertheless, if your aim is to get a warmer/darker/deeper tone, other materials like Nylon could perform way better.
The same applies to guitar pick thickness, shape, size, the grip texture, etc.
I recommend having at least 3 to 5 guitar picks for different specific usages. If you do not know where to start you have three options:
Both methods are valid and appropriate for the right musical context. Your goal as a musician is to be able to create the sounds you imagine. The method is up to you!
However, some basic techniques like tremolo picking, palm mute, pinch harmonics, or pick slides are very difficult to perform with fingers. Even more, they are also faster to learn if you use guitar picks. This point also plays a role in keeping your motivation at a high level.
If you love both picking methods you’ll end up with a broader technique repertoire and will profit from both worlds.
You can make a pick out of every item, a penny, paper, old credit cards, or anything else. The important thing here is the joy of exploration. Not the specific taste of one excellent influential guitarist.
Imagine how much you’ll limit yourself if you make the wrong decisions at the beginning of your career.
Some qualities like pick shape, a beveled edge, and a polished guitar pick can play an important role in your speed.
“Real” guitar shredders use thick and pointy guitar picks. Probably this combination is the best place to start if you are looking for guitar speed. But remember, the most influential factor when it comes to developing speed is the number of hours of deliberate training!
If every song has different requirements, why always use the same guitar pick?
Different guitar picks make a difference in your tone and your playing.
I am not saying that’s impossible to play a “master of puppets” with a 0.38 mm rounded guitar pick. It is all a matter of practice and habits. However, with the right tools, you will learn faster.
In this case, for such a song with lots of palm-mute and downpicking, I would choose a thick, pointy, durable guitar pick, like Rombo Diamond.
If later today, I’m feeling like playing bossanova-jazz phrases with my semi-hollow guitar, I’ll probably use a rounded medium pick. Preferably our of Nylon.
This is one of the most controversial aspects related to guitar picks.
You can find arguments for both the “cheap” and the “expensive” side.
Argument: “Guitar picks are expensive”:
Argument: “Guitar picks are actually cheap”
Put in perspective, when you purchase a guitar pick you don’t only “buy a piece of plastic”. Behind the shape and the material development there is a lot of engineering going on.
In addition, you are supporting the infrastructure behind it (customer support, web development, logistics, production, marketing, distribution, R&D, packaging,...). Without one of these single elements, there won’t be guitar picks.
This happens after only three seconds, not five.
Im Juni 2022 haben wir die ersten 3D-Skizzen unserer vier neuen Plektrum-Modelle fertiggestellt. Die Picks waren jedoch nicht zu 100 % fertig.
Die Dicke, Größe und sogar die Namen der Plektren waren noch nicht definiert.
Wir haben uns für den Ansatz entschieden, so viele Gitarristen wie möglich einzubeziehen, um uns beim Co-Design unserer neuen Gitarren-Plektren zu helfen.
Das Ziel dieses Artikels ist es, die Ergebnisse der Umfrage zusammenzufassen, an der 2122 Gitarristen teilgenommen haben. Diese Leute haben das endgültige Design unserer Picks direkt beeinflusst.
Die Gitarren-Community hat Rombo seit seinem Start im Jahr 2019 stark unterstützt.
Wir wollten keine neuen Gitarrenpicks kreieren, ohne die Leute zu fragen, die von Anfang an dabei waren. Sie alle sind der Kern von Rombo, und Sie sollten entscheiden, welche Produkte wir entwickeln.
Der logischste Schritt war, eine große Umfrage zu erstellen, die es der Community ermöglicht, uns mitzuteilen, wie sie ihre Gitarrenplektren gern hätten. Wir glauben, dass dies der einzige Weg ist, ein Produkt zu entwickeln, das auf den Wünschen unserer Community basiert und uns ermöglicht, grundlegende Entscheidungen über die Ausrichtung unseres Unternehmens zu treffen.
Dies ist nur möglich, wenn man auf die Gedanken jedes Gitarristen hört.
2122 Gitarristen haben an der Umfrage teilgenommen und sich somit am Designprozess dieser neuen Gitarren-Plektren für 2023 beteiligt.
509 von ihnen hinterließen eine private Nachricht mit detaillierten Informationen.
Weiter unten gehen wir auf diese Nachrichten ein.
Es gibt einen klaren Gewinner. Gitarrenplektrum Nummer 2 ist der Favorit für die meisten Teilnehmer.
Könnte es an seiner Ähnlichkeit in Form und Größe mit dem legendären Jazz-III-Gitarrenpick liegen?
Überraschenderweise ist Nummer 4 das Gitarrenplektrum, das mich während des Prototypentests am meisten überrascht hat. Aber natürlich weiß man nie, bis man es probiert hat!
Name:
Durchschnittliche Dicke: 0,66 mm
Größe: Kleine Größe mit 89 % der Stimmen
Name:
Durchschnittliche Dicke: 0,953 mm
Größe: Mittlere Größe mit 77 % der Stimmen
Name:
Durchschnittliche Dicke: >2 mm
Größe: Große Größe mit 55 % der Stimmen
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Durchschnittliche Dicke: 0,72 mm
Größe: Mittlere Größe mit 85 % der Stimmen
Insgesamt 509 Personen haben uns eine private Nachricht bezüglich Gitarrenpleks hinterlassen.
Wir haben sie alle sorgfältig gelesen und werden alle diese Informationen während der Entwicklung berücksichtigen.
Hier sind die 10 häufigsten Fragen, die wir wiederholt erhalten haben, und unsere Kommentare dazu:
● Werden die Plektren in verschiedenen Farben erhältlich sein?
Ja! Die Markteinführung umfasst alle regulären Rombo-Farben.
Weitere „Special Edition“-Farben sind in Vorbereitung.
● Werden sie die gleiche Griffstruktur haben?
Viele Leute haben uns E-Mails und Briefe bezüglich der Griffstruktur geschickt. Mit den Mikronoppen haben wir den Vorteil von mittelgriffigen Oberflächen, die viel Kontrolle hinzufügen.
Eine sehr kleine Anzahl von Menschen möchte jedoch, dass die Picks mehr Grip haben. Wir mussten hier eine Entscheidung treffen, und es war schwer. Wir werden die „Korndichte“ auf den strukturierten Bereichen leicht erhöhen, sodass mehr „Micro nodules“ pro Quadratmillimeter entstehen.
Auf diese Weise hoffen wir, den Bedürfnissen aller Gruppen gerecht zu werden.
● Das Material ist kühl, erzeugt aber warme und sanfte Töne. ich bevorzuge
helle Töne. Plant ihr ein neues Materialsortiment?
Wir haben unser Materialkomposition absichtlich geschaffen, um diese sanften Töne zu erreichen. Etwa 12 % der Benutzer gaben jedoch an, helle Töne zu bevorzugen.
Wir haben beschlossen, mit der Forschung an einem neuen Material zu beginnen, das als zusätzliches Sortiment auf den Markt gebracht wird, sobald wir die richtige Formel gefunden haben. Das voraussichtliche Datum für die Markteinführung des neuen Materials ist Anfang 2024.
● Warum erstellt ihr nicht für jedes Plektrum unterschiedliche Dicken?
der Modelle?
Wir möchten, dass jedes Plektrum einzigartig ist. Da jeder Mensch individuelle Vorlieben hat, glauben wir, dass jedes Plektrum sein eigenes Design haben sollte. In Zukunft hoffen wir, eine breitere Palette von Plektrumdesigns erstellen zu können, um jedes mögliche Bedürfnis abzudecken.
● Was ist mit Plektren für Bassisten?
Die meisten unserer Plektren sind mit Bass kompatibel, wie wir bei einigen Bassisten bestätigt haben, die sie regelmäßig verwenden, insbesondere Rombo Diamond und Rombo Origami. Das haben wir HIER erklärt.
● Ihr solltet Merch, T-Shirts und andere Dinge anbieten:
Vielleicht in der Zukunft. Jetzt wollen wir uns zu 100% auf die Entwicklung der Gitarrenpicks konzentrieren. Jede Minute, die wir für das Design eines T-Shirts aufwenden, wird von der Qualität der Picks abgezogen! ;)
● Werdet ihr die EcoBlack-Reihe in anderen Farben anbieten?
Das EcoBlack-Material kann derzeit nur einfarbig produziert werden.
Durch den Recyclingprozess entsteht eine sehr dunkle Pigmentierung. Die Industrie arbeitet hart daran, einen Weg zu finden, neue Recyclingverfahren zu schaffen. Wir hoffen, dass wir in Zukunft alle unsere Plektren aus recyceltem Material herstellen werden.
● Warum erstellet ihr keine Boutique-Picks?
Gegenfrage: Was ist ein Boutique-Plektrum?
Ein Boutique-Plektrum ist ein einzigartiges Kunstwerk in Form eines Plektrums, das ihr zum Gitarrenspielen verwenden könnt. Normalerweise sind diese Plektren handgefertigt und aus exotischen Materialien. Sie enthalten einige künstlerische Elemente wie Ornamentgeometrien und sind in der Regel einzigartige Sondereditionsstücke mit erhöhten Startpreisen.
Unser Ansatz ist ein anderer. Wir kreieren Boutique-ähnliche Gitarren-Pick-Designs zu sehr erschwinglichen Preisen. Andernfalls wären nur ein paar Rombo-Designs für die einflussreichsten Pick-Sammler verfügbar.
Wir glauben, dass wir auf diese Weise eine Nische zwischen Massenproduktions-Picks und einzelnen Sondereditionen gefunden haben. Mit diesem Ansatz bringen wir das Boutique-Feeling zu einer größeren Anzahl von Menschen und stärken die Plektrum-Community und das Bewusstsein für dieses kleine, aber wichtige Accessoire.
● Einige Plektren, die ich 2019 bestellt habe, hatten Grate. Dies ist kein Problem für
spielen, aber es sieht nicht cool aus.
Wir haben gute Nachrichten für Sie. 2021 haben wir eine neue Methode entwickelt, um die Grate manuell von den Plektren zu entfernen. Das bedeutet, dass alle Rombo-Picks manuell überarbeitet und bearbeitet werden, um alle visuellen Aspekte zu entfernen, die nicht zum ursprünglichen Design gehören (wie kleine Grate an der Umrandung).
Dies hat uns zusätzliche Zeit gekostet, aber als Premium-Marke müssen wir unsere Qualitätsstandards ständig verbessern, um sicherzustellen, dass eure Plektren so gut sind, wie ihr es erwartet!
● Warum nochmal Kickstarter?
Siehe unten :)
Die neuen Gitarrenpicks kommen im Frühjahr 2023 auf den Markt.
Wenn ihr eine E-Mail erhalten möchtet, sobald die Picks verfügbar sind, abonniert unseren Newsletter (siehe Fußzeile).
Dies ist der Zeitplan, den wir für dieses Projekt erstellt haben:
Kickstarter-Kampagnen lassen Träume und Ideen Wirklichkeit werden. Rombo ist immer noch ein kleines Start-up, das von zwei Personen geführt wird und nur begrenzten Zugang zu Ressourcen hat. Über Kickstarter binden wir die Community der Gitarristen ein und zeigen unsere Gitarrenplektren vor dem Start.
Dieser Prozess bringt uns in Kontakt mit den echten Gitarristen. Es zwingt uns, flexibel zu bleiben, Änderungen zu akzeptieren, und es fordert uns heraus, neue Designs zu entwickeln, um die Erwartungen unseres Publikums zu erfüllen.
Wir lieben offene und kritische Kritik, und dies ist der beste Ort dafür, wo alle Kommentare und Gedanken sichtbar sind. Indem wir Ihre Erfahrungen teilen, können wir auf eure Bedürfnisse und Wünsche eingehen und Gitarrenplektren entwickeln, die einen Unterschied machen.
One of the most valuable skills when it comes to guitar playing is versatility.
Versatility allows you to adapt to different environments and enriches your playing, making a difference in the final result.
Music is about staying dynamic and monotony kills dynamic. Therefore, the most logical step for you as a guitarist is to expand your repertoire of guitar skills to keep that vital, engaging sound that makes music so joyful.
If you have decided to use a guitar pick for playing guitar, there are seven techniques that are a must.
They will take time to learn and master, but believe me, they make the difference.
If you have listened to the music of the last 70 years, you can probably recognize this guitar technique in most rock classic hits.
Tremolo is an Italian word which means “to shake” or “to tremble”.
In the context of guitar, it involves striking one (sometimes more than one) guitar string very fast with alternating strokes. Therefore, this technique is a form of alternate picking. Tremolo picking is very easy to learn but it requires strong discipline and practice to master.
Tremolo picking is essentially useful for any style of music and obviously a big part of the surf guitar sound (I’m a big fan of it!).
In guitar literature, sometimes the words tremolo and vibrato are reversed. This technique has nothing to do with a “tremolo bar” or a "tremolo effects box".
WHY IS TREMOLO PICKING IMPORTANT?
If one of your long-term goals in your guitar learning process is to increase speed, tremolo picking is a good place to start.
It is not only very fun but also can add new textures and some dynamics to your compositions. You would be surprised how well this technique fits even in metal or hardcore music.
A FAMOUS SONG WITH TREMOLO PICKING:
The surf rock version of the song “Misirlou”, from Dick Dale, is probably the greatest example of tremolo picking. The original one is a traditional song from the Eastern Mediterranean area dating back to 1927!
The version of Dick Dale got very popular after appearing in the soundtrack of Pulp Fiction in 1994.
BEST PICK FOR TREMOLO PICKING:
The most influential factors when choosing the best guitar pick for tremolo picking are thickness, material, and grip.
It’s important to have a snappy, responsive guitar pick. For this, medium picks with a medium/pointy tip are my recommendation.
However, there is no consensus in the guitar world for this. Many players have reported preferring thick, rigid picks.
In my case, I have found the best stability and speed using Rombo Origami. This pick can be described as: Flexible but still rigid enough for note control. Right amount of flexibility for a snappy fluid attack that's bright and crisp. The concave surface on the hold area ensures an ergonomic and comfortable hold.
Everyone’s hand is a little different in how they hold the pick and move. The best way to find out is to test different shapes and thicknesses, and then try them out
Good luck!
One very extended technique often performed in the rock, metal, and punk genres is pick slides or pick scrapes.
By holding the edge of the guitar pick against the guitar strings and moving it along the edge, the pick catches the strings’ windings, causing the strings to vibrate and produce a very pleasant textured noise.
Usually, guitar pick slides start near the bridge and end over the higher frets. However, there are countless variations of pick slides depending on the direction, the angle of the pick relative to the strings, and other variables.
Unfortunately, performing pick slides completely ruins the edges of the guitar pick, especially on thinner ones. This won’t directly affect the tone or control of the plectrum, but the damaged sides will develop some dents.
What makes a guitar pick durable? Find our here.
WHY ARE PICK SLIDES IMPORTANT?
Guitar pick slides are not the most relevant aspect of your playing. Nevertheless, a correctly performed slide in the right place will add so much to the moment.
The noisy textures produced by this technique are the perfect weapon of choice for songs using high distortion levels.
A FAMOUS SONG WITH PICK SLIDES:
The first use of the pick slide is attributed to Bo Diddley and can be heard in the opening of his song "Road Runner" from the 60s.
Today, some guitarists have taken this technique to a new level and have created signature variations. A shining example of pick slides from the last years is the metal band Gojira with their famous signature “Gojira-Scrape” that was created by accident and combines several guitar pick techniques
BEST PICK FOR PICK SLIDES:
If you are going to do pick slides frequently, then you need to consider two things:
Otherwise, your guitar picks will be inoperative after a couple of sessions. The dilemma is that most players get better noisy sounds with a medium guitar pick.
I have found a solution that works for me: medium-heavy picks that are large enough to scrape with higher areas of the pick that won’t touch the strings. From our picks, I prefer Rombo Horizon the most for pick slides. Also, the curvy edge creates different pressure on different strings and that’s nice.
Do you know any guitar player who does not like pinch harmonics? I do not either.
Pinch harmonics are created by the picking hand. Playing this technique produces high-pitched tones. This phenomenon occurs when you stop a part of the string vibrations in the right position and create a "node".
There is a simple way to test this; pick a note and apply a small pressure anywhere on the string such that the vibration doesn’t stop completely.
WHY ARE PINCH HARMONICS IMPORTANT?
Pinch harmonics are often related to high gain tones and metal music but they are a powerful tool to add dynamics and textures to any genre of music or type of guitar; electric or acoustic.
It is considered one of the most abstruse techniques for intermediate players. Common problems are pinch harmonics that aren't loud enough or additional noises that make the harmonics not sound clean enough.
Root causes of this problem can be:
the guitar player does not know the right places on the strings to play pinch harmonics
there is unwanted noise coming from unmuted strings
the pinch harmonic is produced isolated, without combining it with other techniques like vibrato.
Most guitar players (including me) played their first pinch harmonic accidentally.
A FAMOUS SONG WITH PINCH HARMONICS:
Guitarist Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top is considered the father of pinch harmonics. Not because he invented them, but because he brought them to the mainstream. Although he is a well-rounded guitarist with a focused skillset based on blues, he is best known for his pinch harmonics.
BEST PICK FOR PINCH HARMONICS:
There is no special pick to do pinch harmonics. The pinch harmonic is technically produced by the thumb of your picking hand.
However, this technique is widely used in lead guitar in combination with other advanced techniques that work especially well with thick, small guitar picks.
Therefore, although you can learn pinch harmonics using thin picks, I recommend using thick picks.
#If you want to learn more about the differences between thin and thick guitar picks read our article "Thick guitar picks vs thin guitar picks".
Palm mute is a very regular technique used by most guitarists. By placing the side of the picking hand on the strings close to the bridge and dampening the guitar strings (when necessary), the strings produce muted sounds.
You can control the dampening effect by moving your hand to a different position further from the bridge.
Although this technique isn't seen as a very difficult one, these are common mistakes that prevent players from learning it properly:
WHY IS PALM MUTE IMPORTANT?
As a guitarist or bassist, you are always on the lookout to make your music sound natural, creative, and exciting.
Palm-muting is a great skill for dynamic control exercises. This means you will automatically learn how to shape your sound using fluctuations in volume and intensity.
With this skill in your repertoire, your music will sound more vocal and dynamic.
A FAMOUS SONG WITH PALM MUTE:
This technique is very old. As old as the invention of the electric guitar (1936). Most classical players have been using it for centuries with all kinds of instruments.
Today, palm muting is widely used in heavy metal, thrash, speed, and death metal. It is often found in music that features distortion effects.
Is there any good song to practice palm muting for getting better at it? “Master of Puppets” from Metallica—it’s a masterclass in palm muting and down picking.
BEST PICK FOR PALM MUTE:
I recommend using a thick guitar pick for this. They provide high volume, a broader dynamic range, and more control over single notes (in case you use palm mute arpeggios). In addition, palm muting is a demanding technique that causes a lot of guitar pick wear. As you might know, thick guitar picks are more durable.
My favorite choice for this technique is Rombo Diamond.
Guitar pick strumming is a way of playing guitar. A strum is a sweeping action where a pick (or finger!) brushes over the guitar strings and generates sounds.
For most guitar players, this is the first technique they learned and the technique that caused most headaches as a beginner.
Learning how to strum correctly takes time and practice. Most beginners lack the necessary muscle memory it takes to play while remaining relaxed or having a good posture.
WHY IS PICK STRUMMING IMPORTANT?
In many ways, understanding this skill is essential for understanding guitar. Great strumming skills mean being a great rhythm guitarist. Therefore, this should be your number one goal as a beginner.
Learning chords is important, but they are just static shapes. The diversity of the hundreds (if not thousands) of strumming patterns available will inject musicality and rhythm into your playing.
A FAMOUS SONG WITH PICK STRUMMING:
“Bad moon rising” by Creedence Clearwater Revival, is a good place to start. It combines easy chords (D, A, G) with a very simple progression and a very catchy, bluesy melody.
BEST PICK FOR STRUMMING:
My best advice for beginners is to start with a very thin guitar pick. It can help to practice with something below 0.6 that’s nice and bendy. As you improve your skills, you can try with thicker picks, as they will add more bass to your tone.
For all the beginners out there, my best choice would be Rombo Classic.
However, if you are in the very beginning of your guitar journey, please read this article where I explain, why starting with medium guitar picks can be a better choice for you. "Medium Gauge Guitar Picks".
Downpicking or down-stroke picking is a very beloved guitar technique in which the player moves the guitar pick only in a downward motion. The tip of the pick does not brush the strings as the hand moves back to the original position for the next down-stroke.
It is one of the most underrated skills on guitar and although performing this technique might seem easy, the required endurance for long passages with fast tempo is very often a problem even for advanced guitarists.
WHY IS DOWNPICKING IMPORTANT?
But first, why would you want to remove the upstrokes (alternate picking) and then increase the necessary effort for the same number of strokes? Why would you torture your wrist muscles in this way?
This technique is widely used in metal and punk guitar and the main reason is that when mastered, downpicking can make the guitar’s sound very powerful and rhythmic.
A FAMOUS SONG WITH DOWNPICKING:
Famous punk guitarist Johnny Ramone used this technique in the mid-70s in combination with fast tempo (180 to 200 bpm). The technique was very innovative at that time and influenced many current guitarists like James Hetfield who has been regarded as “the King of Downpicking”.
Many beginner guitarists start with songs from Ramones because of their simplicity in terms of chords and lack of tempo variations.
BEST PICK FOR DOWNPICKING:
For downpicking, there is a basic rule: the more mass the guitar pick has, the thicker and more aggressive the sound.
Therefore, a thick, large guitar pick with a pointy tip will be the loudest and most rhythmic one.
I recommend Rombo Diamond.
The interesting thing about hybrid picking is the fact that the player uses a plectrum as well as one or more fingers. This can be done alternately or simultaneously.
Typical styles for this technique are rockabilly guitar, country and bluegrass, and more classical passages with acoustic or classical guitar.
Hybrid picking can be very hard if you are a beginner. Before you think of learning this technique, you will have to learn how to play with your fingers and with a guitar pick. This is a requirement you cannot avoid.
WHY IS HYBRID PICKING IMPORTANT:
Three major arguments should convince you to learn hybrid picking:
Tone diversity:
The pick is generally used to play bass notes with a longer duration and very noticeable timbral differences caused by variations in the vibration of the strings. Therefore, your playing will sound more interesting combining pick and fingers.
Timing:
Hybrid picking allows you to pick two to four strings simultaneously. This makes it very different from strumming and gives an approach much more similar to piano techniques.
Flexibility:
Managing this technique, you will be able to change between fingerstyle playing and guitar pick playing within the same song or passage.
A FAMOUS SONG WITH HYBRID PICKING:
Hybrid picking was popularized by guitarists like Steve Howe some decades ago. Most players that learn this technique today start with a more classical approach.
A great song to start with this technique is “Amy” by Tommy Emmanuel. However, the complexity of the chords makes this song only possible to play for intermediate and advanced players.
BEST PICK FOR HYBRID PICKING:
There is no such thing as a “good” or “bad” pick for hybrid picking. You can use the pick you think fits the best for the song you are playing.
Because this technique is widely used by rhythm guitarists, there is a consensus that picks around 1 mm will perform well. However, it is up to you to try and decide which one is best for every passage.
Discover more about guitar pick thickness here.
For some reason, sweep picking is the trend. Every guitar forum gets new threads with this topic week after week. Perhaps it’s due to the high speed and visually nice arpeggios that make the guitar produce cyclical sound patterns and put us in a status of trance.
This technique describes the action of playing single notes on consecutive strings using the same motion, either all down-strokes or all upstrokes.
Sweep picking has been recognized as a difficult technique. It is more for advanced players and it can take years to master it.
WHY IS SWEEP PICKING IMPORTANT?
Sweep picking is used by guitarists to play arpeggios at high speed. The phrasing sounds produced by this technique sounds typical of other instruments like the piano.
Although sweep picking is a very important technique for building speed and fluency on string instruments, my advice would be to not learn this technique unless you have mastered other techniques that can give you more versatility.
Sure, it is ok to use sweep picking occasionally but that is not what you are going to play most of the time. In my opinion, a lot of bands overuse this technique. Therefore, you should reflect if the time needed to correctly learn sweep picking could be used for other more relevant skills.
A FAMOUS SONG WITH SWEEP PICKING:
Although often regarded as a “modern guitar technique”, pick sweeping has been around since the 50s. The technique was first used and developed by jazz guitarists.
Today, it is commonly used in metal but many students start with the song “Give Me the Night” by George Benson. Practicing sweep picking with clean tones can help you develop a more accurate technique.
BEST PICK FOR SWEEP PICKING:
What qualities are you looking for in a pick to perform sweep picking? Small and easy to handle, good maneuverability and stability, and good string separation. This means: Thick, pointy guitar picks like Jade or Horizon.
However, I have a bonus for you: We have received some E-Mails from professional guitarists using Rombo Prisma for their sweeping techniques, a pick that wasn’t developed for this. However, its sharp tip, combined with a very large, beveled edge, and the total “mass” of the pick (variable thickness), makes this pick a great candidate for bright tonal sweep picking solos.
Verschwitzte Handflächen oder verschwitzte Hände sind eines der häufigsten Probleme, unter denen Gitarristen leiden.
Das Spielen mit nassen Händen erschwert einige Techniken wie Bendings und Slides können etwas knifflig werden.
Nicht nur wird dein Spiel kann durch Schweiß beeinträchtigt werden, aber auch deine Gitarre: Die im Schweiß enthaltenen Salze fressen die Saiten auf und können sogar den Hals der Gitarre beschädigen.
Wenn du dieses Problem häufig hast, kennst du das Gefühl von vermindertem Halt, unpräzisen Bewegungen und mangelnder Kontrolle beim Gitarre spielen. Das kann zu frustrierenden Momenten führen und im schlimmsten Fall dazu, dass man für immer mit dem Gitarre spielen aufhört.
Trotzdem haben wir zwei gute Nachrichten für dich:
Du bist nicht allein: Schwitzende Hände sind ein Problem, das fast 10 % der Gitarristen betrifft.
Schwitzige Hände hindern dich nicht daran, ein exzellenter Gitarrist zu werden. Es gibt viele Lösungen.
Wir haben unsere Arbeit getan und mit vielen Experten gesprochen, um die Top 10 Möglichkeiten zusammenzufassen, wie man schwitzende Hände beim Gitarre spielen vermeidet.
Der häufigste Grund für das Schwitzen beim Gitarre spielen ist Nervosität. Besonders bei Live-Auftritten oder während Studioaufnahmen.
Zu Hause bist du in einer kontrollierten Umgebung und kannst die Anspannung deines Körpers leichter abbauen, Du kannst dir Zeit nehmen und bei Fehlern wieder von vorne beginnen.
Einige Gitarrenschüler haben berichtet, dass sie nur während des Gitarrenunterrichts oder der Proben schwitzige Hände haben.
Wenn dies bei dir der Fall ist, atme ein paar Mal tief durch und wärme dich auf, bevor du Gitarre spielst. Versuche zu lernen, wie du diese Situation kontrollieren kannst, und verstehen, dass es nur mental ist. Viel Glück damit!
In Kombination mit dem ersten Tipp kann das Händewaschen mit kaltem Wasser und Seife vor dem Gitarre spielen sehr gut funktionieren.
Seife entfernt abgestorbene Hautzellen und trägt Öle und Schmutz ab, sodass du deine Gitarre auch vor Schmutz schützt, insbesondere die Gitarrensaiten.
Auch in den wärmsten Monaten kann die Suche nach einem trockenen Ort zum Gitarre spielen viel gegen Schweiß helfen.
Eine Möglichkeit, die Luftfeuchtigkeit zu reduzieren, ist der Einsatz von Klimaanlagen. Andere alternative Möglichkeiten, einen Raum trocken zu halten, sind Pflanzen im Raum, die Feuchtigkeit absorbieren, oder die Verwendung eines Luftentfeuchters.
Die Verwendung eines Ventilators, der auf deine Gitarre zeigt, hilft dabei, deinen Schweiß zu verdunsten und hält deine Hände kühler, sodass sie weniger schwitzen.
Der größte Nachteil dieser Lösung ist die Geräuschentwicklung des Lüfters. Gerade wenn du zu Hause spielst und dich entspannen möchten, kann das Geräusch eines Lüfters auch beim E-Gitarre spielen störend sein.
So wie du deine Gitarre zwischen den Liedern stimmst, solltest du auch deine Hände abtrocknen und die Saiten nach jedem Lied und nach dem Spielen abwischen.
Schweiß ist ein Killer für Gitarrensaiten, und manche Leute haben sehr sauren Schweiß, der die Gitarre und die Saiten noch schneller beschädigt.
Bewahre ein Handtuch auf dem Gitarrenkoffer auf, und nach ein paar Sessions wirst du nicht einmal bemerken, dass du deine Hände instinktiv abtrocknest.
Babypuder, auch Talkumpuder genannt, ist ein tolles Hausmittel gegen schwitzende Hände beim Gitarre spielen. Es ist einfach, schnell und effektiv.
Viele große Gitarristen haben diese Methode über Jahrzehnte angewandt und sogar eine kleine Flasche Talkumpuder für jeden Auftritt dabei.
Um sicher in deinem Gitarrenspiel zu sein, solltest du auf deine schwitzigen Hände achten und dafür sorgen, dass sie trocken bleiben.
Wenn das Talkumpuder nicht funktioniert hat, solltest du dich nach professioneller Kletterkreide umsehen.
Hydratisiert zu bleiben hilft dir nicht nur dabei, deine Körpertemperatur zu kontrollieren und lässt dich weniger schwitzen, sondern auch gesünder schwitzen. Was meine ich damit?
Wenn dein Körper dehydriert ist, steigt die Natriumkonzentration im Schweiß, welche einen höheren pH-Wert erzeugt.
Saurer Schweiß ist sehr klebrig und unangenehm beim Spielen, er beschädigt deine Gitarre und korrodiert die Saiten noch schneller.
Gitarrenhälse werden aus vielen verschiedenen Holzarten und Holzoberflächen hergestellt. Zum Beispiel lackiertes oder unbehandeltes Holz .
Bring deine Gitarre zu einem Gitarrenbauer und sprich mit ihm über dein Problem. Er wird dir das beste Finish für deinen Hauttyp und deinen Spielstil empfehlen und du erhöhst die Chance, eine praktikable Lösung zu finden.
Die Hände aller schwitzen. Wenn du viele Methoden zur Verringerung des Schweißes beim Gitarrenspielen getestet hast und sie dir die Freude am Spielen nehmen oder deine Technik beeinträchtigen, solltest du einen Dermatologen aufsuchen und prüfen, ob du an Hyperhidrose leidest. Von dieser Erkrankung sind nur 2,8 % der Weltbevölkerung betroffen.
Dermatologen arbeiten jeden Tag mit vergleichbaren Patienten und wissen, was zu tun ist, damit du wieder unbesorgt Gitarre spielen kannst.
Manchmal ist der beste Ausgangspunkt ein Variety Pack mit verschiedenen Plektren.
Du bist nicht allein. Sprich mit anderen Gitarristen, teile deine Lösungen mit ihnen und helft einander. Der Lernweg des Gitarristen ist ein Weg voller Hindernisse und schwitzende Hände sind nur eines davon.
Sprich mit deinem Gitarrenlehrer und teile ihm oder ihr dein Problem mit. Wahrscheinlich werden sie auch einige andere Schüler mit dem gleichen Problem gehabt haben.
Bitte teile uns mit, ob du eine noch bessere Methode gefunden hast, um das Schwitzen der Hände beim Gitarrenspielen zu verhindern, damit wir sie in diesen Artikel aufnehmen können. Danke!
You can visit online guitar pick websites and compare products. This will make you a more educated customer that can take decisions based on facts. It will make you reflect on your guitar playing style and which necessities your guitar pick should cover.
It is as easy as sending an e-mail or a PM on Instagram, and you will be talking directly to us, the founders.
In the social media era, small start-ups manage their own profiles by themselves. I have had great conversations with customers from all over the world about guitar picks! We receive lots of questions every week and try to answer every private message. So far, I think we have answered 100% of the messages, or at least I have tried!
Regarding this point: not only the customer profits from this, but also the guitar pick maker, who gets to know the customer in a more detailed way and becomes aware of the problems to solve.
A few months ago, I talked to a customer who had purchased his guitar pick Rombo Diamond back in July 2019, directly from our first campaign on Kickstarter. After a year of playing daily, he made a new order and sent us a picture of the new pick vs. the old one.
That was amazing! It was a great feeling to know that somebody had spent so much time with a product we have developed and that it still worked! Also, I wonder how he could keep the pick for so many months without losing it!
Depending on how old you are, you probably remember the time when purchasing goods on the internet was a surprise: you wouldn't know if the product was of good quality until it arrived.
It is very easy to find guitar pick reviews online, sometimes even on Youtube. These reviews can help you a lot. Especially if the product page of the guitar picks is missing some important information, like in the following this example, a review “Jan” left on Rombo Origami:
Now, let’s suppose you want to purchase Rombo Diamond for your bass because of its guitar pick thickness. Maybe after reading this review you change your opinion!
This point is connected to the previous one.
Considering that the founders read the reviews, and they can have direct influence on the product, the best idea you can have is to tell them what points you like/don’t like.
We have a very good example here in a review from Matt Samuel on the Guitar Pick Holder:
We received this review on the Guitar Pick Holder some weeks ago. After a couple of small workshops together, we have now designed a packaging, which we hope to implement in a couple of months.
A simple action like this can have a big impact on the product you will get! Thanks for that, Matt Samuel!
In our big survey from June 2020, 1552 guitarists were able to choose the names of our new guitar picks. We had some ideas for their names, but two users offered a new fresh source of inspiration when they decided to give their input and suggest new names.
Rombo Horizon and Rombo Jade were suggested at the beginning of the survey by random users and the votes kept rolling in for those names. Two days later, these names were the winners and more customers kept voting for them until the survey finished. We will be using these names as soon as the guitar picks are launched in 2021. These two unknown participants are heros for us!
Some weeks ago we received an e-mail from a customer that said: “Hey guys, you should create a special edition of your guitar pick Rombo Origami in the color white, like paper origami”.
How cool is that? Of course we will do that sometime in the future, it is such a great idea! I can already visualize the packaging with different white tones and the white guitar picks on it and I just feel extremely happy to have such a great guitar community around Rombo picks.
You can visit the stores anytime from your couch or while you commute in the metro. That’s quite practical!
Guitar picks are very small pieces of gear and they fit in a small envelope. This means, you don’t even need to be at home to get them delivered because they fit in your mailing box.
One of the best advantages of such small products is that they are very adequate for surprising your friends. Imagine you come home after a long day, you open the mailbox and find a strange letter on it containing a couple of cool guitar picks. That probably feels very good! This is one of the reasons we created the gift boxes.
Let’s admit it, sometimes we - guitarists - just want to shop a little bit and have a couple of new experiences trying new gear.
If you feel like this and don’t feel like spending much money, guitar picks are a very good option. Guitar picks are the loudest amplifier in our hands and will have a direct influence on the tone our guitars produce! Therefore, why not try lots of them and use them for different purposes?
In our article Guitar Picks for Beginners we talked about the importance of having at least 3 favorite guitar picks. Let’s go find them!
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