I would be grateful if those of you who are mainly DSX players could share info regarding to which way your pick tip is pointing - towards the neck or towards the bridge? Maybe it doesn’t point any particular way at all.
It would be nice if you were willing to share pictures of the view you have of your picking hand as you play.
Thanks!
Been thinking about this lately after someone else posted about it - sliiiightly towards the neck does seem to flow a little better for me, but it’s pretty subtle.
I use a mixture of both DSX and USX (USX for most lines and DSX for faster tremolo)
In both orientations the tip is pointed slightly towards the neck (this is
Troy’s overview of this in the primer is excellent, and echoes my experience.
I wouldn’t overthink this to much, in essence the pick point will happen naturally based on your hand position/setup etc.
For me it points a bit towards the neck, not quite a 45 degree tilt, maybe 35 degrees. Same as when I do USX. Not a conscious decision, it just does that naturally.
thanks for the replies, folks.
I do recall hearing Troy mention this in a video, but I never thought too much about it. Over the weekend I was playing with a Dunlop Sharp pick and I noticed that whenever I use the pick tip seems to end up pointing towards the headstock. I’m not sure if it’s the sharp tip that makes this more noticable, but it definitely happens.
I was curious if there was anyone who had their pick orientated towards the bridge, but I’m guessing they would be in the minority.
Here’s where it ends up for me - I played some things first and then immediately photographed without altering the grip. Zero degree pickslant and fairly shallow DSX.
I think a steeper escape would require greater “positive pick point” to avoid garage spikes.
One of the old school Sharps, where the tip is triangular with no curve on the edge? I remember hating those. lol Though it’s been almost 20 years since I’ve tried one…
He’s not a DSX guy, but one of the things I noticed in the Brandon Ellis video was that he held his pick that way.
I would disagree, in that I believe the pick point would affect your setup.
Sorry, but can you explain what positive pick point means?
Sure, no problem: “pick point” is just the phrase used around here to describe what you’re talking about. “Positive” means the point is going in the direction of the tip of the thumb, or towards the neck while actually playing guitar - “negative” would have the pick going the opposite direction, like towards the bridge on the guitar. In my case it’s a little positive.
