Do you guys know of any good web sites/threads/articles out there (not necessarily in this forum) that explain how to develop guitar tone with your pick and strings? Metal tone, that is.
For true metal you must make picks with the bones of infants. No way around it. Small, furry animals might be a good approximation if there aren't any overly-active Catholics with low memory capacities in the area, but for TR00 U83R-1337 M3T4! they just won't work.
Jeff
152 views and no sites? C'mon, there's got to be something out there!
Yes, I'm looking for this:
soft parallel picking + small strings + standard tuning = XXX sound
hard parallel picking + thick strings + standard tuning = XXX sound
soft diagonal picking + small strings + lower tuning = XXX sound
hard diagonal picking + small strings + standard tuning = XXX sound
etc...etc...etc...
In other words, there are too many fucking variables for me to do all this shit on my own, especially with the tuning issue.
I want a sharper attack, and I play in drop B
Thanks, that helps a lot...
I've always used a thick, sharp pick (black dunlop), and picked really hard, but I recently noticed that if I use a flimsier, softer pick, and play soft, I get a WAY better tone, especially out of notes that aren't palm muted.
The problem is that palm muted notes sound really scratchy, even though they may be a bit sharper...
I guess a question I have then is, do you use a more rounded, sharper pick's scratch to develop the tone? Fuck, I'd just like to hear some people's input.
Anyway, have you tried playing more softly but with a thick pick? A thick pick with a blunter edge (not a blunter point) may cut down on your scratchiness problem.
To me, they are bright and have high output, that helps a lot ( at least for me).And what about pickups? I use EMG 81s always... I got them for crunch--they're not hurting the attack, right?
I'm the worst guy in the world to ask about this, my right hand is terrible most of the times, it's always picking hard.
In my experience, in your tuning, a 52 had more attack and highend than my usual 56, but less mids.
Action has something to do with attack, higher action=less attack and tension.
Of course it depends on the neck scale you have, on Ibanez or similar scale lengths it will be different. ( all my guitars but the Viper have gibson scale)
About picks, the best balance I've found is the green tortex ones, they are thick enough for me without making the usual "pop" on thicker picks.
My pick is a little angled to the string, and I play closer to the neck pickup ( but in the "middle" of both pickups)
Of course this is just my experience, hope sharing it has helped a little.
What problems are you guys having with sharp, pointy picks?