{"id":125490,"date":"2025-06-22T04:56:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T04:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/?page_id=125490"},"modified":"2025-06-22T04:56:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T04:56:05","slug":"how-to-use-a-plectrum-guitar-pick-tips-and-techniques-2nd-of-april-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/index.php\/how-to-use-a-plectrum-guitar-pick-tips-and-techniques-2nd-of-april-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Use A Plectrum (Guitar Pick) &#8211; Tips and Techniques &#8211; 2nd of April 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 30px;color: #091acc;text-align: center;font-family:Open Sans;font-weight:700;font-style:normal\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >How To Use A Plectrum (Guitar Pick) - Tips and Techniques - 2nd of April 2025<\/h2><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 16px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div id=\"ts-vcsc-youtube-9051846\" class=\"ts-video-container ts-ratio-sixteen-to-nine  ts-video-overlay-false\"  style=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ts-video-iframe\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9pu-H1i1rrg?autoplay=0&showinfo=1&controls=1&autohide=1&rel=0&loop=0&modestbranding=0&mute=0&vq=auto&wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-center vc_do_btn\" ><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-lg vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-modern vc_btn3-color-warning\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1SyT17VAtgg\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\">How To Strum a Guitar With a Pick For Beginners<\/a><\/div><div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-center vc_do_btn\" ><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-lg vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-modern vc_btn3-color-warning\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fY9PvOkoRFQ\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\">How To Strum a Guitar Without a Pick (Thumb + Fingers)<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><!--StartFragment --><\/p>\n<p class=\"pf0\"><strong><span class=\"cf0\">00:55 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Why you should use a pick?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"pf0\"><strong><span class=\"cf0\">04:00 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">When to use a pick?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"pf0\"><strong><span class=\"cf0\">5:30 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Control Pick ( My go-to pick)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"pf0\"><strong><span class=\"cf0\">05:55 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Mistakes people make when using a pick<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"pf0\"><strong><span class=\"cf0\">10:00 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Gripping the pick<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"pf0\"><strong><span class=\"cf0\">13:26 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Common pitfalls<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"pf0\"><strong><span class=\"cf0\">17:11 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Upstrum using a pick<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"pf0\"><strong><span class=\"cf0\">19:00 &#8211; 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