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    Instructions Styluspick

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    1. The stylus pick is designed to train guitarists to pick from the very tip of the pick in order to pick at maximum speeds with minimum resistance. 2. It achieves this through its conical tip and support cone design, which guides the hand to pick within 1/8" of the tip and prevents "digging down" to avoid slowing the player down. 3. Proper use of the stylus pick focuses on relaxing the picking hand and keeping the picking strokes limited to the diameter of the tip to build control and endurance for fast alternate picking.

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    1. The stylus pick is designed to train guitarists to pick from the very tip of the pick in order to pick at maximum speeds with minimum resistance. 2. It achieves this through its conical tip and support cone design, which guides the hand to pick within 1/8" of the tip and prevents "digging down" to avoid slowing the player down. 3. Proper use of the stylus pick focuses on relaxing the picking hand and keeping the picking strokes limited to the diameter of the tip to build control and endurance for fast alternate picking.

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    1. The stylus pick is designed to train guitarists to pick from the very tip of the pick in order to pick at maximum speeds with minimum resistance. 2. It achieves this through its conical tip and support cone design, which guides the hand to pick within 1/8" of the tip and prevents "digging down" to avoid slowing the player down. 3. Proper use of the stylus pick focuses on relaxing the picking hand and keeping the picking strokes limited to the diameter of the tip to build control and endurance for fast alternate picking.

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    Instructions Styluspick

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    1. The stylus pick is designed to train guitarists to pick from the very tip of the pick in order to pick at maximum speeds with minimum resistance. 2. It achieves this through its conical tip and support cone design, which guides the hand to pick within 1/8" of the tip and prevents "digging down" to avoid slowing the player down. 3. Proper use of the stylus pick focuses on relaxing the picking hand and keeping the picking strokes limited to the diameter of the tip to build control and endurance for fast alternate picking.

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    STYLUS PICK

    INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE

    1. Hold the STYLUS PICK in the way most natural to your


    hand, "Choke down" on the support cone so your thumb and
    For Development of High-Speed Alternate Picking first fingers hang over the edge a
    little. You should feel like you're
    THEORY OF OPERATION holding the support cone, while
    the pick body stabilizes your
    Each guitarist has his own particular style and approach grip.
    to lead playing, and we know that there is no one "right
    2. Place the very tip directly on
    way" to pick fast. However, most accomplished guitarists the string, and position the
    will agree that maximum alternate picking speed is STYLUS PICK at a 90" angle to
    achieved when playing from the very tip of the pick, the surface of the guitar. Keep
    to no more than the first .125" (about 1/8" closer to the tip it at that angle at all times.
    you play, the less resistance there is gainst the string; and (Don’t start strumming back and forth across the strings,
    that's not what the STYLUS PICK is for.)
    the less energy it
    takes to move 3. Whether you pick "from the elbow", or "from the
    the pick across wrist", be sure you know what really feels best, and
    the string. anchor your arm, hand, or wrist accordingly.

    4. "Rub" the STYLUS PICK gently across the string; back and
    The STYLUS forth until you feel its subtle guiding effect. Keep the STYLUS
    PICK method PICK "balanced" on the string. Keep the alternate strokes
    was designed limited to the approximate diameter of the tip of the STYLUS
    to help correct PICK. Strokes longer than this are
    the natural unnecessary and will slow you down.
    Don’t start "muscling" a tremolo and
    tendency to "dig down" with the pick in order to avoid then try to "finger a note" for each
    missing the strings. Deep picking can result in the need to picking stroke to sound like you're
    "muscle" the pick back and forth across the string. Doing playing fast. This is out of control and
    this at increased tempos while attempting to play a note backwards.)
    with the left hand for each stroke may make you seem like
    you're playing fast, but may also lead to some bad habits 5. Don't let the STYLS PICK drop
    below the string at the widest
    which may limit your endurance and articulation. portion of the tip. This is the most
    important aspect of alternate picking
    The STYLUS PICK focuses on with the STYLUS PICK. If you gauge
    this through its unique design. the tip too low while picking up and
    The 360" conical tip is suspended down, the support cone grabs the
    string and yanks your hand right
    by the support cone, which down. Dead stop! You will quickly
    protrudes from each side of the learn the margin of gauging error. With a little practice, you
    pick body. The widest point will soon master this, and the stylus tip will become
    where the two cones meet is the irresistible for fast alternate picking. The key here is to work
    threshold. When the string rises off the very tip, while resisting the urge to "dig down. The
    stylus tip and support cone work together to stop you when
    ABOVE the threshold due to you're wrong, and help you along when you're right.
    excessive digging, you go
    nowhere, because the support 6. Now try this example:
    cone will pull the pick all the way Concentrate on the
    down, and stop the stroke. When very point of the tip.
    the string remains BELOW the ALWAYS FEEL
    threshold, you go everywhere, FOR THE TIP OF
    THE PICK ON THE
    because the STYLUS PICK will STRING! Rather
    roll over the strings without than attacking the
    getting stuck, despite slight string from the air",
    keep
    errors in depth gauging and
    the tip ON the
    subtle differences in "upstroke string, and as you fret the string, it will "fall off" the tip,
    down-stroke" inertia. sounding the note.

    With each alternate stroke, the STYLUS PICK first guides 7. Try to maintain total relaxation of the picking hand. Keep
    the hand up to the very tip, THEN picks starting over until you are able to remain relaxed for extended
    the string. While the stylus tip allows the right hand to periods of time. Reducing tension in the arm, wrist and hand is
    what you're after. Just attack the strings accurately with each
    continue picking without interruption, the left stroke, so you get used to it, and grow into it.
    hand is free to move through the scales; thus building
    control and endurance for both hands. 8. After gaining control of the STYLUS PICK, you may then
    concentrate more on your playing hand, while the STYLUS PICK
    After enough practice with the STYLUS PICK, you'll get corrects slight errors in gauging. This way, you can relax your
    more accustomed to the feel of proper depth gauging. The picking hand altogether while it is simultaneously being trained
    to "zero in" on the tip.
    STYLUS PICK helps train the hand to gauge any pick
    inside the optimum .125" area on the tip, for picking with SUMMARY
    minimum resistance at maximum speeds. If you had no 1. Don't drop the widest portion of the stylus below the
    problems with accurate gauging to begin with, you are free strings.
    to enjoy all the high speed picking benefits of the STYLUS 2. Each picking stroke must be as short as possible.
    3. Practice relaxation to develop and maintain control.
    PICK.

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