guitar pick
Small plastic triangle
A guitar pick is a small, flat piece of plastic, metal, or other material held between the fingers to pluck or strum guitar strings.
Picks vary in thickness and flexibility, affecting tone and playing style.
Also called a plectrum: I keep losing my guitar picks in the couch cushions.
String-plucking implement
- celluloidTransparent flammable synthetic material
- nylonSynthetic textile polymer
- acrylicSynthetic resin or fiber
- metalHard conductive solid
wooden · bone · tortoiseshell · polymer · felt · stone · carbon fiber · rubber
Sweeping across guitar strings
- flatpickingIndividual notes via pick
- fingerstylePlucking strings directly
- tremoloRapid tonal wavering
- downstrokeStroke moving downward
upstroke · palm muting · arpeggios · shredding · skank · rake · attack · dynamics
Level of quality accepted
- teardropSingle unit of crying
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- triangleThree-sided plane figure
- shark finCartilaginous apex predator's appendage
pointed · rounded · beveled · sharp tip · blunt tip · wide · narrow · mini
Rubber and tire company
plectrum
String-plucking implement
- celluloidTransparent flammable synthetic material
- nylonSynthetic textile polymer
- acrylicSynthetic resin or fiber
metal · wooden · bone · tortoiseshell · polymer · felt · stone · carbon fiber · rubber · glass
strumming
Sweeping across guitar strings
- flatpickingIndividual notes via pick
- fingerstylePlucking strings directly
- tremoloRapid tonal wavering
downstroke · upstroke · palm muting · arpeggios · shredding · skank · rake · attack · dynamics · articulation
thin
Small in diameter
flex · stiffness · rigid · flexible · light · thick · firm · pliable · springy · snappy
standard
Level of quality accepted
- teardropSingle unit of crying
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- triangleThree-sided plane figure
shark fin · pointed · rounded · beveled · sharp tip · blunt tip · wide · narrow · mini · jumbo
Dunlop
Rubber and tire company
thumb
Short opposable digit
ergonomic · non-slip · textured · beveled · tactile · friction · control · dexterity · firmness · comfort
- guitar basicsstrumming, chord progressions, power chords, barre chords, downstroke
- plectrumsplectrum, flatpick, fingerpick, thumbpick
- music gearamplifiers, piano, amps, keyboard, amplifier
- stage suppliesmicrophone, stage makeup, stage lights, drape, prop
- picker wordsfruit picker, apple picker, berry picker, cherry picker, cotton picker
guitar pickfingerpicking
Plucking strings by hand
fingerstyle · thumb · flesh · nails · fingernails
guitar pickbow
Respectful forward inclination
violin bow · arco · bowing · hammer
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