When holding your pick (Plectrum) between the tip of your first finger and thumb. Don’t hold the pick too far out nor too far back. Try not to hold it too tight or too loose. At first when you play the pick will move around in your fingers. That doesn’t mean you are not holding it tight enough. You simply need to practice the up and down (strumming) movement. In this picture the player is showing you her pick, she plays with her hand closed. While some others with leave the last three fingers extended. It’s really up to you, what feels more comfortable. Some common errors we often see are people who hold the pick to high up on the index or leaving the pick stinking out too much. Doing so will interfere with the sound of your picking and slow you down. I used to hold the pick like this myself. I felt I could control it better. Then one day something awful happened. Someone wanted to show me how to pick and use my third finger…It was a bad habit that was hard to kick off so get used top it right from the start. Plectrums There are a wide variety of picks to choose ...

AC/DC BACK IN BLACK drive at 6 treble at 5 mid at 6 bass at 8 reverb at 3 overdrive on BLACK SABBATH - PARANOID DRIVE AT 7 treble at 3 mid at 6 bass at 6 reverb at 4 distortion on BLINK 182 - ALL THE SMALL THINGS drive at 5 treble at 7 mid at 4 bass at 8 reverb at 1 distortion on DEEP PURPLE - SMOKE ON THE WATER drive at 7 treble at 3 mid at 7 bass at 9 reverb at 3 with overdrive GUNS AND ROSES - SWEET CHILD OF MINE drive at 10 treble at 3 mid at 5 bass at 7 reverb at 3 with overdrive JIMMY HENDRIX - PURPLE HAZE drive at 8 treble at 7 mid at 9 bass at 6 reverb at 3 with overdrive JOE SATRIANI - SURFING WITH THE ALIEN drive at 7 treble at 6 mid at 3 bass at 6 reverb at 0 with distortion LED ZEPPELIN - WHOLE LOTTA LOVE drive at 7 treble at 3 mid at 6 bass at 7 reverb at 5 with overdrive METALLICA - ENTER SANDMAN drive at 7 treble at 8 mid at 3 bass at 3 reverb at 2 play clean MUSE - PLUG IN BABY drive at 9 treble at 8 mid at 7 bass at 3 reverb at 1 with distortion NIRVANA - SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT drive at 6 treble at 7 mid at 4 bass at 3 reverb at 2 with overdrive PENTERA - COWBOYS FROM HELL drive at 10 treble at 10 mid at 0 bass at 5 reverb at 0 with distortion PINK FLOYD - MONEY drive at 5 treble at 6 mid at 7 bass at ...

Body: The main part of the guitar. This is also where the pickups and bridge are located. Bridge: Part of the guitar where the strings are pass tightly and are attached to the face of the guitar. Frets: Are metal strips running across a guitars neck. They can also be used to describe the spaces between metal strips. Headstock: The end of the neck where the strings are tuned. Neck: The long narrow part of the guitar where notes are fretted. Located between the body and headstock of the guitar. Nut: Is a small piece of plastic, bone, graphite or brass with slots cut into into it for the strings. The nut is located where the neck and headstock join. Another type of commonly used nut is a locking nut for those who make heavy use of their tremolo. Pickup Switch: A switch found on the body of the guitar used to select different pickups for different tones and sounds. Pickups: Are what gives sound to your guitar. They are a magnet wrapped in many turns of wires, they pass underneath the strings. When a string is struck it interferes with the magnetic field of the pickup, creating and  impulse that is then sent to the amplifier. Tremolo (aka Whammy Bar) : A ...

Single Coil Pickups A single coil pickup is a type of magnetic transducer for the electric guitar and electric bass. It electromagnetically converts the vibration of the strings to an electric signal. A single-coil pickup has only one coil of wire. It may have a single magnet, a single magnet with screws for adjustable pole pieces, or a separate magnet for each string. They are responsible for the “hum” sound. Single-coil pickups are common on Fender guitars such as the Stratocaster and Telecaster, who are common in rock, country, and pop. This image shows three single coil pickups on a Stratocaster guitar. Left to right: bridge, middle and neck pickups. Humbucker A conventional humbuckeror Humbucking pickup that uses two coils, both generating string signal. Humbuckers have high output since both coils are in series and because the magnetic circuit is low loss. Like a single-coil pickup, a humbucker induces a slight magnetic field around the strings, which in turn induce an electrical current on the coils as the strings vibrate. But since the two coils are of reversed polarity and reverse-wound and connected in series, noise and interference is significantly reduced via common-mode rejection. They get their name because they cancel out a large ...

First off, there are no "right" or "wrong" strings. It is all matter of personal taste and gear. Different styles with work better with different strings.  Strings do affect your sound but it's mostly comfort. Flat polished strings are easier on the fingers, flat wound strings are favored for smoother tone like jazz. Don't forget nylon strings are for classical guitars only, they have a soft, mellow tone and are easy on the fingers. The gage wont fit in a folk guitar. Many people use strings with a gauge .009 for the 1st string, and .042 for the 6th string. These strings are sometimes referred to as super slinky or super-light. These strings are easier to fret and bend.While others who are more of an agressive picker will opt for heavier strings like .012 to .054 it’s only a matter of preference. Strings are cheap so you should pick up a couple of packs and experiment. Popular Strings Ernie Ball and D’Addario are wide spread and very commonly used for rock and other types of guitar styles. (On my accoutic guitar I only use Daddario lite, they are my favorite) Jazz player favor Thomastik-Infeld, D’Addario, Elixir flatwound and roundwound strings with a gauge of ...