Pick Scratch Syndrome

[mm2002]

I've bought many electric guitars that have severe pick scratching from the high e string all the way to the bottom of the body and I am curious to know how they ever get there?? Maybe it's just me but when I play my pick hand rarely leaves the bridge and the pick never even comes anywhere close to the body, even when strumming heavy chords. What's up with that?

[AlexL]

Re: Pick Scratch Syndrome

Ask Pete Townsend.


- E.

[deviltronix]

Re: Pick Scratch Syndrome

I agree.. I never understood it. I guess it is unique or bad technique.


Rich

[Outlander]

Re: Pick Scratch Syndrome

bymm2002
What's up with that?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Too much alcohol [img]graemlins/toast.gif[/img]

[jgcable]

Re: Pick Scratch Syndrome

All my guitars have PSS. I use heavy picks and a very heavy right hand. I also use alot of open string and full barre chords which use all of the strings so I am always hitting the body.

[DavidAlbertson]

Re: Pick Scratch Syndrome

I have an SG200 Ibanez bass with the worst case of PSS you'll ever see. totally cover with pick scratches, back and front. Will post a pic later..

[mm2002]

Re: Pick Scratch Syndrome

Originally posted by OUTLANDER:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">bymm2002
What's up with that?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Too much alcohol [img]graemlins/toast.gif[/img] </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Alcohol causes pick scratches? ....well I guess I can see your point. [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

I don't get it. If you us a wide sweeping stroke with your pick, runnig off of the high E string, hitting the body, and sliding all the way to the bottom, and back up again....how do you control anything? I just don't get it. [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img]

[Newc]

Re: Pick Scratch Syndrome

That also confused me for a long time - how in the hell does your pick get all the way down there? [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

But then it hit me - it's not the pick itself, it's your fingernails (those who rest their finger tips on the body when picking, anyway). I don't guess Lynch has any pick scratches (or pickING scratches), since he always played like he was playing on wet-paint [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Newc