Re: Have y'all known this all along? (re: upstrokes)
Originally Posted by
hdismal
... front edge of the pick on the down stroke, and [I][B]the back edge of the pick on the up ...
Okay, I'll comment:
Nobody "taught" me but, uhmm, I always assumed, without paying much attention, that that's just the way it works. At least, that's the way my picks started wearing down when playing in rock bands in the '60s, and ever since.
If you dare venture into the current world of high-end picks, the whole topic of "right-hand bevel" vs left-hand can keep some folks going for months. But I've never heard any of them ask which is the top, bottom, front, or back of the pick: The edge that you use on an upstrioke is the same edge that, were it turned over, you'd be using on a downstroke. But then, I'm no expert on high-end picks, and get by pretty well with ProPlecs for mandolin.
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