easiest way to get rid of picking noise?

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So you have heard that a thicker pick will get rid of that noise?

You don't have any thicker picks to try it with?

How long have you been playing guitar?

Seems like a good amount of time based on the music. So you have only used paper thin picks your whole musical career?

:p

That sucks.

I would suggest going and buying a couple picks of different thickness, but I don't want you to brake the bank. ;)
 
na, im willing to use a thicker pic, but what if the soloist im recording doesnt want to? i was jus asking for any other suggestions...
 
So this is not your problem?

Its "your friends" problem. (just kidding)



Bitch slap him and tell him staight up that he sounds like shit with those thin ass picks and that he either needs to learn how to use a thin pick or get a thicker one.

You can also do the "Houdini"

I will explain.

You too start jamming and the second that pick hits the table during a break that shit better be in your pocket. Then when he comes back you just sit there with a blank look on your face and offer up one of your picks.

Repeat process until all picks are disposed of.
 
Try picking at a different angle. That can make a pretty big difference.
Otherwise I'd do as Outlaws said and get a bunch of picks of different thickness, and/or more pointed like Jim Dunlop's jazz III.
 
I have also heard of using a de-esser in a bind for removing the pick noise. But it always better to catch it at the source.
 
I use Stubby 3mm exclusivly... Picking noise ain't a problem for me. :)

But then again, it ain't with thinner picks either...
 
check your mic placement

you can minimize pick noise with better/different mic placement. move em around some and listen for the changes. i've found you can almost always minimize pick noise without sacrificing tone.

but yeah, most of it's due to technique. fix the technique, try a thicker pick, different strings or a different guitar entirely.


wade
 
try this...

Harvey Gerst offered me the suggestion to do exactly the opposite (I wanted MORE of the picking sound). This is what he offered (assuming you're usuing a compressor)...

Harvey Gerst said:
The attack setting controls the precussiveness of the sound. A fast attack kills the initial pop of the string, which is exactly what you don't want to do. Set the attack longer and the release to a medium or shorter setting. Run the threshhold to where you have about 6dB or so of compression going.
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So, I guess you do the exact opposite...aka, fast attack.
 
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