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2. Guitar pick - Wikipedia

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   Prior to the 1920s most guitar players used thumb and finger picks (used for the banjo or mandolin) when looking for something to play their guitar with, but with the rise of musician Nick Lucas, the use of a flat "plectrum style guitar pick" became popular. [3] There have been many innovations in the design of the guitar pick.

3. D'Andrea Picks - Wikipedia

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   D'Andrea USA is a manufacturer of plastic instrument picks. Luigi D'Andrea made the first plastic guitar pick out of celluloid in 1922. In October 2007, D'Andrea celebrated 85 years of designing and manufacturing professional guitar picks and music accessories, making it one of the oldest companies in the musical accessory industry.It's also the first company to make custom guitar plectra.

4. List of hybrid picking guitarists - Wikipedia

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   Albert Lee (born 1943), English country guitarist who plays Music Man and Fender Telecaster guitars equipped with B-Benders. While hybrid picking, Lee holds his Ernie Ball heavy gauge flatpick with his thumb and one finger. His usual pick grip at other times is with thumb and two fingers. [7] Alex Lifeson (born 1953)

5. Fingerpick - Wikipedia

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   Unlike flat guitar picks, held between the thumb and finger and used one at a time, fingerpicks clip onto or wrap around the end of the fingers and thumb; thus, one hand can pick several strings at once. Generally, three are used: one for the thumb, middle, and index fingers. Fingerpicks worn on the thumb are called "thumbpicks".

6. Guitar picking - Wikipedia

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   Various guitar picks. Picks require no maintenance, and can easily be replaced when lost or damaged. Picking in both directions (down, up) with a pick is easier. Economy picking, utilizing Alternate picking, is the most efficient technique, however many Russian classical guitarists are able to fluently do this with their fingernails.

7. Plectrum - Wikipedia

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   Three plectra for use with guitar. A plectrum is a small flat tool used for plucking or strumming of a stringed instrument.For hand-held instruments such as guitars and mandolins, the plectrum is often called a pick and is held as a separate tool in the player's hand.