Pick slanting
Holding the pick at an angle to the string rather than flat, so it slices across instead of digging in.
A flat pick strikes the string squarely and stops, while a slanted pick slides over it and escapes with far less resistance. Players who slant the pick can therefore move faster and with less effort, and the direction of the slant determines whether the escape is easiest on downstrokes or upstrokes, which is how some players end up with an uneven, video-game-like attack. The downside is a thinner, clickier tone, since less of the pick face meets the string.
Example: A player who rotates the pick slightly so it glides across the string and can pick for hours without tiring is using pick slanting.
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