Picking technique

[DanBeimborn]

Sure, I also do them with a downstroke hitting 3 different string courses.. usually an arpeggio

[hhold]

I have another question for you: is there such thing as playing a triplet over two strings e.g. D U on the A string thenD on the D string? Thanks

[hhold]

What mandolin is that? Do you ever use 2mm picks for ITM?

[DanBeimborn]

@hhold : That one was a 1924 Gibson Ajr. In terms of picks, going much more than 1mm loses the trebley "snap" you hear on the triplets or ornaments, I usually use around .9 or less nowadays. Clayton Ultem picks are nice and smooth for playing the ornaments. It's a trade-off.. on an F5-type instrument you want a heavier one to get that nice thunk thunk tone and hear the bass, on an oval-hole I usually go lighter on pick to get more of the treble

[hhold]

@DanBeimborn

Do you always pick your triplet down/up/down or the other way round is also true?

I find it hard to play a triplet after a down stroke and my "reverse" triplets (up/down/up) aren't always very effective. Thanks for your help.

[DanBeimborn]

@hhold I do them that way or the other way, both just take lots of mechanical practice

I pick jigs down, down, up down, down, up.. a little unusual, but it works really well for me

[skate14board]

whats the name of that song

[DanBeimborn]

@skate14board  it's "Jim Beehan's" or "Bill Harte's" jig

[skate14board]

thx

[seanearnest]

Very informative and helpful. Thanks!

[Malecost]

is there a certain brand for mandolin picks because i just use my fender heavy guitar picks and can't do the triplets?????

[flatpikinguitar]

dawg picks are what ive heard. but im not a mando player

[DanBeimborn]

@Malecost for Irish tunes and snappy triplets, most players use medium or even thin picks. I'm using something like a 72 or 84 in this video.. after a while I could get them ok with thicker picks, but you need a very loose grip to make them work with the thicker picks

[BardofCornwall]

Nice close up. Thanks. Do you ever use hard and/or stubby picks?

[DanBeimborn]

i'm using a 1mm or therabouts at the moment. The thicker ones work fine, but the triplets lose their crispness and I'm less happy with the tone

[oomkasa]

very cool

[Keelsman]

thanks! I've always wondered what was the matter with my triplets!

[vikingjarl]

That looks like it would work alot better than my way. Thanks!