This is what neuroscientists call an open feedback loop, while fast playing occurs in a closed feedback loop, where our brain sends out the signal for an entire group of notes that is processed as one unit. At slower speeds, our brain processes each note we hear before sending out the signal to play the next note. At a certain speed-which is different for everyone-our brains stop processing each note individually and think of them as a group of notes. That brings us to the next important point about picking: rhythm. You’ll get a feel for how much tension is appropriate. This is a trial-and-error process, so it’s important to be honest with yourself and reflect on what your hands are doing. Now, some tension is ok, but if your tone gets buzzy or you’re having trouble controlling the rhythm you should probably slow down and relax a bit more.
It’s not important how you do it, just make sure not to create excessive tension. Paul Gilbert’s picking motion comes mostly from his wrist, while shredders like Vinnie Moore and Rusty Cooley derive their power from their elbow.
Notice how other players pick from different parts of their arm.
VINTAGE AIRLINE GUITAR SERIES
Instead, this is one of a series of Kay-made instruments with appointments similar to that of the earlier Gold K generation, but overall, more in the mold of the other guitars then being sold through catalog partners. While often vintage dealers and others label any Kay with the Kleenex box pickups a Barney Kessel model, this does not appear to have been the actual designation. Sold under the Airline brand name exclusively through Montgomery Ward, this guitar shows up in a 1965 edition of their catalog simply as an Archtop Dual Cutaway. Moving through the '60s, as Kay shifted away from the original Gold K guitars, these pickups-a variation on the P-90, with larger pole pieces-continued to be used on other models including today's featured instrument, the hollowbody Swingmaster P-5 archtop. The Gold K and Kessel models (along with the Thin Twin, which was played by bluesman Jimmy Reed) are the most recognizable vintage Kays and are set apart by their higher-end hardware-flourishes like the ornate "Kelvinator" headstock (which, along with the pickup frames and pickguard, resembled the appointments of that company's line of appliances) and the distinct Gold K pickups, sometimes called Kleenex box pickups, for obvious reasons.
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