*My
picking technique has it's very good days, and very bad days. *I wanted to have more good days, so I am reexamaning my picking technique, which I thought was fine. *How does Vai pick? *His thumb really curves in the videos I've seen! *Does he use circular picking? *I think George Bellas uses circular picking. *I know I've got a pick I like, it's a matter of putting it between my thumb and index finger and having it stick out from between them the right amount. *Some websites say that your picking hand and arm should not be touching the guitar. *How would one mute arppreggios then? *Oh such confusion!