Universal Picking Technique and Method™ is a revolutionary combination of Crossover Pick™ gear (see side bar below: Picks or Plectrum) and instruction methodology that facilitate the development of advanced guitar playing skills. Furthermore, today’s cutting-edge and increasingly popular guitar playing techniques, such as; finger-tapping on the fret board, string slapping & other harmonic effects and percussive expressions are made easier to execute and combine in a single musical arrangement using the new Crossover Pick™ technology.
The most popular musical instrument being played today, for both men & women, is the guitar. The beautiful musical tone, decades long growth in popular music that features the guitar, -the worldwide explosion in low-cost quality manufacturing- the instruments portability and the home recording revolution have all contributed to the growth of passionate guitar playing the world over.
Every creative guitarist must have a "Bag of Tricks" -so to speak- at the ready when playing opportunities arrive. Included in this "Bag of Tricks" are talent, musical knowledge and gear. The gear, such as, various guitar models, effect pedals & machines, amplifiers, microphones, recording equipment and picks are very important. Most critical, however, is the guitarist’s talent. That is, the musician’s (universal) playing skill and passion for the guitar.
In addition, the actively performing guitarist must apply a "Universal Technique" at a proficient level in order to perform in the varied music styles and blended styles that exist today. This Universal Technique is defined as the guitarist's ability to bring together the many left and right hand playing techniques, live effects devices and picking gear.
Historically, a musical style & associated playing technique, along with the gear used to create that style, developed together. Although these music styles and their related techniques are still taught together as a unit, (that is, in most of the written guitar instructional material available today) development of many new musical compositions have fused several styles or blended them in creative ways. So too will developers of new instructional material provide methods that systematically help the guitarist develop and implement a "Universal Picking Technique" for performing the new music.
In conclusion, Universal Picking Technique and Method™ is a skill development program designed to help the guitarist develop a "Universal Technique" for playing the complex variety of music arrangements existing today. The Strum-N-Comfort product line of Crossover picks was developed to accomplish two important goals. First, the flexible & comfortable picks and associated instructional method helps the guitarist through important skill development steps and aids them in bringing separate techniques together. Secondly, the various crossover pick models are designed for the discriminating professional guitarist that will select and fully adjust the pick to meet new musical challenges.
