Secrets Of Speed Picking, "Tricks of the Trade" |
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Secrets Of Speed Picking, "Tricks of the Trade" |
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May 16 2012, 01:14 PM |
I will take Todd's hand.
/me goes to search for his Khukuri. lol |
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May 16 2012, 06:36 PM |
As I always said, good reminders! Can never EVER hear them too often! Thank you Todd!
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May 19 2012, 09:02 AM |
Ben has a KILLER point here, playing STANDING UP is the only honest way to prepare for a LIVE GIG. HERE IS THE CATCH! Many players sitting/standing guitar positions are so different, they can't play the same things sitting and standing. So you can either find a modified standing position (Like Slash does when he pulls his guitar up for a lead) or modify your guitar strap setting. Or, because I gig out a few times per month, just practice standing at all times. Yep. Hours a day. Standing. I personally, am not a huge fan of sitting anyway. Live I NEVER play sitting, and just most of what I do is in preparation of live gigs, or sitting in on gigs. So why not play standing always? It's not that way for everyone. But, for me....standing is the way to prepare AND to rock! -------------------- Check out my awesome Nintendo Cover-band, EMULATOR!! http://www.reverbnation.com/emulator Now.....go practice!! |
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May 21 2012, 05:57 PM |
Playing standing is definitely a challenge when you've spent most of your days sitting. Start with your guitar a bit higher up to prevent hurting your fretting hand and gradually move it down - the further down, the more you rely on feel than sight, and the more your fretting had tendons are stretched. you'll lose quite a bit of reach (low E and A strings will be challenging get a full fret spread) until you've gotten used to it.
From what I've seen, the most common height is where the bridge pickup is positioned slightly below the belt. Anything lower than that is Slash territory, and requires you learn to fret fret with your thumb (unless you have a set of PG monkey fingers). -------------------- The more I practice, the more I wish I had time to practice!
My Band Forum: http://passionfly.site/chat |
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May 21 2012, 09:00 PM |
. Where I've seen this hit a snag is when a player sits during most practice, say at a computer, then tries to play standing with the guitar around their ankles. Usually goes bad. So avoid that! That was me!! -------------------- The more I practice, the more I wish I had time to practice!
My Band Forum: http://passionfly.site/chat |
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May 21 2012, 10:58 PM |
That was me!! Don't feel bad, it's pretty much everybody including me! |
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Jun 13 2012, 10:10 PM |
I will take Todd's hand. /me goes to search for his Khukuri. lol Ouch ! MY ARM! GIVE ME MY HAND BACK! |
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Jun 14 2012, 09:36 AM |
Ouch ! MY ARM! GIVE ME MY HAND BACK! I'm glad I wasn't eating my breakfast when I scrolled down ! |
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Jun 14 2012, 06:18 PM |
I can totally relate I have recently raised the guitar, by shortening the length of my strap Of course, I don't look too guitaristically cool, but I can play and run around and do a lot of tricks The angles are exactly as the ones I have when sitting on my chair, so I guess it feels good, even though I will have to compensate for the guitar scarf! Yeah, I think you may have tipped me off that my strap was slung a bit too low, back when I started here at GMC. Someone did, anyway, and now I wear it slightly higher and I LOVE the difference!! But yeah....it doesn't look as "cool". -------------------- Check out my awesome Nintendo Cover-band, EMULATOR!! http://www.reverbnation.com/emulator Now.....go practice!! |
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Jun 14 2012, 07:38 PM
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This is not what Todd suggested but I like my pick as thin as possible. At the moment I use one that is 0.73mm thick. It gives me more room to move in between strings.. But maybe I am wrong, most probably I am since Todd says opposite what do you think GMCers? I Spend years looking for a pick right for me, and then I found the pick of destiny!!! http://www.google.be/imgres?um=1&hl=nl...29,r:1,s:0,i:73 Carbon nylon picks, 1.14mm The only thing that is a downside to this one, is that they are unflexible and I still need to find the correct way to stop the noise they make while sweeping. I already made it less loud, but it's still vaguely there -------------------- - First Sweep , Then Sleep -
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