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Steve Vai Talks About Playing With A Light Touch

Todd Simpson View Member Profile	May 21 2021, 08:38 AM
May 21 2021, 08:38 AM	GMC:er Posts: 25.297 Joined: 23-December 09 From: Atlanta, Georgia, USA	Wisdom of the ages About 10 minutes in You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- EVERY QUICK LICK! http://bit.ly/quicklickswithtodd MY INSTRUCTOR FORUM MY SHRED JOURNEY (BOOTCAMP) LESSON NOTES/TABS MY INSTRUCTOR PROFILE @ GMC ME @ YOUTUBE.com ME @ Instagram.com ME @ TWITTER

Phil66 View Member Profile	May 21 2021, 10:04 AM
May 21 2021, 10:04 AM	Learning Apprentice Player Posts: 10.149 Joined: 5-July 14 From: The Black Country, England	That's something I really need to address, thanks for sharing You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- MY CURRENT REVISION STATUS TODD'S WARM UP VID SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE See my photos here www.instagram.com/philip_phlop “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor

Sensible Jones View Member Profile	May 21 2021, 11:51 AM
May 21 2021, 11:51 AM	GMC:er Posts: 7.277 Joined: 2-January 09 From: London-ish. UK.	Steve always seems to tell it exactly how it needs to be said!! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- I'd rather have a full Bottle in front of me than a full Frontal Lobotomy!!

Storm Linnebjerg View Member Profile	May 21 2021, 12:48 PM
May 21 2021, 12:48 PM	Learning Rock Star Posts: 7.676 Joined: 14-June 08 From: Odense, Denmark	I certainly always tell people to try with as little pressure as possible. Sometimes people and new players seem to think a lot of strength is needed. Of course, if you have really high action it might be more needed than with low action. But I usually think that the more strength you use, the more risk you have of pushing notes out of tune. I guess it's a combination of the right pressure and a good ear to hear when things sound "bad". Now, I don't have much sort of pitch, in all honesty. I can hear when a chord sounds bad or out of tune, can recognize minor/major, 7th chords and perhaps some 9s. That has come through years of playing, but I can't tell you just by hearing some notes if it's a Gmajor7 or a C#maj7, unless you give me a guitar or piano to try and figure it out. Anyway, I'm rambling and took off on a tangent You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Check out my TikTok! - or check out my GMC video comments on YouTube

Todd Simpson View Member Profile	May 22 2021, 07:22 AM
May 22 2021, 07:22 AM	GMC:er Posts: 25.297 Joined: 23-December 09 From: Atlanta, Georgia, USA	Some licks/bits may call for increased hand pressure on picking or fretting, but I'm with you, and Mr Vai. I always suggest using the minimum amount of hand pressure instead of the max. QUOTE (Caelumamittendum @ May 21 2021, 07:48 AM) I certainly always tell people to try with as little pressure as possible. Sometimes people and new players seem to think a lot of strength is needed. Of course, if you have really high action it might be more needed than with low action. But I usually think that the more strength you use, the more risk you have of pushing notes out of tune. I guess it's a combination of the right pressure and a good ear to hear when things sound "bad". Now, I don't have much sort of pitch, in all honesty. I can hear when a chord sounds bad or out of tune, can recognize minor/major, 7th chords and perhaps some 9s. That has come through years of playing, but I can't tell you just by hearing some notes if it's a Gmajor7 or a C#maj7, unless you give me a guitar or piano to try and figure it out. Anyway, I'm rambling and took off on a tangent Steve is the man!! Every video I watch from him contains pearls of wisdom. QUOTE (Sensible Jones @ May 21 2021, 06:51 AM) Steve always seems to tell it exactly how it needs to be said!! Mr vai nails it per usual!! QUOTE (Phil66 @ May 21 2021, 05:04 AM) That's something I really need to address, thanks for sharing You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- EVERY QUICK LICK! http://bit.ly/quicklickswithtodd MY INSTRUCTOR FORUM MY SHRED JOURNEY (BOOTCAMP) LESSON NOTES/TABS MY INSTRUCTOR PROFILE @ GMC ME @ YOUTUBE.com ME @ Instagram.com ME @ TWITTER

Phil66 View Member Profile	May 22 2021, 09:14 AM
May 22 2021, 09:14 AM	Learning Apprentice Player Posts: 10.149 Joined: 5-July 14 From: The Black Country, England	At 07:50 that's exactly the reason I pay classical position You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- MY CURRENT REVISION STATUS TODD'S WARM UP VID SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE See my photos here www.instagram.com/philip_phlop “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor

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