Picking Hand, resting pinky on guitar |
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Sep 1 2008, 07:15 AM
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I don't, but I've tried once to see how that went for me but that felt very unconfortable and didn't really add anything useful (to me).
I suggest if you want to adopt that technique you practice it without going back for 1-2 weeks and it will feel like normal after that time. Expect it to feel aqward the first week. -------------------- My bands homepage
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Sep 1 2008, 01:56 PM
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I do this when I play acoustic stuff and do finger picking, but I consider it to be a bad habit. Like this I got used to play with only 3 fingers instead of all 5 as I used to do, so I definitely want to work on geting rid of this habit again...
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Sep 1 2008, 04:52 PM
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I don't.
I started coming to GMC not long after I first started to learn how to play. I've seen a lot of stories of people hitting the wall anchoring their pinky and having to relearn picking without anchoring. There's a clip on youtube too where Dave Mustaine talks a bit about getting a speed increase when he stopped anchoring: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBYlzVN7twM It's a 5 minute video, and what I'm talking about is somewhere between 3:00 and 4:00. I generally rest my picking hand on the bridge when I can. On one of my guitars, there's not a comfortable place on the bridge to rest so it tends to ride a little too high on the strings, and I'm working on that.. -------------------- Guitars: ESP Semi-Hollow Eclipse, 1984 Ibanez Roadstar RS440, Peavey T-60, Daisy Rock Rock Candy Custom
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Sep 1 2008, 05:09 PM
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I have my pinky resting on the string or the pickup, i don't really anchor it there and its free to move whenever it wants.
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Its all about how much you practice.. i find anchoring does cause a speed barrior so do both
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Sep 1 2008, 06:05 PM
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I don't know why, but I did not use that in the past. Now somehow I started doing it and do it almost always
 I think that it may actually make you a little bit slower (since your hand is not fully free to move), but in the other hand it gives you precision, since you always have a reference for the string you should pick. So for alternate picking solo I think it is a good habit. For acoustic, I do think is a bad habit, as it does not allow some 5 finger rhythm tricks.... -------------------- my "Thank you GMC!" video
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Sep 1 2008, 07:05 PM
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I did that pinky anchoring naturally until one day I realized, and worked to get rid of it. Now I almost pick without doing it, I thought it wasn't a good thing because it seemed to detract movility & speed from my hand. But then again I'm no expert, maybe it has some advantages too.
All in all I'm glad I stopped though. I feel more free now. -------------------- Guitars:
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Sep 1 2008, 08:21 PM
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thanx so far..
seems that it is not the best idea to start to practice with anchoring the hand. as i said i do not anchor my hand with the pinky but i always had the feeling, that i should cause i see it often. but your comments show me, that it is better playing like i did so far. about the speed: when you watch michael angelo batio - he anchors not only with the pinky but also with another finger and he can play quite fast! but i guess that is one example of a person with his own unique technique.... This post has been edited by wollace03: Sep 1 2008, 08:37 PM |
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Sep 1 2008, 08:42 PM
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Any technique works if you practice enough, different techniques has different advantages. Pick the one you're most comfortable with.
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Sep 2 2008, 02:51 AM
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I rest my pinky slightly on the pickguard, and must say it is a bad habit that I pull from my younger days. It is not that bad thing, and in most cases it is best not to anchor your hand on the pickguard at all. However you can see that many great players, including Clapton still had their pinky anchored, so this is just a matter as you see music and your ability to play it. If you play what you hear, no matter if you're anchored or not, than it doesn't really matter right? I think you see my point.
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