QUOTE (n0x @ Aug 25 2007, 08:24 AM)
I know this might sound a tad bit silly, but...
My bloody pinky wont stay down! It is always pointing awake from my other fingers, as if im holding it out straight (the pinky that is) and it really adds a lot of strain to my hand/ pinky in general... Tires me out real quick... I think it might be a bad case of muscle memory... I play with a lot of bends and vibrato, and that general gilmour style feel with a bit more intensity...
I am really trying to force it to stay down, and that adds even more strain because im almost clenching the pinky down.. and I need to use it at times too, so that is not helping much... What do I do? :/
I can use the pinky no doubt, for streches, etc, but it just aint as accurate as it should be... This might also be the solution to increase my speed a little more... Anyone encounter this problem before, or could suggest a solution?? Ideas and suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
I would not worry about it. I used to, but realized that was stupid. just use your pinky as much as you can.
on fast runs it stays down. mine only goes up if I bend strings with other fingers, or vibrato. if you play fast and use it, it has to stay down, by definition. I think it goes up on bends just for leverage, might even be a good thing. I noticed some excellent guitarist, I believe a guitar god, and his would go up at times.
worrying about all this stuff can drive you nuts.
edit: i just noticed it goes up at some other times. i use it a lot though, probably as much as anybody. I don't care if it goes up, I don' t think that it means squat, or if it means squat, it is a very small squat that I am not going to worry about. and as I said, I think you raise it naturally to give you some leverage when using your other fingers, so maybe not a bad thing. when I need it, it works fine, my pinky seems to know when to get back in position. sort of like my dog, he wanders off some when we are walking, but knows when to get back to me.
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This post has been edited by fkalich: Aug 26 2007, 08:53 AM