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Anomaly View Member Profile	Apr 29 2007, 04:24 AM
Apr 29 2007, 04:24 AM	GMC:er Posts: 80 Joined: 26-April 07 From: Emona	Hello! I have trouble reaching some or most of fret positions. Like when I'm somewhere near the head (wider frets) I push down a string with my index finger and it's difficult to reach the neighboring fret even with my little finger. When I try to make that one-fret-per-finger rule work, I can do it, but I have to move slightly (half an inch, a centimeter). I hope this is okay? Will this improve in a while, or should I work on this separately? And because I have trouble reaching the fret positions when I move my fingers apart and put then on the frets, they come down at an angle. The left side (looking from a position where the palm is facing me) of the index finger and the right side (looking from the same position) of the pinky are touching down the string. The middle finger and the ring finger don't really have that angle, but the other two do. And because I used the index finger a little more than others, I'm starting to get thick skin there, but only on half of the fingertip. I mean the other half of the fingertip is a lot less thick. And the angle is around 45°. I saw that others have just a little angle. Should I continue practicing this way? And stretch my fingers? Not practice like this, practice with moving on the fretboard more until I can reach it properly? 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! -------------------- ~~Spiders On Drugs~~ ~~http://blackle.com/~~ ~~FreeSound~~ ~~http://www.thehungersite.com~~

Anomaly View Member Profile	May 1 2007, 07:17 PM
May 1 2007, 07:17 PM	GMC:er Posts: 80 Joined: 26-April 07 From: Emona	In case no one knows what I mean, here are some blurry (sorry, it was difficult to take them) photos. The first two are of my whole left hand fretting, the next two are a close up of both fingers and the last one is when I tried to minimize this angle. My index finger is on the fifth fret and my pinky is on the eighth fret and the other two fingers aren't fretting. Will this improve in a while, or should I work on this separately? Oops, sorry about the images being so huge. 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! Attached image(s) -------------------- ~~Spiders On Drugs~~ ~~http://blackle.com/~~ ~~FreeSound~~ ~~http://www.thehungersite.com~~

Anomaly View Member Profile	May 1 2007, 07:41 PM
May 1 2007, 07:41 PM	GMC:er Posts: 80 Joined: 26-April 07 From: Emona	Maybe this will be smaller.. Maybe this will be smaller.. This.. 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! Attached File(s) Pics.doc ( 9.12MB ) Number of downloads: 114 -------------------- ~~Spiders On Drugs~~ ~~http://blackle.com/~~ ~~FreeSound~~ ~~http://www.thehungersite.com~~

Andrew Cockburn View Member Profile	May 1 2007, 09:07 PM
May 1 2007, 09:07 PM	Moderation Policy Director Posts: 10.459 Joined: 6-February 07 From: CT, USA	QUOTE (Anomaly @ May 1 2007, 02:41 PM) Maybe this will be smaller.. Maybe this will be smaller.. This.. I think it will become more easy and more comfortable with time and practice ... 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 Instructor profile Live long and prosper ... My Stuff: Electric Guitars : Ibanez Jem7v, Line6 Variax 700, Fender Plus Strat with 57/62 Pickups, Line6 Variax 705 Bass Acoustic Guitars : Taylor 816ce, Martin D-15, Line6 Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon Effects : Line6 Helix, Keeley Modded Boss DS1, Keeley Modded Boss BD2, Keeley 4 knob compressor, Keeley OxBlood Amps : Epiphone Valve Jnr & Head, Cockburn A.C.1, Cockburn A.C.2, Blackstar Club 50 Head & 4x12 Cab

Scott Gentzen View Member Profile	May 1 2007, 10:05 PM
May 1 2007, 10:05 PM	GMC:er Posts: 683 Joined: 16-January 07 From: Centreville, VA, USA	QUOTE (Andrew Cockburn @ May 1 2007, 08:07 PM) I think it will become more easy and more comfortable with time and practice ... The 1 and 4 fingers are supposed to angle out a little when they're spread out for a reach, I thought. It gets a little more vertical when your hand gets some more strength and the joints in your palm stretch out but not totally. The fingers still mostly pivot at the knuckle rather than down into the palm. 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! -------------------- Guitars: ESP Semi-Hollow Eclipse, 1984 Ibanez Roadstar RS440, Peavey T-60, Daisy Rock Rock Candy Custom Amps: Peavey Transformer 112, Epiphone Valve Jr head with custom 2x12 cab Pedals: Boss TU-2, Budda Bud-Wah, Chuck Collins Harmonic Percolator clone

Anomaly View Member Profile	May 1 2007, 11:03 PM
May 1 2007, 11:03 PM	GMC:er Posts: 80 Joined: 26-April 07 From: Emona	Okay, thanks! 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! -------------------- ~~Spiders On Drugs~~ ~~http://blackle.com/~~ ~~FreeSound~~ ~~http://www.thehungersite.com~~

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