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timbo81 View Member Profile	Oct 10 2007, 10:19 AM
Oct 10 2007, 10:19 AM	GMC:er Posts: 24 Joined: 1-July 07	Is there any particular reason why classical/spanish guitarists tend to play with the guitar on the left leg than the right. It's just I'm am interested in heading into classical/spanish but find practicing the style is more comfortable playing in the regular on the right leg fashion. On the left leg I feel the neck is too far away as I have to stretch further and makes it more difficult to fret notes. 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!

Kosei Kubota View Member Profile	Oct 10 2007, 01:54 PM
Oct 10 2007, 01:54 PM	Classical Instructor Posts: 336 Joined: 8-July 07 From: New York, NY and Baltimore, MD, USA	The main reason is that you can stabilize the guitar better in that way. With the guitar on the left leg, your chest, your right arm and the left leg get your guitar in position, right in the center of your body. You can reach high position easier that way, too. You can play low position easier with your guitar on your right leg, but as you play advanced pieces, your left hand is required to travel all over the finger board. Here is my guitar on my left leg, and my left hand moving across the fingerboard. http://youtube.com/watch?v=kWg-3gN73TM 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! -------------------- https://www.youtube.com/koseikubota Check out my video lessons and instructor board!

Scott Gentzen View Member Profile	Oct 10 2007, 09:31 PM
Oct 10 2007, 09:31 PM	GMC:er Posts: 683 Joined: 16-January 07 From: Centreville, VA, USA	QUOTE (timbo81 @ Oct 10 2007, 09:19 AM) Is there any particular reason why classical/spanish guitarists tend to play with the guitar on the left leg than the right. It's just I'm am interested in heading into classical/spanish but find practicing the style is more comfortable playing in the regular on the right leg fashion. On the left leg I feel the neck is too far away as I have to stretch further and makes it more difficult to fret notes. When I first started, I kept it on the right leg but it was very uncomfortable to me..especially on the high frets. I don't know what the issue was...my positioning of the guitar, the guitar's size, or my size, but it just didn't work. I play my electric resting on my left leg now. It's very comfortable to me. Also, it's closer to where it hangs when I'm standing. 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

Pavel View Member Profile	Oct 10 2007, 09:58 PM
Oct 10 2007, 09:58 PM	Instructor Posts: 3.764 Joined: 8-January 07 From: Rijeka, Croatia	Playing on left leg gives you good and stable position of the guitar without holding it with one of the hands and when you play standing - position of the guitar is almost the same as sitting with guitar on left leg. That's the only way i keep my guitar while practicing. I do record some lessons with guitar on right leg but that's usually when the lesson is on riffing and doesn't require a lot of technical stuff. 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! -------------------- "It isn't how many years you have been playing, it's how many hours." -- Prashant Aswani "PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!" -- Michael Angelo Batio Check out my video lessons and instructor board!

mattacuk View Member Profile	Oct 10 2007, 11:19 PM
Oct 10 2007, 11:19 PM	Lets go fishing! Posts: 5.526 Joined: 21-December 06 From: illinois	I can definatly see why many choose to keep it on the left leg there are alot of benifits. For me, I prefer to sit like Muris , Gabriel etc as it just feels natural and my playing is alot cleaner that way. 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! -------------------- *mysql> SELECT FROM master_name WHERE ((firstname = 'Paul') AND (lastname = 'Gilbert')); "The Fundimental Difference between Paul Gilbert and Buckethead is that Paul Explores the Good side of the force, while Buckethead Explores the Dark Side of the Force" :)**

FretDancer69 View Member Profile	Oct 11 2007, 11:23 AM
Oct 11 2007, 11:23 AM	GMC:er Posts: 2.442 Joined: 11-June 07 From: Honduras	QUOTE (mattacuk @ Oct 10 2007, 04:19 PM) I can definatly see why many choose to keep it on the left leg there are alot of benifits. For me, I prefer to sit like Muris , Gabriel etc as it just feels natural and my playing is alot cleaner that way. yeah i do that as well. But i sometimes practice with it the guitar on the left leg, because i need to learn to play standing up correctly. 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! -------------------- Playing Guitar Since: December 2006

JCJXXL View Member Profile	Oct 11 2007, 08:56 PM
Oct 11 2007, 08:56 PM	GMC:er Posts: 327 Joined: 22-January 07 From: AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL!	QUOTE (Pavel @ Oct 10 2007, 03:58 PM) and when you play standing - position of the guitar is almost the same as sitting with guitar on left leg. That's why I play on my left leg. Not only is it more comfortable for me, but the positioning of the guitar is almost the same as when standing. It just seemed to make sense to try to keep the position similar instead of having to adjust to different positions when standing or sitting. 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!

Resurrection View Member Profile	Oct 12 2007, 06:16 AM
Oct 12 2007, 06:16 AM	GMC:er Posts: 202 Joined: 22-May 07	QUOTE (JCJXXL @ Oct 11 2007, 08:56 PM) That's why I play on my left leg. Not only is it more comfortable for me, but the positioning of the guitar is almost the same as when standing. It just seemed to make sense to try to keep the position similar instead of having to adjust to different positions when standing or sitting. +1 to that. For me, it has definitely paid off to adjust my guitar so that the position is the same for sitting and standing. I actually find it a bit uncomfortable if I don't have a good neck angle now, although I played with the neck almost horizontal for a long time before. 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! -------------------- QUOTE If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right.

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