Wisdom of the ages About 10 minutes in

That's something I really need to address, thanks for sharing

Steve always seems to tell it exactly how it needs to be said!!

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

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.




Steve is the man!! Every video I watch from him contains pearls of wisdom.





Mr vai nails it per usual!!

At 07:50 that's exactly the reason I pay classical position