Hey guys can someone tell what is the proper hand position suppose to be like when i play my guitar sitting on a chair? The sound isn't nice when i fix my wrist on the bridge. I tired floating hand but its difficult. Tried using my pinkie to tripod onto the pickguard but brother said its the wrong technique.
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guitar_phreak
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floating hand is correct...but hard
hence, practice.
Use pinkie to support is an "OK" solution. there's really no right and wrong, but certain "styles" will limit ur flexibility.
If you use ur pinkie as a tripod support, you will loose some versatility if u want to vary ur tone buy picking nearing to the neck or bridge...or moving up and down. You might have difficulty adjusting if you need to do some 2 hand tapping and slides.
hence, practice.
Use pinkie to support is an "OK" solution. there's really no right and wrong, but certain "styles" will limit ur flexibility.
If you use ur pinkie as a tripod support, you will loose some versatility if u want to vary ur tone buy picking nearing to the neck or bridge...or moving up and down. You might have difficulty adjusting if you need to do some 2 hand tapping and slides.
i once learnt by holding the pick in my fingers as per normal... then clenchingthe rest of my hand into a fist...then play floating .... play very slowly...then you shouldnt have problems playing without muting the strings...
another one would be to play harder and practise with little or no overdrive... you should see results in a day if you know what to look out for....
another one would be to play harder and practise with little or no overdrive... you should see results in a day if you know what to look out for....
guitar_phreak
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the floating hand is actually quite relaxed becoz ur fore arm is resting on the guitar. Although, to do this, its better to strap your gee-tar pretty high. Look at Petrucci.
The best method is to incorporate all.
Floating hand gives a versatile perspective as you can move around. If you place ur hand on the bridge, you can train perhaps your muting skills.
Although, putting down your gain to practice is a good thing, as it trains your accuracy and tone control, there IS one down point.
The electric differs from the classical also because of this point....which is the sound control. As you play overdriven sounds/distortion, a player tends to loose control of the instrument. It might seem that u could shred with low gains, but when you up the gain, u might notice alot of humming, mistakes...accidentally hitting other strings..etc
Hence, playing the electric with high gain requires skill in "clinging on to the guitar" which is muting the un-used strings with either your pick hand or fretting hand.
The best method is to incorporate all.
Floating hand gives a versatile perspective as you can move around. If you place ur hand on the bridge, you can train perhaps your muting skills.
Although, putting down your gain to practice is a good thing, as it trains your accuracy and tone control, there IS one down point.
The electric differs from the classical also because of this point....which is the sound control. As you play overdriven sounds/distortion, a player tends to loose control of the instrument. It might seem that u could shred with low gains, but when you up the gain, u might notice alot of humming, mistakes...accidentally hitting other strings..etc
Hence, playing the electric with high gain requires skill in "clinging on to the guitar" which is muting the un-used strings with either your pick hand or fretting hand.
