how to train my fingers?

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Aviawind

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Just wanna ask anyone here how do i strengthen my fingers esp last finger? My instructor recommend an excercising fingers strength n i've forgot wat its called... anyone here can tell me wat other ways to strength n mayb wat equipment can be purchased at where, etc...thanks a million! :P
 
chromatics works best imho. trains speed,coordination and strength too.. and lots of scales..

chromatics:play 1-2-3-4 on the fretboard. move up and down the strings once you get the hang of it. then vary with 1-3-2-4 and so on.

scales:err no idea but i use pentatonic minor.

theres actually something which helps strengthen your fingerst(finger strengthener :smt102 )not sure what though..
 
i believe there some kinda machine that helps u train finger strength. Its advertised on D'addario's strings packing. forgot what its called.
 
Aviawind said:
My instructor recommend an excercising fingers strength n i've forgot wat its called... :P
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Is this the one you are referring to?
planet-waves-gripmaster.jpg
 
hii aviawind!!

it mite sound silly but drumming ur fingers on a flat surface mite help. left to right, right to left, alternate.. drum with 2 last fingers to strengthten them, hitting hard, soft slow n fast etc..

the whole idea is to just keep doing it consistently till u go crazy, all the time, anitime!! cuz realistically u wont get to practice 5hr daily evryday.
its the easiest way i tink, hehe..

then spend ard 15mins per day to run tro ur fingers, each finger/fret..

do dis for 6 mths.. u'll be better!! .........still, its oni my 2cents worth
 
felytone said:
hii aviawind!!

it mite sound silly but drumming ur fingers on a flat surface mite help. left to right, right to left, alternate.. drum with 2 last fingers to strengthten them, hitting hard, soft slow n fast etc..

the whole idea is to just keep doing it consistently till u go crazy, all the time, anitime!! cuz realistically u wont get to practice 5hr daily evryday.
its the easiest way i tink, hehe..

then spend ard 15mins per day to run tro ur fingers, each finger/fret..

do dis for 6 mths.. u'll be better!! .........still, its oni my 2cents worth
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ermm..6mths huh...sounds rather long for me...i think i hv to strenthen my last 2 fingers at a faster time..by the way i feel that my 4th n last fingers, tends to be quite stift, as in, when my last finger bend, my 4th finger will be bended as well...anyway to control :?:
 
felytone said:
hii aviawind!!

it mite sound silly but drumming ur fingers on a flat surface mite help. left to right, right to left, alternate.. drum with 2 last fingers to strengthten them, hitting hard, soft slow n fast etc..

the whole idea is to just keep doing it consistently till u go crazy, all the time, anitime!! cuz realistically u wont get to practice 5hr daily evryday.
its the easiest way i tink, hehe..

then spend ard 15mins per day to run tro ur fingers, each finger/fret..

do dis for 6 mths.. u'll be better!! .........still, its oni my 2cents worth
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his does help, and about the gripmaster, its an utter waste of money, well thats my opinion, chromatics does the job better, but if psychologically it helps improve your fingering, then go ahead and get it
 
Aviawind said:
ermm..6mths huh...sounds rather long for me...i think i hv to strenthen my last 2 fingers at a faster time..by the way i feel that my 4th n last fingers, tends to be quite stift, as in, when my last finger bend, my 4th finger will be bended as well...anyway to control :?:
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naah, its not long AW, dis is perserverence. no newbie cant solo fast like his jamming frens in a wk, or an accomplished player to solo like vai in a mth...

you can have an instructor to teach u but if u dun practice, youre just not helping urself. you can try ani kind of finger strengthning exercise, but if u dun stick to it religeously, again, you're just not helping urself. you can buy ani device to train up ur strength, but if u dun use t all day, again n again, you're not helping urself. some guys whine by dis stage nebber to touch guitar again.

i guess music is all abt being patient n enjoy the satisfaction growing. if you cant wait, u mite wanna consider sports instead?

tell u wat, u try the best strengthning method for u evryday ( consider mine lah, it werked for me!! hehe..), then record it evry week. dun listen to ur past records wen u start dis regime. by the end of the mth, then u listen back to the recorded stuff. if u dun improve, pm me, i'll try to help :P

ps: not to offend you, but i was just trying to stress the importance of peserverance..

howdy JR!! long time nebber c u in soft!!
 
i've got the gripmaster. I dun find it that useful though. Wad i found really helps is to do hammer-ons and pull-offs only. juz go at it non-stop. finger pain lyk mad but effective. ^^
 
felytone said:
Aviawind said:
ermm..6mths huh...sounds rather long for me...i think i hv to strenthen my last 2 fingers at a faster time..by the way i feel that my 4th n last fingers, tends to be quite stift, as in, when my last finger bend, my 4th finger will be bended as well...anyway to control :?:
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naah, its not long AW, dis is perserverence. no newbie cant solo fast like his jamming frens in a wk, or an accomplished player to solo like vai in a mth...

you can have an instructor to teach u but if u dun practice, youre just not helping urself. you can try ani kind of finger strengthning exercise, but if u dun stick to it religeously, again, you're just not helping urself. you can buy ani device to train up ur strength, but if u dun use t all day, again n again, you're not helping urself. some guys whine by dis stage nebber to touch guitar again.

i guess music is all abt being patient n enjoy the satisfaction growing. if you cant wait, u mite wanna consider sports instead?

tell u wat, u try the best strengthning method for u evryday ( consider mine lah, it werked for me!! hehe..), then record it evry week. dun listen to ur past records wen u start dis regime. by the end of the mth, then u listen back to the recorded stuff. if u dun improve, pm me, i'll try to help :P

ps: not to offend you, but i was just trying to stress the importance of peserverance..

howdy JR!! long time nebber c u in soft!!
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ok i shall try out ur tapping on surface tactics for the time being...but most imptly is to practice on guitar huh?
 
yes, u still nid to practice ( now, how to practice, dats another qn....). aniting you do, peservere!!

enjoy ur practicing!!
 
felytone said:
yes, u still nid to practice ( now, how to practice, dats another qn....). aniting you do, peservere!!

enjoy ur practicing!!
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:D thank you sooo much felytone n others! I try to "tap" on a flat surface whenever i can!
 
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