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darford87

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greetings!! another noob here..been playing the electric guitar for bout 7 to 8 months but all the time i play it while sitting down..and prob is when i try to switch to playing standing up with strap..i find it quite difficult..feels v awkward..helpppppp =(
 
usually is because when u play sitting down, the guitar is closer to ur chest then ur wrist wont have to bend so much to play on the 5th/6th string, but when u play standing up, ur guitar is usually around ur stomach area and its harder to play those strings, maybe just try to play with the strap high first then slowly go lower if u still find it very difficult..
took awhile for me to get used to it, my wrist hurt like crazy..
hope this helps :)
 
I experienced this too and the most common cause is that as a beginner, you did not position your left hand properly around the neck. Most beginner actually grip the neck with their palm such that the thumb is at the level above the neck. This is fine when you play simple chords and strum along stuff (which rightly so cos most beginner start by doing this) but as you learn scales and stuff, it's important to have good left hand positioning. The correct position would be that the ball of your thumb should be placed behind the neck, your palm should be curved under the neck and your fingers slightly flexed.

Now that your hand is curved and levered forward, you realise that the whole fretboard is within easy reach but your wrist is bent more. Relax the wrist and it should not hurt so much. Maintain this left hand position first while sitting, then standing with guitar strap shorter and guitar close to your body and guitar neck angled upwards, then to standing with guitar strap longer, guitar at waist level and neck of guitar parallel to ground.

Then.... you can extend strap all the way and play like Slash or Dan Donegan (is that his name? Guitarist of Disturbed) Ha ha!

Good luck

Arsony
 
Arsony said:
I experienced this too and the most common cause is that as a beginner, you did not position your left hand properly around the neck. Most beginner actually grip the neck with their palm such that the thumb is at the level above the neck. This is fine when you play simple chords and strum along stuff (which rightly so cos most beginner start by doing this) but as you learn scales and stuff, it's important to have good left hand positioning. The correct position would be that the ball of your thumb should be placed behind the neck, your palm should be curved under the neck and your fingers slightly flexed.

Now that your hand is curved and levered forward, you realise that the whole fretboard is within easy reach but your wrist is bent more. Relax the wrist and it should not hurt so much. Maintain this left hand position first while sitting, then standing with guitar strap shorter and guitar close to your body and guitar neck angled upwards, then to standing with guitar strap longer, guitar at waist level and neck of guitar parallel to ground.

Then.... you can extend strap all the way and play like Slash or Dan Donegan (is that his name? Guitarist of Disturbed) Ha ha!

Good luck

Arsony
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thanks man!!
 
its dan donegan! correct arsony! not only that, dan donegan jumps with his guitar well! (can prob try once ur comfortable standing darford)
 
Start playing high first, it'll be more comfortable then you can slowly adjust the length as you progress. That's what I did. As a girl, it's even more awkward at first to play with a strap and standing... lol.
 
also you could try not playing full chords, just a diad will do. It'll also allow more space for the second guitarist if you have one.
 
Ikiru said:
As a girl, it's even more awkward at first to play with a strap and standing... lol.
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Err.... with all due respect and no offence intended at all, can you please explain to the rest of us majority, hot-blooded, beer-guzzling, ultra-testosteronic alpha male guitarists why this is so.. because I deal with the human anatomy in my daily work and yet cannot find any reason this is so....

Arsony
 
ac said:
also you could try not playing full chords, just a diad will do. It'll also allow more space for the second guitarist if you have one.
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Duh?!?

Eh harlow! I think people here start to post cryptic messages is it?

Arsony
 
TRY THIS...

PRACTISE PLAYING STANDING UP without YOUR GUITAR STRAP ...

AFTER A WHILE SURE TO GETTHE HANG OF IT
 
Arsony said:
Err.... with all due respect and no offence intended at all, can you please explain to the rest of us majority, hot-blooded, beer-guzzling, ultra-testosteronic alpha male guitarists why this is so.. because I deal with the human anatomy in my daily work and yet cannot find any reason this is so....

Arsony
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This sort of thing can't understand by just dealing with human anatomy, you NEED the anatomy and that experience, lol. Okay, wtf am I saying... anyway, since starting off some might tend to play with the guitar strap shortened/guitar held at a higher level and for girls, it will 'push' up against the chest (May not apply for all it still depends on how you hold your guitar), and I personally find that uncomfortable.
 
hmm do remember its not just the positioning of the left hand, but the right as well...
i actually find it comfortable to go up and down the neck with a lowly strung guitar, but my right hand restricts me- it gets beyond my comfort level after a while. so well, i'm a belly player, not a slash... :(
 
I used to play low-slung but ever since I got into the whole progressive thing, I play with my guitar high-slung. I'd rather play accurately and look a little bit unusual, than look cool with low-slung and keep hitting the wrong notes, or missing them totally.

But ya gotta admit, on some players, high-slung looks pretty cool!
 
dude i tell u wat, just use th strap damn high or when u feel its comfortable for you, it might become a fashion statement, who knows? LOL. just look at Audioslave's guitarist, Tom Morello. he looks cool even though the guitar is super high! hahah:-D
 
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