Its all in the fingers, or is it?
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by Danger Mouse » Thu May 06, 2021 11:06 am
hamo wrote: ↑ Thu May 06, 2021 10:44 am
Danger Mouse wrote: ↑ Thu May 06, 2021 9:40 am
These things were all the rage in the 80's for those shred weenie types who wanted muscly fingers.
Did they work? I mean, no substitute for actual practice, but could be a useful way to spend a train ride.
Not as well as spending a few weeks with Slowy's Korinacaster, but yes they do.
I had to use something similar as part of my physio rehab after I broke a finger on my fretting hand. Once I'd got most of my movement back, I noticed I could play better.
The older I get, the more disappointed in myself I become.
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by Pvt. Ryan » Wed Oct 19, 2022 8:41 am
I had to suffer from a mild carpal tunnel syndrome a couple of years back. Took me about 3 months to get better.
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by calling card » Wed Oct 19, 2022 9:34 am
Kudos for practising Hamo
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by hamo » Wed Oct 19, 2022 9:45 am
calling card wrote: ↑ Wed Oct 19, 2022 9:34 am
Kudos for practising Hamo
The bad news is that post is a couple of years old.
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by calling card » Wed Oct 19, 2022 10:25 am
Haha! as you were/are.
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by hamo » Wed Oct 19, 2022 10:27 am
I mean, I wish I was practicing. Or doing anything at all really. But my lazy gene is the dominant one.
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by calling card » Wed Oct 19, 2022 10:43 am
Oh me too.
Bends, like shifting gears, best done without thinking, more so listen
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by Pvt. Ryan » Wed Oct 19, 2022 3:47 pm
Anyhow, would you require the same bending approach to a high action vs low action guitar?
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by Lyle » Wed Oct 19, 2022 4:12 pm
Missed this thread the first time around. If its a Paul Gilbert lick then the key is your facial expression, I dont think Paul can play a bend without them.
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by codedog » Wed Oct 19, 2022 4:19 pm
Pvt. Ryan wrote: ↑ Wed Oct 19, 2022 3:47 pm
Anyhow, would you require the same bending approach to a high action vs low action guitar?
I definitely prefer medium action for bending. The tip of my finger pushes the neighbouring strings out of the way. If they're too low, they end up slipping under my fingertip.
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by Mikeincarnate326 » Wed Oct 19, 2022 4:40 pm
Certainly agree with running 9's and using any extra fingers. A guitar with a shorter scale length should help a bit too.
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by murky » Thu Oct 20, 2022 6:25 am
I came here to post about penis fingers - but realise that I’ve already done so.
So I’ll quote the great Jake E Lee: “it doesn’t “haaaaave” to be in tune…..”