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When I played with a pick, I’d have answered picking hand. But several years ago I became a thumb player, so I answered neither / both. There are trade offs for using thumb and fingers instead of a...
I remember reading that at the time and wondering "who the heck is Lenny Breau?" I had never heard of him before that and didn't actually hear his music for probably another 25 years after these...
Well - I can definitely tell the difference in tone between 09 and a 12 when I play clean on my acoustic archtop. Also, I am not sure that heavier gauge is harder on your hand like lots of people...
Atm I’d say the fretting hand Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Hmm… planning beforehand might be more documentary and informative than making surprising questions about things that happened - oh lord - 40-50 years ago. Beato is best music journalist that I...
Equal(ish) tension across all strings with 12's. Equal(ish) tension across all strings with 11's. Note: I tune in 4ths = EADBCF
https://youtu.be/rT5g1-ibrGs?si=Dlk_9g74pTNt7uKf Peter Bernstein on guitar
I think the picking had is where I put more work on, bc it plays a prominent role in tone production. Ll.
That was a good deal on that Eagle. Hope you got it LJP.
Poll data results suggest majority's picks are too thick for playing jazz? :behindsofa:
Probably my fretting hand. I can go crazy with my right hand but my fretting hand its harder to keep up. Especially with shifting chords at faster tempos. Very difficult to not have it be a chord...
I’m sure I saw this back around 1981/84, but it is really great to see it again. Thanks for posting, Dave!
Good point. I think I may be guilty of having ignored it for a while - through most my teens. Then I recall being about 17 and buying Guthrie Govan's book called Advanced Techniques and it has...
Fretting or Picking Hand - Which Do You Find More...
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