Accoustic Guitar help.

Wulf · Post by **Wulf** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 8:59 pm

Something i've always had a problem with while playing without a pick is strumming... i can strum fine with one but i dont get the darker warm sound that you get without a pick. My hand is relaxed and im doing a constant down-up motion but it still doesnt sound right... :mellow:

Can anyone help?

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 2:47 am

use your thumb

Rest your hand on the bridge adn use your thumb, the side to be specific, near but not the nail

ask me on msn..lol i will show you

Wulf · Post by **Wulf** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 4:40 am

i didnt know you had a accoustic guitar shin <_<

rest your hand on the bridge?? how does that help?

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 4:43 am

I dont, theres no differnce and all the same i play one all the time

It helps because you have somewhere to rest your hand whilst you use preasure of your thumb to pluck/strum

Wulf · Post by **Wulf** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 9:55 am

it doesnt happen when i play on a electric though.. i never play electrics with a pick :mellow:

*tries* sounds pretty much the same..

its mainly my up strumming that suffers.

Super Goat Weed · Post by **Super Goat Weed** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 5:29 pm

oh, do NOT rest your 5th finger (pinkie) on the face of the guitar. It's a VERY bad habbit and will hurt you in the long run. If you ever do finger picking you'll want to use it.

Wulf · Post by **Wulf** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 5:45 pm

i never really rest my hand unless im palm muting.

Super Goat Weed · Post by **Super Goat Weed** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 6:20 pm

right

but it's a bad habbit a lot of people pick up when they try to hand strum and finger pick. I'm just letting you know now so it dosn't happen

Wulf · Post by **Wulf** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 2:55 am

dude.. im gonna totally remember you when im famous!!

hahah!

uh... :mellow:

what???

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 3:37 am

lol, finger picking on an electric, your ambisciuos (SP?), good luck dude

I been at it now for 3 years, playing into my 4th and i cant finger pick, you NEED a pick on electric guitar dude, good luck with pitch harmonics without one (you won't achieve pitch harmonics without one)

i use my pinky to palm mute now

Wulf · Post by **Wulf** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 4:29 pm

id call that pinky muting

ive been practicing around 2-3 hours a day cos of the holidays so im picking up stuff kinda fast i fixed my lil pickless strumming problem. I'm really just working on speed and accuracy at the moment... 0_0;; i dont really care for harmonics at the moment. Something ill try pulling of during college hours *thinks about HUGE college amp*

i should have a electric by august. ^_^

Super Goat Weed · Post by **Super Goat Weed** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 4:38 pm

... i thought you said you were trying to learn accoustic?

Wulf · Post by **Wulf** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 5:16 pm

nope, just pickless strumming

Super Goat Weed · Post by **Super Goat Weed** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 5:17 pm

oh

forget what i said then

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 6:57 pm

How long j00 played for goat?

I intend to be in Kinross soon mate, ill show you what i know