Left Thumb I've been a guitarist on and off for almost 50 years. Classically trained, I've always been a fingerstyle player. Back in the late 90's I picked up … Do Harpists fall into the Guitar Tendonitis category? I'm a harpist and my forearms have a lot of pain and swelling. ...
5. Thumb and triad chords You can use this Jimi Hendrix / John Mayer style approach to chords to free up some sonic space in your progressions by removing duplicate notes from the chord. We’re going to break down major and minor chords into simple triad and thumb chords. (Image credit...
Categories:General Interest “This may bethe ultimate Superstrat-Tele hybrid”: Caparison Dellinger-JSM V2 review Guitar World-12 hours 29 minago Killswitch Engage’s Joel Stroetzel has debuted a signature guitar that presents itself as a miracle of high-performance guitar design – but it ain’...
Nothing can stop a show in it’s tracks quite like forearm pain while playing bass. It’s certainly stopped me from playing my best on multiple occasions. When there is pain, it’s exclusively to my right hand, my plucking hand. Over the years, I’ve tried all kinds of different stret...
It may seem to you, based on the burning pain you’re likely feeling, that“inflammation”MUST be what’s going on in there… It’s obvious – Right!? But it’s usually NOT what’s really going on – At least not significantly – and not long-term (chronically.) ...
And that’s it! If you keep up the good posture, you will have an enjoyable playing experience without any back pain. Chapter 4: Basic Skills 4.1. Strings and Frets Are you ready to start playing the guitar? To do that, you need to get to know the numbering systems for the guitar....
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Third, after years of lugging heavy, bulky head units I now feed the Sansamp into a 1000W ultralite power amp and have all the headroom I need, without the pain. Fourth, whenever I meet a new sound man at gigs the first thing I hear is "Sweet, a Sansamp DI." Fifth, hand-built ...
This is a nice approach to picking the guitar using the fingers of your right hand to sound the strings (instaed of a pick, or your teeth) The general rule (more of a general practise than a rule), is to use your thumb to pick the 6, 5 & 4 strings then each of the treble str...
about 45 mins one way. I have lost high tenor/low alto. I mean, my voice sucks, but i could use any of the ranges. Now, no. No pain, no strain, no trauma i can recall... just gone. I hope that is temporary as i love to sing. I hope it goes away on it's own, as i...