Post by Tymus on Aug 14, 2011 14:35:05 GMT
I’ve been struggling to come to terms with finger picks for about 9 months now with some degree of success and it no longer feels like I’m playing with stilts, however I’m still having trouble with right hand damping. Damping with the side of my hand and the ball of my thumb is fine but trying to damp the high strings or selective strings with my fingers I’m finding all but impossible.
When playing with naked fingers I tend to subconsciously rest my fingertips against the strings, this not only damps the unwanted strings but also gives a reference point as to where the other fingers and strings are, it also gives me a firm purchase to pluck against. When I try this whilst wearing picks I’m getting a lot of unwanted noise as the picks make contact with the strings. They also slip around a bit creating more unwanted noise and they occasionally slip right off the string and pluck an unwanted note!
I’m wondering if this is a technique which can be used successfully with fingerpicks, if so any tips and advise would be much appreciated, if not are there any other techniques for damping the high strings?
Cheers Tymus.
When playing with naked fingers I tend to subconsciously rest my fingertips against the strings, this not only damps the unwanted strings but also gives a reference point as to where the other fingers and strings are, it also gives me a firm purchase to pluck against. When I try this whilst wearing picks I’m getting a lot of unwanted noise as the picks make contact with the strings. They also slip around a bit creating more unwanted noise and they occasionally slip right off the string and pluck an unwanted note!
I’m wondering if this is a technique which can be used successfully with fingerpicks, if so any tips and advise would be much appreciated, if not are there any other techniques for damping the high strings?
Cheers Tymus.
