![]() ![]() If you are playing Merle Travis, Chet Atkins type “boom-chick” you need to damp strings with the right hand at the bridge to get that “woofy” muted sound, and you’ll need a thumb pick or thumbnail to put an attack on those notes so they cut through. I just switched to #2 (all flesh) because it feels better (I will go into detail below.) 3. Many people do it just fine, it works best on guitars with low action. If you need “bass” – with #1 you may need to pump it on the amp/eq/pa system.įor the last 8 years, I have done #3, because I have modeled my technique after Tommy Emmanuel. THUMB = flesh, FINGERS = picks or fingernails: Sounds don’t naturally match, I have never seen anyone do this.Ĭlassical, Flamenco, and many fingerstyle players tend to do #1.THUMB = pick or thumbnail, FINGERS = flesh: Sounds don’t naturally match, thumb pick may feel too loud in relation to the soft fingers.Sounds will Match: Quieter and warmer but you can turn your amp up to 11! Harder to play fast stuff with the fingers. THUMB = pick or thumbnail, FINGERS = picks or fingernails: Sounds will Match.If we think of the thumb and fingers as 2 opposing forces, we have 4 combos of flesh & nails (or picks) we could choose from. Similar Sounds Between Thumb & Fingers Make Technique Feel Easier “Weird” will become “comfortable” as if by magic. To effectively have any change take place, just commit to the new thing, at least for a week, better yet 4 weeks. If you try the thumb pick for 5 minutes and abandon it, and go back & forth, you’ll never get the “brain to change” and it will always feel weird. (from )ĭoes this apply to guitar technique? Your bet!Īs a kid, I knew intuitively that it would take about a week for a new technique to “not feel strange.” ![]() Neuroplasticity allows the neurons (nerve cells) in the brain to adjust their activities in response to new situations or to changes in their environment. Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections throughout life. Consider Your Brain and “Neuroplasticity” My suggestion is “independent investigation of the truth” – YOUR truth. I am writing because there’s a “tone” of obligation in this – and that’s the wrong way to think. Download Article as PDF The Question I Get 3-4 Times A Weekģ-4 times a week I get an email like “Adam, can I play your arrangements without using a thumb pick? I just can’t seem to get used to it – it feels so unnatural!” ![]()
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