Hey need some help with holding the guitar. :cry:
Just switched to an eletric :evil: from a acoustic.
With an acoustic I just place I thumb in the middle of the neck,
but with the eletric :evil: everyone say you should have it
curled around the neck a to the top. So I just have a few question about
this;
1. Is it okay to let the inside of my palm hit the bottom of the fretboard.
2. And when it does hit it seems impossible to get my pinkey to reach the low e string. :x
3. Do I have this all wrong.
Please help.
By the way I'am going to play with my G-string now :twisted:
"The answer is practice.
Now, what's the question?"
Words by David Mead.
Number 2 answered number 1.
Holding the guitar is basically the same for both electric and acoustic.
Where you keep you thumb is really a matter of preference but you never want to make contact with the palm. Best to keep your thumb somewhere around the middle of the back of the neck. This helps with reach and speed.
Best to keep your thumb somewhere around the middle of the back of the neck.
The book I'am reading says most electric guitar players
prefer to keep there thumb peeking over the edge of the guitar.
It book was written by David Mead and everything he has said sofar
has been very helpfull. What kind of guitar do you play :?:
"The answer is practice.
Now, what's the question?"
Words by David Mead.
keeping the thumb curled around the neck helps with vibrato and bending... but when you're doing hammer ons, pull offs, or anything that requires speed and reach, the middle of the neck is where to be.
jamey andreas tackles this specifically in the technique section of his site... http://www.guitarprincipals.com .
actually, what is considered "proper form" is to have the thumb at the back of the neck all the time(classical guitar).. but for some stuff that doesnt require lots of reach or speed, (like chord songs) you
can get off being pretty sloppy, thereby the "rock guitar" thumb-over-the-side things..
unless your playing classical, just put your thumb at the
most beneficial spot at any time, if you need reach/speed, put it in the middle,
and if you dont, just hold it any way thats comfy..
thats my way..
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Playing electric guitar is different from classical. Classical guitarists are taught to keep their thumb in the middle of the neck at all times. But with electric there are times when you want to extend your thumb above the neck. This is good when doing string bends, as it gives your hand extra support. Some people also play bass notes on the 6th string with their thumb.
But as you have already found out, placing the thumb on the back of the neck will give you maximum reach. The palm should be kept off the neck.
Here are some good pics of proper fretting hand position.
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For me it very much depends on whether I'm playing acoustic or electric. If it's electric, I'm always doing bends and vibratos, so I always have the thumb around the neck for support. Also, I wrap the thumb while playing certain chords so as to mute unplayed strings (D chord for instance). For acoustic I find that I have the thumb more or less behind the neck most of the time, even when playing lead since I don't bend or vibrato much on the acoustic.
Thanx you guy have been realllllllllllllllllly helpfull.
I've been experimenting a little, and decited to keep it 3/4 the way up the neck when playing chords, and curled around the top when bending.
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"The answer is practice.
Now, what's the question?"
Words by David Mead.
