bad habits
bad habits
im sure we all have some.. mine is not using my pinky when i should be.. my pinky's stamina sucks must practice more
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washburnML wrote:overuse of pinch harmonics.
I also hate finger-picking which really hurts my acoustic-playing.Pfl?yd wrote:Playing with my thumb over the neck when I don't need to.
Sometimes when I finish drumming a song or session I like to throw my sticks at something and it usually causes some sort of damage.
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It's an extension leftover from when I played guitar more and when I did more chordal work on a five-string and needed the thumb to move the roots around.PABassPlayer wrote:I think this is a "bad habit" all bass players have.Pfl?yd wrote:Playing with my thumb over the neck when I don't need to.
But it just looks kind of stupid just playing regular lines with that just hanging out over the neck like that. And since it pivots your fingers at an angle when you do it, it cuts your speed in half.
I've been playing a five-string a lot more again, so it forces you to break that habit because just doing it without thinking just makes it uncomfortable, so you automatically just don't do it.
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I was always taught to never have my thumb even start to creep over the neck. With a seemingly endless myriad of chord voicings for a single chord, there's really no excuse for using your thumb; in my opinion.
I also never used to use my pinky and forced myself to start using it. It took about a year to build up sufficient strength in it, but things like sweep arpeggios and just general shredding is about 20x easier with the use of my pinky. It's vital, really.
I never use a metronome and I really, really should. That's one bad habit I can think of.
I also never used to use my pinky and forced myself to start using it. It took about a year to build up sufficient strength in it, but things like sweep arpeggios and just general shredding is about 20x easier with the use of my pinky. It's vital, really.
I never use a metronome and I really, really should. That's one bad habit I can think of.
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Every solo I play comes down to pentatonics, Im so used to it, I can't unlearn it
During fast palm muting I put my pick in too much of an angle with the snares, gives it a scratchy sound I don't want.
As far as drumming goes, I guess I can get too pumped up in a song and let the tempo progress while I shouldn't.
Despite this I'm still awesome though.
During fast palm muting I put my pick in too much of an angle with the snares, gives it a scratchy sound I don't want.
As far as drumming goes, I guess I can get too pumped up in a song and let the tempo progress while I shouldn't.
Despite this I'm still awesome though.
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a very simple, but effective "computer drum machine" is called Rythm Rascal" it can be easily downloaded from Limewire.slay wrote:a metronome or a nice drum beat in the background would be something i could also use
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That still doesn't negate the fact that there's a plethora of different chord voicings for a single chord, even on the same fret; which don't require your thumb. I just don't think it's necessary and that it's bad technique.Wayne wrote:srv, hendrix etc used their thumbs for chords.Kellan wrote:I was always taught to never have my thumb even start to creep over the neck.
try doing it. very challenging
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i guess it's more style/feel than anything else. and sometimes that trumps techniqueKellan wrote:That still doesn't negate the fact that there's a plethora of different chord voicings for a single chord, even on the same fret; which don't require your thumb. I just don't think it's necessary and that it's bad technique.Wayne wrote:srv, hendrix etc used their thumbs for chords.Kellan wrote:I was always taught to never have my thumb even start to creep over the neck.
try doing it. very challenging
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Yeah, I avoid using open strings on a bass at all costs. I naturally mute strings all over the place, though. I don't even think about it. It was all that funk playing, I think.BassPhemy wrote:I've been working on muting strings I'm not playing that end up ringing sympathetically. I'm good at it on bass but I have a fuck of a time doing it on guitar.
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my worst habbit and curse is falling asleep when i play. i can't explain it. one minute i'm wide awake but the moment i start strumming those strings i'm dozing off. standing up and putting cigs out on my arm doesn't help
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Sounds Pavlovian.RandomRussianDude wrote:my worst habbit and curse is falling asleep when i play. i can't explain it. one minute i'm wide awake but the moment i start strumming those strings i'm dozing off. standing up and putting cigs out on my arm doesn't help
i'm kidding about the cigs
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yeah, but where the hell did it come from? this never happened when i was younger. i could play for 6 hours straight and feel nothing but adrenaline afterwards, now its 5 minutes and i'm ready for bedPfl?yd wrote:Sounds Pavlovian.RandomRussianDude wrote:my worst habbit and curse is falling asleep when i play. i can't explain it. one minute i'm wide awake but the moment i start strumming those strings i'm dozing off. standing up and putting cigs out on my arm doesn't help
i'm kidding about the cigs
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One bad habit I do have which I know of is sometimes I'll use the bridge of my floyd rose to create vibrato more so than from my finger movements, by a simple wiggle of my picking hand on top of the bridge.
I'm getting out of it though, glad I filmed a show of my playing... man I did it a lot. It just accentuates the vibrato a little to much.
Apart from that I amn't sure of any major ones apart from the usual just being shit at guitar.
I'm getting out of it though, glad I filmed a show of my playing... man I did it a lot. It just accentuates the vibrato a little to much.
Apart from that I amn't sure of any major ones apart from the usual just being shit at guitar.
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count-ins to song!
I always try to hum the melody in my head first, but on stage I can't always rember the melody quick enough, so I just have to count off. When that happens its often a little fast, so the first transition I have to adjust.
I always try to hum the melody in my head first, but on stage I can't always rember the melody quick enough, so I just have to count off. When that happens its often a little fast, so the first transition I have to adjust.
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I sometimes have to hum a melody for the new drummer in the one band I play with for just that reason. He always blanks out and I'm like "da-da-da da-da duh!" I'm sure it looks fucking stupid on stage.drummer_goat wrote:count-ins to song!
I always try to hum the melody in my head first, but on stage I can't always rember the melody quick enough, so I just have to count off. When that happens its often a little fast, so the first transition I have to adjust.
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i dont practice enough. especially since im playing in a gigging band. i know it should, and i get the urge to play, but with action of walking to the stack and picking up the guitar makes me lose all urge. i dont know what it is. and if it get as far as actually playing its only for about 10 or 15 min then i get bored with what im playing so i stop. it sucks ass
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I use my thumb to fret all the time. It's done wonders for my playing. But I don't find myself having the thumb hang over when I don't need it. Guess I'm just beast like that.
I don't really have any bad mechanical habits that I'm aware of. I'm just not as good as I want to be. I guess my main complaint is that I wish I was more technically skilled at lead guitar, but whenever I'm playing lead I always end up only caring about phrasing, melodic ideas, and cool fretboard shapes/patterns to nerd out on instead of practicing my speed and picking skills.
I might get out my exercise books and start a daily routine to practice with a metronome. I did this for a few years when I first started but now whenever I pick up a guitar I immediately start playing something I've written, improvising, or playing a song I like. Once that starts, I don't even think about practicing scales and shit.
I don't really have any bad mechanical habits that I'm aware of. I'm just not as good as I want to be. I guess my main complaint is that I wish I was more technically skilled at lead guitar, but whenever I'm playing lead I always end up only caring about phrasing, melodic ideas, and cool fretboard shapes/patterns to nerd out on instead of practicing my speed and picking skills.
I might get out my exercise books and start a daily routine to practice with a metronome. I did this for a few years when I first started but now whenever I pick up a guitar I immediately start playing something I've written, improvising, or playing a song I like. Once that starts, I don't even think about practicing scales and shit.
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Pressing my thumb against the back of the fretboard too strongly. I'm not a very good player, that's for sure, but the damn cheap bass isn't making things easier
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practice without using your thumb at all. this will help with that and improve your finger strengthMaelstrom wrote:Pressing my thumb against the back of the fretboard too strongly. I'm not a very good player, that's for sure, but the damn cheap bass isn't making things easier
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Well I tried a bass in a music store and it was SO MUCH EASIER TO PLAY, I swearhippy wrote:practice without using your thumb at all. this will help with that and improve your finger strengthMaelstrom wrote:Pressing my thumb against the back of the fretboard too strongly. I'm not a very good player, that's for sure, but the damn cheap bass isn't making things easier
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