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Old March 12th, 2007
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Originally Posted by Stratrat
Try experimenting with your hand position at the bridge. If you get too far up on the strings you'll completely mute them.....if you get too far back on the bridge you won't mute them at all and they'll ring out. Experiment with different positions and different amounts of pressure and you'll find that "sweet spot".
You've hit the nail on the head with the word 'experiment', Stratrat ... learning different techniques is all about experimentation. I think because we and our instruments are all built differently -- different hands, fingers, necks, string action etc. -- there never is any one way of doing anything. Experimentation is the only way to get there. The neat thing is that often you come up your own personal unique way of doing things that help give you 'your' sound.


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