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Thanks Chris.
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Originally Posted by Chris C
4. Most guides suggest 'rolling' your barring finger backwards a little, but experiment and see what works for you. Try slightly different amounts of fingertip overhang, slightly different amounts of curl and roll, etc. Also don't be afraid to try parts of the bar finger right on top of the fret wire. The thicker strings in particular can take a bit of overhang. And if you're going to get it wrong a little too much muting generally beats too much buzzing.
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Excellent insight! If you notice the pictures of my index finger, you'll see that it's curved. We all have to deal with the 'hand' we've been given (pun intended). Also, my finger is well, not exactly rolled forward but that's just the natural place on the finger where the bar occurs. And I'm always hanging just behind the fret wires. When I was learning I discovered that it just
seemed like I needed to apply less pressure being just behind the fret wire. There's probably not alot of science or accuracy to that statement, but I could always guage better the threshold between 'enough pressure' and 'fretbuzz'.
And you're oh so right about the muting vs. buzzing.
Steve