Members Hell Bites Posted February 12, 2005 Members Posted February 12, 2005 Hey guys I have a number of Troy Stetina's books including Speed Mechanics and am currently on Metal Lead guitar volume 2, but lately I'm having a bit of a problem. My pinky keeps moving WAY more than my other fingers. For example, Stetina says you always want your fingers hovering maybe half an inch above the strings, but everytime I do three note per string runs my pinky always flies back way too far and I end up hitting the note late. The rest of my fingers can keep up fine with my right hand but my pinky is really preventing me from reaching faster speeds (or at least playing smoothly at faster speeds). I've even been trying supportive fingering exercises mentioned here: http://www.ibreathemusic.com/article/43 This is really annoying as I feel I have no control over my pinky finger!! Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
Members Auggie Doggie Posted February 12, 2005 Members Posted February 12, 2005 My next 'Speed' thread will be all about the 4th finger. Hopefully I'll have it finished by the end of the weekend. It's going to be a bit larger than the previous installments, so it's taking longer to put together. So, hang in there!
Members LDF Posted February 14, 2005 Members Posted February 14, 2005 I once read on a guitar forum somewhere that the problem guitarists often have with faster fretting is lifting their fingers up, rather than bringing them down to fret, especially with the pinky. It sounds like you have less muscular control with your pinky than the other fingers. the suggested excercize (to be practiced with caution) is to rubber-band you fingers to a piece of wood (like a little section of guitar neck) then lift each finger up and lower back down 10 times in a row. This should give you better control and speed with your left hand. I've never tried this myself since I'm not a shredder-type but it couldn't hurt as long as you don't overexert yourself. That's my two cents, good luck!
Members Terje Posted February 16, 2005 Members Posted February 16, 2005 So, you've got a slow pinky, huh? Put a slide on that thing son and enter a new dimension
Members Hell Bites Posted February 16, 2005 Author Members Posted February 16, 2005 Originally posted by Terje So, you've got a slow pinky, huh? Put a slide on that thing son and enter a new dimension Slide!? I play metal. Auggue doggie, can you PM me when that new speed article of yours comes out?
Members Auggie Doggie Posted February 16, 2005 Members Posted February 16, 2005 Originally posted by Hell Bites Slide!? I play metal. Auggue doggie, can you PM me when that new speed article of yours comes out? Yep...it would have been here already, except for some technical trouble I'm having with Adobe Acrobat. As soon as I get it worked out, I'll post it and let you know.
Members Terje Posted February 17, 2005 Members Posted February 17, 2005 Originally posted by Hell Bites Slide!? I play metal. So? Who says slide can't be used int metal?
Members Factor Posted February 17, 2005 Members Posted February 17, 2005 Originally posted by Terje So? Who says slide can't be used int metal? OT:Good point. How does a slide sound with distortion?
Members psb962 Posted February 18, 2005 Members Posted February 18, 2005 Billy Gibbons - ZZ Top cant get much better than that...
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