Members metallica Posted February 20, 2003 Members Posted February 20, 2003 this may seem a very strange question, but it has puzzled me for a while now. Is thereany advantage/dis advantage to having long thin fingers? I personally have long, very thin fingers and have thought nothing about it, until some of my frends who have much shorter fuller fingers played theyre guitars, it seemed they were a lot faster and moe accurate, Am i at a disadvantage or am i just crap?
Members Macblah-1 Posted February 20, 2003 Members Posted February 20, 2003 Originally posted by metallica this may seem a very strange question, but it has puzzled me for a while now. Is thereany advantage/dis advantage to having long thin fingers? I personally have long, very thin fingers and have thought nothing about it, until some of my frends who have much shorter fuller fingers played theyre guitars, it seemed they were a lot faster and moe accurate, Am i at a disadvantage or am i just crap? Consider yourself lucky. I have short fingers and find it frustraing to watch someone like Holdsworth do all that hyper speed wide interval stuff. edit: not to mention some of his chordal playing I really don't see how long fingers could be a disadvantage.
Members metallica Posted February 20, 2003 Author Members Posted February 20, 2003 yeah i agree that my long fingers are a good thing, but lets rephrase the argument, THIN vs THICK fingers, am i at a disadvantage with my thin fingers?
Members Macblah-1 Posted February 20, 2003 Members Posted February 20, 2003 Originally posted by metallica ... am i at a disadvantage with my thin fingers? Why would you be Fast and accurate playing isn't about finger strength, if lack of muscle in your long bony fingers worries you...My advice: worry less, practise more!
Members metallica Posted February 20, 2003 Author Members Posted February 20, 2003 i have no lack of strength, the reason i thought it could be a disadvantge is because if you have thin fingers, then the tip of your finger, i.e the bit that presses down the string is smaller. there fore you have to be much more accurate? maybe it doesnt work like that? i dont know, thats why i asked.
Members Macblah-1 Posted February 20, 2003 Members Posted February 20, 2003 Dude, you have to be accurate anyway! IMO guitar playing from the technical viewpoint is all about accuracy. I just read your other topic (going nowhere) and I think you just need to spend more time on the guitar so you develop some routine...So NO, it doesn't work like that
Members lechip Posted February 20, 2003 Members Posted February 20, 2003 Hendrix had long fingers. SRV had long fingers. Joe Bonnamassa has long fingers. If these are any indication of what long fingers will do for your playing then count your friggen blessings and move on.
Members Macblah-1 Posted February 20, 2003 Members Posted February 20, 2003 Steve Vai, Buckethead....
Members metallica Posted February 20, 2003 Author Members Posted February 20, 2003 yeah fair enough. off to practice me thinks! thanks for the advice guys.
Members StratKat Posted February 21, 2003 Members Posted February 21, 2003 The only time i saw long thin fingers have a benifit over normal ones was on playing upright bass. Ive known many players over the years who had short stubbies or just normal fangers and they smoked. You hand will eventually change to allow you the reaches you require and practice over time. The muscles, bones, and ligaments alter with constant pressure and use to do this. When i was a bassist i had a big reach even though i dont have long fingers. The hand just changed to allow it over the years. Its the same like learning barre chords. At first your hand isnt use to the strain and stretch and pressure. But over time it alters itself with calouses, stretched ligaments, etc... to allow it.
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