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zenguitarman
Apr 6, 2009

Come on, lemme see ya shake your tail feather


Got myself a nice Couch strap for my F, but what's the best way to tie it around the scroll without it looking so janky? I know nothing about knots.

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zenguitarman
Apr 6, 2009

Come on, lemme see ya shake your tail feather


Curling my fingers around the pick has been my biggest challenge coming from playing guitars for many years where I anchor my pinky against the body. I've gotten much better at control but the current challenge is getting a good chop sound which I find is difficult with that pick hold.

Speaking of picks, I bought a three pack of Dunlop Americana (rounded triangle) because I thought the shape would help my pick hold, but they're like 3.0 and I'm getting crazy pick/string noise. I have a stubby that's 2.0 that I assume is the more optimal thickness?

zenguitarman
Apr 6, 2009

Come on, lemme see ya shake your tail feather


Any tips for extraneous string noise? I think I hear a G sounding a lot when I'm picking.

zenguitarman
Apr 6, 2009

Come on, lemme see ya shake your tail feather


It's more like the G strings are vibrating and sounding through the body faintly while I'm picking on the E strings. There's a fair bit of extra noise while I'm playing, but I think I'm primarily hearing a G. I've seen some guitarists put a scrunchie around the nut I think to help mute extra string noise.

zenguitarman
Apr 6, 2009

Come on, lemme see ya shake your tail feather


I brought up the pinky question to my guitar teacher way back when I was in high school and he said to "use it to my advantage." :shrug:

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