Re: fahey and thumb over technique.

[Marc Marshall <agentlesoul2004@yahoo.com>]

 I'll second that opinion about there is no bad technique just people with bad ears!!

 

reallly I think the more different technique's you use and hand position for ANY instrument the less chance of developing repetitive motion problems      Like the kind you get from typing all the time at your computer!!  LOL

 

I use only open and alternate tunings cause I like the whole drone thing acoustic or plugged in and also the possibities of the unknown whenever I play and so I find my hands and fingers do all sorts of things on there own.  Personally I never got the hang of regular tuning and HATED barre chords THEY HURT LIKE HELL and sounded boring.  Now of course I love "real"  guitarist's who are masters in regular tunings.  I am NOT saying anyone shouldn;t go that route if they want to.  Who can deny Hendrix or Robert Quine or Richard Thompson etc.

 

just my 2 cents

 

peace

marc

   

--- On Sun, 12/28/08, Travis Hartnett <travishartnett@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Travis Hartnett <travishartnett@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: fahey and thumb over technique.
To: "LD" <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Date: Sunday, December 28, 2008, 2:36 PM

There's no such thing as bad technique.

There are techniques which are more or less effective and efficient for a given situation.

TH

On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 11:18 AM, William Walker <billwalker@baymoon.com> wrote:

Rick wrote

I know it's considered bad technique but I'm loving using my thumb to fret the bass strings on some chords.

It just feels more comfortable to my hand than the typical barre chords that everyone uses.