ludobag
Joined: Jun 05, 2010
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at south of
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Posted on Jun 29 2014 07:53 AM
it is normal that the E treble need really care to sound good when you palm mute it ?
i use a jazzmaster with 10 52 round wound and the better result is with the 2 pups to have a good drip
on the 2 others high strings G and B it sound easyly but on the E i need to really need attention to not mute it too much
more over the overall sound of the E muted (open or fretted) is less consistant than the 2 others ?
will try it on my jag who have flatwound 12 56 maybe the e string 10 is too little (i have read that a big secret is to increase the high of the amp)
result in order the jag is the one who is easyer to have a nice muted E then the mos (10 52 round too) then the jazz
Scale ? or only strings ?
Last edited: Jun 29, 2014 08:16:10
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crumble
Joined: Sep 09, 2008
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Guildford England
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Posted on Jun 29 2014 10:03 AM
Maybe the guitarists who rest their palm on the bridge saddles as a normal reference point find it easier palm mute because all they need to do is slide their palm forward.
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
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Seattle
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Posted on Jun 29 2014 10:30 AM
You can lower and raise the saddles. Try adjusting to suit your needs.
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crumble
Joined: Sep 09, 2008
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Guildford England
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Posted on Jun 29 2014 10:46 AM
When all else fails I return to Alex Faide. First picture fist grip with palm on saddles as reference point. Does he mute the bottom stings while playing top stings? It's a know technique but can't tell if he uses it.
Second picture while palm muting the top strings his fingers flare out for some reason.
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
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Seattle
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Posted on Jun 29 2014 11:00 AM
I can't think of many reasons somebody would mute all strings at once. It just isn't terrible appealing in most applications. Muting generally slows down your picking/strumming speed so you need to shorten your pick/strum to remain in time/not make things too long.
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crumble
Joined: Sep 09, 2008
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Guildford England
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Posted on Jun 29 2014 11:12 AM
I meant muting the bottom strings while playing open top strings, to prevent sounding open bottom strings accidently.
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JakeDobner
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Seattle
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Posted on Jun 29 2014 11:54 AM
Oh, gotcha. I haven't really known what anybody has meant in this thread so far!
I don't think he is muting the bottom strings. They may be contact the strings, but it isn't a mute. He appears to be anchoring his fingers, I do this, I like to rest my pinky on the body which creates this look.
Also, Alex is too good to accidentally hit strings he doesn't intend.
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DannySnyder
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Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Jun 29 2014 12:15 PM
Don't forget it's possible to alter your left hand pressure to mute notes as well. Try experimenting with that.
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ludobag
Joined: Jun 05, 2010
Posts: 620
at south of
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Posted on Jun 29 2014 01:05 PM
i will try the left hand mute too ,but on the jag it is really more easy and the E sound like the B or G ,same volume ,less need to pay attention of the overall volume of the picking ,the Ø12 string is more responsive than the 10 ,
maybe it is only works after all to do it right with the 10 string (like most of thing)
i think i have a 11 in spare then i will try or buy a 12 to be sure if the 11 works i will change to 11 49 instead of 10 52
Last edited: Jun 29, 2014 13:21:06
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