Any ideas for this? How do I go about correcting this?
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Originally Posted by: renI don't think there is a way to unconsciously stop. Now you've noticed it, you'll have to keep an eye on it, and whenever you notice it happening, loosen up and try again.
It'll take a while, but eventually you'll be able to stop reminding yourself. As I say, I don't know of a magic answer for this - it's the same with any type of tension...
On the barre chords - are your fingers up nice and close behind the frets? That might help a bit... otherwise I'd suggest going back to basics - go slow and play one note at a time. Figure out where the buzz etc is and concentrate on that. I think everyone I know went through a period of playing where they held on so tight their fingertips went white. I'd suggest playing slow as I say, and seeing how much force is actually needed to fret the note.
Finally, does the buzz etc get worse / vanish at any point on the neck? just wondering if it could be the guitar rather than you...
Originally Posted by: hunter60Quick question: When I first start playing, I have no real problems with hand tension on my left hand. But the longer I play, the tighter I end up gripping on the neck. Within 1/2 an hour or so, my left hand actually cramps up so I have to stop. I know I'm gripping too hard but I don't know how to unconsciously stop. Plus, it seems that I have to really push hard to get a clean tone from my barr chords. I don't think the action is too high.
Any ideas for this? How do I go about correcting this?
Originally Posted by: hunter60On my Ibanez, I don't notice the buzz nearly as often as on the el-cheapo I have. And on el-cheapo, it does seem to vanish once you get up near the 5th, 7th and beyond. I've lowered the action as much as I can and it does okay when hitting melody lines. Maybe the neck is bowed a bit and I never noticed it before?
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Originally Posted by: renPerhaps it's a little too low? You'll find you need to apply more pressure to fret the notes lower down the neck anyway, but if you've got the action a bit low the strings could buzz against the higher frets. Try cranking it back up and see if the problem goes away. If it does, you can fine tune it to get the best of both worlds...