Hi Firewall,

Sounds like you've gotten some really good advice on this already, but I'll toss in another suggestion.

You might try out the Spider Legs Warm-ups, as there are some exercises in there specifically aimed at developing proper hand/finger angles, leading to better clarity of tone.

Here's a link to the series:
”SPIDER LEGS” WARM-UP EXERCISES TUTORIAL:
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=621

Keep us posted - Lisa