Originally Posted by: mlalvarezI find that when I'm playing at higher volumes, I get noise from my fingers brushing along the strings when I change from one position to another. Mind you, I'm not fretting at all, just barely touching the surface of the strings. Does anyone know how to keep this from happening?

In general, this is a muting issue. It is unavoidable in some cases when using high volumes, and you have to shift so quickly you don't have time to mute.

But, you can slide your fingers lightly from position to position, while muting with your right hand, and this can help you avoid a lot of unwanted string noise (if not all the string noise in some cases). In other cases, when you have time, stop making contact with the strings, mute with the right hand while getting your left hadn into position.

You can also dial down the gain or treble on the amp just enough & that can help get rid of string noise.

But playing at high volumes is a technique in its own right. Even if you are used to the subtle muting required to play at low or regular volumes, it requires lots of practice to gets used to how your instrument responds at high volumes.

Best of success!