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hey guys, just looking for some opinions on muting high strings when picking (to mute unwanted string noise from strings you are not playing). I know there is no perfect or right way to do this, i would just like to hear whats working for some of you and why you prefer certain techniques. I mute my low strings with my thumb (picking hand), this works great for me and i have no intention of changing this. As for the higher strings i was using the fingers on my picking hand to mute them for a long time. I have however stopped doing this because it was a real hassle for sweep picking and didn't allow me to sweep smoothly. I know a lot of people mute higher strings with the fretting hand and some mute with the palm. I am still undecided on which route to go down. Any opinions are much appreciated.