...When playing certain chords (ones with unplayed strings) and single notes on guitar (soloing) , how important is it to mute the "other strings", ones not being played ? i.e. when the guitar is played loud through amp, via overdrive or high gain-volume.
An old guitar teacher showed me that in High Gain-volume, your guitar strings catch even slightest of subtle noises. i.e. you can just 'blow' on your strings and they will give noise/ vibration. (which I found is true)
So, I want to cut down on ambient "un-needed" noisea on strings thru higher gain. Should I be muting unplayed string when they are not being played..is this even necessary or overly important? What do professional musicians do to avoid the extra noises from strings played in distortion or high gain? Thank you! -Rick M.