Originally Posted by: snpfarm

Originally Posted by: DraconusJLM

There's a lot to learn to play 'properly' when starting, and then you'll be able to have lots of fun finding interesting ways to bend, or even break, the 'rules' to get the results you're aiming for.

DraconusJLM,

Thanks for the info. I've been playing off and on since I was a teen and Im 56 now. Ive decided no more "off" instead it will be all "on". Ive learned a lot over the years. Unfortunetly a lot of what I learned, I learned it wrong. Now I'm trying to do it right!

Been there, done that.... I was amazed how many bad habits I had picked up over the years (and how much effort it takes to break them). I sometimes envy beginners in this age of internet video tuition.

I was thinking more along the lines of rules such as keeping your first finger joint at close to 90 degrees from the fretboard to avoid muting adjacent strings... Except when breaking this 'rule' to purposely mute them to give a more interesting voicing.