Thank you. I am always telling my student about lowering the thumb. Now I have yet another reason for it.

@AuthenticMusicianTrainingBWade

Күн бұрын

Yes, the thumb can be a bum!! Cheers, Jose!

Just started learning and that makes perfect sense. Thank you!

@AuthenticMusicianTrainingBWade

17 сағат бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Just to clarify, fat fingers aren't a problem, but fat fingertips can be. And certainly turning them in the orientation you show makes a huge amount of difference. Two more factors that I can see are how tough your calluses are, and how short your fingernails are. Tougher calluses on your fingertips let you fret with less pressure, since they are less flexible than uncallused fingertips. And long nails can hit the fretboard and stop your fingertips from pressing as hard on the strings. It's important to practice enough to build and keep the calluses tough, and keep the fingernails short - the more you trim them, hopefully the cuticle of the nail recedes to compensate.

@AuthenticMusicianTrainingBWade

Күн бұрын

@GarySchiltz , absolutely! Great points all around. Thanks!

I opted for liposuction on my fingers.

I’ve built several guitars, both acoustic and electric. I generally made the nut width greater for the electrics. Or have a custom guitar built. It’s probably not as expensive as you think. Just get a standard Strat or Strat clone (maybe a Squire) and then have a wider neck bolted on. Problem solved.

@AuthenticMusicianTrainingBWade

10 күн бұрын

@robinleebraun7739 is a wider nut width hard to find? AllParts? I'd imagine the bolt pattern is the same, yeah?

Classical guitars have wider fretboards. So do baritone ukuleles. Try those.

@BaritoneUkeBeast4Life

7 күн бұрын

You listed my favorite instruments! I dabble on classical guitar because I am very new to it and clumsy, but I am always playing and practicing on my beautiful Baritone ukes.

Guitar brands that have wider string spacing at the nut are Ayers ( AS model ) and Zager . I have both and this also helps with cleaner notes and less congested playing. They really are worth a look for acoustics. Good video.

@skintslots

15 күн бұрын

Some Sigma have 44.5 and also some Parlour guitars also but forget the brand and look for 45mm (1.75 inch) nut widths. Not easy to get hold of but some are out there,Furch spring to mind too.

@soundssimple1

15 күн бұрын

@@skintslots Agree with your comment, 1.75 inch nut for easier quicker learning too. I usually go back to the Ayers AS as it's halfway between a normal width and a classical width. Suits me.

@skintslots

15 күн бұрын

@@soundssimple1 There's no way many of us have nearly 3k for a guitar. Furch are expensive enough but some are under 1k. My own budget is a lot less though.

@AuthenticMusicianTrainingBWade

10 күн бұрын

thanks for adding this @soundssimple1 and @skintslots. I'm not much of a gear head so I love it when folks with your knowledge bring that element to the discussion. 😀

I'd just like to add to the fat finger maestro list like Red Volkhardt, George Benson and Frank Gambale, both at the very top of the jazz tree and both have tree trunks for fingers.

@AuthenticMusicianTrainingBWade

10 күн бұрын

@bertieborough yes! I referred to my teacher, Robert Newton, in the video. George Benson was his hero! Robert had the same picking angle and sweep thing going. He played fusion and could go anywhere with the guitar. I don't have any good recordings of him because he just loved to play live. Thanks for your contribution!

@skintslots

10 күн бұрын

@@AuthenticMusicianTrainingBWade I will too that some of us have small hands but fat finger pads. This is often overlooked by lots of reviewers but many people,like myself,find the pads at the tip of our fingers are a bit flatter or fatter. This is the main reason I like wider nut widths given I have smaller hands overall. Guitar necks are made too uniformly as so many of us have different physiological and biological make ups. The big problem with far eastern,not just China but even the quality Japanese models,made guitars seem to have been designed with typical smaller Asian hands in mind. I wish this would change as Yamaha are lovely guitars but the nut widths and string spacing are largely far too narrow.

@AuthenticMusicianTrainingBWade

9 күн бұрын

Yeah, I remember "folk guitars". They often had slotted headstocks and slightly wider nut widths and were made for steel strings. Usually small body models. Kind of a hybrid of steel and nylon styles for fingerstyle. A friend of my dad had a couple and he played ragtime on guitar! I remember seeing a Takamine several years ago. Might find one on Reverb.com. Did you try the exercise at authenticmusiciantraining.com ? That may help with some of the width issues. The tip of the bone in our finger is very narrow so if you come right down onto the string you can be more "narrow". The exercise helps you feel that narrow tip in your finger and use it for more precision. Try it out and I'd love to hear if it helps in any way. It's free so it's not like buying a Furch for $3,000! Here's the link again and good luck!😀 Bryan authenticmusiciantraining.com

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❤❤❤ the D is not the problem it is the A. & Bar shape A

@greentroll9326

19 күн бұрын

@whatknotcovfefe just practice it gets easy and becomes second nature

@AuthenticMusicianTrainingBWade

10 күн бұрын

@whatknotcovfefe Don't use the first 3 fingers with open A, either use fingers 2, 3 & 4 or bar with the first finger. If you bar the open A chord, don't worry about the 1st string ringing (the skinny E string on the bottom). That is an E and you already have an E on the 4th string (D string). Of course, if you WANT to hear that \E string ringing then you need to do the spatula technique. Try that and let me know how it goes. Cheers, Bryan

@AuthenticMusicianTrainingBWade

10 күн бұрын

Also, @whatknotcovfefe, did you try the free exercise here at authenticmusiciantraining.com

I think these play alternatives tuning

Yeah , I’m sorry but most electric guitar necks are just too narrow for some of us beginners with thicker finger tips “ ie the middle finger muting strings next to it while chording. Peoples fingers were smaller 75 years ago !! 😮

@AuthenticMusicianTrainingBWade

23 күн бұрын

Hi, John! One way to get more room on a fretboard is to use an electric 12 string and only put the standard 6 strings on it. That can give you more real estate. : )

@greentroll9326

19 күн бұрын

@johnCjr4671 its all down to practice nothing more

This video did not provide any useful guidance. I appreciate your sincere intent though.

@AuthenticMusicianTrainingBWade

10 күн бұрын

Hi, @philipliethen519. Thanks for your reply. How could this video have helped you more? Sincerely, Bryan

@AuthenticMusicianTrainingBWade

10 күн бұрын

@philipliethen519 did you try the exercise at authenticmusiciantraining.com ? It's free