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Unread post by CPTino3001 » Fri Aug 01, 2003 11:36 am

I'm tryin to rock out on my Les Paul, but I'm having problems palm mutting (sp?)...

I have the Dave style acoustic mute down, but I need advice on electric technique...

How to get a "sharp" vs "chunky" sound, etc...

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Unread post by DrFartbrain » Tue Aug 05, 2003 6:29 pm

Experiment. It works best.
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Unread post by DMBFan63 » Wed Aug 06, 2003 11:14 am

personally I palm mute the same way on an electric.. sort of.. I just lay my hand on the bridge and slightly lay my hand down.. the more you lay your hand down, the "chunkier" of a sound you get.. GL
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Unread post by JaDaRu » Wed Aug 06, 2003 12:20 pm

Is there any difference between laying your hand down on the bridge and laying your hand down on the strings?
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Unread post by fatjack » Wed Aug 06, 2003 12:53 pm

JaDaRu wrote:Is there any difference between laying your hand down on the bridge and laying your hand down on the strings?
yes, your question answers itself...
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Unread post by MattyTrane » Wed Aug 06, 2003 2:15 pm

fatjack wrote:
JaDaRu wrote:Is there any difference between laying your hand down on the bridge and laying your hand down on the strings?
yes, your question answers itself...
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Unread post by JaDaRu » Wed Aug 06, 2003 2:19 pm

I think he's sick of me already... :)
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Unread post by fatjack » Wed Aug 06, 2003 2:36 pm

JaDaRu wrote:I think he's sick of me already... :)
sorry if that sounded harsh :oops:

but just go about it in a logical manner, there are certain degrees of muting depending upon how close your hand is to the bridge when you mute, just experiment with as many different positions and sounds as possible
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Unread post by jsgksu » Wed Aug 06, 2003 4:23 pm

I dont think I can palm mute easy/at all because of the way I hold my pic. I play with my thumb, middle and pointer and I cant get a good angle, Ive tried holding the pic the "right" way but it feels so weird that I end up dropping it or going back to my old way real quickly. I guess I should learn the other way but it feels too weird, I think its hindering my guitar playing but Ive played the other way for years, any pointers?
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Unread post by MattyTrane » Wed Aug 06, 2003 5:08 pm

Are you sure you cant pm holding it like that?
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