Question

[Icey Cookie]

Again im not sure if this post is ment to be here (other forum says ask david i just want to ask you guys)

I watched a video lesson (not davids) on some other site a few days ago and he said that you shouldnt use your arm whats so ever in guitar all in wrist.

Is this true?

Thanks in advance

[ES335]

let's ask Pete Townshend that question. just kidding! i think as a general rule you should be doing most of the motion right at the wrist and save your arm movements for positioning. you see most good guitarists strumming with nearly all wrist but then once in a while you some of them driving down hard with the forearm. guess it depends to some degree on the effect you are going for. me, i try and stay with the wrist as much as possible.

[Icey Cookie]

Thanks mate people who help newbies are legends :D

[david taub]

Hi its David Taub - thanks for getting the forum rocking! I prefer to think and teach the subject like this - picking is in the wrist - and strumming is in the arm. Think of it that way. Look at all the great pickers out there - Al Dimeola is my favorite - watch some video of that guys technique - absolutely flawless. I pull lots of my stuff from him on picking - fast picking is all wrist. Watch some of my video lessons in the intermediate section of the website on picking and you will see what I mean. It takes a little while to get the technique down - but stay with it and remember - YOU CAN DO IT.

I find strumming to be more in the arm - again - check our videos in the "strumming" section of the website - especially the earlier videos on strumming mechanics. Not a lot of wrist needed for strumming.

Have fun, enjoy, and remember....practice the right things!
-David Taub

[Icey Cookie]

Sorry guys if am asking to much stuff on this forum.

Thanks for all the help though :)

Ok, this question may seem rude since you have to pay for this on davids site, i do intend to buy a membership soon...

ok heres my question...

When tuning everything to flat (#), you tighten it right?

i have a steel string accousting and i was wondering if the neck would break if i tightened it more?

Because it seems they are already pretty tight.

Thanks once again in advance!

[Blewbyou]

Cookie flat (b) is lowering the pitch so you want to loosen the strings sharpe(#) is higher and tightening them.

[Icey Cookie]

Sorry but i dont really understand sorry for my lack of knoweledge...

David says to make all string e flat a flat d flat and so on...

I want to be able to start learning "nickelback photograph"

I have a electronic tuner, so you say loosen all strings until the tuner says they are flat?

Thanks in advance mate

[NapoLoso]

Sorry but i dont really understand sorry for my lack of knoweledge...

David says to make all string e flat a flat d flat and so on...

I want to be able to start learning "nickelback photograph"

I have a electronic tuner, so you say loosen all strings until the tuner says they are flat?

Thanks in advance mate

Yes, when he says you have to tune your guitar to Eb you
have to loosen all strings till they are Eb.

I didnt know it was called Eb tunning, I just knew it was
'half a step down' tuning, but since i been watching David's
videos, i learned so many new things :)

[Blewbyou]

OK what tuner do you have? Most tuners have a setting to tune flat (b) or down a 1/2 step.

[Icey Cookie]

Thanks for so many quick replys.

I think i have it now?

I pushed the "flat" button on my tuner then loosened the strings until it said "e", "b", "g", "d", "a", "E"

Sounds strange and the strings make a buzzing sound sometimes but this is normal?

Thanks once again for you helping me :)

[Blewbyou]

You pushed the flat button only once right? There should be only one(b) sign beside the E,A,D,G,B,E not 2(bb) or 3(bbb). If you only have one (b) then you've got it. David was right "you can do it". If you strum real hard you may have some buzzing.
Blew

[Icey Cookie]

Yeah, i only added 1 b

Also i have a "pitch" button should i set it on "440Hz" or something else?

Thanks for all your help

[Blewbyou]

Ok the pitch button I am unfamiliar with. what happens when you press it with your guitar unplugged? Does the tuner sound out a tone you can hear?
Blew

[Icey Cookie]

I have an accoustic...

Thanks for another quick response :)

[NapoLoso]

Yeah, i only added 1 b

Also i have a "pitch" button should i set it on "440Hz" or something else?

Thanks for all your help

I have a Korg Chromatic tuner CA-30
and my pitch is at 445Hz i'm not too
familiar with pitch also,i'm not sure if
there is a standar Hz pitch level or not.

If anyone knows, your help will be appreciated :)

[Icey Cookie]

My friend said its best to have it on 440Hz but he doesnt even play the guitar...

But there isnt much difference is there?

[david taub]

Hi - its David Taub - was reading the thread on Eb tuning - thought I can help - on your tuners standard tuning is 440 Hz - Eb tuning is 430 Hz. Many electronic tuners come with a "b" button so you can drop tune 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 flats or so. For Eb hit that button once and a small little "b" sign should appear on the screen - then tune your strings as you normally do put the meter is set to Eb and will tune to 430Hz or Eb tuning. Eb tuning is where all six strings are each tuned down a half step - so low to high its Eb, Ab, Db,Gb,Bb and Eb. I feel that developing your ear is one of the best things you can do as a musician - so try and tune your guitar using relative pitch by ear to help develop your ear. Try it matching notes on the six strings and check it with your tuner in standard pitch. If you dont know how to do this I will post a lesson module soon on how to do it. You can also tune your guitar by ear to Eb tuning. If your guitar is in tune, (check it with your tuner), then play the note on the D string at the first fret - that is an Eb note. Now tune your low E string by ear to this Eb note - you will have to drop it down, or loosen the peg and let your ear match the two pitches. Then tune your other five strings off the low E that is now in Eb and BANG - you have Eb tuning by ear. Now that will take a while to do but I suggest you learn to tune by ear and use your tuner to check yourself. Hope this helps.
Rock on!........and develop those ears!
David

[nitemare]

one more thing... you will have some hard time tuning your guitar if it has a floating tremolo. Its so much pain for me, I prefer to try out alternative tunings on my acoustic. I wonder if anybody has some tips to speed it up.

[Icey Cookie]

I have tuned my guitar perfectly to flat but seems to sound better normal...

Even when practicing nickelback photograph

Should i just play it normal?

Doesnt sound like davids..

I know he must have a better guitar than me but it sounds alot closer to his when it normal...

[Blewbyou]

Sure you can leave it in standard tuning and play there is nothing saying you have to play in Eb tuning. It will just sound different when you try to play with the CD

[Paul]

I play it in standard tuning and it sounds fine. But like my fellow 40 yr old above me here, it will sound off if you try to play along with the song.

I practice a lot of Eb songs in standard tuning mostly because I am a bit lazy and it's not a huge difference when you are just practicing. If I am goin to play with the disk or with other folks, then I will tune down.

[charlie]

Let's see if I remember this.if you hold the string down on the first fret.And tune it to the regular setting you should be a half step down..if you tune them to what they are like you had..you would be a full step down..anyone correct me if I am wrong..I know slash plays in half step down..I just always tune to his first note..and go from there..Had to do that to play along to sweet child o mine..Please correct me here..cuz I would like to know for sure too..

[charlie]

thats right dave.hold the d string down on the first fret..I was close..lol..thanks..

[Icey Cookie]

Thanks guys,

I think i will practice in normal and when i want to start playing with other people i will tune it down.

I guess i dont like the idea of spending 5 minutes tuning my guitar everytime i want to play one song, i usually on practice one song for 30 mins then move onto another one that i am learning and keep on alternating.

[lucaport]

hi all good people. can someone tell me how to upload a damn avatart in here?? :confused:

[Whiskey]

Only moderators can use avatars to my knowledge.