Problem

[sill_mcgill]

Im having an issue. Ive begun playing pick style. I am getting pretty darn good at it, too. But I got an issue. If I play a note on the E string, and then move to the A or D... the E string keeps vibrating making a dull noise through the amp. Ive searched, and only found the ways NOT to mute the (ie using palms). So how does on effectively mute the E?

[JimmyM]

By brushing the heel of your hand below the thumb against the strings you're not using.

[pdubya]

try using foam under the strings

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[Mr wiggl3s]

Originally Posted by pdubya

try using foam under the strings

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Why did you post a link to that myspace...?

[pdubya]

why not?

[Stumbo]

I lay the side of my pick hand/pinky across the strings to do some muting.

[PSPookie]

Yup, it's a right hand technique thing.

I use the meaty part where my thumb connects to my palm to mute unwanted vibrations when playing pick style. Just experiment and find what works for you.

[kb9wyz]

Originally Posted by PSPookie

Yup, it's a right hand technique thing.

I use the meaty part where my thumb connects to my palm to mute unwanted vibrations when playing pick style. Just experiment and find what works for you.

+1

I also tend to anchor my thumb on the E to get a good position on the A or D. The happy upshot is that this also prevents that pesky, unwanted vibration.

[EagleMoon]

The more you play, the more you learn to automatically mute the strings with either your left or right hand. I used to reach over the neck with my thumb to mute the E string and still do it on occasion even though it's bad technique.

[sill_mcgill]

I have tried several of these suggestions (esp. using the meaty part of my thumb, as suggested by PsPookie). That works great when I play an open E for example, and have a brief second before I play the next note on the A string for example.

However... if I am playing a fast riff.. lets say this one...

_________________5____D
__________5 h 7________D
___5 h 7_______________E

This is one of the fills in NIB bny Sabbath, which I am just using for examples sake..

If I play the 2 notes on the E string... I dont have time to mute and then move over to the A string to play those 2 notes...

When I am doing the "5 hammer 7" on the A string.. the E is still vibrating... audibly through the amp.

[sill_mcgill]

And I might add....

I am playing with fairly LOW action with GHS Boomers 105s.

[EagleMoon]

That's when you slightly touch the E string with the outside edge of your right hand at the end of the run. It just takes practice.

[shrigg]

Originally Posted by Mr wiggl3s

Why did you post a link to that myspace...?

I liked it. Glad you posted it

[JimmyM]

Originally Posted by sill_mcgill

I have tried several of these suggestions (esp. using the meaty part of my thumb, as suggested by PsPookie). That works great when I play an open E for example, and have a brief second before I play the next note on the A string for example.

However... if I am playing a fast riff.. lets say this one...

_________________5____D
__________5 h 7________D
___5 h 7_______________E

This is one of the fills in NIB bny Sabbath, which I am just using for examples sake..

If I play the 2 notes on the E string... I dont have time to mute and then move over to the A string to play those 2 notes...

When I am doing the "5 hammer 7" on the A string.. the E is still vibrating... audibly through the amp.

Sounds like you're trying to run before you can crawl. Like all techniques, muting has to be practiced. Pookie (as well as I) recommended that method because it's the best way to mute when using a pick. And you don't move your hand deliberately as much as you let it move naturally.

[lolaviola]

Left hand thumb reaches over the fingerboard and mutes the E.

[TheNightLife]

Originally Posted by EagleMoon

The more you play, the more you learn to automatically mute the strings with either your left or right hand. I used to reach over the neck with my thumb to mute the E string and still do it on occasion even though it's bad technique.

hey man hendrix did it. john mayer does it. so it definitly works whether its bad technique or not it works. i do it too.

[JimmyM]

Hendrix and John Mayer play guitar.

Hey, you want the bigtime or do you want to play keggers the rest of your life? Keep that thumb off the top of the neck!



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