muting other strings when playing with a pick

Mute strings with the left hand, not the right.

 

Or use a mute...or put a piece of foam/sponge under the strings

 

you can add some soft foam and a a layer of mouse pad under the strings shoved against the bridge. This will give you some mutting effect. Plus left hand is great to mute also!

 

He doesnt want a muted tone, he just wants to mute the otherstrings when he is playing one

i for one use my left hand to mute the other strings

 

The D & G strings should almost always be muted with your left if you're playing on the A. Not sure how you'd go about muting the E though. If you're the type that plays with thumb over neck you could try that. I wouldn't.

 

Muting is almost exclusively done with the left hand. Adding mutes is just over complicating a simple problem unless your looking for a specific tone.

 

yah the foam mute will dampen the rest of the strings while he's playing one.

 

I use the back edge of my right hand to mute the E string when im not playing it

its a sort of complicated thing

 

when I play pickstile i ususally mute with my left hand. for example when I play c on the a string I mute the e string with my middle finger. am I wrong

 

Magg, not at all wrong. Here's the way I break it down...

Muting to keep other strings silent with the left hand, muting for articulation with the right hand.

YMMV, but this is the way I learned.

 

Check out Rocco Prestia's left hand ghost and mute technique.

 

Thats exactly i see it too

 

jimmy, you are right that is what I do most of the time, a compination of both

 

Nuthin' like a good palm mute when playing country with a pick!

 

Let´s say that you´re alternating between the E and the A. When you pick the A string, you should be able to mute the E with your picking hand thumb. Do it slowly, but if you seem unable to do it, maybe your picking technique might not be good enough.

 

Muting the E string with the thumb would hurt in some of the riffs I play.



Better to use the side of your hand (opposite your thumb).

 

Ditto. This should happen pretty much naturally on it's own the more you play.

 

keep your picking in a tight close space, 50% wrist, 50% finger movement, you dont need to strum, just pick