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Originally Posted by Silly Moustache
Hi Andrew and Howard,
pretty soon after I learned a few chords, and thanks to AndrewG, I then discovered bluegrass.
I soon found myself bashing away at my guitar against banjos and fiddles and developed a very heavy approach with both hands; a common problem that wears both frets and carpel tunnels!
It took me some years to learn that the "art" is to learn to fret only as hard as is necessary and to put the power into strings with the picking hand.
What made me finally realise this was playing slide/bottleneck on a National.
I'd strongly recommend to the OP (ajd other, newer players) that time considering and experimenting with learning how to play lightly with the fretting hand and applying power as necessary with the picking hand - it cod save you years of effort and refretting and hand issues.
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Andrew,
I would have advised you to seek out players who also understood how to listen in an ensemble setting, kinda like that guy at the club....not:-)
Yes, it takes time to relax, and still exert good force while maintaining economy of motion.
HE
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