What do YOU do wrong, but it still works?

[Mbroady]

Originally Posted by Lkristians

And while I'm at it, I put ketchup on my steak!
Whew. That was liberating!

As long as your steak still has some moo left in it then that’s ok. If it’s well done then there is no forgiveness

[Lkristians]

Originally Posted by ljguitar

Hey Larry

I was good till the word KETCHUP entered the conversation!!

Hey I'm glad you enjoy it.

We "Larry's" have to stick together!

[Taylorneil]

Originally Posted by Jobe

I don't humidify. Never had a problem in 40 years. Oh, and I place my little finger on the soundboard when I fingerstyle. (I am starting to think my pinky fingers are the quarterback of the game. They do their thing on both ends as if they have minds of their own!)

I also used to place my pinky on the soundboard. But then the motorcycle I was riding decided to make friends with a tree. I broke said pinky in multiple places. They managed to almost repair it (not normal by any means) but I tried to play without the resting pinky - and guess what - it worked. I have tried since to rest it but it just doesn’t feel right now.

[Mark Stone]

Originally Posted by s2y

I don't own a Martin.

We have a winner!!

[Guilty Spark]

I don't do anything wrong.

Just ask me - I'll tell ya.

[Brent Hahn]

I used to hold a pick wrong, between my thumb and middle finger. I just realized this morning that I don't do that anymore, and it happened all on its own.

[Steve DeRosa]

A whole bunch of stuff:

• I don't like 1-3/4" or wider necks on any 6-(steel)string guitar - prefer 1-5/8" if I can get it;
• I don't like pre-war "Louisville Slugger" acoustic necks, or "59-style" on an electric;
• I don't like anything smaller than a dread as a stage guitar - and nothing beats a good 18" (or larger) archtop as an all-around instrument;
• I've been fingerpicking/crosspicking 4-string banjo for the last 45+ years;
• I use "Highgrass" (gDGBE) tuning exclusively on my 5-string, and only a thumbpick;
• I use flatwounds on all my electrics and, until recently, nothing lighter than 12's on any guitar;
• I fingerpick thumb/middle/ring at all times, with the pick held against my palm with my index finger (I understand George Harrison also used this technique);
• I hold down both the low E and A strings with my thumb when playing extended chord voicings (another reason I love slim necks);
• I love a good sunburst, especially on the larger flattops I prefer;
• I still use my first-gen Ovation Custom Balladeer acoustic/electric to play out - and I get the most natural sound from any UST pickup by running through the low-gain input of a conventional electric-guitar amp (no quack, no brittleness, and no ice-pick highs, thanks to the natural rolloff above ~5kHz)
• Analog amplification/effects all the way - and only a tube amp when tone is job #1...

Just waiting now for the torch-&-pitchfork mob...

[hubcapsc]

Originally Posted by Mark Stone

We have a winner!!

I don't do anything wrong.

No! This guy's the winner ...

-Mike

[Shadowfox]

Originally Posted by YamahaGuy

Not sure if it's wrong, but I play my A chord with my index and middle fingers only. My index finger covers the D and G strings, while the middle covers the G and B string.

I play my A chord with only my index finger. But most of the time I do A2 as I prefer the voicing.

[Shadowfox]

I love playing with a cut capo and do it as much as possible when doing church songs.

[_zedagive]

I look at the AGF classifieds every day (sometimes more than once).

[donlyn]

I use 3 fingers on my open A chord. Looking down on the second fret, I see middle, index, and ring fingers, in that order. That way I can manipulate through A chords easily, like A, Amaj7th, A7th (2 variations w/pinkie), and Asus4. And a few more I don't know the names of, just the fingers. And it makes a lot of chord transitions very quick and easy by keeping at least one finger on the fretboard as much as possible.

And I go out of my way to avoid playing a traditional non-barre B chord.

I fingerpick. And I often trail my right pinkie on the pickguard below the soundhole. And the left (fretting) hand drives the train. The right fingers KNOW where they better be. Or ELSE.

Don
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[donlyn]

And I don't own a Martin, a vehicle, or a watch.

I did own a watch once, but it broke.

But now I know the location of every clock in town.

And as a senior, I get to ride the bus for half fare.

Don
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[Silly Moustache]

Originally Posted by eatswodo

I often use a capo, and play in open tunings much of the time.

Oh, and my main guitars aren’t even made of wood.

Clearly, I’ve no business calling myself a guitar player.

The Martin 016-NY gets you a pass.

[Guilty Spark]

Okay, okay, alright already. I don't ever use my index finger for open E, A or G chords.

But there's nothing wrong with that!