Critique My Guitar Playing

I'm putting this up so a friend in particular that I'm emailing can critique my technique, but anyone is welcome to!
I felt kind of silly making a video like this, but I really do want to find things I need to work on, so comment away. I can't say for sure that I'll take your advice, but I'll consider it and hopefully become a better musician through it whether I end up taking it or not.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• guitar
• flatpicking
• technique
• lesson
• critique
• wrist
• form
• arms
• hands
• fingers
• bluegrass

[sitkatop]

Ok..... your ugly.. Hows that..

[Authorized77]

I had too much makeup on! Eep.

[Bluegrasspicker32]

Is that a Blueridge guitar????

[Authorized77]

Yes, it is a Blueridge 140.

[ed3163]

You also may have some tendonitis rest is the best for that

[Authorized77]

Ugh, yes, I have something. I haven't gone to the drs because it hasn't been bad - I haven't been practicing much. But as soon as I do start to practice more, it gets worse.

[skruffymutt]

The rest of the fingers on the right hand I try to let hang loose and relaxed. The result of all this is no pain and I'm about 50% faster already. There's a lifetime of work ahead :-) but just these few things really made a difference. You shouldn't be in pain while playing guitar.

Great vids, thank you. Hope you already got your troubles sorted out.

When are you going to play some trumpet for us?

[skruffymutt]

I of course changed my desk posture and searched the inter webs for advice about guitar. I ended up with a much more classical position. I moved the guitar to rest on my left leg instead of the right, at more of an angle and I raise that foot up on something at least while practicing. I try not to let tension build up and to use the least pressure necessary with both hands. The pick hand I lay the pick pointing down my first finger and place my thumb over it at 90 degrees to the finger.

[skruffymutt]

I know this is really old but something similar just happened to me so I thought I'd comment. I was getting really bad pain in my neck and shoulders and all the way down to the elbow caused (it turned out) by bad posture both while sitting at my desk and while playing guitar. It became impossible to play, I went to my doctor, she sent me to a physio therapist. One very simple exercise repeated just a few times a day and bingo, everything fine again.

[nestorysusamigos]

wish u r closer to washington state



[SiT1986]

Wow. Seems like you've got your own style, your own technique. The way you hold the pick is normally something I'd do for faster stuff, and I'd hold the pick much further out for strumming chords, but you seem to have down your own technique. It's almost like a bluesgrass-esque style. You should consider making an album.

[123burnsflint]

Wow you are amazing just keep going loved it

[kirandr0007]

u need to pierce the pick with some hot needles and make holes so that it ll be a hard surface or ur finger tips(when u sweat it ll hold on)..while strumming u need to change ur finger position on the pick....ur teaching excellent ....

[gutterscum]

i think ure awesome how long u've been playing?

[TheReni666]

i just started to play. Actually, 3 weeks ago, but that's not a long time.....

[Seantk1]

I think you are a great guitar player. one thing i think you should work on is loosening up your thumb. and you should do some exercises every day to stretch your wrist's or you could have really bad problems down the road that might even keep you from playing. keep on pick'n your a great guitarist ,, yeehaw.