@wiedemaster Perhaps. I think I'm gonna lower my .70 + 11 gauge down to a .65 + 11 gauge, most of the strings are just right, but my lowest string is hard as a rock even at drop G or drop F.
@ScottySolace I get pains in my hands sometimes, too. Maybe you could try lighter strings? There's a big difference between 9 gauge and 10 gauge, there's even 8 gauge...
@wiedemaster I love funeral doom! But when it comes to playing guitar, I'm a little impatient haha I prefer faster stuff. I've been able to play guitar without pain the past few days though, so maybe it's getting better. Thanks for the suggestion though
@wiedemaster Yeah, well, sort of. We combine a lot of melodic hardcore riffs with meshuggah type riffs, usually coming out sounding like a mix between Periphery and Bury Your Dead.
@wiedemaster Not yet, my band has had quite a few issues so far, but we're pulling through slowly. We just lost our other guitarist because he's too busy to commit, our drummer is still in the band but he's in a similar position, and my hands have been getting arthritis-like symptoms for the past year and I'm trying to battle that.. so no gigs yet, but maybe soon lol. We're definitely serious, and write a lot of music, but we just haven't played in front of an audience yet.
@ScottySolace np
wiedemaster 2 weeks ago
@wiedemaster I've been doing warmups and stretches recently before playing. They do seem to help. Thanks again for the suggestions
ScottySolace 2 weeks ago
@ScottySolace Do you do hand warm ups? You can get special massage oils for your hands, I think which should help, as well.
wiedemaster 2 weeks ago
@wiedemaster Perhaps. I think I'm gonna lower my .70 + 11 gauge down to a .65 + 11 gauge, most of the strings are just right, but my lowest string is hard as a rock even at drop G or drop F.
ScottySolace 2 weeks ago
@ScottySolace I get pains in my hands sometimes, too. Maybe you could try lighter strings? There's a big difference between 9 gauge and 10 gauge, there's even 8 gauge...
wiedemaster 2 weeks ago
@wiedemaster I love funeral doom! But when it comes to playing guitar, I'm a little impatient haha I prefer faster stuff. I've been able to play guitar without pain the past few days though, so maybe it's getting better. Thanks for the suggestion though
ScottySolace 2 weeks ago
@ScottySolace Ok. Maybe playing some slower stuff would help with the arthritis? You could play some funeral doom, or something...
wiedemaster 2 weeks ago
@wiedemaster Yeah, well, sort of. We combine a lot of melodic hardcore riffs with meshuggah type riffs, usually coming out sounding like a mix between Periphery and Bury Your Dead.
ScottySolace 2 weeks ago
@ScottySolace What sort of music do you play? Meshuggah and stuff like that?
wiedemaster 2 weeks ago
@wiedemaster Not yet, my band has had quite a few issues so far, but we're pulling through slowly. We just lost our other guitarist because he's too busy to commit, our drummer is still in the band but he's in a similar position, and my hands have been getting arthritis-like symptoms for the past year and I'm trying to battle that.. so no gigs yet, but maybe soon lol. We're definitely serious, and write a lot of music, but we just haven't played in front of an audience yet.
ScottySolace 3 weeks ago