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Post by swiftyol on Aug 3, 2023 18:55:58 GMT
I am thinking of taking the Pickguard off my HB 35Plus Cherry Red. Would anyone recommend? Has anyone any photos of one without the Pickguard?
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Post by ttmax on Aug 3, 2023 19:43:32 GMT
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Post by oghkhood on Aug 4, 2023 18:28:51 GMT
OFF !
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Post by edwardmarlowe on Aug 30, 2023 12:19:33 GMT
Off, off, always off. Never did like the look of those floating guards on G styles. My Epi LP Standard spent the first five years or so of its life with it on. Never liked the look of it. Took the headstaggers and removed it one day - transformed the whole look of the guitar. Now it'd be the first thing I'd take off on any guitar that arrived with one.
Fair point made above, though, that if you habitually use it as a finger-rest when you play, it does have a purpose.
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Post by oghkhood on Sept 7, 2023 19:54:21 GMT
Fair point made above, though, that if you habitually use it as a finger-rest when you play, it does have a purpose. Not at all !
Using a finger rest is a habit to lose as soon as possible. It is a technical limitation ( speed and touch ) and a pollution of your balance on the instrument. Be it with a pick a finger style.
Resting one or more fingers is limiting the arc covered by the ones you are using to play. If you need a rest to keep finding the strings comfortably, you much better rest your wrist or lower part of the hand
Forget this habit, trust me
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Due to musical differences I've decided I can't work with myself any more.
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Post by DefJef on Sept 8, 2023 13:53:10 GMT
Fair point made above, though, that if you habitually use it as a finger-rest when you play, it does have a purpose. Not at all !
Using a finger rest is a habit to lose as soon as possible. It is a technical limitation ( speed and touch ) and a pollution of your balance on the instrument. Be it with a pick a finger style.
Resting one or more fingers is limiting the arc covered by the ones you are using to play. If you need a rest to keep finding the strings comfortably, you much better rest your wrist or lower part of the hand
Forget this habit, trust me
This is interesting. I never used to do it. It crept in. Then I went to some lessons and my teacher was very interested in Renaissance music and spotted it. He told me it was a lute playing technique and he had no problem with it. However, over the years it has remained and I've occasionally wondered about it. It comes and goes depending on what I'm playing and how I'm playing it but seems to come very naturally to me. I notice that virtually all of my favourite guitarists do it too so I've not been worried about it. Now I AM! I checked out guitarists that I don't particularly like too to see if the eradication of it is more of a technical player thing used by players who are seemingly more interested in playing fast - but I noticed that Tommy Emmanuel does it, Chet Atkins did it although he was often resting on the vibrato arm anyway but when he wasn't he'd pick a finger rest spot, Guthrie Govan does it, even Les Paul did it (with the scratchplate on of course. Maybe he insisted on it for this very reason?). I notice Fripp and Hackett don't seem to. Nor Frampton. John Mayer yes. And, of course Knopfler ANCHORED like nobody else! I've had a go this morning at playing my usual tunes with and without and only notice a little more tension in my shoulder without and maybe a little less certainty initially. I'll try it some more to see if I notice any improvements. Thanks for the impulse to check the idea out.
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Post by oghkhood on Sept 9, 2023 10:04:40 GMT
As self learner in my debut, I did tend toi do so buit always felt the things the way I described above. Reason why I forced myself to not do this. This said, the Lute, like the Morocain oud may be quite difficult to stabilize due to its rounded botom ( I can' play Ovations for the same reason ), thus the lil more comfort that you can get by touching the table
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Post by oghkhood on Sept 10, 2023 19:38:15 GMT
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Post by barnsleyboy on Sept 10, 2023 19:48:26 GMT
The HB-35 looks so much better with the pickguard off.
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Post by barnsleyboy on Sept 11, 2023 11:55:50 GMT
It makes such a big difference. I've only done the top. I should really do the neck too so it plays a bit slicker. I'm about to put a set of Ernie Ball "Not Even Slinky's" on her and have a more permanent slide set-up. That may be the opportunity to do that.
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Post by edwardmarlowe on Jan 19, 2024 17:48:36 GMT
The HB-35 looks so much better with the pickguard off. Honestly, I think all G-styles do. Love that satiny black - would be a cracking base for some red & cream pinstriping!
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