Hey Bernth. May I have an idea for you that will absolutely not cost a penny and cost super low amount of time while it will add a very unique and useful feature to a course? next to normal videos (like the one I am watching right now) add a copy that is mirrored. That way a person practicing can look at you playing in a way that is an exact mirror of how they hold a guitar. I realized this while showing a left handed buddy how to play a guitar. He could just mirror my movements which was easy for him while a right handed buddy who is a beginner had to sit next to me and do a rubber neck. In other words it's like a left hand person would sit in front of a right handed person playing guitar. As in - looking at this (very helpful video) i see your guitar facing right while mine is facing left. An additional reversed video could probably benefit both left and right handed players :)

Had been playing electric guitar for 15 years and had the same experience. I broke a few Plateaus due to Bernth and his awesome explanations/reasons for different movement improvements and/or exercises. One of the best if not the best (guitar) teacher on KZfaq. There was once a guy called Feynman who was able to explain things really really well and in great detail if needed. Listening to and learning from Bernth I remembered that guy. He got me to understand things that I had never been able to or had the patience to learn. I wish Bernth all the success in the world.

I use a kinda middle of the road thickness personally. Too thin and the precision isn't there for the more intricate picking; too thick and I can't be as aggressive with my strumming which is not good for chords. .73 is my sweet spot, but I do like to use different picks to mix it up every once in a while 👍🏽

Just say save your self a headache and pass on this channel. Click bait nonsense and talking at you is not a good method of teaching. ​@@zaebos0079

Thank you! This is super helpful for beginners and people of all skill levels. Out of curiosity what is everyone else using as a pick? I play the red jazz 3 pretty much exclusively as I find that suits me best :)

@@Nickshreds890 jazz 3 is pretty much the best pick in my opinion too

priceless 😁

I paid for the 6 strings, I want all the strings ring (simultaneously)

Really? Watch some of the best players in the world live and you will see this guy is often full of shit. He knows what works for him

​@@OldDawg-mc3dyok boomer

I've been using thick picks since I started playing. I had no idea it made a difference!

the best picks ever

Keep at it and you *will* git gud, as long as you practise to eliminate technique mistakes like these. You might have been playing a long time and think it's too much of a hassle to completely redo your technique, but it's worth it.

Bro... Don't

Skill issue complaining instead of practicing

Blud talking like i don't practice. Damn he knows everything

@@big_tuna8 at some point you would've realized there will be times where you'd hit a wall and be stuck there for a while...

I feel you! I was expecting that too. I feel that my freeting hand with the fingers faned causes more string-noise than it helps to avoid. Also the angle of the pick changes dramatically when making a fist for holding the pick which could result in more precise playing. I don't know, at the moment I am very uncertain about my picking hand (also playing for more than 20 years by now) Closing the hand feels a little wierd but not totally unnatural, so I think I'll try for a while and see how it works. 🤔 At least it is allways easy to fall into bad habits again so nothing is lost 😁

I'm more of a rhythm guitar player but I would say closed hand is a better position in the sense that you don't have to expend any energy holding your fingers open and away from the strings to prevent unwanted noises etc. As far as the grip itself is concerned, that may be a more "horses for courses" thing. I use thumb, forefinger and middle finger with the tip of the plectrum protruding at roughly the same angle as my two fingers. I mute quite tightly but forward of the bridge (Jackson Randy Rhoads T.O.M style bridge) and using 9's or 10's I find that gives me a nice tension to work with for fast rhythm stuff and big chunga chunga stompy riffs.

@@restojon1 I think you're rigth, but open vs closed seems to be more a (speed-)picking issue than for rhythm. for rhythm playin' I use and allways will use open hand, caus' of the control of the chugga with the palm. right at the moment I think switching finger positions on the fly can be mastered.. we will see 🤔

​​​​@@procrasti-nation9517Is because you hand already got used to it,that's no correct way for picking hand. If u think that makes you technique worse then go watch angelo batio,tosin abasi,kiko loureiro,van halen and many others that can play perfectly with they own hand technique.

No need for chance. Look at Hendrix, Clapton, Gallagher or SRV. To name a few....

Yes there is and I am pretty sure most of the greats would alternate between thumb-index and thumb-middlefinger depending on what they needed to play. But I do not claim to be good at guitar.

Not really as long as you are comfortable and doesn't end up hitting the string or the rest of the guitar with your fingers. Although as someone who basically started with the "open fingers" approach I'd say "closed fingers" is better, easier in the wrist and takes less effort as you don't have to deal with your fingers "bouncing".

Hard to say. Michael Angelo Batio actually uses the open-hand posture with his fingertips hard-anchored to the pickguard when he's playing at full speed. Even though you can't really do right-hand muting that way, he plays so cleanly that you can't hear noise anyway. However, this also means he can't mix palm-mutes as easily into his solos, as it requires a change in hand posture. But that's not really part of his style anyway, so I doubt he feels limited. There are even *weirder* styles than that, of course - see Marty Friedman's style, for example, or Steve Morse's style. Both have unique advantages that allow them to play in the styles that they're known for. For example, Marty's heavily downslanted attack angle makes it much easier for the pick to slice smoothly through the strings when playing ascending sweeps, which he uses to play his signature two-string sliding dyads. Steve Morse's posture lets him switch strings using both upstrokes and downstrokes, so he can play alternate-picked arpeggios like those from Tumeni Notes, including ones with huge string skips. It lets you play an incredibly diverse set of patterns, but it also limits your leverage/top speed and makes it a little trickier to grab pinch harmonics. You'd probably struggle to play high-tempo thrash rhythms using that technique, and in fact, much of his solo playing is fairly mid-tempo. But, it's so inventive that it still sounds great. Ultimately, every style has strengths and weaknesses. I'd recommend starting with a balanced one - thumb/forefinger grip, anchor with the wrist placed on the bridge, and primarily move from the wrist. However, sound is king - if you find that certain passages benefit from different techniques, then mix it up! I've found it helps to be comfortable with a variety of ways to play, and I occasionally find myself switching mechanics in the middle of a song.

@@gigatesla it's worth mentioning that steve himself has said that conventional pick grip gives better speed and that playing with a three finger grip has given him tendonitis so now he plays with a glove meant to reduce the pain

any method works as long as you don't have tension in your hand or wrist. That being said, I personally find that closed hand grips are easier to play relaxed with. Also you won't hit the guitar controls with the unused fingers near as much.

My main take away from this was definitely that it's best to be mindful of your thumb and how far it's having to reach to play what you want to play. No problems keeping the thumb wrapped over the neck if it's not hindering you (and can even be beneficial or even necessary depending on what you're playing), but for runs like the exercise, having the thumb move along to keep things consistent seems like some really solid advice and the right move.

@@reNINTENDO exactly, and if more players start realizing these things sooner, the more shredders we’ll have

Friend, seriously, get an electric guitar! Buying one was one of the few better decisions I made in my life. 😉All the best for you!

@@procrasti-nation9517\m/ It is. I've owned a few of the decades. Just isn't in the budget at the moment. I've got my eye on a couple when there's some free cash that won't break the bank.

Just a thought, but have you considered using a strap?

@@kasperdenouden7650 I do use one and it does help in certain situations. No easy way to use it when sitting based on peg placement for the acoustic.

I think that’s pretty common I do this too

Me too.

you forgot to close it off with who it's from

You should check out Django Reinhardt, his left hand was also disabled and he was an amazing guitarist

try the classical sitting position it worked for me tho

Ought to see a good doctor bout that

Depends how big your hand is how useful that can be

@@calebbean1384 I have very long fingers ... And size 13 shoes 😂😂😂

Same, I can play as fast either way but with a closed fist I don't last nearly as long

I've heard multiple experts say start very SLOWLY when learning something new. I'm in the same situation as you. In addition, he talks too fast for me to absorb & understand, so I have to slow down playback speed of his videos.

​@@BoltRM Do you watch the videos with subtitles? For some reason this helps me understand what he's saying even more.

@@georgeaslanidis4789 Yes I regularly turn on CC captioning 💪

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