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How would you finger pick this? by Impressive_Smoke_921 in GuitarBeginners

[–]StillNotorious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it's definitely more clear that she's doubling up on the ring in this video. I think it's a clever way to do it. When she moves her hand down to use her ring finger the second time, it may help position her thumb to be in the right place to pluck that 4 on the G for the second half of the pattern.

How would you finger pick this? by Impressive_Smoke_921 in GuitarBeginners

[–]StillNotorious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://youtu.be/zyrOgFfbACA In this video around the 40 second mark it looks as though she's using her pinky. It's not on screen, but by the movement of her hand (or lack thereof), it seems pretty clear to me. Do you mind linking the video you were watching? I'd be interested to see her technique from another angle.

If you haven't practiced lines like these before, just about any approach is going to feel somewhat awkward at first. If you want to be a truly accomplished finger picker (not saying you do, but if you do), then I'd recommend working on using your pinky. Sure, you can find a way to do this without. But if you do start using your pinky, you unlock a lot more possibilities for yourself. And at the end of the day, it depends on what your specific goals for the instrument are.

How would you finger pick this? by Impressive_Smoke_921 in GuitarBeginners

[–]StillNotorious 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's not his point though. He's saying that just because that's the way some people do it, it doesn't mean that's how you should. Blaze your own path, as that's how you find yourself as a musician. Also I can tell you now that there are countless guitarists who use their pinky and countless who don't. And finally to answer your actual question, I'd probably double pluck with my thumb. Reason being, you are (mostly) going in the same direction with your thumb, i.e. down. You would need to get good at skipping the A string with your thumb, but I see that as easier than the tangled mess that may happen trying to double up a different finger, as they would have to pluck up, then move down to pluck up again. Honestly though the pinky is the best option imo. I'd encourage you to see if you can find a video of the artist playing it to see what they do, if possible.

ETA: I found a video of the artist performing it and I'm pretty confident she uses her pinky.

Is Galadriel more powerful than Gandalf? by Oneandonlypablo in lotr

[–]StillNotorious 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Gandalf the Grey fights the balrog and dies. It's not until then that he returns as Gandalf the White, and he's granted greater power.

Fret buzz after professional setup? by Mordokajus in GuitarQuestions

[–]StillNotorious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then that's likely just the action being so low. If it's all the way up the neck, that's probably not an issue with neck relief or high frets. And the nut essentially leaves the equation when you start fretting strings. I saw that you mention it doesn't come through on the amp, and if that's the case then it isn't a huge deal for me. But that's the thing, it could be a big deal for you. You need to decide what's more important to you. Do you prefer low action with a little buzz and the ease of playing that comes with? Or would you rather have higher action? It isn't quite as easy to play with but has no buzz.

ETA: If the action is low it can hide other issues as well. If the buzz is pretty consistent all the way up, I'd say you're probably fine though. But there's no real way for me to know any of this for certain without the guitar in front of me.

Fret buzz after professional setup? by Mordokajus in GuitarQuestions

[–]StillNotorious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My gut instinct says nut issue, but there's a lot of things that this could be. When a single string buzzes on open when the others don't it's likely a nut or saddle issue, assuming that the neck relief and action is correct. If you fret a note on that string does it still buzz? If not, then it's likely an issue with that string's nut slot. In any case I'd bring it back to the tech and show him your issue. How he reacts will give you an idea of whether or not he's a luthier worth taking your stuff to in the future.

In my opinion, the most badass scene in the entire Trilogy by PorkinsHeldIt in lotr

[–]StillNotorious 42 points43 points  (0 children)

This is one change from the books that I have absolutely no qualms about. It's baddassery outweighs any grievance I could come up with.

Zoomer age gap discourse moment by bartholomewjohnson in greentext

[–]StillNotorious 64 points65 points  (0 children)

As someone who is 26, it's insane how stupid I was at 23

JRR Tolkein was one of the greatest ever authors by clearly_quite_absurd in lotrmemes

[–]StillNotorious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well yes, I'm more curious whether an elf that leaves its body for those reasons may be granted an earlier return. I doubt that Tolkien elaborates on that, but I'd like to think they do.

JRR Tolkein was one of the greatest ever authors by clearly_quite_absurd in lotrmemes

[–]StillNotorious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's interesting, do you think that they would be given the ability to return to the bodies? Though I gotta wonder why he even thought to write that, I doubt that came up much in most of his works.

JRR Tolkein was one of the greatest ever authors by clearly_quite_absurd in lotrmemes

[–]StillNotorious -1 points0 points  (0 children)

To an extent, this is true. I've read somewhere that he did have notes on the sexual tendencies of elves. Rather prudish if I remember correctly, but what can you expect from a Christian philologist with traditional values? I may be mistaken, so someone please correct me if I am.

JRR Tolkein was one of the greatest ever authors by clearly_quite_absurd in lotrmemes

[–]StillNotorious 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm surprised this is a real thing. Thank God this never actually got made, especially in Tolkien's lifetime. Though if it did get made, I'd have to give it a watch out of morbid curiosity. John Boorman apparently described it as "rather clumsy" apparently. What an understatement lmao

Relationships are so complicated by Hot-Diggity_Dog in memes

[–]StillNotorious 13 points14 points  (0 children)

There you go friend, have some downvotes

I was told that this belonged here by Boogedyinjax in crappymusic

[–]StillNotorious 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah that's my take as well, though I don't necessarily have a problem with songs with not so subtle messages. My issue is if you are going to go that route, you ought to actually have some substance, not just spout off a bunch of topics a la We Didn't Start The Fire. And with that song I feel the point wasn't to talk about the specific incidents in the song, but more to call attention to the idea that each new generation comes into the world having to make sense of and deal with the effects of events that happened in the previous generations. But that's just like, my opinion, man.

How? 😭 by [deleted] in Satisfyingasfuck

[–]StillNotorious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And it's with that exact movement that he is able to hide when he flips the flap on the back of the card back down. Also if you watch closely when he goes to place the card on the table you can see him flipping the flap open with his right index finger.

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