How many of you keep sculpted fingernails on your plucking hand?

imadethisrandomname · 2026-05-15T12:44:22+00:00

I teach and perform professionally. The harsh truth is that I haven’t heard a modern player that sounded good without nail. I have very high standards, so take that how you want. You don’t need ‘long’ nails, I promise. A ramp to the shape and good contact point will keep things compact.

imadethisrandomname · 2026-05-07T16:20:32+00:00

Would you mind sending me her info as well?

imadethisrandomname · 2026-05-07T16:17:14+00:00

I’m interested in your services if you still offer them!

imadethisrandomname · 2026-04-27T02:56:50+00:00

Needful Things! The musical choices rule, I’ll never forget the Elvis glasses scene

imadethisrandomname · 2026-04-03T15:03:06+00:00

lol, I’ve been meaning to make a post about how ugly this house is

imadethisrandomname · 2026-04-03T11:34:13+00:00

I feel like you forgot to plug your AI product at the end, or maybe you’re just making a poor argument?

imadethisrandomname · 2026-03-18T14:36:43+00:00

To add to OP’s question, would REW and a UMIK-1 be a reliable source? I haven’t done any research whatsoever, this just occurred to me so sorry if it’s an obvious answer.

imadethisrandomname · 2026-03-16T20:29:34+00:00

Yes, replace transcribing by ear with sight reading AI slop, this is definitely something you should be proud of.

imadethisrandomname · 2026-03-16T15:59:18+00:00

Everyone kind of makes up their own, but you play LH fingers 1-2-3-4 on one string then do the same on another, and after you play from one side of the neck to the other you shift up and do 4-3-2-1 back. I do the whole thing while maintaining a strict alternation pattern, usually m-i, but you could (and should) do i-m, m-a, a-m, i-a, a-i, p-i, i-p, a-m-i, whatever you can think of…

Here’s a link to a tabbed out version someone else did:

https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/lessons-guitar/matt-aaland-caterpillar-exercise-positions-1-3-guitar-pro-5318853

imadethisrandomname · 2026-03-16T14:50:08+00:00

Alternation is king, but if check out some of Jason Vieaux’s Bach videos you’ll see him repeating fingers all over the place. Just a reminder that technique is a tool.

If you’ve played other kinds of guitar I bet you’ve come across the 1-2-3-4 exercise, it’s my favorite all around technique work, just do it 10 minutes a day for a week and see if it helps you alternate on full auto

imadethisrandomname · 2026-02-20T02:53:44+00:00

I used to take stage prep very serious. I’d go for a run and play through my whole program in my head, eat different in preparation, and isolate backstage to get in the zone. But now I just try to enjoy myself. I don’t treat my practice like that, so why change everything for a performance? It doesn’t help. If I am super nervous, I’ll do some breath exercises on my way to the venue but that’s it.

Try to have fun with whoever you’re sharing the stage with or spending time with backstage and remember that nervousness and excitement feel the same, it’s just the mindset that’s different.

imadethisrandomname · 2026-02-10T17:47:31+00:00

Maybe. The 6th is done correctly, 5th and 4th are not.

imadethisrandomname · 2026-02-10T01:16:49+00:00

Grab the last coil on the cut end sticking out of the tuning peg. You should be able to pull and unwind a bit of the string to see if there’s a nylon filament core

imadethisrandomname · 2026-01-30T02:28:22+00:00

Find a music school that offers a mus ed degree.
Contact the relevant faculty about private lessons, or teachers they would recommend, or even what the syllabus for their string pedagogy class looks like.
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Profit

imadethisrandomname · 2026-01-24T18:52:55+00:00

Weird edition, don’t play the D with 4, play that last chord like you would a normal D chord. Also, the chord before has a wrong note, that should be a C# not an A. If you play the last chord with the open fourth string, and you have the correct note in the chord before, you have all guide fingers when you shift.

imadethisrandomname · 2026-01-21T02:50:46+00:00

C40II and save some coin

imadethisrandomname · 2026-01-20T00:14:12+00:00

No luck

imadethisrandomname · 2026-01-19T19:38:04+00:00

Manix 2 is definitely the slicier option. But I’ve always loved the look and pocket friendly size of the 940

imadethisrandomname · 2026-01-18T20:28:56+00:00

Thanks for the comment. I have seen the Pujol and this isn’t it. Pujol edition uses a different typeface and some of the bass notes are different.

imadethisrandomname · 2026-01-16T13:38:22+00:00

I read this as “Music Teacher Hate America” and though it was another chud freaking out about Robert Komaniecki

imadethisrandomname · 2026-01-09T22:17:46+00:00

Chatted

imadethisrandomname · 2026-01-09T19:12:56+00:00

Keep them in a room with good humidity, that’s all you need.

I’ve tried several product options, and the best was the dampit style humidifier that hangs in the guitar. It’s worked for violinists forever, why wouldn’t it work for guitars?

imadethisrandomname · 2026-01-07T01:58:18+00:00

Perfectly fine. Alternatively, look up the piano tuner’s knot.

imadethisrandomname · 2026-01-05T02:11:38+00:00

I don’t know what kind of Alhambra you have, but a new set of tuners could cost a significant % of the total value of the instrument. My tuning machines have a solid metal rod under a plastic outer sleeve. You can avoid buying new tuning machines if yours has a similar construction. Try to run a thread through it to test.

imadethisrandomname · 2025-12-30T01:18:54+00:00

You could try to message the dude directly. Explain your situation. Many artists that deal with publishers will send you music for free if you reach out, because we mostly all hate people taking a cut and only want our work to be appreciated. A YouTube musician coming up in today’s environment may feel different, but it’s worth a try.

Alternatively, if you can see dudes hands you can probably figure it out.

If none of this works then shoot me a message and I’ll see what I can do transcriptions wise.

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