2006-06-30 19:53:53 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
I don't see why you would have to have short nails. You could use your fingernails as a pick!
2006-06-30 19:55:15 · answer #1 · answered by Bon Bon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's easier to get a cleaner sound with short nails (on the fret, usually left, hand) because you can press the string more firmly against the fretboard and with the tip of the finger rather than the side. But why listen to us -- find out for yourself by playing with long nails and then cutting them. Which works better for you?
Longer nails on the strum/pick hand give a different sound -- experiment with that too and find a length that works well for you.
2006-07-01 03:38:56 · answer #2 · answered by The angels have the phone box. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear if you are right hand guitarist cut your left hand's nail! It will help you lot!
And if you want to be finger guitarist don't want to use pick, then keep your nails on left hand! You can use five fingers beside one pick!
Sound generate from nail better than pick, nice sweet resonance sound!
2006-07-01 03:08:35 · answer #3 · answered by talkbox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would be easiest to have short nails on the fret hand but on the picking hand you can have the nails as long as you want but it would probably look wierd if thats what your worried about
2006-07-01 03:05:16 · answer #4 · answered by mike2K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
playing electric guitar with long finger nails would cause a somewhat fuzzy sound that sound engineers will kill you...also you would damage the freetbroad with long sharp nails...
2006-07-01 02:58:54 · answer #5 · answered by grayxenon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my guitar teacher says we do i had really long nails and i ahd to cut them off:( anyway as far as iam concerned yes you do and you know what they will grow back i switched to eletric guitar you dont have to cut yuor nails for that one..anyway well yea you do. bye
2006-07-01 03:13:56 · answer #6 · answered by Brittany 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes cause you couldn't touch or press the strings more nice. You cant make a pretty sound.
2006-07-01 02:55:04 · answer #7 · answered by annaliesse_coolgal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my hubby plays the acoustic....he has one long finger nail to pic with.....so i would say cut them but save one unless you can do it with long nails.....
2006-07-01 02:56:26 · answer #8 · answered by Lisa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no your nails can be middle sized too it all depends on your handi cordination
2006-07-01 02:55:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-07-01 02:55:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋