I have read it is best to grow longer fingernails on the hand that strokes the strings to better bring out the sound when picking the strings on an acoustic guitar, but I would really rather not since I don't like long nails. Could i become good at picking with just my fingertips? I practice just moving back and forth with the 6 strings using the correct fingers and i can do pretty well. Just wanted to find out what some of the more experienced players thought or experienced. Thanks!
2007-03-21 07:23:21 · 4 answers · asked by Bumbo 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Yes you can. I do that a lot (pick with the tips of the finger rather than the nails) because I prefer a less staccato sound.
You can also get finger-picks at most guitar stores and use them instead of nails when playing. I actually prefer them, since it is much less likely you will get a killer hang-nail.
2007-03-21 07:32:24 · answer #1 · answered by P. M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Musical type speaks volumes while it consists of this difficulty. people who choose intense quantity would be unhappy with unamplified nylon string guitars. From my attitude, the consumer-friendly distinction between steel and nylon is that this: steel strings ring and nylon strings resonate. the quantity produced by means of steel is often a lot greater advantageous than nylon yet, to my way of thinking, the sound resonance produced by means of the wood of your guitar is truly masked by means of steel strings. in case you have a decently made guitar (frequently, around 1000 money and up), the sound interaction between the wood and the strings in a nylon guitar is magical around the entire frequency selection. With a steel string guitar, the sound produced by means of the vibrating string overpowers the wood resonance in any respect yet low frequencies. in my opinion, i'm going to take a nylon string guitar any day for the sensitivity won from the interaction between wood and vibrating string.
2016-12-19 10:49:28 · answer #2 · answered by schulman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yah i keep my nails very short and finger pick. it's totally fine. it's really a matter of personal preference. it may change the sound a bit, but it's will change more just the character of the sound by making it a little more resonant/clear. but how good it sounds depends totally on your ability/practice. keep them short if you feel like it.
rock on.
2007-03-21 07:29:19 · answer #3 · answered by lb 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would hurt pretty bad though
2007-03-21 07:30:42 · answer #4 · answered by xsupaflyx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋