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Rasgueados= fingers cocked? or free?
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sianturi
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Joined: Feb. 18 2007
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RE: Rasgueados= fingers cocked? or free? (in reply to ToddK)
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Hi TK, i don't know what consensus there exists, but I can tell you what I found about that question in these days. Cock and flick the fingers from the flesh of the thumb or palm can give your rasgueado a very sharp, loud, twangy sound that is ideal for 'special effects'. Disadvantage is that it needs time to prepare, so it cannot be used in all situations. Also there is a little time penalty after you've done it, because the fingers tend to 'get lost' from the impact. Nevertheless I found out that you can develop your rasgueado to have this twangy sound _always_ by building the tension directly on the strings. This is how it goes: - Move your hand nearer to tapa, into strings, when you believe you cannot go further, another 10 mm, please - If you are near the strings your nails come into better position, the plane of the tapa is nearly the same as the plane of your nails. - Cock and flick the _string_ by pushing it with nail towards tapa - String will hit the fingerboard with more or less string impact, giving you the sound you want - Doing like this you will notice that your thumb wants to go behind 6th string to compensate for the pressure. I use this style since 2 weeks and it actually changed my life. There are advantages only, no drawbacks. More control, speed, absolutely flamenco sounding, less effort, no preparation time, no dead time after, suitable for continuous rasgueado, everything! Thanks, Sianturi
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Date Mar. 7 2007 16:29:46
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Doitsujin
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RE: Rasgueados= fingers cocked? or free? (in reply to ToddK)
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Isnt cocking allways a good thing? hehe (Except in combination with gays...sorry.)..... COME ON MAAN COME ON!!! WWHOOOOOO! Damn, some weeks ago I wanted to take some drinks with my girlfriend in a nice bar and got in one of those rainbowbars. I was suprised coz there were no leathergays dancing tango argentino.... But different strange..... well..ok.. After we left it, as rapidly as we could, I buyed a trousers. And the sellers were gays!! And 3 gays were trying many clothes in 2 lockers, so there were no free ones left. Well,.. the seller was a nice person and told me that I could try the trouthers I chose in the cellar if I want, coz the 3 Guys need moe time. There was a little thing, he told me that the room downstairs isnt camera saved, so he would have to go with me downstairs where I could try the trouthers!! MAAAN WHAT THE??? AAAAHHH!!! Well,... I went downstairs with him and took my girlfriend with me. I was happy, there was a changingroom..huh.. Well... forget it. Have to play in a danceshool now,.. Im late.
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Date Mar. 7 2007 18:03:37
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Conrad
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From: Toronto, ON, Canada
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RE: Rasgueados= fingers cocked? or free? (in reply to Guest)
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Oh, Kevin... how you keep torturing me with mention of those vids, hehehe, and Doitsujin... how you keep torturing me with laughter. I don't even know what this post is all about but I still laughed... For the record, I almost always flick unless I want a subtle phrase ending. Oh, and Doitsujin, you only got three "cocking" techniques, that's it? You need to study up, son! I got like 8 at last count... They all produce different sounds... coming from my blonde bombshell... hehe Con
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Date Mar. 7 2007 20:59:26
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Ricardo
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RE: Rasgueados= fingers cocked? or free? (in reply to Doitsujin)
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quote:
Isnt cocking allways a good thing? hehe (Except in combination with gays...sorry.)..... COME ON MAAN COME ON!!! WWHOOOOOO! Damn, some weeks ago I wanted to take some drinks with my girlfriend in a nice bar and got in one of those rainbowbars. I was suprised coz there were no leathergays dancing tango argentino.... But different strange..... well..ok.. After we left it, as rapidly as we could, I buyed a trousers. And the sellers were gays!! And 3 gays were trying many clothes in 2 lockers, so there were no free ones left. Well,.. the seller was a nice person and told me that I could try the trouthers I chose in the cellar if I want, coz the 3 Guys need moe time. There was a little thing, he told me that the room downstairs isnt camera saved, so he would have to go with me downstairs where I could try the trouthers!! MAAAN WHAT THE??? AAAAHHH!!! Well,... I went downstairs with him and took my girlfriend with me. I was happy, there was a changingroom..huh.. Well... forget it. Have to play in a danceshool now,.. Im late. uh.... he?
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Date Mar. 8 2007 6:00:25
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