El Kiko -> RE: Resting thumb in tremolo??? (Aug. 14 2011 16:06:54)
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Ah my old enemy ........tremolo..... I do try very hard to rest stroke the thumb if possible , this also depends on the bass line , if the strings are adjacent or not , if they are, then good I will (try ) rest stroke but sometimes they are not so the thumb will jump to the next string to be played. Things that I think help me , I now start with the tremolo then the thumb iamiP...iamiP...iamiP...etc , this I think helps the sound ( as oppose to Piami) I now try to make the first thumb stroke a bit heavier than the other two . thinking of a tremolo in 3/4 i would have iamiP....iamiP....iamiP,etc if you know what I mean , In order to make the first P stronger I bring the thumb out and hit in in on the bass string a bit harder than the others, the next 2 P's just rest stroke across. I suppose a vid would be in order here as trying to describe what happens in words is a bit cumbersome I do a lot of experimentation with guitar height and angle of neck and hand , finger positions , to find the best one for me ,, This is the hard part finding what is best for yourself , finger angle and hand position are very important it seems. also how close you play to the bridge changes things quite a bit . I totally simpathize with your tremolo problem I have been messing with mine for a long time , maybe I'm not the best one to give advice for that reason.
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