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Moloko -> Some things that helped me (Aug. 3 2016 2:14:45)
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Hi everyone, i'm André. I live in Brasil and i've been playing guitar since 13 years old more or less. I'm into flamenco for about two years now, and i'd like to share some things that helped me to improve and see if anybody else had the same experience.
NAILS - When i started to play flamenco my nails were like that flat one described by Scott Tennant (see first picture embeded). This shape at first could produce a very good tone, but i could not get picado speed or tremolo fluency, don't know really why hahah, and i tried hard to, but i just couldn't.
So when i changed my nails shape to a round one (fingertip shape, see second picture embeded) everything changed, my picado got really faster (suddenly i could make Entre dos Aguas picado, for example, in 190-200 bpm) and Arpeggio and Tremolo was not even a challenge anymore, i can do Barrio la Vinã or Fuente y Caudal tremolos and arpeggios, for exemple, with no trouble at all.
This simple shape was a life savior, i can do all right hand techniques very well with it, the only contra is that i can't get a big round tone so easily as before, but it is a minor thing i can work with.
NAIL PROTECTION - That one is weird. I tried various types of nail coats, even glue, and i found out that there's no difference at all with our without these stuff, it wears out equally with or without it.
Anyway, long time ago i had trouble with my nails breaking, i found a Brasilian oil stuff called "Vitalizante", made by a brand called "Casco de Cavalo", it solved my nail problems and today i rarely have it.
Thanks mates [;)][;)]
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