Muting by playing 'through strings'

[spog]

Ok, second attempt! Chatting to a guy last week who suggested that, in order to avoid string-ring, you should aim to play through your note then bring your finger to rest on the string above, effectively muting it. As this move would have to be executed with every note I was just wondering how many folk out there actually do this. Surely the whole plot would become pretty much untenable were you to try applying it to rapid (Rocco Prestia style) 16th-note stuff? Hope this one doesn't get lost!

[DirkThrust]

I know exactly what you mean. Basically using spare fingers to mute unused strings. After playing the note the finger comes to rest on the string above. My teacher tried to instill that technique into me without much success. I think perhaps that I've been playing too long and have become too stuck in my ways to adapt to it but with his good technique it was very effective.

[BigRedX]

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[yorks5stringer]

"Surely the whole plot would become pretty much untenable were you to try applying it to rapid (Rocco Prestia style) 16th-note stuff? Hope this one doesn't get lost! "


I understood from reading the latest edition of BPM that is exactly what FRP actually does!

Edited June 15, 2008 by yorks5stringer