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revrendmaynard14
Chatterbox
USA
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 Posted - 06/02/2002 : 9:49:45 PM
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This may be a little off the wall, but do you (who fingerpick) spend a lot of time "grooming" your nails and fingers???
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pcbTIM
Alien Abductee
USA
6501 Posts |
Posted - 06/02/2002 : 9:57:58 PM
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What do you mean? Do I keep them short? Yes......my friend plays the ukulele and has a very long nail on only his index finger so he can pick quickly without having to use a pick. I tried the same thing except on all of my fingers, and they were nothing but trouble. I would always scratch myself and they would get caught on my shoes when I was putting them on......basically it wasn't worth it. So I just keep them short because everything is easier that way.
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revrendmaynard14
Chatterbox
USA
359 Posts |
Posted - 06/02/2002 : 10:02:03 PM
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Yes that is what I meant, I got my nails "done" once when I played bass...BIG mistake! Ukulele, how unique.
*~Kaleigh~* |
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Silky The Pimp
Alien Abductee
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Posted - 06/02/2002 : 11:04:04 PM
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I like to leave just a tiny sliver on my picking hand, not enough for being useful for picking or for anyone to notice, but it helps me feel the strings in the right way. I refuse to grow them out... it's just creepy.
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Saint Jude
Alien Abductee
USA
2144 Posts |
Posted - 06/03/2002 : 1:43:52 PM
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i have my nails grow out a bit, keep in condition w/ a file every now and then. just enought so that they can get a good sound out of the guitar if i need it louder.
- Without you, without you everything falls apart
Without you, it's not as much fun to pick up the pieces.
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victorwootenfan
Alien Abductee
USA
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Posted - 06/03/2002 : 2:02:21 PM
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i clip mine as short as i can really so only the flesh of my fingers hit the strings. i hate playing and getting a nail caught in the string, it hurts like a bitch if it really pulls on it!
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." -Gandhi |
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Reese
Try A Little Harder
USA
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Posted - 06/04/2002 : 01:01:07 AM
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right now mine nails are short. i kept them a little long for a while, and i really like playing with them long. but the troubles they caused with everyday life just weren't worht it. and i was always thinking people were looking at them. thinking i was crazy for haveing long nails on just one hand. so now i keep them short for the sake of being social.
reese
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Saint Jude
Alien Abductee
USA
2144 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2002 : 09:45:35 AM
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and i was always thinking people were looking at them. thinking i was crazy for haveing long nails on just one hand.
thats when u slice their eyes open w/ the sharpened nails.
- Without you, without you everything falls apart
Without you, it's not as much fun to pick up the pieces.
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revrendmaynard14
Chatterbox
USA
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Posted - 06/04/2002 : 9:45:59 PM
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I agree VWF, and I do basically the same. If any one wanted to say something about me having some short nails and some long I would tell them its a guitar player thing, its over their head, and they wouldn't understand...and then slice their eyes...like St. Jude mentioned.
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dan p.
Alien Abductee
Uganda
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Posted - 06/04/2002 : 10:14:27 PM
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yeah i got the nails on just one hand. people ask why. i say "come here and i'll show you." if they do, i do the eyeball slice thing and say "because i can."
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revrendmaynard14
Chatterbox
USA
359 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2002 : 10:53:31 PM
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yea thats the way to do it
*~Kaleigh~* |
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Jay
Alien Abductee
Vatican City
2279 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2002 : 2:37:22 PM
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I use metal fingerpicks. They scratch the strings sometimes, but i really like them....i used to use my fingertips, but i had a little trouble getting the sound loud and clear enough..
Jay
" It's a scavenger hunt in the best of times, a one armed man with a box of dimes. Throw the stick and let the bulldog roll." KJP |
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revrendmaynard14
Chatterbox
USA
359 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2002 : 2:41:35 PM
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I like the quiet melodic sound of my fingertips
*~Kaleigh~* |
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tericee
Alien Abductee
USA
2579 Posts |
Posted - 06/09/2002 : 12:53:27 AM
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I do believe BigBlastOfHotAir needs to learn how to use the delete button... Or is he just trying to get more posts associated with his name?
teri 
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tericee
Alien Abductee
USA
2579 Posts |
Posted - 06/09/2002 : 12:54:39 AM
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Speaking of which, if I post 12 more times tonight (including this one) I think I go up by one guitar! How Thrilling!
teri
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revrendmaynard14
Chatterbox
USA
359 Posts |
Posted - 06/09/2002 : 01:27:26 AM
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I can't wait 'til I get 5 guitars...on that day I will officialy be a woman...j/j lol
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victorwootenfan
Alien Abductee
USA
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Posted - 06/09/2002 : 1:36:09 PM
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I use metal fingerpicks. They scratch the strings sometimes, but i really like them....i used to use my fingertips, but i had a little trouble getting the sound loud and clear enough..
Jay
" It's a scavenger hunt in the best of times, a one armed man with a box of dimes. Throw the stick and let the bulldog roll." KJP
i hear that! that's the only disadvantage for me playing fingerstyle is that it's really quiet, and i have to get a pick to make louder sounds, but then when i pick up a bass it's fine fingerstyle.
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genome
Fluffy-Esque
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Posted - 06/09/2002 : 1:39:59 PM
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When I'm fingerpicking, I find that it's better to have a little bit of nail, but not too much, or you'll scratch the inside of your nose.
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My doctor says that my nose bleeds so much cause I always put my finger up there.
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pcbTIM
Alien Abductee
USA
6501 Posts |
Posted - 06/12/2002 : 8:57:38 PM
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"Now remember Ralphie, if your nose starts bleeding, that means you're picking it too much.......or not enough!"
"I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows." |
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Fluffy
Administrator
USA
10739 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2002 : 9:24:25 PM
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To those who fingerpick? What else would you use to pick your nose? I am not sure I want to hear the answers to that question.
and remember,
You can pick your friends BUT
You can't pick your friends nose.
Peace & Keep the Faith
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Saint Jude
Alien Abductee
USA
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Posted - 06/16/2002 : 11:37:59 PM
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What else would you use to pick your nose?
i keep my left hands nails short for such things.
- Without you, without you everything falls apart
Without you, it's not as much fun to pick up the pieces.
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Fluffy
Administrator
USA
10739 Posts |
Posted - 06/18/2002 : 12:33:46 AM
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Playing the guitar or picking your nose?
Peace & Keep the Faith
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Saint Jude
Alien Abductee
USA
2144 Posts |
Posted - 06/18/2002 : 12:42:04 AM
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uhh, both i guess.
- Without you, without you everything falls apart
Without you, it's not as much fun to pick up the pieces.
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Fluffy
Administrator
USA
10739 Posts |
Posted - 06/18/2002 : 10:47:15 PM
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I find that keeping the nail a little long helps with the nose picking and the guitar picking. I guess it is just a matter of preference. To each his own. Fingernails are good for DIGGING!!
Peace & Keep the Faith
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Ginohassideburns
Try A Little Harder
USA
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Posted - 06/18/2002 : 10:50:13 PM
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I play Flamenco Guitar and I am always taking care of my nails it seems. My nails look better than my girlfriends it seems sometimes. To obtain opptimal sound I keep a little long on my right hand. This allows speed and accuracy. NOTE: Do not and I repeat Do not!!!! buy those fake nails that you put on your nails they suck and if you play with those I shall beat you to death with my nail trimmer!
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Fluffy
Administrator
USA
10739 Posts |
Posted - 06/18/2002 : 11:17:58 PM
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Or claw our eyes out with those long fingernails of yours. HEHE
Peace & Keep the Faith
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victorwootenfan
Alien Abductee
USA
2128 Posts |
Posted - 06/19/2002 : 11:15:26 AM
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nine inch nails!!!
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." -Gandhi |
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Micheal
Try A Little Harder
USA
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Posted - 06/19/2002 : 4:55:38 PM
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I'm sure a little finger nail may also come in handy for a quick pick before giving a rim job.
Sorry I had to take this to that level but I just saw south park the movie for the first time yesterday and discoverd that brilliant term.
I like using a thick, black two sided emory board to keep my nails low and to get them lower. The file also wakes up my finger tips in a cool way right before playing. The little bit of nail powder from filing feels nice when I first touch the guitar. Tone is in the fingers and I insist that my playing of electric or acoustic guitar or bass starts with my fingers. Flat pick is my only rare alternative to fingers.
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enthuTIMsiast
Alien Abductee
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Posted - 06/25/2002 : 01:46:06 AM
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Every time I see the title of this thread (ok, once or twice, maybe)...I think of that song...
For Those About To ROCK.
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Fluffy
Administrator
USA
10739 Posts |
Posted - 06/25/2002 : 05:43:21 AM
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There is a band called The Queers who did a cover of that and changed the title to For Those Who Suck Cock. You should see the cover of the single, it is hilarious.
Peace & Keep the Faith
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pcbTIM
Alien Abductee
USA
6501 Posts |
Posted - 06/28/2002 : 9:17:15 PM
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Or haw about America's "Whore With No Name"
"I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows." |
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GuitarGuy305
Alien Abductee
USA
2007 Posts |
Posted - 07/08/2002 : 10:03:45 PM
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I never fingerpicked much until I got into John Prine. His songs like Hello In There and All The Best require it to sound right. I still just use my bare fingers, but I need to buy some fingerpicks.
Adam
Everybody's talkin' at me, I can't hear a word they're sayin'...Just driving 'round in Jon Voight's car...
Email: Guitar_Boy1@yahoo.com
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To Those Who Fingerpick...
