Imagine the freedom
I imagine that having an extra digit on your left hand must have it’s con’s, but the pro’s might just make it worth it!
Playing a 7 string guitar would come in quite handy with a hand configuration like this? When playing difficult chord progressions like the ones that Bruce Cockburn and John Mayer use, wouldn’t it be nice to have another finger just hanging around the old fret board?
Wow, keep on Jammin’
March 29th, 2008 at 3:13 am
Wow! I think my head’s going to explode at the concept of playing with 6 fingers… one for every string on a standard guitar! I play bass, and that extra finger could come in handy on the four-string too! LOL
April 2nd, 2008 at 3:07 pm
I’m always amazed looking at transcriptions of Jimi Hendrix music and the reach he had. His rhythm technique employed lots of use of the thumb freeing up his fingers, which yielded classics like Little Wing and Bold as Love. Maybe I could go to a nuclear waste facility and see if some kind of X-men type mutation would occur and give me another finger!
April 7th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Yeah, that would come in handy when playing jazz! I think Allan Holdsworth has about 11 fingers though.
April 12th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Hey Mick, I love to see what you could do with a extra digit as well! Just imagine!
Keep on (dreamin’) Jammin’
April 12th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
VintageP just a question here, do you mean Jimi uses his “left hand thumb”? If so, have you ever looked at “Neon” from John Mayer? He uses his right thumb on this one to do a “bass slapping” technique. Since hearing and figuring out this tune approach, I have used it in a song from Bruce Cockburn called “Peggy’s Kitchen wall” with GREAT results!
Jimi did have huge hands to work with and I envy him for doing so.
Keep on Jammin’
April 12th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
You can say that again Robert! The man is not from this world now is he. The only way I think that we can approach his playing ability is to just take things apart very meticulously and PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!!
Keep on Jammin’