re: My attack angle when strumming guitar is damaging the guitar. How to fix?

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I was also worried that maybe I'm not strumming correctly and could improve my technique. I do have trouble being able to pick the strings I want to pick sometimes. I just hit the wrong string.

Maybe I"m just overthinking all of this.

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Probably not thinking enough. Seriously, challenge yourself to know exactly which string you are going to hit, or more precisely which note you are trying to hit. There is some overcompensating going on in your attack because of not being deliberate enough in your note choice.

I am describing my own problems. the first few years I played I beat up my guitars pretty bad. I have a tele that I haven’t played in 15 years that is beat to hell and has red scratches from these red picks I used to have. Over time I’ve tried to correct my sloppy playing, the only thing I have found that works is getting better at knowing what I should be playing (that is, I’m playing these two notes which is the first and third notes in the scale), a more precise attack has come with that.

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Fender

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You know..it's probably been more than 7 years since I've even held a strat.

Maybe I should look into finding one that I'm comfortable with.



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