Jericho
Is this one of those "whatever feels right for you kind of things?"
Or is important? Reason I ask is because I've always gently placed my right hand pinky just below the high E when playing single notes. I've since been told this adds tension to the right hand and would limit my ability to pick faster or play more challenging pieces.
My guitar teacher rests his palm on / behind the bridge when he plays single notes and has been trying to gently get me to do the same.
I've also seen plenty of good guitar players that don't brace and they seem to pick the right notes just fine. So is this personal preference or poor technique? Does bracing introduce unneccessary tension into the right hand?
What do you guys think?
AlanRatcliffe
I tend to think it's "whatever works" ...with one notable exception - classical guitar. Classic guitarists are trained not to brace (or "anchor", as I call it) as it does limit your right hand movement and attack. Anchoring on the bridge puts your picking fingers quite close to the bridge, which makes for a very bright tone and can affect your attack so that you are picking the strings with the edge of your nail instead of the tip.
Personally, I anchor all over the damn place, depending on what I'm doing: under pickups; on the bridge; I even anchor with my thumb on the top edge of the neck.
