STOP Unwanted String Noise with Creative String Muting

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Strings can ring out all the time on guitar without us noticing too much. But add overdrive, and it becomes real obvious and can ruin your sound. Good intuitive string muting is essential if you are to progress to the advanced levels of guitar

This video lesson covers the four ways of muting and taming the beast that can be electric guitar!

  1. Picking hand hand palm (simple, all string muted)
  2. Fretting hand hand flat and relax (simple, all string muted)
  3. Picking hand thumb and fingers (complex, only some strings muted)
  4. Fretting hand first finger only (complex, only some strings muted)

Complex string muting exercises (picking hand and fretting hand)

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