Palm on the bridge? Do I play WEIRD?

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Author Message Gitfiddle1 (Gitfiddle1) Posted on Thursday, May 09, 2002 - 3:46 pm:    Hey Ya'll, This has been a nagging question of mine for a long time. I constantly run into players bitching about floating trems 'cause they go out of tune when you rest your palm on them. What the hell is your hand doing clear back there? I'm not ragging on anybody's playing style. I just don't get it! When I play, my hand seldom if ever even touches the saddles, much less gets behind them. I am in the minority? I gotta have the edge of my palm in a position to mute at all times. Your opinions are desired! Cheers Steve Funkle (Funkle) Posted on Tuesday, May 14, 2002 - 4:12 am:    I play mostly jazz, and I'm always looking for the "tone sweet spot"; for me, this is right over the neck pickup if I want a warm tone - if I want a little more bite, I'll move toward the bridge. The tone changes quite drastically depending on where you pink. I like this tone for other types of music as well - much fuller. Picking near the bridge always sounds twangy and nasal to me, like early Beatles, or surf music. Picking close to the midpoint of the string gives you the least amount of harmonic overtones, yielding the warmest sound. For me, anchoring my right hand anywhere, particularly on the bridge would be very limiting, tone-wise. And it would prevent me from muting with my right hand. There's really no right or wrong approach to this (unless you're playing classical). If it works well for you, then it's right. I've heard of many accomplished guitarists using all kinds of different picking hand placements. Guitaki (Guitaki) Posted on Sunday, May 19, 2002 - 8:30 pm:    I know I sure don't have the smallest hands around, but when I play from my usual spot (1cm towards the bridge after the neck HB on a 25,5" scale 22 fret 2HB CN200) the palm of my hand rests on the bridge. On a Floyd guitar pressing the strings at the exact place where string touches the bridge, would indeed make the bridge dive. Well, I would never use a Floyd equipped guitar, so that will never be a problem for me.. ;o) Now looking at my right hand playing (I don't usually do that! ) it moves from center of the neck pu to the exact middle point of the pickups. As said, it surely affects the tone and dynamics You can create. -Aki. Banjometal Username: Banjometal Registered: 05-2005 Posted on Tuesday, May 03, 2005 - 11:13 am:    Personally, I have to lower the middle pickup on a Strat or Roadstar because that's where I pick. Nuno Username: Nuno Registered: 02-2005 Posted on Tuesday, May 03, 2005 - 12:09 pm:    Guitaki wrote: "On a Floyd guitar pressing the strings at the exact place where string touches the bridge, would indeed make the bridge dive." not on an Edge trem, cause it's got the post moved rearward than on an OFR. Mr.Katoh got it right, as sole.

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