Alleviating string squeak

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Alleviating string squeak Mar 15, 2021 15:13:32 GMT -5

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Alleviating string squeak Mar 16, 2021 3:54:09 GMT -5 Garland likes this

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Post by TonyKgull on Mar 16, 2021 3:54:09 GMT -5

Garland, LOL. Ya, a little excessive there. She's definitely not using Elixers. lol.

Then again, she could be using Elixers, which would mean she really needs to learn to lift her hands.

When I learned guitar, one of the exercises I did was the "slap chord" thing. You lift your hand and then just slap down the chord you're practicing to make it sound, no strumming. Really helps nail down the muscle memory for playing the chord. Some people don't get taught that when learning guitar and carry the "string drag" forever.

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Alleviating string squeak Mar 17, 2021 6:23:28 GMT -5

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Post by dhd on Mar 17, 2021 6:23:28 GMT -5

Arianna Powell is a great guitar soloist.
To me it looks like she is purposely maintaining finger to string contact as she slides from one note to another, up and down the neck. A subtle but effective way to blend into the next note played. Unfortunately it's not heard due to the the annoying string squeak. I think her only mistake was using improper strings(round wounds). Even if she was using Elixirs the string squeak would probably be reduced but not eliminated.
If she was using a decent set of acoustic guitar flat strings, 80/20 Bronze or Phosphor Bronze there would be no string squeak.
Here is another video of Arianna Powell playing and to me it looks like she's using that same slide to the next note style, but without string squeaks. Just my guess but I bet the arch top jazz guitar she's using has flat wound strings.

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Alleviating string squeak Mar 17, 2021 7:05:26 GMT -5

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Post by Derick on Mar 17, 2021 7:05:26 GMT -5

dhd,
Yes she is a very good guitar player.
No expert but possible that the string squeak is less due to your uploaded videos showing her playing an Electric guitar and the amp not picking it up as much.

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Alleviating string squeak Mar 17, 2021 9:50:57 GMT -5

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Post by TonyKgull on Mar 17, 2021 9:50:57 GMT -5

dhd, I think it's because fresh electric guitar strings are way smoother than fresh, or even not so fresh acoustic strings.

Electric strings being mostly nickel and polished. I've always found electric guitar strings much harder to acquire string squawk on. Not impossible of course, just way more difficult to get than on acoustic strings. Unless the strings are old and sticky that is. LOL.

But ya, there's no finger-played instruments out there that I know of that have strings as rough and as prone to string squawk as the acoustic guitar.

I suppose it's possible on a violin, viola or cello, but I've never really heard it from musicians who play those instruments. Maybe they're just better musicians.

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