Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] amusing solo guitar trick: Bohemian Rhapsody

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Fri, 2 Feb 2007, Christian M. Cepel wrote:

> Yes, one of my CG teachers in town, Thom Howard used them, especially 
> for his thumb.
>
> However.. another problem exists when it's a man using acrylic nails for 
> their 'utility' value.  It means that instead of popping them off and 
> cleaning their nails and pushing back the cuticle and then reattaching 
> them periodically, they just let them grow out with the nail and then 
> file the leading edge while the trailing edge has pulled a quarter inch 
> away from the cuticle and the whole thing has turned yellowish and sick 
> looking.  When a woman puts them on, the aesthetic value is foremost, 
> and anyone who's seen these women with 3 inch nails can tell you that 
> utility is a distant last.... especially when they won't use them for 
> fear of popping them of f.
>
> I've used them before myself but could never really get a handle on it.
>
> Another option are the Alaska picks which wrap your finger, but your 
> nail extends through a gap and leaves the pick portion below the edge of 
> the nail. I've heard really great endorsements for them with greater 
> kinesthetic awareness.


I'm going to look into some of these options soon.  I want to do more 
guitar playing and the idea of using little built-in picks is pretty 
appealing because it would work for a lot of different styles.  I don't 
want to get nail fungus though!!!!

Mike

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