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I'm playing an archtop these days, an Ibanez AF85, strung with .011--.053 acoustic strings. Great for rhythm, but bending's hell, so I'm looking for exercises to strengthen my left hand. Any ideas?
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Re: Hand-strengthening exercises---I need some!
Sun, March 15, 2009 - 11:41 AMIf you can find this book, buy it. It's simple and to the point and it works.
wwwo.sheetmusicplus.com/store/...il.html
Always the best way to strengthen your hands is to play guitar and build strength slowly over time. Don't over-exert. You don't just want raw strength. You want supple, relaxed strength that promotes accuracy.
This is another good one:
www.amazon.com/30-Day-Gui.../ref=sr_1_1
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Re: Hand-strengthening exercises---I need some!
Mon, May 25, 2009 - 9:55 AMLike he said, the best hand-strenghthening exercise is just to play a lot, focus, concentrate, and get passionate about your music. You'll also eventually find the strings that suit you best. I go for heavier strings (12-56 on my electric), but one of my heroes, Frank Zappa, played pretty light strings (09-42, or something like that).
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