Sunday, August 02, 2009

Comfort Zone

Comfort Zone - Yngwie Malmsteen Custom 550Your comfort zone while holding guitar

So you need to find your comfort zone. But what is that exactly? Only you can answer this but it usually amounts to a combination of these small elements.

1. Sitting or standing with your back straight and not slouched.

2. Fretting hand (left hand normally) should not be used to help hold the guitar in playing position but be free to play.

3. Pain - For the beginner (not you.. Einstein), finding the right comfort zone may be trial and error but under no circumstances should it be painful for long periods of time.

Of course using muscles that you have rarely or never used before is going to cause some discomfort and only with time and practice will get easier and more comfortable.

I can almost guarantee that if you are just starting out that you will feel some sort of pain. The trick is not to go extended amounts of playing with pain. Give yourself plenty of breaks just as you would if you were lifting weights.


4. Be two places at once.

What I mean by this is..

You have to think about all areas of your body at the same time not just one. For instance, it is easy to neglect the right hand/picking hand while concentrating on the fretting hand.

It takes practice to think about both at the same time but once mastered it will be second nature to you. Don't give up (I find no better joke)... a lot of what is involved physically in guitar playing amounts to coordination between all elements of hands, elbows and fingers, mind etc.

Read more about how you should hold a guitar in a best way!

69 comments:

  1. thank you for the kind comment :)

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  2. mekasih atas komennya gen...

    kogh gitarnya kayak kayu jati....

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  3. @ Reza Saputra : senada sama kang biskut :P
    @ biskut : weleehh.. meneketehe :(

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  4. waduh.. piye cara makainya tuh...

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  5. kira2 tuh gitar harganya berapa yah?
    atau jangan2 ga dijual :)

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  6. thanks gan kunjungannya....! waH GITarnya uniq banget yahh

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  7. wah kalo dah depan tv terus ada bantal, aku berarti dah masuk ke comfort zone

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  8. saya paling seneng main gitar sob, walau masih amatiran, kalau dah gitaran sampai lupa jadwal ngeblog.. pokoknya comfort zone banget .. :D

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  9. koq pada ngomongin gitar sih?? *laaah gw juga*
    kan yang ditulis tentang comfort zone.. hehehe

    boleh diterangin nggak, hubungan comfort zone sama gitar bergagang banyak itu?
    #dikeplak gara2 ngomong gitar lagi

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  10. @ John Terro : huaduh, mana saiia tau kang :p
    @ Attayaya : sama banged nii sama saiia :( :p
    @ Dwi : bener kang, kalu uda kena gitar, lupa ngapa2in..

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  11. Gitar kadang bsa menjadi alat inspirasi juga, keren sob gitarnya hehehe...

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  12. @ Gaphe : wkwkwkwkwk.. iia kang.. pan saiia lagi ngBhs, gmn enaknya megang gitar.. posisinya gtu.. ;) yg paling enak iia kan yg paling comfort menurut kitanya... gmn kang, bener gag?!?! :p seperti yg saiia bilang di post sebelumnya..

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  13. @ yahya faqih : setuju saiia kang :)

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  14. jadi bingung mau komen apa....
    lagi bahas apaan si sebenernya? hehehehe

    I thought you just talked about comfort zone rite? using the guitar as an analogy? (hadeeeh bingung deh)
    salam kenal aja deh... I'll try to leave a better comment next time..

    :-D

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    wah,,unik banget tu gitar nya,,
    gimana cara main nya itu....?

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