How Do You Strum?

Reckless · Post by **Reckless** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 2:35 am

I was strumming with mostly my wrist (my forearm didnt move much, it just kind of twisted my wrist back and forth, but my forearm didnt have much up and down movement)
but I've been seeing some of the videos that have been posted, and it looks like a lot of you keep your wrist pretty much stiff and just move the forearm up and down (i've heard a much cleaner sound playing this way)
so is there a certain way to be strumming? or is it just preference?

2StepGranny · Post by **2StepGranny** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 4:36 am

It's all with what you're comfortable with. Both my Forearm and wrist move, almost like Dave, but nearly as cool looking

But along those lines.

the_drewster · Post by **the_drewster** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 11:59 am

I've always had a problem with strumming. I sometimes wonder whether it has anything to do with me being left handed playing a right handed guitar. Beginners books usually state moving from the elbow.

seth_southerland · Post by **seth_southerland** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 12:06 pm

yeah it is, cuz left-handed people are weird

Speenis · Post by **Speenis** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 12:56 pm

2StepGranny wrote:It's all with what you're comfortable with. Both my Forearm and wrist move, almost like Dave, but nearly as cool looking But along those lines.

same here, I kinda move my whole arm cuz I get really into it sometimes

Matty Boom · Post by **Matty Boom** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 2:07 pm

i don't always strum, a lot of the times i will have paper plates and tape picks to them and drop them at certain points in teh song down at the strings, usually gives a pretty decent sound

seth_southerland · Post by **seth_southerland** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 2:09 pm

lol, ass

hcole · Post by **hcole** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 2:12 pm

Matty Boom wrote:i don't always strum, a lot of the times i will have paper plates and tape picks to them and drop them at certain points in teh song down at the strings, usually gives a pretty decent sound

Dude, you've been on a roll lately. Between this and the post about laying your strings on the ground and playing without em I don't know how much more I can handle.

Matty Boom · Post by **Matty Boom** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 2:29 pm

you should see how i play the harmonica

seth_southerland · Post by **seth_southerland** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 2:30 pm

not a pleasant thought

eks8597 · Post by **eks8597** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 3:01 pm

I'm right handed and I play with a left handed guitar.

borocks · Post by **borocks** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 3:21 pm

seth_southerland wrote:yeah it is, cuz left-handed people are weird

we ain't

2StepGranny · Post by **2StepGranny** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 6:11 pm

BigSpeen3436 wrote:
2StepGranny wrote:It's all with what you're comfortable with. Both my Forearm and wrist move, almost like Dave, but nearly as cool looking But along those lines.
same here, I kinda move my whole arm cuz I get really into it sometimes

Yeah, I definitely have to get into some songs, so it helps to move most of my arm and wrist while strumming

Wait a minute........ NO AVATAR?!?! What happened?

MWR · Post by **MWR** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 6:26 pm

Technically you should use the wrist with only a slight bit of forearm movemant. If you have these big exagerated strums your wasting a lot of energy. Of course there's exceptions to every rule.
If your doing really fast stumming or tremelo picking than the wrist should be stiff and the forearm should do the work.
Whatever sounds good and feels comfortable.

seth_southerland · Post by **seth_southerland** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 1:31 am

yeah you are