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Palm muting help + extra question (lemmings.world)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Hello everybody

So i heard people do this thing called palm muting and it sounds awesom I want to learn. I tried it with pick.

Downstrum is ok i can do it but whats with the up strum? Is it possible or is there a technique to up strum while palm muting or guitarist dont do that and im just dumb

The extra question is about tuning. When I tune my guitar. Sometimes the tuner show that the tune is almost half a tune higher than it should be.

When the guitar used or after used the strings stretch right so the tune should be lower not higher right? So why is it higher? Its just poking me why this happen

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago (3 children)

It really depends on the guitar you have. If you have a floating tremolo you can't do muting as any pressure on the bridge will make the guitar go sharp.

For other types, muting while doing alternate picking is possible. Try something like the Peter Gunn Theme on the low E string for practice.

For the tuning issue, it might be that your tuners are cheap or that the nut is pinching the strings. Try grinding a little graphite from a pencil and rubbing it into the nut slots, it helps with the sticking.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If you have a floating tremolo you can't do muting as any pressure on the bridge will make the guitar go sharp.

The entire metal genre disagrees with you. You just need to hold your palm a little farther away from the bridge saddle, closer to bridge posts. And you also don't need to actually apply pressure on the strings, no more so than when your playing harmonics with your fretting hand.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I guess some people are pickier than others about tuning, probably why I don't play floating trem guitars much any more.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I certainly respect a good ear for tuning, it really sucks when the people you're playing with both don't have a good ear, and refuse to acknowledge what everyone around them is saying about it. Just between my Floyd Rose bridge and regular Strat/PRS style bridges, I've never palm muted my way out of tune. And I've definitely gone out of tune by using those floating bridges so it's not a lack of awareness.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago

I just did a little experiment for science. Washburn N4 with a Kahler floating abomination. It's hard to get a good read on the muted notes for obvious reasons but they're roughly 5-10 cents sharp on the low E. It's not much, especially for a beginner but a beginner might use more pressure than I am.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Well i dont have tremolo but ita interesting to know about that.

I will try the graphite, and the song looks fun to try it

[–] rug_burn 0 points 10 months ago

While you're technically correct, the same goes for fretting, especially when playing barre chords, as the downward pressure of your fretting, you're putting tension on the bridge this way as well. It's best to not worry about it, chances are you're not going to notice the slight change from palm muting. If you notice a change in pitch, practice your technique until it goes away.