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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 2:15 pm

Any advice on playing standing up? I can't seem to be able to move my fingers fast, and I can't palm-mute very well.

Advice?

Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:02 pm

how low do you have your guitar...the lower your guitar is the harder it will be to play with your fret hand but its easier on your pick hand

slaytalera

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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 1:54 am

It takes time. Just practice playing while standing up, I just recently learned to actually "play" while standing up after a few months of only sitting down. And also slaytalera is right, the lower your guitar, the harder. But when I pull mine up to a good level, it looks like I play for the Beatles... Anways, yeah just practice.

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:06 am

Deathsnyper

It takes time. Just practice playing while standing up, I just recently learned to actually "play" while standing up after a few months of only sitting down. And also slaytalera is right, the lower your guitar, the harder. But when I pull mine up to a good level, it looks like I play for the Beatles... Anways, yeah just practice.

yeah just keep at it, it may be hard to mute or fret at first, but then it gets easier, or you can take the john petrucci route, and rest ur foot on your monitor while you play

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xAlaskax

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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:36 am

Deathsnyper

It takes time. Just practice playing while standing up, I just recently learned to actually "play" while standing up after a few months of only sitting down. And also slaytalera is right, the lower your guitar, the harder. But when I pull mine up to a good level, it looks like I play for the Beatles... Anways, yeah just practice.

Yeah it does look a little funny, but I play with my guitar kinda high up. It makes it a lot easier to play quickly and pretty much anything else you'll want to do.

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:41 am

I've been practicing it while playing Bark at the Moon (helps me with picking and palm-muting fast) while standing up and i found the height where it's perfect, for me, at. Right along my hip.

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sushi phish

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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 4:26 pm

i wear mine pretty low. but i hold the neck pretty far up so it's not that hard

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 4:29 pm

don't wear your strap low and tilt the guitar up so you can play faster it might not work for palm muting though

iamyourkiller

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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 12:38 am

iamyourkiller

don't wear your strap low and tilt the guitar up so you can play faster it might not work for palm muting though

Yeah, I'm still messing around... Seeing what I can reach and play in different positions.

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 6:53 pm

It depends on what you play.

Lead/Soloing
Keep guitar high up.

Rhythm
Guitar can be low, not too low.

Both
Find a comfortable guitar. Or keep it high and as close as you do sitting down.

May look gay high up, but it works.

Play whats comfortable to you.