I Called It Quits Today After 7 Years:

SIx String Chef said:
Yup, one finger instead of the academic three... If it works, it works...
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On my 1-3/4" wide Stratocaster, the neck still isn't wide enough for me to hold a conventional 'A' with index, middle and ring - I can only hold that chord with middle, ring and pinky.

On anything less than 1-3/4" width, I have a lot of trouble holding open chords due to the sheer size of my fingertips.
 
Robert, glad your new jobs are working out for you!

I have to play the open A middle, ring, pinky too.

Picks were mentioned a while back - I use the blue Tortex 1.0mm mainly and re-shape the business end with sandpaper.
I put a few light scoring cuts across them with a utility knife too.

I commonly vary my power chord playing in sections of my own "songs" for variety, using the root and 5th, or root,5th and octave, or just the 5th and octave with the ring and pinky finger or double stop with the ring.
Sometimes I play the root and 5th then add/ remove the octave for emphasis.
Pretty common stuff I think as learned from others along the way.

Pulling off or releasing the 5th (or 5th and octave) and double stopping with the index finger becomes the 5th and octave chord of the string below 2 frets down - I find that really useful.

Easy in itself but also a good way to cheat and not move the fretting hand around as much for the fret-board challenged like myself.

I have noticed when intonation is just a little off it really stands out with 5th + octave / double stops.
 
jtcnj said:
Robert, glad your new jobs are working out for you!

I have to play the open A middle, ring, pinky too.

Picks were mentioned a while back - I use the blue Tortex 1.0mm mainly and re-shape the business end with sandpaper.
I put a few light scoring cuts across them with a utility knife too.

I commonly vary my power chord playing in sections of my own "songs" for variety, using the root and 5th, or root,5th and octave, or just the 5th and octave with the ring and pinky finger or double stop with the ring.
Sometimes I play the root and 5th then add/ remove the octave for emphasis.
Pretty common stuff I think as learned from others along the way.

Pulling off or releasing the 5th (or 5th and octave) and double stopping with the index finger becomes the 5th and octave chord of the string below 2 frets down - I find that really useful.

Easy in itself but also a good way to cheat and not move the fretting hand around as much for the fret-board challenged like myself.

I have noticed when intonation is just a little off it really stands out with 5th + octave / double stops.
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Good observations!!!!!
 
So, I've discovered that my obsession with music has really caused me a lot of problems at home. I'm a workaholic in general and I frequently take on more than I can do. I also suffer from tunnel vision.

I am really scaling back the live on-call band support stuff to devote more time to teaching. I am still a working member of Outfall (band) and I have 3 more albums to help them finish.

I've been gone more than I've been home the last two years.
 
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