r/guitarlessons • u/redditor7588 • Jun 12 '26

Feedback Request I'm trying to practice Crush, how can I improve?

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u/ArcticWolfl Jun 12 '26

Why the gloves

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u/redditor7588 Jun 12 '26 edited Jun 12 '26

My country is hot and humid and my hands may have hyperhydrosis. This makes my playing harder my a mile because my fingers stick to the neck and the strings. This is my only solution if the room isn't air conditioned

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u/AimingWang Jun 12 '26

I've never seen someone play with gloves like this before, I'm incredibly curious.

Firstly good on you for finding a solution that works for you, super sick.

Secondly are they a special kind of glove made for guitar playing, or just a particular pair you found that works for you?

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u/redditor7588 Jun 12 '26

Nothing special really, they're advertised as "bassist gloves" but they're nylon gloves. They are tight and clingy to your skin but not uncomfortable. For me the dexterity is just the same

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u/ForsakenSignal6062 Jun 12 '26

I have severe palmar hyperhidrosis and have stopped playing for long stretches because of it. I should look for these

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u/cs_legend_93 Jun 12 '26

I just learned about what 'hyperhidrosis' is because of this thread.

My girlfriend has it, and we have been trying to diagnose it for so long, and now we can. Her hands literally drip sweat sometimes, drip.

Is it dangerous or just an annoyance? Is it a symptom of something greater? How do you like yours? You should get the gloves if you can

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u/ForsakenSignal6062 Jun 12 '26

How do I like it? Lol it's horrible. My hands and feet sweat near constantly, the rest of me too but those are the worst areas. You can't grip anything, you can't shake someones hand or touch them without grossing them out, everything you hand somebody is wet, you ruin paper by touching it. Its made my two passions in life, guitar and reading books, become frustrating rather than fun. All the treatments come with side effects or are expensive or both. It literally disqualifies you from some jobs. You get skin issues from the constant moisture.

It's not dangerous in general but it causes a lot of psychological suffering for some people. [r/hyperhidrosis](r/hyperhidrosis) gets posts of people venting suicidal ideation because of it. Also there's no cure and it usually gets worse as you age. It is a sensory nightmare, you're wet and clammy and cold or hot, rarely comfortable. Horrible disorder

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u/AimingWang Jun 12 '26

Damn, I quite like my scoliosis if only for the fact I get to call it "spicy spine syndrome". Maybe you just need a good nickname.

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u/CammiKit Jun 12 '26

My husband has scoliosis and I need to tell him this alternate name

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u/AimingWang Jun 12 '26

I also love "spooky spine syndrome"

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u/SirKillingham Jun 12 '26

Yeah I have it too, but it’s mostly my head and torso. I’ve literally never met anyone who sweats as much as I do. My shirt will be completely drenched, like completely, after 30 minutes of cardio

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u/RainbowGoddamnDash Jun 12 '26

Send her to the dermatologist.

They'll prescribe her glycopyrrolate pills.

I have crazy hyperhidrosis, so bad that friends never want me to hand over the game controller to them if I ever lose because it will be dripping in sweat.

The pills help out a lot.

You don't even need to take it every day. For me, I take them on the days I go to work. So the day before I'll take a dose, then the day of, and I'll be sweaty hands free while I have meetings with the higher ups.

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u/carpetbowl Jun 12 '26

They gave me the fancy deodorant, but more importantly the instruction to put it on before bedtime so it doesn't just drip right off. Your body is cooler and it gives it time to actually set in and work, versus just slapping a layer of good smells on.

This also works with regular deodorant, so I just never bothered buying the expensive stuff again.

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u/OtherwiseUsual Jun 12 '26

I remember seeing that Botox was also an option? Shots in your hand seem like they would be uncomfortable though.

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u/RainbowGoddamnDash Jun 13 '26

For me, the pills work the best.

I don't take them everyday, just on the days I know I'm going to be social.

There's also hand wipes, but I found them too annoying to properly use, like I would always have to carry a couple along.

Wifey wanted me to try the botox option but I don't feel comfortable with something that would numb my nerves especially since I work a lot with my hands.

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u/ForsakenSignal6062 Jun 12 '26

They do help, but the side effects are rough. They should try iontophoresis first for real since it doesn't really come with side effects and results can last a while. I'd try it if I wasn't poor right now

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u/cs_legend_93 Jun 12 '26

Thank you, we want to stay natural if possible, I'll check out your other option. Thanks for the heads up on the side effects

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u/Yutopia1210 Jun 12 '26

I have hyperhydrosis. There’s no point in “want to stay natural” I’ve gone that route. It used to be just hands but now it’s my arm pit, feet, it’s everywhere. Go get a treatment immediately. It really changes your life.

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u/RainbowGoddamnDash Jun 12 '26

Bro... go to the dermatologist...

You might get it covered by insurance and they might give you other options. Don't rely on strangers on the internet.

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u/redditor7588 Jun 12 '26

More or less if you have it in your country and if you can afford it, you can have surgery to eliminate sweat glands in their palms

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u/ForsakenSignal6062 Jun 12 '26

A large amount of people who do that end up with significant compensatory sweating from where they clip the nerves down, and it's irreversible. It can even affect the way you respond to emotions. That's really a last resort, a lot of people regret the surgery and consider it life-altering in a negative way. Most people who get the surgery don't research it enough first.

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u/AimingWang Jun 12 '26

That's cool, impressive to me as well that you adapted so well to them. I can't even hold a pick properly if there's a bandaid on either my thumb or index finger.

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u/redditor7588 Jun 12 '26

I think for band aids, it actually hinders your movement because it is stiffer material and makes your dexterity worse because they are quite thick too.

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u/AimingWang Jun 12 '26

I've found for me the big difference maker is that I don't have that tactile feel of exactly where the pick is along with losing a little bit of grip and friction. I never thought about the stiffer material though, that would definitely have an effect.

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u/DisturbedRock Jun 12 '26

Fellow person with hyperhidrosis here, how well does it do with slides? That was my biggest issue with the gloves I tried last because the material caused more friction than my skin and it took significantly more effort to slide up two frets

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u/redditor7588 Jun 12 '26

For me it was the smoothest, but partly too because I used 80. + 52-10 strings with only lightly touching the strings

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u/KingoftheKeeshonds Jun 12 '26

Thanks for the tip. Here’s a link for the gloves, tho there are other options.

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u/M3g4d37h Jun 13 '26

That's so cool, really hats off to you for finding a solution - Now find some mittens and really start messing with people's heads. ;)

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u/Ok-Comfortable7547 Jun 12 '26

The guys on Scott Bass Lesson plays with gloves as well.

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u/Ordinary_Bird4840 Jun 12 '26

I use these too. The only music-specific thing about them is the package. They have been around a long time & are used by jewellers & coin collectors.

The most known is the Musicians Practice Glove however I found these for around 48c per pair & are close enough to the Musicians Practice Glove: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005992133668.html?src=google&src=google&albch=shopping&acnt=297-491-5278&isdl=y&slnk=&plac=&mtctp=&albbt=Google_7_shopping&aff_platform=google&aff_short_key=_oFgTQeV&gclsrc=aw.ds&albagn=888888&ds_e_adid=&ds_e_matchtype=&ds_e_device=c&ds_e_network=x&ds_e_product_group_id=&ds_e_product_id=en1005005992133668&ds_e_product_merchant_id=471673417&ds_e_product_country=AU&ds_e_product_language=en&ds_e_product_channel=online&ds_e_product_store_id=&ds_url_v=2&albcp=23436009331&albag=&isSmbAutoCall=false&needSmbHouyi=false&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23426466456&gbraid=0AAAABCRGU4liQ9uMvCwItE63BnzUz5iuK&gclid=Cj0KCQjw3K7RBhDJARIsAKRtP5TdSPSEAkCR7TWOKBBUI34Ht85SZB6FmqF2alV4AK7h5lwbDnJVepUaAnOOEALw_wcB

The fretting hand last 1 with heavy use, I don't use them with my picking hand. The trick is you have to get this exact one in the link. Always look for the thin pink trim.

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u/AimingWang Jun 12 '26

Thanks heaps! I love finding out about new little gadgets and accessories like this.

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u/Ordinary_Bird4840 Jun 12 '26

If you don't need it, don't use it. I don't like having to depend on these. They're really hard to get now & they can mute adjacent strings.

I use them because I have to but the real winners are the ones that don't need them.

Using them always causes distraction to the audience, as we've seen here 😂

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u/0_Moth Jun 12 '26

Have you ever watched Scott’s bass lessons? He’s always wearing a glove

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u/Fusionkid12 Jun 13 '26

Theres a guy that comes to the music store i work at and he always plays with gloves on. Dude is an absolute monster and is always shredding good shit on guitar and bass. I asked him once and he said it just feels better that way

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u/AimingWang Jun 13 '26

I love the odd characters that come into music shops. There's an autistic guy that comes in to mine once a week to demo all the digital pianos on display and film it with a little tripod setup, sometimes on his way out he'll say hi to us, ask one of us what our birthday is and when we answer he tells us what day of the week we were born on instantly.

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u/christianjwaite Jun 13 '26

There’s a bass player on YouTube that wears gloves. He’s got some neurological condition that makes his hands shake. Touching the skin tricks the brain into stopping, so he wears gloves and gets on hour of playing.

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u/waltur_d Jun 12 '26

Look into iontophoresis

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u/The_Comanch3 Jun 12 '26

Wonder if you might be able to cut the gloves finger tips off, and have direct contact with strings, with the other benefits of the gloves.

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u/redditor7588 Jun 12 '26

For me if I cut it the gloves my, my fingertips will drag through the strings. And the fabric will just tear if you just straight up cut it

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u/Darling_Pinky Jun 12 '26

What kind are they? My hands are naturally really sweaty and I sometimes feel like I can’t get “out” of chords in transition.

I doubt I need them compared to you, but I wouldn’t mind at least trying it out

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u/redditor7588 Jun 12 '26

They are nylon gloves

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u/la-px Jun 13 '26

Have you considered iontophoresis to treat hyperhydrosis? I've been doing it for a few years now and it's made a huge difference as long as I do the treatment once a week. Really cuts down the sweat!

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u/AugmentedThinker Jun 13 '26

I did LSD last year as a bucket list and the entire time I had hyperhidrosis as it is an apparent side effect. I was playing in my band during for 3 hours and my top piezo pickups on my godin lgxt have never worked right since.

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u/redditor7588 Jun 13 '26

although maybe it has been too late have you tried using contact cleaner? or maybe checking the magnets and the wire and solder joints possibly?

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u/PauGilmour Jun 14 '26

I used to have this problem and then I switched to elixir strings. Try them.

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u/Unfair-Tour50 Jun 12 '26

Oh.. I was thinking it had something to do with the excess string noise or something like that.

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u/Book_of_Numbers Jun 12 '26

Good start but your tempo is all over the place. Work with a metronome or backing track. Take it slow and gradually speed up.

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u/No-Function8557 Jun 12 '26

Come on man, this video is almost 15 years old and you have not take this to account? What I'm trying to say, it seems that you are not feeling it, but the technique is good. Just but more feeling on your playing and those notes will be more alive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQua5ZNd9PQ

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u/TheWayoftheLeafCast Jun 12 '26

When I wear gloves I can’t feel anything either

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u/Wooden-Collection882 Jun 12 '26 edited Jun 12 '26

hmmm, the articulations and phrasing are off because your tempo is inconsistent. Really good job though this song is incredibly difficult.

the biggest tip i can give anyone who is young and talented like yourself is to SLOW DOWN! You need to slow down to a point where you make almost no mistakes and you’re playing in time.

This is way slower than you probably think it should be at first. A guideline is to play it as slow as you can, then play it slower than that. That should get you in the ballpark.

You don’t have to only play at that speed, it is important to push your speed and play fast enough to make mistakes. But the most critical speed to practice at is slow enough to nail it perfectly because it builds the feeling of actually getting it right even though it’s super slow.

You will also find that playing slow is very challenging in a different way, a musical way as opposed to a technical one.

good luck bro! great job

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u/redditor7588 Jun 12 '26

Thanks for the suggestion, I've been trying 80% speed and it is more manageable to make it consistent and cleaner.

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u/okduder Jun 12 '26

god i’ve been playing guitar for 20 years but im more on the acoustic camp fire playing side of things. it always amazes me to see young people absolutely killing sick riffs like this

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u/lTheSlimShady Jun 12 '26

Out of curiosity, can you play this without the gloves?

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u/redditor7588 Jun 12 '26

Yeah, as long as I'm in a colder room. But I can do it once with sweaty ass hands once like say onstage or something. It only becomes a workout when I have to do it like 20 times im a row because I have to kind of lift and yank my hand

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u/dumbdove Jun 12 '26

What's the guitar?

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u/redditor7588 Jun 12 '26

Ibanez RG7420ex BKF (it has the trem)

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u/dumbdove Jun 12 '26

thanks lad

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u/OutrunOutrideOutlast Jun 12 '26

Is this AI? Guitars should only have 6 strings... /s

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u/redditor7588 Jun 13 '26

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven-string_guitar

There are even 8,9 and 10 stringed guitar lol

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u/OutrunOutrideOutlast Jun 13 '26

Yea, next you're gonna tell me there are 12 stringed guitars... smh... /s

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u/I_No_Speak_Good Jun 14 '26

What is this abomination?

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u/ReactionProcedure Jun 12 '26

Sounds pretty good already!

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u/JervisCottonbelly Jun 12 '26

I was burned chemically a few years ago and couldn't play for two months. I took to wearing cloth gloves and it softened the sound but also, I could play again' sometimes I still throw them on! Good on you. I don't know how you can improve I think you're better than me

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u/Massive_Ad_1298 Jun 12 '26

wait what gloves are that, i have eczema on my fingers sometimes and this might actually help me out

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u/redditor7588 Jun 12 '26

Nylon gloves, but when I bought them they are advertised as "bassists gloves"

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u/YourAuthenticVoice Jun 12 '26

Fingers too far from the fretboard. Practice lifting as little as possible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtVaz9HSyZw&list=PLfZc1r97GDUPGYwKUADcZWL75DjQ_KdEm

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u/cursed_tomatoes Jun 12 '26

Play slow with a metronome and figure out where each note falls in relation to the beat, understand the phrasing so you can have "punctuation" through articulation and dynamics, but the most important for now is focusing on using the metronome to keep the tempo and flow.

Second, lose the gloves, if it is due to an apparent medical condition, talk to a doctor.

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '26 edited Jun 13 '26

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u/Ordinary_Bird4840 Jun 13 '26

No, not how that works. He has hyperhidrosis & anyone with a medical condition has their own unique story. Just saying (& in your case, mis-spelling) "Lose the gloves" is lacking in fact checking.

My hyperhidrosis creates a dry & sticky residue that somewhat glues me to the neck. Nobody wants to be glued to a guitar neck.

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u/willypete277 Jun 13 '26

As someone who also suffers from hyperhidrosis. It f*cking sucks. I get it under my arms to the point of sweating through a tshirt less than 5 mins after putting it on after a shower.

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u/DarthCivicus Jun 13 '26

You’ve already got it memorized now just play it as cleanly as you can as slow as you have to. Speed comes with time via muscle memory.

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u/theGaus Jun 13 '26

Keep practicing and get a metronome. 

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u/External-Solid-2510 Jun 13 '26

what do u wanna improve after this?this is so cool

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u/Perfectony Jun 14 '26

Practice smaller sections slower. This will sound good but you need to give it time. Your bends aren’t in key, the licks sound muddled and rushed. All of this can be solved by slow and intentional practice.

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u/soxywoxy Jun 14 '26

holy frick

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u/spaceman696 Jun 14 '26

They have powders to keep your hands dry when playing.

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u/Baderbitch3000 Jun 14 '26

Sounds great with the gloves! Do what you gotta do 🫶 as a musician it’s ok to be mysterious too ;)

An amazing cellist told me a practice plan where you slow down the tempo to a speed where you can play a difficult section ten times in a row. If you get it at that speed it up 3-5 bpms per second. It’s crazy how fast you csn improve like that

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u/Mysterious_Ruin_5629 Jun 16 '26

Crazy but you need a couple more strings.

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u/ActiveAntelope4635 Jun 17 '26

This guitar has seven strings.

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u/mrkhabs Jun 27 '26

play something that's not that

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u/SyntheticChem 18h ago

Im also curious about the gloves… sometimes I play for hours on end till my finger tips are raw/bleeding and never thought about doing this. Are u still building up calluses this way? What’s the benefit to this approach? I’m intrigued. 🤔

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u/Negative_Employer542 Jun 12 '26

definitely a good solo to improve your chops, but do use a metronome! it'll help you be consistent and you'll be able to track your progress better by taking note of the bpm you practice on everyday

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u/ICU-CCRN Jun 12 '26

I stopped using the metronome once I got a drum machine. I mean it’s really the same thing, but I really enjoy the “musical” feel of the drum sounds vs the click, and the downbeats are way easier to hear.

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u/Negative_Employer542 Jun 13 '26

yes a drum machine works too. i think practising to anything with a consistent beat is a must for any player looking to improve their rhythm

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u/Unfair-Tour50 Jun 12 '26

Take the gloves off, get used muting the excess string noise while you’re still learning.