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• dennis Montreal, QuebecModerator

  April 2007 Posts: 2,161

  the trick is to block the G string with the left hand fingers (however you can).. and with the right hand use more range of motion so in the event u accidently hit the G string, it will be muted and you're guaranteed to get both strings

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• robertsaunders Brookline, MA✭✭✭✭ 2007 Gitane DB-255

  April 2007 Posts: 244

  dennis wrote:

  the trick is to block the G string with the left hand fingers (however you can).. and with the right hand use more range of motion so in the event u accidently hit the G string, it will be muted and you're guaranteed to get both strings

  
  Thanks Dennis,
  
  I wondered actually if that was "allowed." I found that damping the 3rd string with my thumb works quite well at that. Which begs another question:
  
  What about 2-string tremoloing on 2nd - 3rd, or 3rd - 4th strings, etc.? Is the solution always with the left hand? I've dampened strings that way since day one, but wasn't sure if it's kosher in GJ technique.
  
  -Rob
• dennis Montreal, QuebecModerator

  April 2007 Posts: 2,161

  it's a general rule for guitar, whenever you find yourself in a situation where unwanted string noise may occur (to the point where it becomes irritating), you find a way to mute the strings...
  
  that's also how you play octaves, you block every single unwanted string and whack all the strings with the right hand, it's what igves that extra percussive punch

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• robertsaunders Brookline, MA✭✭✭✭ 2007 Gitane DB-255

  April 2007 Posts: 244

  dennis wrote:

  it's a general rule for guitar, whenever you find yourself in a situation where unwanted string noise may occur (to the point where it becomes irritating), you find a way to mute the strings...
  
  that's also how you play octaves, you block every single unwanted string and whack all the strings with the right hand, it's what igves that extra percussive punch

  
  I do indeed use that technique with octaves, i.e., strum with a pick, damping unwanted noise, rather than w/thumb like Wes or fingers...so it looks like GJ ain't all that different an animal from straight-ahead (my bag) then. There's hope for me!
  
  Thanks again,
  
  -Rob