Then you're doing something wrong, the right way is supposed to be easier

there's no right way bucko
there's the way THEY say it, there's the way I say it. None of us do it the right or the wrong way, we do it the way we please.

are you going to question tennis legend Bjorn Borg mastery of the game due to his unorthodox tennis play as well?

Electric Acoustic guitars will work just fine for Acoustic and even Distortion of any kind later on.

there's no right way bucko
there's the way THEY say it, there's the way I say it. None of us do it the right or the wrong way, we do it the way we please.

are you going to question tennis legend Bjorn Borg mastery of the game due to his unorthodox tennis play as well?

I know everyone does however they want but it seems so unpratical to use the thumb like that

how can it be more unpractical when I find it much easier and comfortable to do it that way? there's a contradiction there!

Then you must be wearing your guitar really low which is pointless

nope, I have it pretty high actually. And I usually play sitting down.

Sitting down makes that thumb technique even more pointless and painful

Conclusion, either you're abnormal or doing something wrong

Your conclusion is based on what?
Where's the rational logic behind that? How is playing sitting down and with thumb more painful? Because I'm telling you it doesn't hurt at all. YOU are probably doing it wrong, I hardly press my thumb, I'm not doing some strange effort to pull that out.

dude, just so you don't come up with other narrow minded conclusions, I learnt this technique from watching John Frusciante sitting down and playing Under The Bridge.
Are you going to tell John he's doing it wrong? This is the same as the Bjorn Borg analogy.
I repeat, my hands are pretty normal.
I can play a F chord both barre or with thumb.
I rather use the thumb one because a lot of barre chords end up wearing my wrist.

Based on the fact that I've never seen any decent guitarrist who plays sitting down (or with the guitar in a similar position) use the thumb like that


It's not possible

the incomprehensible vs the unfathomable we can sell tickets to this discussion.

He has a point- having your thumb up like that limits your movement range dramatically.

were any of these post incomprehensible Steel? I think you are the one with the reading comprehension problem.

also, hello inri I don't play classical music, moving my fingers around a lot is not part of my interests. Since I CAN PLAY BOTH STYLES, I might use barre for things that require more finger movement, but when I don't, thumb all the way

your argument is no I haven't seen an orthodox player use thumbs.
But I'm unorthodox, and happy this way. That doesn't make me abnormal, I'm not even the only person who plays this way, and not because I've been badly educated but because I work better that way.

it is zany, incomprehensible is a complete exaggeration

what the fuck is barre

and inri get the fuck out of my topic I'm not learning anything from you

what the fuck is barre

and inri get the fuck out of my topic I'm not learning anything from you

Essentially playing open chords and using your finger as a capo to move it up and down the neck.

what the fuck is barre

and inri get the fuck out of my topic I'm not learning anything from you

Because you don't want to

My lesson is: don't do it like shepperd and ryan are telling you to do, it will make things more difficult.

Because you don't want to

My lesson is: don't do it like shepperd and ryan are telling you to do, it will make things more difficult.

 

learn to play barre chords whatever way you like. playing it the classical way is probably easier to start out on (and is more practical if you just want to play rhythm guitar), however playing it the way shepperd and I do has more long term benefits. (especially if you play lead guitar)

Based on the fact that I've never seen any decent guitarrist who plays sitting down (or with the guitar in a similar position) use the thumb like that

It's not possible

im...impossible..

edit: also i'd like to point out that Inri Cheetos invalidated his opinion about guitars a long time ago when he argued that solid state amps were better than tube amps.

I wrote sitting down and decent guitarists. Jimi Hendrix was playing standing up and wearing a strap. The other guy is completely crooked.

Moral of story: If you're not Jimi Hendrix and you value your spine just do it the right way