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Duncanpup

(12,860 posts)
Sun Mar 24, 2024, 11:02 AM Mar 24

Lyx pro guitars great for new players.

The youngster age 11 who’s been coming to my free lessons on Sunday scored lyx pro S.B. It is there single cut series $200 off Amazon brand new.

This is first time I got to check it out he has had it since Thursday. Scale it weighs in around 9.75 mahogany body and only thing will do today is a set up change string replace toggle selector switch dress the frets that’s it.

For $200 mister has scored i am really happy for him. Kiddo was so excited when he showed up with guitar getting out his moms car I’m giving him gig bag to haul it around in.

So if you have young guitarist in your life Check these out they have strat and tele series as well.

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Lyx pro guitars great for new players. (Original Post) Duncanpup Mar 24 OP
Wish I could try again EYESORE 9001 Mar 24 #1
For The Right Hand... ProfessorGAC Mar 25 #2

EYESORE 9001

(25,941 posts)
1. Wish I could try again
Sun Mar 24, 2024, 11:19 AM
Mar 24

I picked up a nondescript six-string over 50 years ago and got recently proficient on the basic chords. I was out to sea with a lot of time on my hands, practicing for hours, developing calluses on my fretting fingertips. In a careless moment, I pressed the thinnest string at an odd angle and broke the callus deeper than I liked. Took two months to heal properly, by which time I was reluctant to get back up on that particular horse.

All considered, my left hand is still in decent shape, but I would have to pace myself with the right hand, which has endured many years of repetitive motion, and I don’t want to develop carpal tunnel at this stage of life. I may explore more ‘ergonomic’ ways to make noises.

ProfessorGAC

(65,076 posts)
2. For The Right Hand...
Mon Mar 25, 2024, 08:47 PM
Mar 25

...there are ways to strum by working the whole lower arm from the elbow. No stress on the wrist.
And, there are ways to pick individual notes using only the fingers to move the pick. It's not as fast & versatile, but it works.
I've seen YouTube videos describing both. Here's a guy that has videos for people with physical limitations.

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I do think it best to avoid fingerstyle though. Lots of great fingerstyle players have experienced bouts of tendinitis and that sounds like a bad thing for you
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