Fretboard Bites: Vaseline magic! How to play fast.
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- Опубліковано 28 січ 2022
- How to play fast! Here's a top tip you might enjoy... Have you ever wondered why professionals sometimes touch their forehead or nose just prior to performing a piece? It's to get the grease! A small amount of the grease can help the right hand finger tips glide over the treble strings and is particularly useful when wanting to play fast with cold hands. I forgot to add in the video that I rub my fingers on the back of my left hand so that I don't get the vaseline on the flesh of my right hand thumb - I don't really want the vaseline getting into the winding of the bass strings. Some of you might remember the virtuoso Nicola Hall from the 1980s? She was the first person I ever saw using vaseline. Of course, it's not the done thing for "ladies" to be accessing pools of grease on the face, and we wouldn't want cosmetic gunk all over the finger tips either, so that's why we use vaseline!
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Your smile says you really enjoy passing on your tips and knowledge. Lovely! 🥰
I've been doing this for 20 years! lol
I swipe each string with it each time I change my strings, and then every few weeks I will use a scuff pad to clean the strings, and reapply vaseline. They sound better, they feel better, they last longer and they genuinely increase speed and general movement. Many, many years ago, I had a set of elixirs which were expensive, then I thought "why don't I just coat my strings myself", tried it and have never skipped a pair since.
I also realized I can buy budget sets like Musician's Gear for just a few dollars a set, and after I coat them which makes the metal more pliable, it feels like a set that costs 20-$25. I've shared this tip with countless other players for the last 20 years.
Thank you sir for your advice. I am a beginner - intermediate player. And I am sure it will help me a lot. Thank you for your time. 🙏🙏 You can check my channel also and can tell me how can I improve my playing.
Now I know ! Thanks, I had wondered why some people touch their forehead before playing as it seemed an odd habit to have before performing....
Thank you Fiona !!! My right hand feels less tiresome and more livelier than ever before. Thank you !
Wonderful!
Yes you are right. I have seen the movement to the forehead several times but nerver understood way they are doing it . Many thanks for this tip!
//Tobias
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Great tip ty. Definitely giving it a try.
Fiona, Bravó, Péter, Congratulations,!!!!!!
Thanks for the tip. I’ll give it a go. Angel Romero has an instruction DVD out and show this ‘secret’ using a little facial oil. It’s been a long time since watching it, but I believe he does this for a better tone, if the nails are overly dry. Like I said I’m going to give it go, but I’m a little leery about putting any petroleum product on my guitar. I have a sheet of that clear plastic material that is sometimes used for pick guards. I’ll cut a little piece to put on the guitar. Great idea about rubbing your nails over the back of the left hand, using the smallest amount necessary. Wonder if this will shorten the life of the strings? A big Thank You!
I also wonder, how long do the strings live after vaseline treatment.
@@sfgylk34u_57 I experimented. It’s such minute amount of vasoline following her suggestions, that I think if you wipe down your strings after playing it won’t make that much difference in terms of longevity or tone.
Hi Larry, by rubbing the vaseline onto the back of my LH hand - I keep it off the RH thumb and it only spreads to the RH finger tips. This way, the vaseline is kept away from the bass strings and only really transfers to the nylon strings. The strings don't then prematurely lose their vibrancy! I think I forgot to say that in the video. Also, I have had a number of concert guitars, but the vaseline has not harmed any of them, ever! However - there's always a first! so yes, it's wise to be cautious. I'll have to source the Pepe Romero ... I. didn't know about this DVD.
Hi! I just replied to you via Larry's comment!
@@fionaharrison7132 Thanks so much Fiona for the kind reply! Thanks so much for all your videos!
can I use vaseline for removing friction from strings on nuts?
Hmm I'm not sure I really follow what you mean. I think you can use it on the cogs of the tuning pegs if they get really stiff and need a little attention.
hallelujah! Yes. Or if you're all out, live you can use the nose grease.. Not a joke.
ha ha! I try not to if I'm wearing cosmetics!!