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Video Question: Numbed and Sore Fingers

October 10th, 2007 - Brandon says, "I was wondering if there was any way to cut down on the amount of numbness i get in my left hand after practicing on my guitar? I only recently started playing and have found the numbness on my fingertips to be a nuisance at my job. Any suggestions or comments would be appreciated :)"

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Other Video Responses:

Bending Strings - September 10th, 2007 (3 minutes, 13 seconds)
ChipC asks "Really like your lessons, I have a question on bending. I watched your lesson, are you rotating your wrist and keeping your fingers locked in to bend the string or are you pushing the string up with your fingers, when you were doing the 7th fret, 3rd string bends...I think I read somewhere that you were suppose to twist the wrist somehow or use the wrist to create the bend...but I'm not sure and wanted to get the word from you." View Response
Bluegrass and Chords - April 26th, 2007 (1 minutes, 30 seconds)
Jebo asks: "I was wondering how you can take a chord, just a regular sounding one, and give it a "bluegrassy" feel. I am trying to play tab from bluegrass songs but it doesn't sound like Bluegrass at all." View Response
- July 11th, 2008 (4 minutes, 40 seconds)
Lespauljr asks, "I have noticed that a lot of heavy metal guitarists use the Floyd Rose Whammy Bar system. It seems to give them quite a unique and very "Metal" sound. I am looking to blend the sounds of Heavy Metal and Country to achieve a unique voice. So my question to you is...How can I install a Floyd Rose Whammy Bar system on my acoustic guitar? Jamplay rocks always! Vaya con Dios, lespauljr" View Response
Modes - July 9th, 2008 (1 minutes, 12 seconds)
john873 asks, "Lets say we are improvising in the key of G Dorian, I want to begin moving down the fretboard to get some higher notes. When i move up to the A Phrygian position do i continue to use G as my root note; or instead, do i switch to A?" View Response
Pentatonic Scale Help - March 17th, 2008 (6 minutes, 25 seconds)
Rsherman1980 says, "Hey Brad, Great videos! Is the a minor pentatonic scale the only 5 position scale? Can you play minor pentatonic in different keys? If so do they follow the same pattern?" View Response