вот еще статея от Хесса, про жосткие vs мягкие струны
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Hey Aleksey,
Have you ever considered lowering the action (the height of the strings from your guitar) and using thinner strings in order to increase your speed? If you go to almost any guitar forum and ask the question: "How can I learn to play faster?", you are almost guaranteed to hear someone quote the above advice.
If you believe that following this advice will make you a better guitarist, I want to share with you an excerpt from an article written by one of my best students (Mike Philippov) that addresses this question very well, and explains why it is nothing but a myth.
You can read the full article here:
http://tomhess.net/Articles/MythsAboutGuitarPlaying.aspxEnjoy the excerpt below:
"At first glance this argument (of using low action and thin strings to increase speed) seems to make sense. After all, the thinner the strings and the lower the action, the less resistance your hands encounter when you play, right? Well, what about those virtuoso players who play acoustic guitar or a nylon string guitar with VERY thick strings and high action and yet still display amazing technique? If you check out players such as John McLaughlin, Al DiMeola and a lot of other jazz guitar players you will notice that they do not rely on thin strings and low action to play the way they do. Having virtuoso technique has EVERYTHING to do with using correct technique in practice and developing the required amounts of strength and control. The players mentioned above simply practiced until they developed the required amount of control.
Many people advise using low action and thin strings do so because they experience an "illusion of speed" when they play with thin strings for example. Their hands are able to move faster due to lessened resistance from the strings, but ACCURACY and CONTROL have still not been trained yet. The player therefore simply ends up making a bunch of sloppy noise. Remember, never sacrifice accuracy for speed!
In addition to the above points, thinner strings also give you a much "thinner" tone with very weak sustain. Moreover the low action makes it a little more difficult to sweep pick arpeggios that require lots of finger rolling without having the notes ring together.
Note: This is not to say however that one cannot play at a virtuoso level using low action and thin strings, but it is important to not use these things as a crutch to create the illusion of speed."
If you want to read the full article, you can do so at the link above.
Now that you understand why low action and thin strings only mask sloppy playing and do not get rid of it, what should you be doing now? You should instead be focusing all your energy on the methods that WILL help you become faster, such as accuracy, control, precision, synchronization and relaxing your hands "in between" the notes.
Aleksey, if you are ready to begin transforming your guitar playing today, I am ready to show you how you do this in the shortest amount of time. I am ready to send you your first lesson today, as soon as you select a lesson schedule from the choices on this page:
http://tomhess.net/OrderCorrespondenceGuitarLessons.aspx I hope to hear from you today!
Thanks,
Tom
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