Name: How To Adjust Guitar Neck Angle For Best Playing Position
Uploaded: 2020-12-17T14:20:41+00:00
Duration: 44 s
Description: When you hold your guitar, there are almost an infinite number of possible neck angles you could use. While there are no right or wrong neck angles, you’ll want to find the neck angle that works best

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Beginner Guitar Adjust Adjustment Lessons Tips Experiment Neck NeckAngle Position SetUp

When you hold your guitar, there are almost an infinite number of possible neck angles you could use. While there are no right or wrong neck angles, you’ll want to find the neck angle that works best for you at any given moment. As you get better at playing guitar, you’ll be able to move your guitar neck around wildly and still hit every note, but today we are just trying to find a good starting / home point. To find your best position, experiment with every neck angle, from 0° (neck parallel to the floor) to 90° (neck perpendicular to the floor). Don’t expect your experimentation to give you the best answer right away. You’ll want to continue to experiment for months, constantly micro-adjusting up and down. A few things you’ll want to think about as you experiment and adjust are 1) is this position comfortable? if its not comfortable, adjust! 2) can i slide my hand comfortably up and down the section of neck that i am using? 3) can i make the chords i want to use comfortably? 4) can my fingers reach all the notes i want to use? 5) can i pick and strum the strings i want to play comfortably? 6) did i mention comfort? playing guitar should be the most comfortable thing you do all day, and if there is even the slightest discomfort anywhere, adjust! Everyones body is unique, and every guitar is unique, so it just takes a while to adjust your guitar to your body.

For me, my ideal playing position is with the sound hole (or middle pickup) over my belly button, and the neck angle adjusted so that when i look at the 2 DOTS marker, and line-of-sight eyeball the frets on each side of the dots, they appear to be perfectly parallel to each other. This is just a starting / home position. As soon as i start playing, the guitar neck angle starts getting micro-adjusted constantly as i need to make certain chords or hit certain notes.