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Old 10-20-2012, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Tim Bishop View Post
Generally speaking, if you are a fingerstyle player, it helps with your speed. Your fingers are limited to "digging in" at the top of the ramp, thus, you are able to reduce finger drag over the strings as you play.

I personally don't subscribe to the "ramp". I think you can accomplish the same technique without it. However, I do see the logic behind the use of it.
Stanley Clarke, Jaco or even Bill Dickens didn't use ramps except for driving a car up a hill.. lol

You know guys that play faster then them with the right notes? And, is faster than them necessary?
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