concerns about guitar body damage

rukshan89 · May 5th, 2009, 03:24 PM

hey

i have recently noticed the way people pick the strings by placing the last few fingers of the picking hand on the body of the guitar near the tone and volume nobs between the pickups .it appears to be damaging the finish of the guitar body.

is this a major concern ,cause it has been driving me nuts seeing other guitarists play my guitar and scratch the shit out of it.

cheers

HvM · May 12th, 2009, 01:15 PM

guitar = girlfriend !

Meat Mincing Machine · May 22nd, 2009, 12:17 PM

How would that damage the finish of the guitar? Unless you have longer nails I don't see how that would cause damage? It'd be interesting to know because I have this habit though I keep my nails short.

May 5th, 2009, 03:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
rukshan89 RUKSHAN Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Dubai Posts: 5	concerns about guitar body damage hey i have recently noticed the way people pick the strings by placing the last few fingers of the picking hand on the body of the guitar near the tone and volume nobs between the pickups .it appears to be damaging the finish of the guitar body. is this a major concern ,cause it has been driving me nuts seeing other guitarists play my guitar and scratch the shit out of it. cheers

May 12th, 2009, 01:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
HvM Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 27	guitar = girlfriend ! __________________ - "Some people see things that are and ask, Why? I dream of things that never were and ask, Why not?" Hugo V. Monteiro: http://www.hugovmonteiro.com - Attick Demons: http://www.attickdemons.com

May 22nd, 2009, 12:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
Meat Mincing Machine Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 10	How would that damage the finish of the guitar? Unless you have longer nails I don't see how that would cause damage? It'd be interesting to know because I have this habit though I keep my nails short.