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Guitar Position

by John
(Woodstock, GA)

Trevor, Even though I do not play classical guitar, I feel much more comfortable playing my acoustic guitar in the classical position as opposed to resting the guitar on my right leg.

I'm still somewhat of a beginner and all of the online lessons recommend the right leg position. Are there any drawbacks to using the classical position for all types of guitar playing? Thanks, John

Hi John,

If your body movements aren't required to be extravagant i.e. thrashing rock music etc I can't see why you couldn't play acoustic music in that position. Though I must say, if I'm playing chords in a strumming fashion i.e. just playing a song not classical, I tend to put the guitar on my right leg as well.

I think it comes down to what you're comfortable with. Sometimes when I see acoustic players playing finger style their fingers and hands are all "over the shop" as they say but they still manage to get that great sound out of it.

I hope this was of help.

Kind regards,
Trevor M.