kevsumac
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Was practicing at lunch today when I noticed something about my upstrum. I pinch my thumb and pointer finger together like I'm holding a pic and my downstrum is the top of the nail on my pointer finger and my upstrum is the top of the nail on my thumb. Most things I've read suggest the nail of the pointer finger for the downstrum and the pad of the pointer finger for the upstrum. Do you think thumb nail on upstrum will produce more volume vs upstrum using the pad of the finger? Are upstrums supposed to be more muted than downstrums?