Can I Play Guitar With Acrylic Nails

Steel strung guitars are harder than nylon strings and so will wear down your nails quicker.

Can i play guitar with acrylic nails. When she couldnt get the guitar to sound right I suggested she should trim. Higher impact strength and higher mass than natural nails means that you can play much faster and louder with less effort. 2 09-26-2006 1026 AM poorbs.

Use a larger pick than the standard one. Sorry to say this but you might have to trim them so that you can get the best tone from your guitar. Playing guitar with long shellac nails.

And today more and more guitarists are going the acrylic nail route. I have gone back and forth again and again. Great for nail emergencies on a problem finger or for permanent use.

Our nails have a wide diversity of tone. Safe to use every day. One person mentioned having them put on the tipsends of the fingers only.

Of course you can pick nylon strings with the pads of your fingers. Choose what suits your guitar style and personal preference. I am a mobile.

The product I use is made by Essie and its called Millionails. I received an email a few years ago from Richard Rico Stover the world expert on Agustin Barrios. The term fingerstyle applies to a specific guitar playing technique where the strings are individually plucked rather than strummed by the nails of the thumb although some players prefer to use a thumb pick over an acrylic nail and the first three fingers pointer middle and ring fingers of the strumming hand.