string noise

[ga up down]

Papa Gates said in Arpeggios part that the secret is in the left hand. however, I realize that it is very difficult to make the string stand still after removing its finger. the most I can do is to drop part of my right hand on the string to be let go and then the string is quiet.
for the papa gates, is only the left hand the important?
thanks!

 

[Firsty Lasty]

Both the left and right hand are important for string muting, except like when you’re strumming chords. Any kind of alternate picking or sweeping or even legato and tapping is going to need string muting with your right hand.

 

[idssdi]

Try to get used to fret hand muting. It’s basically kinda lifting up your fretting finger slightly without pressing down on the string while you’re still on the string with that finger. I could add it to the list of lessons I want to make when I have the time to do so. If you want me to of course

 

[ga up down]

I started to set aside part of my daily workout to do this. It’s annoying, but it seems to be essential.
thanks!

 

[Ben Grosskreuz]

Essentially both hands are quite important. You always hear about right hand muting but left (fretting) is as well. For example if you are coming down a scale economy picking, as you go down strings your fretting fingers should be lightly covering the strings behind it to keep them quiet since you won’t be able to with your palm.
I would just spend some time messing around and figuring out what works, I sort of learned it instinctually on techniques like tapping N such

 

[OskarF]

What i do is i use my picking hand to mute the strings over the note i play (the low strings) and then with the left i sort of bar my index finger to make sure none of the strings under the note i play (the high strings) make any noise. It’s quite simple really, just takes a lot of practice.
A good way to practice it is to use A LOT of gain so that the slightest mistake will be noticeable, then it will be easier to identify where the problems are in your technique

 

[ga up down]

The problem is that I do not have an amplifier, so I only play guitar. I have to stay with the ears attached to the guitar to perceive some wrong sound hehe

 

[OskarF]

If you play electric guitar it’s very important to have an amplifier, in terms of practice, so i’d say get one as soon as you can Ofc playing unplugged can be very good for practice too, but it all depends on the technique you’re practicing; i’ve used all kinds of methods to be able to identify problems in my technique. But honestly the most important thing, in my opinion, is to just analyze and try to get to the root of the problem, and then work from there and slowly build it up!
I actually picked up my guitar now, and i noticed that when i play a sweeping arpeggio i tend to leave my finger for a small moment on each string before lifting it completely, i think this helps to mute the string while i play the next note. When i play faster though, it’s unnoticable, but i think it might be a good idea to practice that so you don’t release the string too fast and create noise. Also make sure you don’t do a “pull off” and kind of drag the string downwards as you release it.

 

[ga up down]

I’ll try to buy an amplifier.
I also do what you do!
I thought I was the only hehe
thank you!