# Cracking the Steinberger?

**URL:** https://forum.troygrady.com/t/cracking-the-steinberger/4747
**Category:** Gear
**Created:** [July 23, 2018, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/cracking-the-steinberger/4747 "2018-07-23T23:34:00Z")
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### Author: ![Tom\_Gilroy](https://forum.troygrady.com/user_avatar/forum.troygrady.com/tom_gilroy/32/335_2.png) [@Tom\_Gilroy](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Tom_Gilroy)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2018, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/cracking-the-steinberger/4747/2 "2018-07-24T00:07:39Z")

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My main guitar is a custom headless guitar built by Rick Canton, shown here.

 ![DSCF3941](https://forum.troygrady.com/uploads/default/original/2X/3/3c303853f63aa35a683fd05a7e0d9e8e4cf0fb3a.JPG)

I have played several other headless guitars, including original Steinberger GLs. I don’t find that the small body impedes my playing in anyway whatsoever. However, I don’t anchor my hand or forearm firmly against the guitar when playing. I touch the strings lightly with my picking hand for damping.

Here’s me doing some crosspicking on that guitar:

[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8awvi4kgumU](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8awvi4kgumU)

Here are some outside Gilberts:

[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V9e5MgksRrE](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V9e5MgksRrE)

Finally, here is a detailed thread demonstrating my picking forms, all of which work perfectly well on this guitar:

> [@Distinct "picking techniques" you recognize in your playing?](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/distinct-picking-techniques-you-recognize-in-your-playing/1293):
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> In the last week I’ve tried to collect my thoughts regarding the different mechanics I use while playing. The intent was to categorize my fretting and picking hand positions and movements to better understand what the optimal way of playing different passages. Concerning the picking hand, I recognize the following modes of picking in my playing, which feel distinct and have different strengths and weaknesses. Mode 1: This is the first mode of picking I developed, dur…

Maybe a small bodied guitar will interfere with your picking technique, but I think it’s unlikely. In any case, you could develop another mode of picking which will work.

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