If I had fingers like this.......
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Cougar
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That guy's finger tip joint and the next one back aren't TOO extraordinary, but the length of the next one back connecting to the knuckle is just crazy! Looking at mine, they're probably half that long, and I'm a keyboardist who can reach a 10th easily.
Mine are kinda like Twinkies.
Great marketing! The implication is not just "you too can play a G chord like this!", but "you too can have long fingers!".
And someone is bound to believe it...
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And someone is bound to believe it...
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AcornHouse
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A pic of Casper the friendly ghost?
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He's just showing off. Only moderators can do that..... I tried. It won't let me!!
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default's image. Not sure why it didn't render but I think it is because the link is to a page with an image and not an image. Not Moderator Magic, or lack thereof.
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Definitely nothing like my fingers at all.....
default's image. Not sure why it didn't render but I think it is because the link is to a page with an image and not an image. Not Moderator Magic, or lack thereof.
That's Hound Dog Taylor's hand. Six fingers on both hands!
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Nuuska
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Oh - this reminds me of a wonderful thing I saw on tv - search... search . . here it is - a whole family with plenty o fingers . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlfPIKQmPok
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlfPIKQmPok
Tal Farlow had huge hands:
DThomasC
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Imagine how big his feet must have been.
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JohnW63
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Jim I had some long fingers! Look how much space that ring has.
Another guy with 9" fingers.
Quantum Strummer
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The Gibson Byrdland and ES-350T exist mostly 'cuz Billy Byrd and Hank Garland were jealous of Farlow's ability to play stretchy chords.
-Dave-
chazmo
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....and of course :
Probably the craziest of all time. The thumb, for sure. RIP, Richie!
geoguy
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There is a medical condition (Marfan syndrome) that results in unusually long & slender fingers, among other things (mostly undesirable).
I believe Robert Johnson is thought to have had it, & perhaps the "model" shown on the guitar-chord book cover does too.
I believe Robert Johnson is thought to have had it, & perhaps the "model" shown on the guitar-chord book cover does too.
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Yeah, you don't want Marfans if you can help it, though I think it is passed through heredity...