Floating Thumb and String Muting

[Gio]

The 'ol floating vs fixed thumb!
Try and both and go with what’s comfortable, I say.
I set my thumb, personally, and encourage students to do the same.
Here are some other forum bits that may interest ye:

Thumb(s) Question

So I reviewed some previous threads first to make sure I wasn’t out right necroing but couldn’t find what I was looking for. So I have two technique issues/questions relating to each of my thumbs. With my right thumb, I have always rested it on the pickup. I certainly see the many benefits of the floating thumb technique, but oh man does it give me anxiety. So one could say “Just rest on the pickup for now.” However, that’s reinforcing “bad technique” kinda in my mind. As I’m very confiden…

The real value of a planted thumb?

This question comes because while I respect and practice a relaxed moving “planted thumb,” I find myself doing scales and faster playing with a floating thumb out of intuition. (laying against muted strings but not resting) Striking the strings harder does bring value to a connection point between IM and Thumb, but like guitar, you can kind of learn to use your “thumb stump” for the same reference point. Does it really just boil down to reality? If you aren’t fatigued with your technique and r…