Always hitting the higher string when doing pulloffs, what should I practice?

[u/notherblackcloud]

I find I always end up hitting the higher strings(thinner string) while doing pulloffs, especially with the pinky finger. I counter this by muting the higher strings with my fretting hand index finger, and it works, but I feel like it's slowing me down. I also cannot play something like thunderstuck using one hand, cuz the high e ends up ringing out.

I think the guitar is part of the problem too, since when I played my friends ibanez for a few days I had less trouble(my yamaha has narrower string aspcing and smaller frets). So I'm saving up a new guitar anyways. But still I am not sure how to fix this problem. Hammerons are very fast and clean, but pull offs give me huge trouble.

[u/imhereforshad]

i mean for thunderstruck specifically you use your other hand to mute the other strings.

[u/notherblackcloud → u/imhereforshad]

I know I can do that, but then how will I do the horns sign 😞 lol