How to switch from palm muting to pinch harmonics really quickly?
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Taylorboy87
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practise lah....your fingers muscle memory isn't up to speed with your mind. how how how???? everything also must practise what.. if not how?
kerplunk182
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hold the pick in a way that's comfy for pinch harmonix and palm muting. And ya. practice.
O yeah, do they have guitar shops at your side? Or only pandas? LOL.
O yeah, do they have guitar shops at your side? Or only pandas? LOL.
sellingemall
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Hmm, I too have this problem!
I like holding my pick a little further back cos I enjoy raking the strings. I find it more comfortable playing palm muted notes this way. But come Cemetary Gates pinch harmonics, i'll need to reposition my hand just to pinch it
If I hold the pick close to the tip, I'll have difficulty raking and strumming chords/semi-muted strumming. Any advise?
I like holding my pick a little further back cos I enjoy raking the strings. I find it more comfortable playing palm muted notes this way. But come Cemetary Gates pinch harmonics, i'll need to reposition my hand just to pinch it
If I hold the pick close to the tip, I'll have difficulty raking and strumming chords/semi-muted strumming. Any advise?
Pantera fans?! RIGHT ON MAN! just a pointer, dun rely on anchoring ur right hand that much. Anchor only for muting and palm muting. Its best to anchor ur hand when u play palm muting riffs and then just let ur hand float when u pinch at the sweet spots. Its like when i pick the last few strings my right hand is totally floating den when i get to the 1st few strings, i anchor my palm on the bottom strings to mute them.
so wad i get is more agility? kindof.. so u when have to so u dun have to keep switching from palm muting to anchoring ur hand sumwhere else like using ur pinky.
if u still dun understand and u have sum spare cash, come for my lessons
CHEERS
so wad i get is more agility? kindof.. so u when have to so u dun have to keep switching from palm muting to anchoring ur hand sumwhere else like using ur pinky.
if u still dun understand and u have sum spare cash, come for my lessons
CHEERSyour eq does play a part as well, other than just picking technique. doing like what ysr say's is good, but if your eq is screwed, there's gonna be a lot of feedback.
but then, its really all about the way you hold the pick and the angle of your hand when you palm mute and pinch. i found a way of holding the pick that when i want to palm mute, its almost parallel to the strings, and when i wanna pinch, my hand angles shifts to about 45 degrees so as to sweey across. then angling it further makes it good for sweeping.
actually, anyone managed to to do a 5 string sweep and pinch the whole way?
is it even possible?
but then, its really all about the way you hold the pick and the angle of your hand when you palm mute and pinch. i found a way of holding the pick that when i want to palm mute, its almost parallel to the strings, and when i wanna pinch, my hand angles shifts to about 45 degrees so as to sweey across. then angling it further makes it good for sweeping.
actually, anyone managed to to do a 5 string sweep and pinch the whole way?
is it even possible?
Gr3y
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i'm not here to say practice but hopefully soemthing useful.
When you are doing palm muting, that position is actually very good for a pinch harmonic.. but again.. if you are doing it wrongly, lt'll just go haywire. Try a few of the following methods.
1) Make sure when you do a pinch harmonics, you are holding the pick close to the tip.
2) Make sure your palm is cleared off the required string but not way high. Pinch harmonics requires very little string vibration thus the clearance isnt that much.
3) If you can get a faint harmonic sound, check on the gain of your drive. Certain pedals only allow the sound to come thru at a certain gain level, normally higher = better. If you've the sahasrara pedal, you need not tweak your gain up to get the pinch out clearly.This way, you'll maintain a nice overdrive sound and yet get the harmonics out clearly.
4)Which pickup are you using when doing this? This is the same when you do on a classic guitar. The more you move your right hand towards the bridge, the easier to get the harmonics. So in this case, you should be using your bridge pickup.
5)Good setup on your guitar also helps alot on doing this kinda thing! A poorly set up guitar will often result in people losing their patience and feel like a lousy guitarist! "if i give a tgm to steve vai, i believe he can play it like his jem evo!" I don't agree to this line at all. To play well, you need a proper instrument. "If i give a proper guitar to steve vai, i believe he can play like his jem evo!" This should be the correct idea..
Hope it helps dude! just my 2cents!
Gr3y
When you are doing palm muting, that position is actually very good for a pinch harmonic.. but again.. if you are doing it wrongly, lt'll just go haywire. Try a few of the following methods.
1) Make sure when you do a pinch harmonics, you are holding the pick close to the tip.
2) Make sure your palm is cleared off the required string but not way high. Pinch harmonics requires very little string vibration thus the clearance isnt that much.
3) If you can get a faint harmonic sound, check on the gain of your drive. Certain pedals only allow the sound to come thru at a certain gain level, normally higher = better. If you've the sahasrara pedal, you need not tweak your gain up to get the pinch out clearly.This way, you'll maintain a nice overdrive sound and yet get the harmonics out clearly.
4)Which pickup are you using when doing this? This is the same when you do on a classic guitar. The more you move your right hand towards the bridge, the easier to get the harmonics. So in this case, you should be using your bridge pickup.
5)Good setup on your guitar also helps alot on doing this kinda thing! A poorly set up guitar will often result in people losing their patience and feel like a lousy guitarist! "if i give a tgm to steve vai, i believe he can play it like his jem evo!" I don't agree to this line at all. To play well, you need a proper instrument. "If i give a proper guitar to steve vai, i believe he can play like his jem evo!" This should be the correct idea..
Hope it helps dude! just my 2cents!
Gr3y
AaronSoFat
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it's all in the way u hold your pick... oh.. and of course.. practice
HarrisonYeo
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cemtery gates harmonics are killer dime ! i dont see it hard to switch because my picking hand is at the angle from doing pinch harmonics .
sellingemall
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Thanks for all the tips seniors ~
I'll work on playin wif only a small tip. Currently very used to playing with a lot of the tip exposed. I "feel" less of the strings if i were to used just the small tip (ala Jazz III pick kind). Hmm... I can pick faster with a small-sharp tip, but less "feeling" leh...
I'll work on playin wif only a small tip. Currently very used to playing with a lot of the tip exposed. I "feel" less of the strings if i were to used just the small tip (ala Jazz III pick kind). Hmm... I can pick faster with a small-sharp tip, but less "feeling" leh...
Thanks for all the tips seniors ~
I'll work on playin wif only a small tip. Currently very used to playing with a lot of the tip exposed. I "feel" less of the strings if i were to used just the small tip (ala Jazz III pick kind). Hmm... I can pick faster with a small-sharp tip, but less "feeling" leh...
then gte the dunlop stubby's and practice til its worn slightly rounded. should be more comfortable for you.
Hunderworld
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are u playing GNR- sweet child o' mine isit? after the solo part?