Shifting position noise

[robboster]

I decided to ask my family what they think about my playing and my brother told me a problem in my playing that I didn't think was very significant before hand.

According to him, when I shift a power chord, there's this buzzing sound as I am shifting. It's because I don't take my fingers completely off the strings when I shift position. I slide across the strings so that the previous note does not end up sounding like a slide. I also don't take my fingers completely off the frets, as the strings I was on seem to ring out when I take my fingers off. Any suggestions?

 

[Likui]

use flat wound strings then no noise

 

[nabeelmashren]

i actually prefer the noise, it makes me sound more professional. hehe.

 

[LadyInTears]

^ ya man, thats the whole point of chugga chugga
alternatively, lower your gain

 

[teokiatuan]

use flat wound strings then no noise

lol -

 

[Breen]

use flat wound strings then no noise

Didn't know jazzers play powerchords often =]

Try to learn to play without the 'buzzing'. IMHO it does not sound professional in a band setting, unless certain parts call for some attitude fine. But you should aspire to be more of a tight player. Try to shift cleanly, the trick is to palm mute as you shift, all in time to the music. Also learn to shift the powerchords by lifting off the strings cleanly to the next powerchord, and learn to do it fast as you go along. You don't here James Hetfield or Jeff Loomis with too many sqeaks and squarks as he chugga chugga at breakneck pace do ya.

 

[gutturalpiss]

1) It depends on your skill

Experienced/talented guitarists can play in a way there is no residual scraping.

2) Use a noise gate

Works pretty well. Used slightly in recording. Sometimes a normal gate is countereffective, what's needed is a noise-reduction gate specific to distorted electric guitars (a simulation of which is available in Guitar Rig 3; there is a noise gate and a noise reducer).

3) Keep it real

Listen to some (hard) rock (metal included). Chances are the scrapes are audible. They chose to keep it real, why not you?

 

[EngelFaeuste]

play faster.

:mrgreen:

 

[Hickey_]

I like the sound also. haha.

 

[mus]

I decided to ask my family what they think about my family

That's funny! :mrgreen:.

Anyway, I think it's just normal to have that scraping sound. Don't worry too much about it.

 

[robboster]

That's funny! :mrgreen:.

Anyway, I think it's just normal to have that scraping sound. Don't worry too much about it.

Whoops, typo lol. I don't really hear the scraping in the songs I listen to... I don't think metallica or trivium got any lol. Palm muting as you shift wounds rather hard timing wise lol.

 

[Breen]

Palm muting as you shift wounds rather hard timing wise lol.

sounds like much more hours more in the woodshed then

 

[Likui]

Didn't know jazzers play powerchords often =]

Try to learn to play without the 'buzzing'. IMHO it does not sound professional in a band setting, unless certain parts call for some attitude fine. But you should aspire to be more of a tight player. Try to shift cleanly, the trick is to palm mute as you shift, all in time to the music. Also learn to shift the powerchords by lifting off the strings cleanly to the next powerchord, and learn to do it fast as you go along. You don't here James Hetfield or Jeff Loomis with too many sqeaks and squarks as he chugga chugga at breakneck pace do ya.

oh yes jazzers do play powerchord often, those jazzers that plays jazz music and don't know how to play those chords meant for jazz music

 

[Breen]

oh yes jazzers do play powerchord often, those jazzers that plays jazz music and don't know how to play those chords meant for jazz music

Wouldn't go so far to say that. AL Di Meola did his fair share of Root Fifths in his time~

 

[csw]

likui and his Am7sus5+11 second inversion LOL