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Kristofer Dahl8th July 2008Excellent topic Ivan!
I can't stress the importance of this enough. If you want to shred this is what sets good shredders apart from the dirty ones.
If you want to play funk (or "skunk") it is virtually impossible without this knowledge.
And finally if you just want to have killer tone - you can't live without this knowledge! (This is what feels most important for me)
So thanks again Ivan! ![]()
awesome lesson ivan!
chmilew8th July 2008Great lesson Ivan, I love how you always find the good words which offer to us a great and clear explanation !
As Kris said, this knowledge is really important for many techniques,as well for alternate picking as for sweeping etc..
Thanks Ivan ![]()
Nighthawk18th July 2008aaaaaannnnd theeeeeeree it iiiisssssss....I am sure one of this Most Wanted Here with GMC have to check it out immediately...!
Dejan Farkas8th July 2008Great tutorial Ivan, important topic ![]()
Freebird8th July 2008Nice one Ivan! But if you use distorted sound muting with the left hand is useless because you will hit harmonics and stuff which will make MORE noise... what do you think?
Ivan Milenkovic8th July 2008Thanks for kind words guys
@Freebird
In the main text, spoken video and other videos I always stress the importance of combining the right and the left hand in the process of muting.
Nemanja Filipovic8th July 2008Great lesson man.![]()
Great one Ivan. This is so important to know! thanks for this Ivan ![]()
Juan M. Valero8th July 2008great tutorial mate !!!
Marek Rojewski8th July 2008Many thanks for the lesson Ivan! After watching it I am scared that this is so huge and overwhelming nad difficult, and that it will take ages for me to learn it, but I also know that I have to slowly learn it, and this video will help me in it. Once again thanks!
Sami8th July 2008Excellent lesson Ivan, helped me confirmed some ideas i have on muting, cause i taught it to myself and i didn't know if i was right. Thanks for this ![]()
Gerardo Siere8th July 2008Fabulous lesson, congratulations.
Henry Dietzel8th July 2008Great idea for a lesson Ivan. Excellent as always:D
Marcus Lavendell8th July 2008Very important topic! Great lesson as always Ivan, very well explained.
Bogdan Radovic8th July 2008Very essential topic covered here
Good job!
jacmoe8th July 2008I'm a dirty shredder!
Thanks to you, Ivan, I can mend my ways! ![]()
Ivan Milenkovic8th July 2008Thanks guys, I'm glad you like it. It is more some my ideas about the muting then a regular lesson, but I hope it will help ![]()
Hisham Al-Sanea9th July 2008great job Ivan as usual.
Danilo Capezzuto9th July 2008Nice lesson, very useful!
always love your intros.
Cheers!
Ivan Milenkovic9th July 2008Thanks man, cheers ![]()
kahall9th July 2008I always enjoy you trying to play like crap as an example. Ha, you can't do it.
Marcus Siepen9th July 2008great lesson
Nazgul9th July 2008Excellent lesson! I've been waiting for this one!
Muris Varajic9th July 2008Great topic!!
Ivan Milenkovic9th July 2008Thanks guys, I'm really glad you like the lesson ![]()
Joe Kataldo9th July 2008Cool, great stuff ![]()
Nazgul9th July 2008Is it okay if I just think about muting when I'm practicing and not when I'm jamming? Because otherwise I'll be VERY slow while jamming. ![]()
Ivan Milenkovic10th July 2008Of course man, I wouldn't recommend thinking about muting while jamming, this cannot be done. Focus it while practicing and it will be embedded in the way you play.
vietzilla10th July 2008very useful, thanks
Pablo Vazquez10th July 2008FANTASTIC!!!
Ivan Milenkovic11th July 2008Thanks Pablo ![]()
JuanMV11th July 2008You are really a fundamental piece of GMC Ivan. Perhaps Kris should grant you some stocks! ![]()
Ivan Milenkovic11th July 2008Thanks man for kind words. No need for Kris to do that, the mere fact that I am a part of this great place is a reward to itself ![]()
Nighthawk111th July 2008The lesson is great Ivan...firstly it is very well explained how to mute, secondly it does really sensitize you to mute the strings always when playing ! As you said if you get used to it, you will do the right things to mute the strings subconsciously..and hey..what is better than your brain doing all the work alone ![]()
Nighthawk111th July 2008Just learning Gabriel's stoner rock lesson and realise how crappy it sounds without muting
Ivan Milenkovic11th July 2008Thanks for kind words man. Just practice muting with everything else in that lesson on very very slow tempos and it will sound pro. ![]()
Nick32513th July 2008nice tutorial ivan
Carlos Carrillo14th July 2008Hey Ivan!
great tutorial!
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Ivan Milenkovic14th July 2008Thanks Carlos ![]()
Thanks Ivan
I didn't know the muting is so importand.
Thats the reason why my arpeggios sound so
dirty. So I must practice that muting tec.
The right hand tec. is familiar for me but
i haven't never heard the left hand style muting.
So thanks about good tutorial
Ivan Milenkovic22nd December 2008Thanks mate, I'm glad you found it useful ![]()
Great Lesson!
Ivan Milenkovic2nd July 2009Thank you man ![]()








Muting the strings is very important to have a good and defined tone. This tutorial can give you some ideas how to approach muting in a healthy and easy way.
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