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Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Mar 31 2007, 02:10 PM

Hey there,

Here is a guest lesson of mine featured at http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/features/shred_masterclass_whammy_bar_harmonics.html, slighlty crazy, but should give you some insight!

Kris

Posted by: Andrew Cockburn Mar 31 2007, 03:16 PM

Wow, great vid, this kind of explanation and teaching is where you are at your absolute best ... and love the hair

But ...

"Heya! Here is the only lesson that teaches you how to sound like crazy horse that's being castrated...guaranteed!"

Do you have to bury the horses genitals afterwards? I didn't understand that part ...

Posted by: Robin Mar 31 2007, 05:50 PM

AWESOME! I just got my stetsbar so this was a perfect timing, been looking for lessons how to make that sound.

Posted by: beebo Mar 31 2007, 06:43 PM

I tried to check it out but when i clicked the link it said "Navigation to this website was cancelled"

Posted by: chainsbroken Apr 1 2007, 06:11 AM

Great lesson Kris. I agree with Andrew. This kind of explanation and teaching is great.

Posted by: InstruMental Case Apr 1 2007, 08:47 AM

Wooh! http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=2451 was finally granted!

Posted by: The Uncreator Apr 2 2007, 09:06 PM

Wish i had this 2 years ago, i spent hours of randomly hitting the G String till i found out where the harmonics were back then

Posted by: BalysLTU Apr 2 2007, 10:07 PM

/me wishes he wouldnt suck so much because he still cant play the whammy harmonics

Posted by: The Uncreator Apr 2 2007, 10:18 PM

Practice, after a few hours, even less, the harmonics really arent that hard, i think the hardest thing would be sneaking them in quickly into varuous licks and such, but of course, with practice, it will all be a piece of cake.

Posted by: BalysLTU Apr 3 2007, 08:47 AM

Just let me know if I get this right. So you push your whammy bar down before hitting the fret with your finger. When you hit the fret with your finger, you dont go all the way down (you just touch the string hard) and then you push the whammy bar up.

Am I doing something wrong?

Posted by: Andrew Cockburn Apr 3 2007, 01:48 PM

Its more of a whipping action - you literally have to touch the string for the shortest time you can possibly manage. Also, it depends exactly where you hit it - you need to keep trying until you find the rihgt place. Finally, use lots of treble, the bridge pickup and a ton of distortion (and ideally a guitar with hot pickups like an Ibanez)

Posted by: BalysLTU Apr 3 2007, 04:39 PM

So I have to touch the string and let go?

I use a Cort G250 btw.

Posted by: Andrew Cockburn Apr 3 2007, 04:48 PM

Definitely - with ANY harmonic you have to release the string as soon as you strike the note - check out my theory lesson on harmonics http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=3377

Posted by: BalysLTU Apr 3 2007, 05:19 PM

OK I will try that Thanks for the help Andrew. Your da man!
Oh **** it. I cant do it.