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Posted by: BM Aug 21 2007, 10:17 AM

Hope someone can help me cause i have no idea how he gets those crazy solos and those awesome squeels. can anyone make a video on how to do that and break down some techniques used in solos like Cemetary Gates and Cowboys from Hell? thanks

Posted by: Nick325 Aug 21 2007, 10:30 AM

i saw a video on youtube how he gets those sick squealies. you do a natural harmonic and then u whammy like crazy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TpYcA9bSaU

Posted by: D0NNY Aug 21 2007, 11:20 AM

this one shows you as well

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0VHx091DnQ&mode=related&search=

Posted by: Sergeant_Ant Aug 21 2007, 11:23 AM

Are you sure its a natural harmonic? when i play the floods or cemetary gates I have to do a pinch harmonic because theres no natural one in that spot

Posted by: Robin Aug 21 2007, 09:43 PM

Ahhh now I get it! Thank you for that video.

Posted by: ZakkWylde Aug 21 2007, 10:03 PM

I think Dimebag lessons are the most requested at GMC!
Someone please do a in the style of Dimebag lesson

Posted by: Robin Aug 22 2007, 01:02 AM

Hurray I just made my first squealy!! (Not that regular thing you do with your thumb, but the whammy thing)

Edit: Turns out I didnt do it for real. This is driving me nuts!

Am I supposed to pick the string, and then touch the string just really quickly and take my finger away again? I can only manage to make regular harmonics

Posted by: shredmandan Aug 22 2007, 01:13 AM

First off i can tell you sound wise what you really need to produce those squeels you speak of You need good pickups really humbucker's in my opinion .You also want to use as much distortion and gain as you can posabliy get maxed out to 10.Dimebag plays heavy so you got to get your sound set to play heavy.Also Dime used a digitech Whammy pedal alot of the time along with an octaver or harmoniser effect pedal.Its very hard to recreate his sounds on leads because he did use many different effects to make his sound his own.Good luck and just keep looking and practicing till you get it right

Posted by: The Uncreator Aug 22 2007, 04:49 AM

Well, if your playing Cemetary Gates, ive never heard anyone come close to thos Pinch Harmonics, Ever, Dime truly excelled in harmonics, among other things, its so hard to replicate his tone.

The only way i know of is just to try Pinch harmonics on different strings that are the same notes, like instead of

|------|
|------|
|------|
|-4*--| I think thats where the harmonic is on most tabs and music
|------|
|------|

Play it like this

|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|-------| And you might be able to get a better sound.
|--9*--|
|-------|

Posted by: FretDancer69 Aug 22 2007, 08:36 AM

ive never heard of the song, neither seen the tab. But im sure that a natural harmonic can be done anywhere, right?

Posted by: The Uncreator Aug 22 2007, 08:48 AM

^Not really, some spots on the string just produce no noise and little if any.