GMC:er Posts: 25.297
Joined: 23-December 09
From: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Bingo!! The pinch harmonic is a core techique that will serve you well. It's used in pretty much every rock/metal solo you've ever heard or ever will hear to one degree or another. I love doing it. I spent a LOT of time working on it so that I can get squeals pretty much anywhere and any time I like, of course this can lead to overuse of the technique which I"ve certainly been guilty of at times It's like putting a period at the end of a sentence in a solo, throwing in a pinch sorta draws attention to that one spot in a series of notes. Well played!! You just... LEVELED UP!!!
GMC:er Posts: 25.297
Joined: 23-December 09
From: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
I used wound strings for these pinch squeals for the simple fact that pinches can be a bit tougher to grab on wound strings vs unwound. At least, many players find this to be the case. I have found that once I had the technique down, it really didn't matter which string. Zakk wylde often uses wound string pinches with heavy vibrato. It's his party piece and he uses it non stop. Missing pinch is often obvious to the listener so it's best to hit one when you go for one. The good news is you never missed any! Nice. You just... LEVELED UP!!!!!
GMC:er Posts: 25.297
Joined: 23-December 09
From: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
This is well played Soldier and it's directly influenced by Eagles Dare so good ear!! The goal of this one is to do a pinch harmonic on every single fretted note. I hear one on the first note, but not the ones following. The idea is to make the hand land in to a pinch. This is to get you used to sticking the landing and doing a pinch at the same time. It's very tricky and double tricky on a wound string. Focus on doing a pinch at each fretted spot and skip the open string until you can get the pinch. The trick to the pinch is to use a bit of thumb to hit the string just after you strike it. This is what creates a pinch harmonic.
Let me know if you are having trouble with pinch harmonics. They can be a bit tricky.
This is well played Soldier and it's directly influenced by Eagles Dare so good ear!! The goal of this one is to do a pinch harmonic on every single fretted note. I hear one on the first note, but not the ones following. The idea is to make the hand land in to a pinch. This is to get you used to sticking the landing and doing a pinch at the same time. It's very tricky and double tricky on a wound string. Focus on doing a pinch at each fretted spot and skip the open string until you can get the pinch. The trick to the pinch is to use a bit of thumb to hit the string just after you strike it. This is what creates a pinch harmonic.
Let me know if you are having trouble with pinch harmonics. They can be a bit tricky.
GMC:er Posts: 25.297
Joined: 23-December 09
From: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Much better. Your doing a pinch on each one. Keep working on your pinch to get it to ring out a bit more with a more solid harmonic tone. Great progress!! You just..