How To Get Good Pinch Harmonics |
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How To Get Good Pinch Harmonics |
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Sep 9 2007, 02:06 AM |
You should use the bridge humbucker pickup and set everything to as much gain, volume and treeble as you can get. If you still can't do it, you might just need more practise.
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Sep 9 2007, 04:42 AM |
With practice, you can do pinch harmonics on a crappy nylon string acoustic guitar
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Sep 9 2007, 06:18 AM |
Thanks Erik, Yes, I am sure my technique is not great. But by way of example, sometimes when I get the harmonic it is really very weak and does not ring out much at all, but then also I can find the sweet spot sometimes and it is better but still not what I hear in the lessons. I have been trying this for a few months, trying different strings and frets, then trying to pick up and down between the neck and bridge pup, and as u know there are some points where it really works and some point where it does not. So I feel that I have at least managed to hit some good ones even if by chance, but it still is not the same. Is it essential to do some good vibrato to get "that sound" or should it come even with the normal straight note? I can imagine that it would be easier with really hot pickups, but I have not way to tell. I mean, is it totally doable with a Squier strat and and some crappy solid state amp? If so then I must be doing something wrong. cheers, Vibrato gives it that wild sound,if that's what you need Also,these harmonics can't last as long as regular hit note so no need to worry about duration that much . Just add more gain/distortion/treble,find a right spot on the string and pinch it... Higher strings are harder to get them so use strings from G to low E until you get it fine. -------------------- Youtube
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Sep 12 2007, 04:54 AM |
Gear is not important! It's how and where you hit it that matters when playing artificial harmonics. Fkalich is right. You can hit 'em anywhere.
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