Guitar Lesson: Improve your Vibrato

[SamBurningBarbWire]

nice.

[tukun3104]

how to move my wrist like u when doing vibrato>?

[armadyllah]

Wtf I cant move my wrist like that.. I just bend the string with my fingers.

[tukun3104]

@armadyllah me too



[S4TTOfficial]

@armadyllah you should really practice using your wrist. I had the same problem but once i got over it it makes bending/vibrato so much easier and also much more controlled. :D

[petrucci38]

Hello I have the hughes and Kettner switchblade tsc 50. What valves and speakers use? And how do you put the EQ parameters, gain and volume? It is a very good sound!

[Thorshammer172]

hey guys, any tipps for doing a vibrato while doing a bend? i just don't really get it.

[NikolaYjm]

Great sound.What pod is that on the amp head?

[Mingles20]

This helped a lot dude thanks! So many guys do play vibrato and bend completely out of key.

[EliH14]

"You could be feeling aggressive or... uhh... any other particular emotion.."

Haha good ol' metal heads.

[segocaca]

The way you are dressed makes it look like it's -20. But great lesson man!

[gato1352]

It really helped me. Thanks man, great video!

[Teachering]

Yes, your lesson on the vibrato technique makes a lot of sense. Thank you for taking the time to share your skill. Like everything to do with guitar, it's practice, practice, and more practice. Take it real slow at the start until one has gained some control of the technique.

[typedeaf]

I noticed that in this video, you keep your thing pretty far behind the rest of the fingers, like if you are playing a note in 7th position, your thumb is in 5th position. Unfortunately I was taught to play classical style, with my thumb behind the neck and in line with my index finger. You also seem classically taught. Did you have to learn a different way to play for when you expect to be doing vibrato? Do you consciously change your thumb position? I am having a hard time trying to do this.

[LeoKpo2]

maybe kirk hammet need to see this video xDD

[dennoow]

@LeoKpo2 And Francesco Fareri :p

[SanFranGiants2010]

@LeoKpo2 Dude I always see and hear people say Hammett has bad vibrato. What makes up good or bad vibrato?

[klaypeople]

@SanFranGiants2010 for me what i define a good vibrato is one that is even in bending speed, and hits the note it bends up to (say a step) accuractely and quickly, then goes back down fully, then goes back up fully in a rythmic , EVEN speed. key EVEN.

[AsmileyFish]

Is there any sort of wrist exersize i can do when not on my guitar to help me improve/learn vibrato? i mean its a wrist action so wont wrist strenght and controll of my forarm and wrist muscles help?

[theanonimityonion]

Cool lesson. Thanx

[MrWakula]

я балдею от исполнения

[snowdog211200]

OH yeah!!! 3:37 is pricless!!!! That was fantastic!

[geelkapje64]

tytytyty

[42littlebit]

Thats a Joe Satch sig.

[OneLastFarewell69]

Thanks much for this man! You're a great player and a fantastic teacher. Never mind the haters, and don't stop teaching us attentive and hungry guitarists!

[ahmedsiddiqi90]

"thats how i approach vibrato" ;)

nice lesson! :)

[ReebHound]

r u a midgit? if so thats badass if not u sucks cock

[paintsplatta99]

so its a bend?

[antichrist07comrad]

REIP FEIC AT = 3:39

thx guy awesome practice!!!! keep on rocking

[aportieri8]

good lesson, I really envy your vibrato, I hope you can solve my problem.

You say different vibrato width means different expressiveness, the same can be said about vibrato timing. HOW DO YOU PRACTICE THAT?

My vibrato sounds good when it's fast (à la SRV) but sounds mechanical when I try to slow it down, any ideas? (beside listening to the records)

[dustyntylr]

@aportieri8 Maybe try practicing to a metronome at different tempos?

[aportieri8]

@dustyntylr it was not the timing, but the movement from one state to the other... I resolved it in the old fashioned way, by transcribing some of the best Satriani solos!

[TheMeltingcrows]

i like your sweater

[guitarfan1979]

didn't know cheesburgers can hold a guitar and talk at the same time

[figaz555]

Is that a fender stratocaster?

[pacrat90]

@figaz555

No it is not. It's some kind of ibanez

[ruiolas]

@figaz555 It's a Petrucci Signature Ibanez.

[starlinginspector]

@dunholy yeah totally agree man, what I meant to refer to was 'how I used to play was'

[IndianNuclear1]

This is the only lesson I've ever found that actually explains vibrato in an in depth way, and it has helped me quite a bit. However, I still have a hell of a time getting my vibrato synced up with the pace of the song, so it's either in pitch and too slow to be musical, or it's that crappy Kirk Hammett annoying vibrato that never returns to pitch properly. Any tips on that would be wonderful, great playing, Rick, I only hope my vibrato gets half as sweet as yours.

[dante4d]

@IndianNuclear1 Hi, I had the same problem. Now I see that I had to disconnect in my mind from my hands. With practice, it became so natural to do the vibrato that I just don't have to think of it at all. I just let it happen by itself, when it feels right. Just as this guy says. If it feels aggressive, let it be Zakk Wylde, if it feels gentle, let it be James Hetfield (I think he has some cool vibrato, but it's quite subtle most of the time, like in his voice...).

[RSFCL]

how you get those pinch harmonics like in 0:27 ?

[DarkJinx257]

@RSFCL Feedback. Turn up your amp!

[ed4564]

Great lesson and killer tone.  Thanks!

[Fuzzyboy1976]

i see you hold your guitar like classical guitarrist,,there is a reason why they are the best guitarrist ,,this way of holding the guitar goes so easy on the hand ,i also hold my electric guitar this way ,,i have a more wide reach when is time to play the high notes on the lower part of the neck and i feel less pressure on my hand.

[AdjustedGuitar08]

UNLIMITED SUSTAIN????

[Petawwwr]

How can 11 people NOT like this?

[williamswadling]

You hold your guitar like a classical guitarist

[Davederwaldman]

Very helpful, man. Thx a lo'.

[angusyoungrocker9999]

killer tone man

[GregHM81]

Hoy do you get that insane sustain??

[Howardtripper]

Thanks i have now learnt how to express my mood through playing thank you for sharing your knowledg with us

[chromeboy10]

JS 2000

[Nolive616]

<<<<< 14 000 views ^^ naa na na naa naa

[infinityjet]

3:37 his face goes crazy looking :L

great lesson

[loke1989pitt]

@infinityjet yaaa.....angry......."giv me my hamburger"

[Abquid]

Couldn't tell for sure: Is he only bending in one direction--he uses only down in his way-slowed down example-- or both above and below the original note?

[Haroldsoto]

He's bending in one direction.

[josephjester]

People waggle the string downward when performing vibrato because it comes more naturally than waggling upward. Another reason for this is you're simply rotating your hand on a fulcrum point, which is where the index finger meets the hand proper. Keep that part of your hand anchored against the neck, and waggle away.

[weaponx29]

he's not fat...his muwi-muwi macho.

[Vignirv]

Look at his newest videos, you'll be amazed

[OctagonMan41]

rizzy89s comment LOL

[dogfacezx3]

who the fuck is this .?..must have been cold anyway ...

Can't be in California ...must be in dumfuck Egypt or such ....

[rizzy89]

if doug heffernan played guitar..

[malmeyngelsteen]

LOL XD

[jjkftw]

....lol...

[maxomilian]

god i hate bb.king same licks same progressions i have respect for him being a blues pioneer , but boring nonetheless

[whynottalklikeapirat]

tap into the feel, the timing and the way it relates to the context - thats the point of minimal playing. The point is not entertaining and keeping you mentally occupied with progressions and lick development. Its only boring if you cant hear all the things in between (the artistically omitted stuff yeah?).

[IpkisStanley]

it's not about hearing what's not there (insofar as you don't have to make up music to fill the gaps) it's about taste and playing just what needs to be played and not filling the space with gratuitios notes but choosing the few that are played with care. BB is King!

[Thralllinian]

bb king has the best vibrato

[VAI666]

slow...... is the secret !!!

[whoahesgood]

Must be like -15 in there, whats with all the cloth xD

[YonOtto]

hey man... yur wearing a hat indoors.

[jamesplasencia]

great lesson never thought of vibrato like that before...thanks

[barkus1282]

I've got some tips on vibrato too. Check out my article on AssociatedContent. Search for Clark Palmer.

[DomeShot101]

nice sustain

[malawigw]

The best vibrato in the world has Yngwie

[RaXxXeR]

oh yeah

[LateNightShredder]

(rephrase) Yngwie has the best vibrato in the world

[JImmy1090]

haha

[b4rf3r]

Gary Moore has a better one.

[0ftheWALLS]

Theres a huge difference between best vibrato and widest vibrato.

[dante4d]

@0ftheWALLS Best is the one that fits the song best ok?

[0ftheWALLS]

@dante4d 100% agreed.

[blackhole82]

I can't seem to wrap my head around the motion of vibrato. Seems like when I thought I was doing it in the past I was just moving my finger and not my wrist. Now I'm trying to only move my wrist and I just can't think of how to do it and get the string to move at the same time. It looks like a twisting motion, but when I twist my wrist the string doesn't move at all so I guess I'm just not doing it right. Is there any other way to explain the actual motion?

[tilde12345]

I don't know if any of this of mine made sense but maybe someone else will post. I think if you concentrate on pushing the string without cheating with your fingers, the arm motion will follow. It will be hard at first until the muscles develop.

[blackhole82]

I think I've always just used my fingers and it's easy that way for me... except when it comes to vibrato on a bend. I'm trying to relearn it a different way, but it seems really weird.

[ceyhanb]

try putting your fingers at an angle rather than perpendicular to the neck of the guitar. watch his fingers closely, they are at an angle....and he is using the neck as the fulcrum of a lever.

[drone713]

How long have you been playing?

[blackhole82]

A long time.

[drone713]

oh. well vibrato just came to me after about a year and a half of playing. so idunno.

[At0mmic]

that helps a lot, thanks rick!

[cryptblood1986]

I want that Hughes & kettner switchblade!

[suicidevampire666]

tnks mate :)

[MartyDIY]

guitar sounds quite similar to neal schon's rig sound. thanks for sharing your way of playing))))

[RoadWarrior2006]

Hi Rick! Love your personal style of vibrato, nice one mate.

[Lahed92801]

I like how Rick is very knowledgable about the technical side of guitar and has unbelievable proficiency yet understands the creative, emotional and human side of playing. Nice job mate.

[MortaniusTaijou]

If you want to learn vibrato play Gary Moore's Parisian Walkways, when you master that you are a vibrato master.

[shreddlord]

no effects, just switchblade(that's a little bit contradictory because sb is amp with built in effects)

[tjchep]

It looks like he's using his pod as the preamp, and just using the SB as a poweramp :(

[pyro513]

Great Lesson! could you tell us what your using for effects and how you get such long sustain? Thanks!

[HotSh0t602]

Subscribed :) Great stuff man.

[moodyedge]

vibrato ...????  if you want a lesson in vibrato

go and listen to the live version of the hunter by FREE from the freestory album

heres my efforts

myspace.

com/redpersona

[htones22]

Rick-

Thanks for reply...

but one more question... are you using the pod for pre-amp or just effects?

[cheesebone82]

Ooooh, is that the Switchblade? How do you like it? there are so many amps that I've been thinking about buying sometime soon and that's one of 'em.

(I currently have a Peavey 6505+, but the next amp I buy is gonna be a nicer one. VHT Deliverance, ENGL Fireball, and the Switchblare are my top 3 right now)

[reening]

great lesson on vibrato mate, you did a good explanation on what it was

[olegrin]

Thank you Rick!

Great lessons!

[LnDgrthelefty]

you sound like the guy arthur from the hitchikers guide to the galaxy.. (it's not only the british accent :)

[LnDgrthelefty]

i like it though :)

[RR5Rhoads]

Whoa, I guess my comment didn't get posted? Weird.

Anyways, thanks so much for this lesson, you are the man!!!

It's finally nice to get a lesson on vibrato from a guitarist with a great vibrato as well as touch and control. And so very true, a lot of guitarists fail to pay attention to their vibrato and it comes out sounding very weak and thin (I won't name names, but I'm tempted, lol). I'm going to apply this to my own playing!!

I forget what else I said, haha.

Looking forward to more stuff!!

[Ra6nar]

great lesson, man, thankx

[KSiM]

THANK YOU to share your knowledge with us. In fact, I have the same aproach like a signal + var. in pitch  5*

[htones22]

Rick, great job, KILLER TONE! Could you please expand on your rig setup in this video? How did you route the Pod?

[starlinginspector]

Thanks man! It's the pod's out to the return of the fx loop of the switchblade.

[persini]

Hey Rick!, great lesson, i love your vids, keep it up!

[mztA3]

hey rick

great video man!

really helpfull

thanks so much! :)

btw, did you use the pod as a preamp, and the switchblade power section?

[billmeedog]

Great question! I was wondering that too?

Well Rick???

[starlinginspector]

Sorry guys, I missed that one.

It's the pod's out to the return of the fx loop of the switchblade.

Thanks everyone for all the comments!

[robshred66]

this is def the best vibrato lesson here on youtube; and yes, billmeedog, everyone please stay away from metallica when studying vibrato, or Santana for that matter

[billmeedog]

Rick, AWESOME lesson (with KILLING TONE,) on this oft-overlooked technique. BTW, my approach (connected series' of controlled bends) is identical to yours, so at least I know I must be on the right track! (LOL!)

The only other thing that I present (when teaching it) is the actual mechanics (like you, I "lock my fingers," wrap the thumb over the top, and rotate the wrist/forearm (as opposed to "finger-pushing & pulling!")

NOT naming names on poorly intonated vibrato (initials - K.H.!)

[mts666]

Cool video. I liked the idea of presenting vibrato in a pitch-diagram-finger-in-the-ai­r way ;), and

I really love the way you build up your vibrato in the "subtle mode" ;).

Hope to see more videos from you soon.

Cheers!

[Thunder9513]

Thanks!!

It really helped.

[arcofascent]

Super! Such an under rated technique and and a super clear statement from you.

[nickkellie]

you are the man!

[starlinginspector]

Hey Nick, hope all is cool with you man!

[coffeemanR6]

Very useful lesson Rick, thanks a lot!

[seventhson998]

Great as usual Rick much appreciated

[starlinginspector]

cheers man

[DannyBoy777]

Another superb lesson Rick, vibrato is so often overlooked by the kids these days, hopefully someone of your mighty calibur can teach em how important and useful it is. 5 stars yet again mate.

[starlinginspector]

Thanks man, glad you like it

[xelad1]

sad but true, good vibrato is probably the most essential thing people should be learning after holding the guitar and yet no one takes a technical learned approach to it like they do learning scales or arpeggios... the result: tons of fast players who ultimately sound terrible when they have to stay on a note for more than 1/2 a second