SRV Rake Technique

[ArizonaMMJ]

Perhaps one of the best videos ive seen yet that opened my eyes to something new. Good stuff! Thanks man.

[shirtpantsify]

John Frusciante uses the same technique in the song "Can't Stop"

[calvinasqw]

@shirtpantsify um...thats funky stuff



[dago00]

I`ve got it today!

[MichalHomie]

so whats the name of the song from 5:02 ?

[alexjobbe]

what was the name of the song in this video again?

[thenoodleguy]

isnt a rake the same thing as a sweep? if not then why do people call sweep picking raking?

[capoeirahh]

oooooooh thank you man this was so useful! your lessons are improving my playing by the minute I swear

[peniosasdasd]

If learning to improv on the pent. scale is the broth, learning rakes is the meat.

Blues is not blues without rakes and bends, as far as playing it goes.

[atl2maryland]

easy

[jojojosmart]

Nice instruction. Really detailed and practical. Thanks for putting in the effort to learn this and also share it.

[SoloAK88]

Hey man good lessons!Are you using always your index finger for the 'rake-style' mutings?Sorry,I cant see that on the vid and.I use usually that finger which I hold the note.

[Bluestouse86]

Tom Green plays guitar.....hahahahaha

[TheJuliusJT]

yea.. its so much more fun when you use this technique..

[KellyIsMusical]

A good example of this technique that is not a blues tune, is the Chili Peppers' song "Can't Stop." Thanks for this by the way. :D

[MrAlfredocolon]

@KellyIsMusical yea i learned that song a while back and it made learning this lesson alot easier. this sort of raking is a bit harder than the riff in cant stop

[FruscianteAlways7]

True but cant stop is more of a mute strum. raking is a bit different but work on a similar concept. learning to mute every note out except the one you are playing makes learning raking much easier

[46ace]

whats a "chili pepper?"

[SaintCarloman]

Thx dude.

I understand now why he played all the strings on the voodoo child intro and how he did to get that sound.

[bhavs26]

i find that angling my pick slightly downwards before raking helps alot!

[Mircea779]

Are you using your Hot Rod Deluxe in this vid? It sounds really good. Thank you for all the lessons, they help a lot.

[gr8bluesgtr]

This was before I got the Blues Junior, so this would have been the Hot Rod Deluxe.

[jonaso0601]

@gr8bluesgtr

How great does the blues junior sound? Because i've got a fine marshall combo, but many says the Blues Jr sounds fantastic, and it is also smaller and lighter than my current, so im thinking of getting one.

[mooske29]

very interesting and well explained!

[diazcamille]

what pedals are in your rig man? your sounding wicked.

[loldecepticonlol]

Thanks for this, would a higher action help with this? I find that when I really dig in some other strings start to ring out no matter how hard I try to keep them muted. My action is more on the low side of the spectrum.

[gr8bluesgtr]

Higher action will help with this because you've got a larger margin of error. With low action you can barely rest on the strings without fretting them. Just make sure that you have the guitar checked out when you raise the action to make sure the truss rod is set correctly.

[loldecepticonlol]

Thanks for responding.

[pbbbpcd]

Very good lesson! It would be useful for us to know what gear you are using, though...

[Shandaminion]

dude your the biggest pro at texas flood you play it in every vid!

great job!

[jl7571677]

are you using a tube screamer, and are you using a compressor too?or is it an equalizer

[wachman]

i find raking to be especially hard to control with smaller hands.

[alexgoettge]

thankz man lot of help

[mateo2006]

This is a a real good lesson on an essential component in playing in the SRV style. Nice work. Lots of people are going to find this helpful, I'm sure.

[yemenohman]

cool

0:39 = Starts to yell

[gr8bluesgtr]

Yeah, my wife tells me that I talk too loud. I have no idea why I did this when recording these lessons. Maybe I thought that I had to talk over the guitar amp :)

[sircoolpants]

do you reside in CA?

[kb23la]

my bad

i ment to say that this is really useful

haha thanks

[gr8bluesgtr]

I knew what you meant :)

[kb23la]

Manthi really useful

thanks alot man :]

[Spoonful91]

That song you forgot the name of is "I'm leavin' you (before I commit a crime).

I thought your video was very informal.

I just hope I can pick up on it.

[stevieVantanna]

Funk players use it a lot. They call it "skank picking".

[gr8bluesgtr]

I learn something new every day.

[lazychump]

Can you give some tips on raking with just the palm? i see many players raking without muting with their fretting hand, but everytime i try, the strings ring out too much.

Thanks, great lessons.

[gr8bluesgtr]

The key to raking and muting with the picking hand is to follow the pick with the side of your hand, resting it on the strings right after the pick passes over them.

[isthereheaven]

a serious question... can a guy with normal asian sized hand do all these rakes or.. hendrix style bar chords? stevie has a hu~~ge hand

[gr8bluesgtr]

Check out my website in the next week, I'll be addressing this issue in my video podcast. You're not the first person with small hands to wonder about this.

[faqyaself]

i think you are a good teacher....i have no patience to teach

[gr8bluesgtr]

That's why I make videos instead of teaching in person....hehe

[faqyaself]

every great guitarist uses the rake. but stevie used it alot, and superbly!

[faqyaself]

so did hendrix, kirk hammett, but not a lot, david gilmour...etc...

[TheManWhoPlaysGuitar]

actualy kirk did, listen to one, u can hear it

[faqyaself]

i know that, what i was saying was that it wasnt often. not like SRV.

[TheManWhoPlaysGuitar]

ahh all right

[laxrm15]

good lesson, thanks man

[wasabe19]

dude you totally rock man. i learned how to get a hint of that stevie-esque sound just by watching your lesson on the grip. (; thanks!

[tayf85]

This is what so many players on youtube are missing with their stevie covers

[mrkyle1987]

Cant play pride and joy without doin that

[ramonesacidpillsh]

Awsome, I know know how to do those rakes. Though, I use them in a much different way than Stevie ray. Thanks!

[gr8bluesgtr]

There it is. Thanks for the reminder.

[bluessmith]

I'm leaving you (commit a crime)