my progress after watching the tutorial: .watching video .5 minutes later: got my very first pinch harmonic .1 hour later: each 3/7 right notes .3 hours later: each 5/7 right notes .8 hours later: all 7/7 right notes .1 week later: a total mastery
Most of it is just about doing it & trying it until you know exactly what to do with your pick hand. I said everything in the video I could tell you about how. I wish I could tell you more but in the end nobody can teach you what your hands do. You have to find out by trying things. It's like learning to ride a bicycle. People can tell you how to balance & peddle but they can't tell you anything more. You just have to ride. The more you do it, the less you fall down. Keep trying. You'll get it.
@MrWebon Big thick picks do help to make it easier. A ridicules amount of gain helps too. The thing is, when you really get it down it won't matter what you use. You'll be able to play harmonics with a tire iron or a feather, laugh as you play them and make you neighbors wish you were dead if you're loud enough!
this is a great video. i'll have to try it out next time iam around a guitar. i know this question may seem retarded, iam no musician, but is it possible to do this on a bass?
@337camo, Yes it's absolutely possible on bass. You can do it the exact same way with a pick, or just buy touching the string with a finger & plucking it with another one using the same hand.
Great. Glad it helped. if you'd like more tips & free videos to check out, please visit my web site guitar complete dot com. I think you might like what I offer there.
amazing! :) The only thing is, I can do this fine on the top 3 strings but on the 3 lower ones it doesnt work at all, any diagnosis for my problem Mr Doc of Guitar Rock?
OK, are you talking about the top three strings as the thick strings or the thin strings? When I know exactly what you are asking, I'll be able to give you a better answer to help you out. If you get back to me today, I'll get back to you within a day. Fair enough?
OK then, you're serious! If you can play pick harmonics on the thinner strings, E, B, & G you have the technique down. So this should be an easy fix! A lot of the time, the thicker strings, D, A & E only have to be hit a little harder than the thinner strings to get harmonics from. 1. So try smacking them with a little more humph. 2. You might be changing the position of your hand, the pick, or both. So look at how you hold your hand/pick on thinner strings & duplicate it on the thicker strings.
I replied twice so please read both. I had the same problem when I first started playing pick harmonics, but worse! I couldn't play them on the two thickest strings, or, on the thinnest string. I was doing both things I mentioned to help you consistently wrong. It took me about three hours to get my first pick harmonic to squeal out & about six months to play them consistently. I just kept trying & finally got it. So things could be a worse. I learned slow. I bet you will learn much faster!
WOAHH, it works!! Thanks alot im really grateful. Ive been practising hour upon hour and my fingers are practiclly bleeding. I made a cool riff in my band that involved pick harmonics but because i couldnt do them i was just playing really high notes but now i can play it with a simple harmonic! Thanks again!!
A question. Do you find this easier with a thicker pick?? I do. I've tried a few different picks and find that the thicker the pick the easier this is. Come to think of it, I have found that I don't like thin picks.(2mm minimum). I like the way thicker picks seem to roll off the strings. However I do use thin delrin picks if I want (sorry, need) to be quiet. By the way man nice axe. Is it a normal LP Trad???? My teacher has one and its sweeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!
Pick size can be a factor and yes thicker picks do make it a bit easier to play pick harmonics for many people. As you use pick harmonics more often though, you'll be able to do them with any old pick regardless of it's size. As for the guitar, it's an aged 2000 Gibson Historic 57' Gold Top Reissue with a real late 1950's PAF pickup.
I've been workin on my pick harmonics and thought I had em down pat, but where you demonstrated the different pitches from the same fret has opened up alot of tones for me. Thanks alot for your post. Your's in the blues.
Cool! Thank you very much. Honestly, The camera guy I have helps a lot to make my videos better that I could alone. He's a really good guitarist and pro videographer. In fact, (no lie or BS) He shot the video for the Sevendust song 'Driven' . His help is immeasurable! I have to give him a lot of credit for videos I post on YouTube and the ones on my site. Just search for "guitarcomplete" if you want to see the site. Thanks again for the comment. Very cool of you.
u kinda look like eddie trunk
TheSlipknot91 1 day ago
my progress after watching the tutorial: .watching video .5 minutes later: got my very first pinch harmonic .1 hour later: each 3/7 right notes .3 hours later: each 5/7 right notes .8 hours later: all 7/7 right notes .1 week later: a total mastery
ALL THANKS TO YOU!!!! EPIC TUTORIAL :D
MasterTsukimaru 1 month ago
@MasterTsukimaru Absolute great to here :)
guitarcomplete 4 weeks ago
Thank you for the tuitorial and detailed explanation
ncorrieri 1 month ago
@ncorrieri Your very welcome :)
guitarcomplete 1 month ago
Most of it is just about doing it & trying it until you know exactly what to do with your pick hand. I said everything in the video I could tell you about how. I wish I could tell you more but in the end nobody can teach you what your hands do. You have to find out by trying things. It's like learning to ride a bicycle. People can tell you how to balance & peddle but they can't tell you anything more. You just have to ride. The more you do it, the less you fall down. Keep trying. You'll get it.
guitarcomplete 1 month ago
i get a harmonic sound but not as loud and clear as a normal harmonic. how do you get so much sound out of the pinch harmonic?
2222Ruud2222 1 month ago
i found that using a jazz 3 pick made it much much easier, also the gain must be cranked and distorton as fuck ! :P awesome !!
hjalmarBuoi 1 month ago
I LOVE YOU
MrWebon 2 months ago
@MrWebon Big thick picks do help to make it easier. A ridicules amount of gain helps too. The thing is, when you really get it down it won't matter what you use. You'll be able to play harmonics with a tire iron or a feather, laugh as you play them and make you neighbors wish you were dead if you're loud enough!
guitarcomplete 1 month ago 2
the best fucking tutorial.... i didnt know i have to set it on trebble XD
MrWebon 2 months ago
Out of all the videos on how to do this, I DEFINITELY find this one the best!
JacJavJac 3 months ago
@JacJavJac Wow... Thank You!
guitarcomplete 2 months ago
now does this work on acoustic?
Racewayelko 7 months ago
@Racewayelko probably faint as hell haha
ant1ph0n 5 months ago
@Racewayelko it does, it only sounds different because you probably don't use distortion on your guitar, I tried it it worked
ChantingBee 4 months ago
@ChantingBee Thank you very much good sir
Racewayelko 4 months ago
@Racewayelko hihi I'm a girl XD
ChantingBee 4 months ago
@ChantingBee My bad :p
Racewayelko 3 months ago
@ChantingBee Sorry :p prolly should have looked at your name, or would that be sexist? XD
Racewayelko 3 months ago
@Racewayelko no it's not sexist haha, I just didn't want a name with numbers and well I was thinking about this in an inst
ChantingBee 3 months ago
this is a great video. i'll have to try it out next time iam around a guitar. i know this question may seem retarded, iam no musician, but is it possible to do this on a bass?
337camo 8 months ago
@337camo, Yes it's absolutely possible on bass. You can do it the exact same way with a pick, or just buy touching the string with a finger & plucking it with another one using the same hand.
guitarcomplete 8 months ago
@guitarcomplete Nice cool deal, i'll have to give it a try. how does it sound?
337camo 8 months ago
Great. Glad it helped. if you'd like more tips & free videos to check out, please visit my web site guitar complete dot com. I think you might like what I offer there.
guitarcomplete 1 year ago
This helped a lot.
gibberooster 1 year ago
amazing! :) The only thing is, I can do this fine on the top 3 strings but on the 3 lower ones it doesnt work at all, any diagnosis for my problem Mr Doc of Guitar Rock?
XxRockGuitarxX 2 years ago
OK, are you talking about the top three strings as the thick strings or the thin strings? When I know exactly what you are asking, I'll be able to give you a better answer to help you out. If you get back to me today, I'll get back to you within a day. Fair enough?
guitarcomplete 2 years ago
Well I live in England so this may be the next day but im not sure, any way im talking about the 3 thicker strings
XxRockGuitarxX 2 years ago
OK then, you're serious! If you can play pick harmonics on the thinner strings, E, B, & G you have the technique down. So this should be an easy fix! A lot of the time, the thicker strings, D, A & E only have to be hit a little harder than the thinner strings to get harmonics from. 1. So try smacking them with a little more humph. 2. You might be changing the position of your hand, the pick, or both. So look at how you hold your hand/pick on thinner strings & duplicate it on the thicker strings.
guitarcomplete 2 years ago
I replied twice so please read both. I had the same problem when I first started playing pick harmonics, but worse! I couldn't play them on the two thickest strings, or, on the thinnest string. I was doing both things I mentioned to help you consistently wrong. It took me about three hours to get my first pick harmonic to squeal out & about six months to play them consistently. I just kept trying & finally got it. So things could be a worse. I learned slow. I bet you will learn much faster!
guitarcomplete 2 years ago
WOAHH, it works!! Thanks alot im really grateful. Ive been practising hour upon hour and my fingers are practiclly bleeding. I made a cool riff in my band that involved pick harmonics but because i couldnt do them i was just playing really high notes but now i can play it with a simple harmonic! Thanks again!!
XxRockGuitarxX 2 years ago
A question. Do you find this easier with a thicker pick?? I do. I've tried a few different picks and find that the thicker the pick the easier this is. Come to think of it, I have found that I don't like thin picks.(2mm minimum). I like the way thicker picks seem to roll off the strings. However I do use thin delrin picks if I want (sorry, need) to be quiet. By the way man nice axe. Is it a normal LP Trad???? My teacher has one and its sweeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!
minenu11 2 years ago
Pick size can be a factor and yes thicker picks do make it a bit easier to play pick harmonics for many people. As you use pick harmonics more often though, you'll be able to do them with any old pick regardless of it's size. As for the guitar, it's an aged 2000 Gibson Historic 57' Gold Top Reissue with a real late 1950's PAF pickup.
guitarcomplete 2 years ago
I've been workin on my pick harmonics and thought I had em down pat, but where you demonstrated the different pitches from the same fret has opened up alot of tones for me. Thanks alot for your post. Your's in the blues.
minenu11 2 years ago
Great! Glad it helped you.
guitarcomplete 2 years ago
This helped heaps!
5 star
thanks
Maddog3547 2 years ago
Great! I'm glad it helped you.
guitarcomplete 2 years ago
Cool! Thank you very much. Honestly, The camera guy I have helps a lot to make my videos better that I could alone. He's a really good guitarist and pro videographer. In fact, (no lie or BS) He shot the video for the Sevendust song 'Driven' . His help is immeasurable! I have to give him a lot of credit for videos I post on YouTube and the ones on my site. Just search for "guitarcomplete" if you want to see the site. Thanks again for the comment. Very cool of you.
guitarcomplete 2 years ago
damn, what a hot guitarist!! Woowoo!! lol
Hugs, my friend, great lesson!
lilithwolfstear 2 years ago
very useful lesson, great job man : )
GGYlenol 2 years ago