How to Play Heavy Metal Guitar : Pinch Harmonic Techniques in Metal Guitar

[Lundvalnaden]

everybody loves raymond

[BeastGoneWild]

What effects are you using for the hard rock sound. (I'm kinda new at all of this).

[Justacuase18]

@BeastGoneWild He is only using the overdrive on his expensive amp in the background, and a slight delay commonly referred to as a tape delay

[ghigaful]

I think best teacher from expertvillage :D

[akobudebice]

Well, I practiced this 2 days, and I found that harmonics sound different on different guitars..for example when I play on my Ibanez grx70dx I its really hard to make cleat harmonic..you have to pick just above pick ups, and your technique must be perfect..but when I tried same at LP in the music store it sounded awesome ...so don't be frustrated if you just can't do it :D

[TonzuuHD]

i have always wondered how to do that and now i made it ! :D

[Justacuase18]

And different guitars have different sweet spots, also depends on your pickups cuz the sweet spot changes, like when you go from single bridge pickup, to paired, or single neck pickup

[Justacuase18]

By far the best video in YouTube for pinch harmonics, but there is a lot he didn't explain, he showed you get different sounds by where you pick with the technique but didn't say it

[Metalbodomsilence]

._.

[Metalbodomsilence]

.l.

[EuphoniumLife]

gotta give it up for the taco bell cup in the back

[HandsomeBoy234]

I can't do pinch harmonics on thicker strings, Do i need to put some more gain, or there is another way in doing pinch harmonics?

[Justacuase18]

This is the Best, Tutorial video in YouTube for pinch harmonics

[rebellRR8]

i dont get this :(

[eminetalday]

nice

[Anarchyffan]

How to play heavy metal guitar. On a strat? Yeah, I don't think so.

[zaktan415]

@Anarchyffan The strat has humbuckers.

[selske23]

@Anarchyffan dude, i have a strat style guitar, it's the meanest thing i've heard so far

[TheIceBreaker90]

@Anarchyffan The Problem is not the Strat it's the single coil.... And this guitar has humbuckers

[MetalInstrumentals]

@Anarchyffan iron maiden = metal

[csfanification]

THAT'S AWESOME!!! man...congratz...u teached me now I can do it :) TY again :)

[1Daddoz1]

Gary, what are you using for an amp and/or distortion pedal or amp setting? Sounds awesome!

[MrCram4life]

I was wondering what those noises are called and how to play them. Now I Know :)

[LedZeppelin2055]

THANK YOU! After :38 I can finally do this! You cut the crap and get to the point! Thanks again man!

[Erikih]

Pinch Harmonics doesn't really effect on the first and second string right?

[Seph1231]

@Erikih in all strings, its hard to get in the 6th string (the top one) the other are easies but you need to practice now im trying to get the sound in the 6th string :)

[MrRoger1969]

@Erikih You can get pinch harmonics on any string. It's all in technique, quality and setup of guitar, and the amp quality.

[MrRoger1969]

Here's something to keep in mind. I've always referred to the pinch harmonics or squealies as "getting skin." Keep that phrase in mind because when you find the right spots over the pickup section of your guitar, all you will need to do it pick the note and get just a bit of skin. Soon you'll be making it scream. Each guitar is different too. If you have 2 or more guitars, you'll need to experiment with each of them to find the proper spots over the pickup sections to get harmonics.

[esoterick0201]

@MrRoger1969 Aint that the truth. I got a new guitar just recently, and its been challenging to get the pinch harmonics to sound the way I want to on it.

[ferchobilbao97]

@MrRoger1969 YEah that happens to me. Sometimes I need to find the right place in the string to do the pinch harmonics, and a good place I found in my Gibson was just infront of the neck pickups. I tried in other parts, and it sounds, but there would be the best place for me to do them in that guitar. In my fender, I try and its really hard cuz of the quality of the guitar, its not strato nor telecaster. Pinch harmonics are a bit harde to get in bad guitars...

[MrRoger1969]

@ferchobilbao97 Luckily my Gibson SG is bursting with harmonics. I get squeals/pinch harmonics in as many as 3 areas over different parts of the pickups. The natural harmonics over the neck are effortless. I got a good deal on because of a scratches on the back & some small blemishes. I put some $5 Ernie Ball's on it & set the intonation, etc, now I play it as much as my Gibson Les Paul that I have more than twice the money in. The LP Rocks a bit better though. It has a hot 498T in the bridge.

[MrRoger1969]

I've played for 32 years & TECHNIQUE & the GUITAR/proper guitar setup have 100% to do with it. Once a person has the TECHNIQUE down, you can hear the harmonics clearly on an unplugged guitar. Pickups, amps etc just enhances the sounds. Also, if you're playing on junk or a poorly setup guitar, you can be Eddie Van Halen & still not be able to get harmonics. Sorry, but cheap guitars won't cut it, & blowing your cash on new pickups, amps, more expensive strings won't teach technique - trust me.

[Eriklju]

@MrRoger1969 What's the proper guitar setup if i want lets say Delay chourus tuner and a wahwah, Ive got the technique down pretty good, and can hear it with my guitar unplugged, Hope you reply and sorry if i made any spelling mistakes or anything like that, English isn't my first language.

[MrRoger1969]

@Eriklju Are you talking amp setup? To get a good pinch harmonic is technique is first and you've said you've got that. The next thing is the the output of your pickups, preferably high output, and then your amp. I play on a Marshall tube amp and a smaller Fender tube amp with good quality distortion and crunch. I'm not certain that combing delay, wah and chorus is gonna do anything spectacular for your harmonics, in fact, those 3 effects together can sound like hell if you're not careful.

[Physinix]

@MrRoger1969 definitively man, you are 100% correct, I experienced it myself, I had a shit electric guitar, < 120$ and couldn't get out the clean harmonics especially on the Heavy E string and believe me I had the TECHNIQUE, but after i bought a good calibrated guitar with EMG pickups 60/81...dammmm i do better harmonics then Zakk Wylde (joke). So don't be disappointed if you don't get the harmonics like in this video,

PS: Heavy Gauge strings(0.52) help you with your harmonics on the E string

[k5lta]

@MrRoger1969 is a $400 guitar good?

[MrRoger1969]

@k5lta Yeah you kind find a lot of good guitars for $400.00 I have an authentic made in the USA Gibson SG that's a worn brown color which I bought for $500.00 brand new. It had a few blemishes on it and with a $100 off coupon at Guitar Center I ended up with a guitar that would have been $800.00 with tax. I also have a MIM Strat that I rebuilt and I only have $300.00 in it. As long as the $400.00 isn't going into special edition paint jobs, etc. Just go for overall quality.

[k5lta]

@MrRoger1969 Thanks for the info!! i will do that.

[JoesTelevision]

@MrRoger1969 so is my B.C Rich Warlock good enough?

[MrRoger1969]

@JoesTelevision The best thing to do is to find someone you trust who can make sure it's set up properly, and someone who can play it and see if it is capable of getting good pinch harmonics. I haven't played any BC Rich guitars except for some older ones from back in the 80's.

[abegoify]

- who knew , that this could be done anywhere on

a certain string, not only over the middle pickup. there are even people who play it across 2 Strings.(saw that) & thank you!

[Sockenterry]

What is your amp?

[3mr3can]

if I do that it sounds like 'ping' and than it stops?

And my guitar make noises even when I dont touch it? how can that be?

please give me some tips.

[MrCypher93]

@3mr3can You don't want to rest your right hand thumb on the string. You just want to lightly graze it and lift off. If you rest it there, you will just mute the note. You just want to graze it with the thumb and lift off. A tip on learning pinch harmonics - try em first by playing a powerchord (say 5th fret E string and 7th fret A string), and then holding the position and trying to do a pinch harmonic on the E note (7th fret A string). That way you also simultaneously mute the E string).

[3mr3can]

if I do that it sounds like 'ping' and than it stops?

please give me some tips.

[DirtyLittlePsycho]

this is 1 of the coolest sounds u can make. it's just awesome. makin' ur guitar squeal like it's ur bitch. haha

[jctank88]

turn your volume UP, you will better learn it this way.

[heyAngelUduhsexy2]

lol, why am i watching scrubs?

[asdfcrow]

Gary Schutt is the only person from expert village who knows what he's doing.

[BlackManiac94]

i hate u.

[MrJoedf]

@5car3cr0w94 I chuckle when people say that. :)

[MrKvekard]

you got the same pick that i have :D

[rikrushio33]

@5car3cr0w94 you are messed up but funny :)

[TheReNeMaMoN]

finaly i now how to do it thank you so much

[fredsassy5]

i did this with my dick

[freevidhunter]

freeguitarvidz(dot)tk - change the (dot) to a real period. Enjoyed the lessons there guys just sharing it to you coz this video sucks. Rock on pipz.

[liamd0]

thank you so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so MUCH MUCH!!!!

[MattiDaimen]

damn .. now i gotta get hard skin there to -.-

[teskohakeriste]

Can you tell me what model this guitar is ? I like it :)

[andiorama]

he has good pair of pickups:)

[XjoeybulumpX]

THABNK YOU IT WOrKED

[xXMeTalZXx]

retarded people are watching this don't get how he do it :P

[rocker707447]

How bout u learn some teaching techniques and then put a video instead of posting a video of just saying shit and then showing off? whore...

[PunkH4x0r]

My guitar has 2 humbuckers and a single coil, the humbuckers won't do this . . . any tip ?

[dnsbram]

@PunkH4x0r practice, i first thaugt the same but its just PRACTISING! good luck

[PunkH4x0r]

@dnsbram Okay, thanks (:

[Gesreg]

@PunkH4x0r what the fuck are you for a pussy ? just do it there wont happen anything asshole

[PunkH4x0r]

@Gesreg wow, special people here

[Gesreg]

@PunkH4x0r oh sorry I missunderstood your question, I thought you wont to it on humbuckers

[PunkH4x0r]

@Gesreg lol

[TheBlackOwnage]

LOL he said g string

[fightbox4]

@caraparrules yngwie is neo-classical this guy is surpost to be heavy metal so i see what daltonreyes9087 is getting at

[KBxxNorway]

i can do it with 50% chance of sucsess, but then i use my finger, and not my thumb :P did it by accident one time, and have tried to get it right for some weeks now. but i guess that once you learn it, it becomes so effin easy, you just wonder: Why was this hard before !?

[daltonreyes9087]

......metal on a fender??? u should be ashamed

[InsaneClownBitch]

@daltonreyes9087 At the moment youre putting humbuckers in it, its a superstrat and thus a metal guitar. Many metal guitarists play with stratocaster-shaped guitars.

[xXspizzyXx]

i used to be so fuckin pissed when my friend could do this ani couldnt! i would try an try an try watch countless instructional videos an shit an did it like once barely! an then i was just like fuck it an quit tryin an stop playin giddy for like a two weeks an then when i pickedit up an started playin i busted it out an now i can do em anywhere an its old news to me lol lifes a bitch its all in ur head!

[stuscott555]

i.cant.get.this.at.all

[cheesylogar]

@stuscott555 me either :(

[SuperGuitarDaddy]

Seems like you could use a little practice

[qwerty123sepulveda]

i do better in my sleep seriously

....n e way his face looks like something my great grandma would feed me to lose weight and that shits nasty

[peterplays4fs]

haha g string

[TheBigBringe]

That was poo.

[samson915067]

How can I get that high pitch? I can do the pinch harmonics but they are not loud enough...

[DarkDoorFilms]

@samson915067 you either need more practice or higher-output pickups.

[Branden1119]

i do something like that with my left hand though instead of using my thumb i barely touch the note and it will squel it sounds kind of the same is that another way to do it?

[headsetsonly]

I can do it but kind of sloppy

[bozzioisgod44]

I have spent so much goddamn time trying to do this technique. Still can't do it. I've tried tighter tunings (Open F to be exact), checking my left hand technique and right hand technique, changing amp settings, trying different guitars, doing exactly what this guy says and still can NOT FUCKING DO ITT!!! Dx

[playNsleep]

@bozzioisgod44 its ok this takes alot of practice and isnt really easy to get but it will come in time

[DarkDoorFilms]

@bozzioisgod44 what kind of pickups are in your guitar? The higher the output of the pickup, the more pronounced the pinch harmonics are. Something active like EMG's or Duncan Blackouts are so high output that you can PINCH HARMONIC ON ACCIDENT. For Passive pickups I'd recommend something like a Seymour Duncan Invader.

[DarkProger1]

Maybe this guy plays well, but where is teaching?

[cloverman11]

did he do all these in one day?

[6haista6vittu6]

It's basically impossible to teach these these things. You get the general idea from these videos and the rest is up to you. You have to develop a relationship with your instrument. You can't expect to be awesome overnight. Or even in a year's time. It takes time and bonding.

But one thing I had a hard time with is that None of these videos say that there are certain areas that pick up the harmonics. try "pinching" it above the edge of the neck pickup nearest the bridge to start.

[Arc333Angel]

Couldn't be any more clear. It's easy to show, hard to actually do it. Takes time and practice to get it to sound right. Critiques, go practice! Maybe then come back when you get it and thank the man for his free lesson :P

[bondejeager]

guys, he does teach you how to do it? how fucking retarded are you?

[dunavidrava]

@bondejeager he does it for money

[lillos131]

idk how to make my amp make my guitar sound like tht :( im close but i cant get it i need help :(

[ruassmarkt]

this shit subtitles dont deactivate!!!!!

[TheTruthfullLies]

@ruassmarkt Yes they do, go up to that arrow right next to to full screen icon. and unlick CC (closed captioning)

[jb0Ogi3]

This guy is a queer!

[Wiggligurx]

He looks like JD from Scrubs

[Habbipaloosa]

@Wiggligurx Or a mix between Dr House and JD

[GlitchDLM]

@Wiggligurx YEah, kind of mixwed with Dr Cox though.

[lankydude1000]

@Wiggligurx my thoughts exactly

[mvagos6]

ur fuckin awsome man,,,,,,i did it,,,just after watching this vid....luv u man,,,keep it up okay?

[iMaaGeZ]

how come mine arent loud?

[Mr60trimneon]

i cant do it

[Bad55Taco]

Um I'm a ok player I won't lie like you fagets but on cleen and only on the high e and b string I can get the hampnics just like you hurd on this vid but I do agree on the a e g you fuked can't but I'm able

To on the 12-24 on b ang high e word huh

[anaki71]

@Bad55Taco wat

[jezus1989]

@Bad55Taco make sure you have enough treble & gain

or maybe try a good dist pedal,

the way i learned it was taking scales & doing all the notes of the scale

& doing a pinch harmonic

(also make sure you use the bridge pickup)

i hoped this helped you a bit,

& sorry for the bad englisch

[Bad55Taco]

Ghgj

[joey1364]

expert village cant teach shit

[hellobooom]

expert village is just so shit!

[Zer0Kiryu666]

@hellobooom yout just jealous of his skill and your shit

[petrros987]

ugly face @ 0:53 

[ABCMAN94]

Also another tip for people trying to learn this. Using thinner picks also makes it easier

[srslyDD]

thanks for the advice helps hold the pick on the side though:S

[1a5i9dan]

um... he is holding his pick the wrong way... he shouldnt even be trying to tech people.

[realitysyndicate]

@1a5i9dan You shouldn't be talking about things you don't know.

[simulator94]

he doesn't suck at teaching! This is just very hard to explain... The first time I read it in my book and I didn't know, how to do it, I was like WTF? The explanation for this sounds always silly... trying out is the only thing to get this done ;)

[SoundofMadness15]

you cant play pinch harmonics on clean retard

[skatingequalsPoWeR]

this guy doesn't suck at teaching. the problem is, pinch harmonics are really hard to teach (and learn) via video. i just got the hang of them like an hour ago, only because this guy at the music store taught me how to do them in person, and trust me, if you can get someone to teach you in real life they're a lot easier to learn

[blingvato]

You suck as a music instructor and personally i think your right down fake in everyway for using a pedal for your pitch harmonics. Use clean and standurd setting then show me where that stupid as shit skin move comes into play faggot.

[wearblackclothes]

@blingvato u can do that with a pedal...show me...now....plz...

[skatingequalsPoWeR]

@blingvato dude you're a dumbarse. you can't HEAR them in clean, and he's not using a pedal. try holding your hand (and the pick) perpendicular to the strings, and then just mess around with the position of your hand (nearer to or further from) the bridge in high gain and you get the sound. for that "wah-ish sound just bend the string up a semitone.

[killer118008]

I don't choke up on the pick as much as you why the fuck don't you quit being a fucking show off and teach!

[damowade]

maybe he should learn to do good pinch harmonics before making a video with "expert" village

[vbdude006]

I would like to make it clear that a pinch harmonic is not just a metal technique, fail!

[Scozye]

MasterOfDeathPuppets is right c'mon mate more show than SHOWING OFF plus that riff wasnt to succesful

[dirtydonki]

Did he say Gary Shit?

.

It's Tweaking not pinching.

.

Bloody stoopid yanks.

[steeloscarman]

@dirtydonki fuck off why do people have to be soo mean he is a good teacher

[dirtydonki]

@steeloscarman Because the guy is shit like you are full of shit. AND don't tell me to fuck off until you are old enough to back it up or I'll come over to your house and shove your guitar up your ass and use you as a Popsicle.

.

This guy couldn't even play the penis.

.

No wonder you are shit too coz you use shitters like this as role models.

.

Have a nice day! :)

[steeloscarman]

@dirtydonki i would like to see you try and again u are mean do u think its cool to be mean its not fuck off and have a nice day

[dirtydonki]

@steeloscarman Retard.

[steeloscarman]

@dirtydonki the definition of retard is slow minded and since the only comeback you can come up with is that then i may not be the retard here

[dirtydonki]

@steeloscarman Retard

[steeloscarman]

@dirtydonki dude why are you stalking me

[dirtydonki]

@steeloscarman don't flatter yourself......RETARD!

[911xShadowlessx911]

@dirtydonki u f*cked up jackass...you just admitted you like to suck ass on a popsicle,lol don't you agree? @steeloscarman?

[WoodenBoxEngineer]

if you go into Drop C it makes pinches A LOT easier and then you really can do them at every fret. if its in standard i can only get good harmonics at the inlays. I like how this guy slides and his left hand around and a bit to get different pitches i didnt know you could do that lol, it makes sense though. Hes says variations of the note and he slides his left hand up and down the strings.

[Songwriter4God]

You stink. You can't play that end riff steadily and without muting it. You also shouldn't be teaching[.] (That's how it should be for him. But, moving on.) "heavy metal" guitar if you're using A STINKING FENDER! Who in metal uses a FENDER? No one I've seen! You should be using an Ibanez or PRS or even a Gibson! Anything BUT a Fender!

[rockyinahard]

@Songwriter4God dave murray, yngwie malmsteen, john 5 use fenders

[grembear]

@Songwriter4God The guitarists in maiden use a fender, i think :S

[DrFluffikins]

@Songwriter4God Iron Maiden does and they're damn good metal.

[apples878]

i cant get it at all no matter wat video i watch i dont know wat im doing wrong

[songetsu1]

@apples878 im having the same problem u r but i noticed that if u look at the way he strumms normally and when he does the pinch harmonics ull see thaat when he strums the pick is a lot more vertical rather than horizontal

[speedmetal6666]

gracias me fue de mucha utilidad

[JROYable]

I CANNOT get the hang of this :(!

[chrisandbow]

You have my GUITAR :)

[LiamStabsYou]

I finally learnt pinch harmonics!!!!

[niceshades3800]

you didnt really teach anything... i already know how to do these but his video kinda sucked

[myersvids]

you cant do that too much or you can burn out ur amp

[TacticalSkum]

lies

[thatcoolG]

naw it wont burn your amp it will just reduce the quality of your speakers

[CriticsConfession]

Yeah, unless your a fag who DOESN'T use celestion.

[thespleenfiend]

@myersvids Yes, this is so true. My amp burst into flames and the speaker shot out at great speed and hit my leg. I now cannot play guitar anymore because I have no leg because of over-harmonising.

True story.

[pukepal]

lol, awsome, ya when I did these my amp speakers went through my ceiling lol jk

[superwelsh09]

u have no leg? u still have an arm?

[thespleenfiend]

Not anymore, I have a flying V and everyone knows how sharp they are, so i dropped it and it fell and cut off my arm :(. Now i play with my foot and one arm :'(

True Story.

[undeadcorpse521]

Hey. Everybody loves Raymond

[pdoughnut96]

how does he hold his fucking pick

[ellisakanormannj]

there is alot of different videos showing this.. just search the tube:)

[Vojife]

I would like to see you teaching it! =(

[swantar66]

@MasterOfDeathPuppets id like to see u teach it

[IbanezShredderMan]

@MasterOfDeathPuppets Well considering he only has a certain amount of time to teach it's not that bad.

[bennybonesaw]

cool!! got it down & gettin better at it.

[Locke12335]

das hats voll gebracht dein video genau danach hab ich gesucht thanks

[juicyjohnbox]

this is hard because he doesn't actually explain very well and i agree with Genesosick4u

i find it confusing too :(

[j0sHoo7]

it seems his stomach is upset....lol

[pauljosemvargas]

this technique its easy

[MichaelRdk]

@pauljosemvargas yeah, it's easy but a pain in the ass when you start learning it.

[Genesosick4u]

this is confusing

[StunterGuys]

OMG IT IS SUCH FRUSTRATING!

It's IMPOSSIBLE!!!!11oneoneoneoneon­eone!!!!11111