Guitar Lesson Pinch Harmonics

[LocalHippie420]

Abercrombie!!!???!?!?! WHY!

[TheFounderOfNothing]

fake katana, not for defence but decoration instead.

[ls15shot]

It doesn't matter what ur amp is set on to do pinch harmonics. U can do them when ur guitar's on clean but it just sounds a bit better on metal

[denbyb]

in an earth quake youd lose your head'

samurai style

[FoxtrotNinja]

thanks man, this helped a lot

[sandeephalo3]

is that a laguna

[monoBAYO]

It looks like one, I have a Laguna, its an LE524 model though, different from his.

[fightclub94]

if you to see crazy train with a sick pinch harmonic,then type in "crazy train solo kind of" and after he does the solo,he plays the riff with some sick harmonics.message back if you liked it.

[thejaminshamin]

Nice Katana. o.0

[ychack]

Did not know the "easy" mode. thanks.

Btw do you like your Godin guitar?

[socrates221]

hmmm... Zakk Wylde? I'm pretty sure Crazy Train was one of Randy Rhodes' songs. If you must make a dick of yourself on youtube try to do it without also looking stupid, asswipe.

[hiihhiih8888]

r u stupid? randy rohdes did do the song but ozzy did 2 do ur research b4 u talk shit

[Chives1313]

are you kidding me?

[AnimatedGravy]

and bullet covered it :)

[matt31493]

lol u guys are fuckin pethetic its fuckin clothes i got a friend that weres all holister stuff and he is a bad ass guitar player but the only thing he plays is metal

[yaycookies1518]

well.. can u get to it :) i still dont really uinderstand it

[TriviumCrusader17]

Seriously dude either you have the worst pickups EVER or you have no no no no clue what your doing

[intothevoids]

My pickups look exactly the same as yours, 2 humbuckers and a singlecoil...Are yours EMG like mine???

[grandpag29]

do they look like EMGs? ...

[intothevoids]

Don't go giving me stick i have EMGs they look the same not all EMGs have a flat cover...

[intothevoids]

My pickups look exactly the same as yours, 2 humbuckers and a singlecoil...Are yours EMG like mine???

[spknt]

Didn't know people who wore Abercrombie knew that metal was good....

[ww3gecko]

goddamn it its just clothes, they cover your wetback up. It doesnt really fucking matter. Its weird that its yellow tho

[ericocaruso]

haha i have the same strings, and i have the screaming demon pick ups:P i just recently got the BC Rich Eagle, and i just found the "sweet spot". but great vid, already knew how to do it, but still.

[redneckhippie45]

hey man. thanks for the lesson. it helped a lot. is it possible to do on an acoustic if its plugged in? im more into acoustic metal mostly because ive been to cheap to go out and buy an electric. ha hell yeah i just kinda did one on my acoustic.

[DecapitatedOwns666]

erally boring lol..

[timflames]

can anyone give a short discription of exactly what part of the thumb hits the snare? is it the part right behind the pick or..?

[naik345]

oh sick

cheers

[Rammstein81692]

hey man thanks i finally got it with your help

[acousticearsex]

physco

[Glonndrag]

thanks for the lesson man.  and for anyone who thinks that wearing abercrombie bars you from liking metal, fuck you. i wear billabong and abercrombie and all that shit, I'm listening to Hybrid stigmata - the apostasy, by dimmu borgir

[JoySynthesis]

Dimmu Burger fucking sucks, and so do you. Good day sir.

[metallicawarshipper]

yeah people who like metal dont wear abercrombie

[SammyDOnESP]

hahahahhaaha

[guitaristX007]

so do you press down on the note or not?

[dwspiral113]

I think the fact that this has 35K views speaks for itself. Dude can squeal like woah; lay off.

Thanks for the lesson.

[reaper140008]

fuck u mother fucker your wearing ambercombie you dick head fuck ambercombie you faggit

[Rangin2Hurt]

Yeah anyways, Stop beging faggots. You guys are obsessed with fucking fashion, who the fuck cares?

Thanks for the lesson.

[kellarynne]

ive been playin guitar fer 5 years and ive never used the word "stroke" that many times, too sexual soundin, sounds like yer givin the guitar a handjob

[Rangin2Hurt]

Up and down stroke? Never hear of it?

[JacobX2007]

what if you are giving the guitar a hand job?

[ibanez3212]

this kid sucks

[drewby241069]

hey man thanks a bunch for the pinch lesson that's pretty sweet I always wondered how to do it, very thorough explanation I appreciate it !! and I wear abercrombie too ^_- haha

[Edangles]

Whatever I am not gunna argue with you... nice Samurai sword in the background, what are you a ninja too?

[bobojangles6900]

well kenSG101 that band is SHIT HOUSE. second how the fuck do we no what ur doing wrong? are we surpose to guess?

[withmustard]

Best youtube lesson on pinch harmonics that I've seen, good job!

[superjoelucky12]

haha! crazy train ftw!

[Migue420pr]

Nice lesson dude u explain well. oh btw it doesn't matter what clothes you wear u still play the same.

[amishboy36]

hey kensg101 heres a tip avenged seven fold suks dont ever listen to them again

[shermanator312]

hey amish boy. if a7x sucks then who do you like?? a7x would rape hannah montana or whoever you listen to excuse me, its the cheetah girls perhaps

[poultonproductionz]

ahah i love you

[shermanator312]

u love me or disney channel amish edition??

[poultonproductionz]

you

[Edangles]

teaching artificial harmonics with an abercrombie sweater nice..

[varned1]

yeah, because the shirt effects the sound of the harmonics..... clearly you are an idiot. what correlation is there between clothes and music. i listen to like 10 different genres of music, and i dress better than you. don't be jealous.

[Edangles]

usually pussy ass preps don't play pinch harmonics

[dieingwalrus123]

lol? gtfo outta here, clothing and appeal have nothing to do with music...I know ghetto people who listen to Metallica, stf^

and god job with the lesson dude

[dumbego]

now, i myself don't wear any abercrombie, or american eagle, or, damn, what's the other one? either way, i like rock and metal, but isn't the source of rock and metal the acceptance of those who do whatever the hell they like? so, let varned wear whatever the hell he wants and play whatever the hell he wants, and keep pumping out good lessons like this.

[hotdog117]

lol that idea is great :-D.... nice video... well described.. i think i got it

[Shabutie97]

I got a better idea. Do not listen to Avenged Sevenfold nor try to play them... They suck.

[rebornrocker]

wuts ur prob with a7x?!!?!? why does every1 hate them!?!?

[nerodmc4dante]

i dont

[Doooomsayer]

a7x fuckin rox man! anyone whose got a problem with em can fuckin die

[xChronoSoundx]

GO A7X!

[TheFounderOfNothing]

@xChronoSoundx what? why?

[kenSG101]

i cant seem to do this...

im tryin 2 play the guitar solo from seize the day by avenged sevenfold and can do it pretty decent... until the last note... its a Pinch on the g string on the 10th fret... i cant do it... what am i doin wrong??? some1 help... please

[OmniusBlob]

Thanks! that helped a lot!

[ping2009]

Do you use Freeway?

[ping2009]

You use a Godin! First guy other than myself that uses Godin! I have an SD, a black one! :D

[foxcompany]

why is it harder on the fattest string?

[thedeadserv]

the lower the not the less it "yells"(meaning the tone is more closed, more muffled) the less it "yells" the harder it is to increase the yelling sound of the note. but if you do it right the lower notes give out the coolest semi-harms of them all. at least I think so.

[aphasia2]

can you tell me the different between pinch and artifical harmonic.some said its the same.but i dont think so

[shetlandtraceur2]

they are

[Conspiracy104bassist]

they are the same...lol i was confused at one point

[SeeYourEyes]

mmh

[Pickleweasel182]

nice katana over your bed

[wwjd4someslayer]

lol I love how people noticed his abercrombie shirt, i was just trying to figure out if that was a washburn or not... is it?

[varned1]

its a Godin

[anslalp]

@ meowmix, try searching for "Guitar Lesson - Pinch Harmonics (Squealies)" as it also explains the different locations that you need to pick the string at. only picking at some parts of the string will produce a pinch harmonic

[Vaderhader77]

Wow, this is the only lesson all day, that has made sense... thank you, random ambercrombie dude...

[DEATHbyRAZORBACK]

An ambercrombie dude playin metal guitar... whoa....

HAHA jk, this is a good lesson, n yer a good guitarist. Keep it up.

[meowmix66666]

nice lesson, I still can't get it though. I can easily do two-handed tapping, but I can't do pinch harmonics. I hold the pick right, and I only get the normal sound from it. can you help me?

[varned1]

well two handed tapping has nothing to do with pinch harmonics. keep trying: hold the pick VERY close to the edge and push off the string fast so the pick and your thumb rubs off the string and you should start to hear it.

[meowmix66666]

I just said I can master pinch harmonics, but pinch harmonics I can't do. I know regular harmonics, too. I'll keep tryinng, though.

[meowmix66666]

urg, I meant two handed tapping I mastered. my bad.

[Padajew]

GODIN GUITAR!!!!! vive le quebec!!

[drbeserka]

Yup I still cant do it...I blame the lack of effects on my amp, and guitar :D

[eradeziel]

nice one man

[Badwick001]

Dude, thank you so much for this video, all for one sentence not mentioned in any of the pinch harmonic videos I watched before this one... "make sure your bridge pickup is selected" XD, I had it right all along and was about to give up!! Thanks so much, dude

[nosajghoul]

Good info, but I still suck at it. Heres to 2 more hours, then I smash the guitar.

[mykethefuren]

Tainted1113, you have THE worst insults on the planet. Play in traffic, Please.

[14yearoldxboxfan]

thank you

[bush555]

Dude, when you say, play in traffic, that is a shitty insult.

[mykethefuren]

Stop overusing comma's Lulz

[MeCorey]

If you also want some good songs with awesome pinch harmonics check out the song Kissing The Shadows by Children OF Bodom, or any Children Of Bodom song.

[xxthe1xx211]

not bad but i still cant do pinches :(

[chaoskev]

this is pretty sick, im loveing the yellow ambercrombie shirt, and the ninja sword hah, rock on

[Tainted1113]

okay your trying to play like metal shit and explain to us cool people this shit... wearing and Abercrombie shirt... goodjob asshat

[varned1]

lol well you could be right, but i can't tell because you can't even type properly, so go take a few classes and come back later

[Tainted1113]

go take some classes on not suckin dick

[varned1]

your quality of life must really suck if this is how you spend your time. i actually feel bad for you.

[Tainted1113]

dude it takes 2 seconds to insult someone like you... everyone in america has plenty of time to spare in their day so don't pull that shit.

[varned1]

hahaha for some reason i'm not surprised that you are american. maybe thats where the problem begins, get off your fat ass and doing something productive maybe the rest of the world won't hate you so much.

[fredlikeskate]

nice guitar

[NorwegianSikFuk]

yes

[varned1]

oh okay i just wanted to clarify. you could be the smartest guy on youtube for identifying how bad my harmonics are.. congratulations!

[ToasterBoyProduction]

i thought your harmonics were good....beter than mine lol

[NorwegianSikFuk]

that harmonics fucking suck¡¡¡ go and kill yourself you fucking loser

[varned1]

the 86 people that favorited the video must all be morons then?

[ozzy33334]

you need to get some better tone

[deimancy]

hmmmmmmmmmmm X your being a stupid austrich, so get that bee out of your pants and Shut you stupid mouth, because obviously you need some managment in treating others with respect you stupid cunt monkey. :D im only say this because i feel like :D

[hammlars]

thanks that helped alot dude

[tim7889]

the vid was very useful, thank you

[deimancy]

Thanks it really did help but i just wanna know if theres other ways you can do a pinch harmonic.

[xXRansomGuitaristXx]

hey thanx. helped alot. and btw the pinch in crazy train is lower. but thanx. it helped.

[micol091992]

dude what song of pantera did you say??? i did not hear well

[varned1]

great southern trendkill

[micol091992]

thanks man!!

[Zilverw0lf]

Dude i think you explained it good :) .

[xttocx]

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[varned1]

uhhh thanks for that highly useful post

[xttocx]

yeah... thanks for this highly useless video.

[varned1]

hmmm favourited 76 times.. yeah must be useless dickweed

[xttocx]

FACE IT YOU SUCK MATE!

[varned1]

lol what is your problem anyways didn't we already fight and then resolve it and become friendly on one of your videos comments area? you have some rage issues bro, might want to check yourself into anger management class. cheers

[xttocx]

WHOA WHOA WHOA....... man... i've just got back to my computer.. i've been on Holiday/Vacation in Menorca and i got back to find all my fucken comments been answered to... i aint arguing with no-one man.. i'm gonna message YouTube now... this isnt on... sorry about whatever the fuck went on here... :|

in one mate. x

[guitardudeguy00]

you don't even need heavy distortion for pinch harmonics. they're possible on acoustic guitars even

[varned1]

true but u can hardly hear it

[666hammet666]

wat the fuck is yur problem hockeyhobo go pull ur bros dick out ur ass and get sum fuckin sens nocked into u bitch muther fucker. oh and by the way cool abercrombie shirt and lesson thanx =]=

[PaintSkate07]

holy shit nice lesson man i got it right away =]

[farhad01582]

Cool vid, man. Helped me a lot. I've just started to learn pinch harmonics.

[hockeyhobo59]

ALSO, you suck at pinches

[varned1]

are you done making a fool of yourself?

[giansantiago]

it would be better if you could show us the "right technique"...

[varned1]

it'd be better if you werent' an a hold. don't like the lesson, i challenge you to go find a better one.

[giansantiago]

wtf? did i reply o your comment? i thought i replied on hockeyhobo59

[hockeyhobo59]

dude an abercrombie shirt? you faggot.

[beauschleder]

Dude, it doesn't matter if the dude is in an Abercrombie shirt, he can still probably squeal better than you, if you even play guitar. He listens to Pantera for fucksake. No one wants your opinion, you little bitch. Go kill yourself.

[yosupmanhuh]

ok well when i play i hit with my thumb join making a really ear piercing sound is this an artificial ??

[guitarnublet]

I just found out in a rather painful way that I'm not an intermediate or advanced player :D

[guitarnublet]

by the way, does this work without an amp?

I'm trying it without my amp, and I hear a very faint high pitched sound very far in the distance.

[tonykragness]

thats sweet

[tonykragness]

are those DR black beuties

[varned1]

peacock blue! close!

[hockeyhobo59]

I bought a guitar from my friend and he had it strung with blak beauties and they fuckin SUCK. I want my cheap ass steels back :-/

[overclocked221]

The way I do pinch harmonics is completely different, I turn the pick slightly sideways and the string will hit my thumb between my thumb joint and finger nail and they sound just the same and i dont have to hold the pick so close to the bottom of the pick

[edgarp313]

hey one question: does my guitar need to have a distortion to sound like that? because i tried but it sounds like a natural harmonic.

And I was wondering if you have any eq setup for the amp to sound very heavy?

[varned1]

yes, i said in the lesson u need lots of gain/distortion

heavy amp sound: treble 60% mids 60% bass 50%

[Nenada]

Thanx. Awesome lesson. I still suck but just little less now.

[anusfrommars]

thanks a lot

is that a godin guitar?

[varned1]

yes it is!

[NeonStreak]

i sounds like the guitar is screeming. i like it :P

[ToasterMan7]

very good

[KKen109]

yo man thanks that helped mad alot

[mario68079]

is there any difference between artificial and pinched harmonic, varned1 ?

[varned1]

to my knowledge, no they are the same thing

[mario68079]

Thanks. i trust you

you're my artificial harmonic guitar idol:D

[InterpolMatar]

what guitar?

[varned1]

Godin

[gwarjoe]

right you know the pickup selector switch, what do you have it on (what position) cause im a tad dumb i dunno what each position is, and can you tell me what to have set on the EQ, thanks

[varned1]

put it on the bridge pickup, the furthest down one, and the one labelled "treble" on a les paul. EQ isn't quite as important... all mid range should work fine, but if you are having trouble hearing them ring, pump up the treble a bit more than the others

[gwarjoe]

yeah it doesnt matter i can do it now ^_^ thanks

[varned1]

haha yeah, usually the answer is more practice, not adjust your gear.

[TheOriginalEntz]

Thank you so much for making this video. I finally understand how to do pinch harmonics.

[DiMuzio900]

your a very impressive guitar player. You discribe everything VERY VERY well. Your lessons are the best ive seen so far.

[noobsolo]

Awesome lesson dude,

really easy to follow and catch the thing,

two thumbs up!

Anyway, you play at the edn a riff from Mr. SCARY ( one of G.Lynch masterpiece ) and you play it really close to the original, would you mind mailing me your tab ( any format, Gpro, Powertab or tab, as you can ) ,thanks man.

[varned1]

i'm not sure what you are talking about... the last riff i play is from an ozzy osborne/black sabbath song... Crazy Train.

[noobsolo]

Crazy Train? Shame on me, i didn't reconized it,

sorry to sound ignorrent :-) but that riff looks so much like the one in Mr.Scary.

[brack1234]

holy crap dude u can play guitar cause ur good but put the harmonics in the right place

[triviumkicksass]

man that was really sick and helped me out loads i can now do em :D SO all my thanks to u man your a legend

[brack1234]

dude on a fucking lengendary song like that u pinch where ur supposed 2 not when u feel like it

[varned1]

whatever dude... ur arguing nonsense.. ur trying to tell me i'm not allowed to play my guitar (a creative instrument)how i want. Thats whack.

[brack1234]

if u would have read my comment u would know that i said this video is how i learned pinch harmonics and it is a great video i was just saying if ur going 2 use pich harmonics in an awesome song like crazy train put them in the right place

[varned1]

yeah.. in the same post you are complimenting me then swearing at me... whatever man, you're whack.... what does this look like to you a professional DVD? its a damn webcam video to help people out.. i'll pinch when and where i please

[brack1234]

ok retard if u listen 2 live and loud(crazy train live) there are pinch harmonics and if ur going 2 put some in there get the fucking things right

[varned1]

are you stupid? its just for practice for this lesson! why don't you read some of the other comments on here and see how much people are loving this video and thanking me for making it. I did this as a favour to other guitarists to help them learn, and you have the nerve to come on here talking shit? I certainely didn't make this to deal with pricks like you. Get bent.

[gherkin007]

How do you pinch on the lower frets? On the lower notes? I have seen guitarists make great noises down there, but I can't get them to ring out as well as the high ones...Thanks

[varned1]

well the strings are wider down there, so maybe its a bit harder, bit its the same technique, not really anything differnt to be done.

[brack1234]

that was awesome and its how i learned pinch harmonics but dude u fucking sucked doing crazy train if u wanna learn the proper time to sqeal it listen to live and loud