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Pantallica1
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Pantallica1
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01/31/2005 3:44 am
Originally Posted by: donelyoften you see joe satch.. steve vai or even dimebag doing this..

something like pulling the whammy bar.. or tremolo u call it..

den it creates a sound like 'eeeeeein' ..sounds realli smooth and sweet sound.. does not sound like feedback to me.. sure i think overdrive is used..

joe does it that most.. pulling the trem to the bottom of the guitar.. hmmm

any idea how to do that? :)

sorry i aint clear about that :)


Well, there's 2 ways to do this.

One is just by using natural harmonics. Like hovering your finger over the fifth fret of any string and picking the string. You should hear a harmonic, then you just move the trem bar back and forth.

Or you can do the same thing with a pinch harmonic (a la Vai, Satch, Dimebag). Pinch harmonics occur when you touch the string right after you've played it. Most people acheive this by using the tip of there thumb on their picking hand. You just let your thumb hang over the tip of the pick a little bit and strike the string.

It's hard to explain, but not that hard to do once you figure it out.
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