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GuitarPsy
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GuitarPsy
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Joined: 10/19/04
Posts: 511
05/22/2005 6:45 pm
I've been training on creating nice pinch harmonics and this is what I found usefull:

  • as superhuman says, keep that 2mm, nothing less because you will get pinch harmonics by accident, and nothing more because it's more difficult to brush the string with your thumb

  • when you're accustomed with holding your plec like that, you hit the string and immediately after your plec hits the string, you turn your wrist a little bit outside making your thumb brush the string slightly making a pinch harmonic

  • not all places sound just as good, so try to find your 'hotspots' on your guitar where you can get a nice pinch harmonic, the places are the same on each string

  • to make the pinch harmonic really squeel you use vibrato a lot or simply bend it, also using your whammy bar can sometimes make one hell of a sound

  • the more distortion/overdrive, the better you'll hear your pinch harmonic

  • each guitar gives a different sound, so if you can practise on other guitars please do

  • practise a lot! being able to make a pinch harmonic is one thing, but being able to do one during a song is way more difficult

  • good luck! :)


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