Pinch Harmonics
I've been looking around for some good instuction on how to perform pinch harmonics, but most of the lessons on this particular subject are so-so. Is there a good lesson out there?
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Since you got high bandwidth try here. All I can add to what he said is when you are holding your pick only leave a tiny amount of pick out and kind of (for lack of a better word)"roll" your thumb into the string slightly right after hitting it with the pick. Use vibrato to gain more effect. He is definatly right about the sweet spots. The spot you should pick the string at changes between different frets and different strings and every guitar and setup can have different sweet spots. You gotta find them on your guitar setup. This is a common problem.
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# 2
I don't have a high bandwidth subscription, but here is my technique which I think works well. I am assuming you know the basic idea (hit the string and then lightly touch the string with your thumb directly following the stroke). I always found it hard to "choke up" on the pick while playing fast so what I do is to grab the pick like usual but the stick my thumb farther out over the pick. (I usually grab the pick between the underside of my thumb "knuckle" and the side of my index finger) I then pick the note and use the side of my thumb to touch the string. It gives a nice clear harmonic. It's hard to describe but try what I say and you may figure out what I mean.
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