i need to add some style to my solos and im constantly coming across the tapping technique. i have tried copying by eye but with no luck. i was wondering if anyone cound explain the basic principles of tapping and 2 handed tapping and how to acheve a nice clear sound. and perhaps provide a very basic set of licks i could practice to learn this techniquie

as an extra note... will a cirtain choice of effects be usefull? i presume the audiability of my tapping will be linked to sustain and the quality of my equipment?