Harmomics

[hellsbellsx81]

Somebody aproached me today and asked if i could join their band. Its not really a serious serious band but they wanted to know if i could do harmonics and "pig squels" with alot of distortion. I dont know to much about harmonics, They mentioned just to learn as much about harmonics and pinch harmonics as i can. Can anyone help me?

 

[muzak]

pig squeels as in noise guitar? give me some examples of bands that utilize the style you speak of. i'm pretty nifty when it comes to untraditional noise guitar playing. that's what i do.

 

[Jussishow]

[quote author=hellsbellsx81 link=topic=7472.msg94969#msg94969 date=1143142067]
Somebody aproached me today and asked if i could join their band. Its not really a serious serious band but they wanted to know if i could do harmonics and "pig squels" with alot of distortion. I dont know to much about harmonics, They mentioned just to learn as much about harmonics and pinch harmonics as i can. Can anyone help me?
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Google for 'pinch harmonics' ...
+ Practice both with and without an amplifier ...
+ Practice some more ...

http://www.onlineguitarlessons.co.uk/pinch_harmonics.php
http://www.answers.com/topic/pinch-harmonic

e.t.c ...

And then practice some more :)

Good luck O0

 

[guitarweasel]

I'm assuming you mean pinch harmonics ala Zakk Wylde and Leslie West.. It's really an easy technique once you get the hang of it and it works a little diffrent for everybody.

I generally choke up on my pick and then let the side of my thumb hit the string. It works in almost every postion. You just have to keep on it till you get it !

 

[If You Want Blood]

[quote author=guitarweasel link=topic=7472.msg94983#msg94983 date=1143145163]
Zakk Wylde [/quote]

my friend saw him live. said he did so many friggin pinch harmonics it was like a game. non-stop and just kinda got annoying. he is the king of them though.

 

[Zeppelin Rules]

For natural harmonics, listen to Red Barchetta by Rush. The whole intro is harmonics.

 

[hellsbellsx81]

[quote author=If You Want Blood link=topic=7472.msg95068#msg95068 date=1143156720]
[quote author=guitarweasel link=topic=7472.msg94983#msg94983 date=1143145163]
Zakk Wylde [/quote]

my friend saw him live. said he did so many friggin pinch harmonics it was like a game. non-stop and just kinda got annoying. he is the king of them though.
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I just bought tickets for Ozzfest. Not just because it is supposed to be the last year (again) but because BLS does not really tour up here by themselves. But the Ozzfest show isn't until Aug 1st. Anyway I'm getting the natural harmonics down, on the 12th 7th and 5th frets but any frets lower than that i can really do. Just starting to work on pinch harmonics. Man their hard to get. Whats a the best example of a song Zack Wylde uses them in?

 

[guitarweasel]

Try "No More Tears"

 

[hellsbellsx81]

i know that one rather well and now that Ive listened to it i wonder why i didn't think of that before.

 

[Sludgenutz]

A friendly tip:

[glow=red,2,300]BRAND NEW STRINGS![/glow] :coolsmiley: They "ring" far better than old crusty/corroded strings. Ernie Ball strings seem real bright right out of the package. Dean Marlkey seems rather dull. These two brand comparisons are my own opinion. Others may have other ideas.

If you are not made of money, and hate spending the time to change your strings (like me)...keeping your strings clean/putting your guitar back in its case after playing will increase that "fresh string feeling" a lot.

Amps are important, but pickups are even more important. "Hot", high-output pickups are generally better at harmonics than classic style pickups.

 

[Zeppelin Rules]

I've heard turning up the highs in you amps EQ helps with pinch harmonics too.

 

[Zeppelin Rules]

You might want to take a look at this video LINK

 

[Stareater]

Heavier distortion helps quite a bit too. Kick up the gain! O0

 

[barbas23]

and picking near the neck helps too

 

[randyrhoadslives13]

zakk wylde is the master at that stuff. a pinch harmonic is an artificial harmonic, you have the find the harmonic sweet spot by the pickups, for a 22 fret guitar it's going to be where the 24th fret would be. for my sg its right at the back of the neck pickup. its that combines with a picking technique. choke up to the end of the pick and use the side, it helps. it takes practice though. thats the artifical harmonic.

 

[Stareater]

My bass player made a comment last week that I'd never heard before. I was noodling and he asked how I could get such good pinch harmonics with such a heavy pick(I use Dunlop 2.0mm). I'd never heard that one before, so maybe a lighter pick would help you. I've never had a problem using heavy picks, but there could be something to it.

 

[Daniel]

if you want to hear some pretty disturbing harmonic work listen to Jaco Pastorius - Portrait of Tracy. I'm working on that now I allmost have all of it down.

 

[sgSter]

With practice you can play "pinch-harmonics" all over the neck on both clean and dirty amp settings. As many have said, choke up on your pick(I use fender medium) and angle slightly when stricking string. Your thumb must brush against the string while striking to produce the harmonic or "squeal" as you called it.

Listen to ZZ Top, Tres Hombres


:)

 

[timmywear]

[quote author=muzak link=topic=7472.msg94974#msg94974 date=1143142876]
pig squeels as in noise guitar? give me some examples of bands that utilize the style you speak of. i'm pretty nifty when it comes to untraditional noise guitar playing. that's what i do.
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ok how do you make the sound in panama about 20-30 sec into the song (that little riff)

 

[timmywear]

and 21 sec in judgement day (also Van Halen)