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Artificial Harmonics

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  • 28-07-2006 3:29pm
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    JedExodus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭


    Anyone here actually avail of artificial harmonics on there instrument as opposed to a good ol natural harmonic? No-one I know uses em


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    Thomas from Presence
    Registered Users Posts: 1,151 ✭✭✭Thomas from Presence


    I do! In the 80s tribute band I sometimes play in for the very start of Waiting For a Star to Fall though I think I'll revert back to just tapped harmonics nect time I have to play it...


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    Karl Hungus
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    I use 'em tonnes.


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    Owen
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    Most lead guitarists will use them in their solos. It's fun to be playing down the fret board, throw in an odd pinch harmonic that sounds like it came from the higher registers.


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    Karl Hungus
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    ned78 wrote:
    Most lead guitarists will use them in their solos. It's fun to be playing down the fret board, throw in an odd pinch harmonic that sounds like it came from the higher registers.

    I find they work good in rythms aswell.


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    Giblet
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    I use them all the time, but you they can sound cheesy and crap when used incorrectly. Rory Gallagher used them all of the time in a purely blues context while Slash also uses them in a hard rock kinda way. Of course, you always want to do a giant divebomb with one aswell ;)


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    Gordon
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    I used to play my Les Paul (sniffle) like a cello sometimes, have it between my knees and thrum the fretboard with my index finger and chord with the left naturally. If you play with the right hand moving up and down the fretboard getting different harmonics to different chords it can sound quite nice and shiny.

    If you do that make sure to make use of the other four fingers on your hand - to thrum sometimes.


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