percussive harmonics

jcoote

was on the gigsmart forum there and i saw a post by giblet about percussive harmonics.. i use harmonics (both natural and pinch)a fair bit... but i've never touched upon the percussive one's??? anyone any info or examples besides the example gibber's gave of van halens "spainish fly"

Doctor J

Living Colour again

On the Stain album Doug Wimbish does a lot of them on bass. Great stuff.

Giblet

Oh yeah, just in case you were wondering, try them on an acoustic

feylya

Also called tapped harmonics iirc. Tricky wee buggers to get at first.

jcoote

nice technique tried it out today.. van halen is a maniac ..its tough to build up speed innit... have'ne had a chancec to pick up that living colour album yet doc but its on my to-get list!!! anyone ever used touch harmonics i used them to find the sweet spot over the pick ups while learning pinch harmonics... really really good if use atmospheric effects (i know i know)just as a fill over a bass solo or whatever... really easy too!!!

feylya

When I got my 5 string bass going, I spent about three drunken hours playing tapped harmonics on it. Damn my fingers hurt the next day