Could someone give me a little tip ?

Pyr0

Right I'm not sure where to put this so feel free to bin/move it.

I was wondering if there was a handy trick to switching between playing a normal note and a pinch harmonic easily ? I'm finding it a little hard, any tips appreciated.

Pyro

feylya

Can you play pinch harmonics or do you need hints on how to play them?

Pyr0

I can play them, it's just switching between them and a normal note, take Black Label Society for example the way the swtich pretty quickly, sorry If it sounds confusing.

feylya

How do you play them?

What I usually do it use the edge of my thumb and just rotate my hand, depending on whether I want picking or pinch harmonics.

jcoote

when u bend the string on a pinch u have to kinda do a trill as well (shake your finger as u bend) thats how i do it anyway...try moving the plec between your thumb and finger while playing normal stuff

Pyr0

Thanks for the replies, I was just finding abit awkward having to stop for a second to adjust my hand.

jcoote

just practice thats all it is...try doin it without the guitar plugged in to make sure your gettin it

Karl Hungus

I hold the pick in a way so that my thumb is angled with the side towards the strings and it barely takes a little turn to do pinch harmonics, like this:



Sorry for the image quality, but you should get the idea.

jcoote

is that your grip for normal playing karl

feylya

OR is it something from Alien?

Karl Hungus

jcoote wrote:

is that your grip for normal playing karl

Yeah, pretty much. Looks a little odd though becuse my middle finger is sticking out a bit there.

jcoote

yeah it does look funky alright...maybe its cos of your miggle finger as u say...do u have that small an amount of plec showing??? i'd have more than that and adjust for pinches like

Karl Hungus

Yeah, I hold the pick closer to the point.

jcoote

could u play funk rhythm with that grip thats why i old it further back

feylya

Am I the only one that constantly varies their grip on the pick? Considering there's not much to grip on a Jazz III, I use it for a hell of a lot of stuff...

Karl Hungus

jcoote wrote:

could u play funk rhythm with that grip thats why i old it further back

I don't know, I don't play funk. I find I play pretty damned fast, so I don't see any problem though.

jcoote

fair enough kh...yeah fey i use different grips too but i kina have the same one a lot lately dunno why just happened

Giblet

On Jazz III's I tend to vary my grip aswell, especially when doing super trem picking.

eyebrows

jcoote wrote:

when u bend the string on a pinch u have to kinda do a trill as well (shake your finger as u bend) thats how i do it anyway...try moving the plec between your thumb and finger while playing normal stuff

a bit off topic but what do you mean shake your finger as you bend. do you just mean use vibrato while you bend or what. if so, is it when you reach the bend note then vibrato or do it while bending up. I never knew what was meant by trill just trying to figure it out

jcoote

yeah thats what i meant eyebrows vibe as u bend up