pinch harmonics


digmudvayne
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06/03/2005 9:42 pm
Can anyone please tell me plainly how to do a pinch harmonic? Thanks.
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digmudvayne
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06/04/2005 11:42 am
I just don't really get it by the way that they describe it.
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06/04/2005 12:26 pm
It's difficult to explain. Read the different articles on the subject and just try until you get it right.
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ogo
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06/04/2005 1:15 pm
its kinda simple really, its all to do with the way the pick is held and hits the strings. Hold the pick so very little of it will touch the string on picking and also so your thumb (or at least the side of it perpendicular to the pick) will very slightly brush the string as you pick, this creates the dampening effect on the string required to sound a pinch harmonic, or squealer, if you will ;) Remember to experiment with lots of vibrato when playing them!
Note also that pinch harmonics are easier to sound on certain frets then others, ill leave finding those magic notes to you!
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06/09/2005 12:30 pm
Use as much gain as you can and select the bridge pickup. As with everything, there's a knack to it - once you get it it's simple - keep practicing.

Best bet to start are frets 5 - 9 on strings 3 & 4. ogo is right on the vibrato - hitting harmonics on a bend also seems to enhance them....

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