How to do harmonic squeal?

[daemon barbeque]

Re: How to do harmonic squeal?

I don't know what this is about, but pinch harmonics are done with the picking hand, usually by lightly touching the string with the side of the thumb at nearly the same time the string is struck by the pick.

NEWB! LOL:friday:
If you think you can let the guitar squeal like a pig with the picking hand, I would like to see the proof.
The picking hand is there to filter the other frequencies, and let the harmonic stand out.But the harmonic itself needs to be sustained, and the length of the string have to be altered on every note to find the right spot.

If you need more theory to understand it, read on.

Every string has the same notes and harmonics on both sides of the board. That means, you can use the pick or your finger tip on the 2. fret, and get the same harmonic content on the guitar. So moving , between the 24. fret and the bridge, you are going to have 4 harmonic points, which one in the middle will be the true note (the original note harmonic), and the other 3 will be major notes to fit the harmonic picture of the tone. ofcourse, you can do the harmonic via touching the strings on the right frets, or using the whammy bar ala Mattias Eklundh.

Since the guitar is never ever perfectly in tune (except the fretles ones), you have to bend the string to the right note. The easiest string to get the harmonics is the G (on a standart tuned guitar).

If you listen to my song Flagolated demon cookies on myspace, you can hear a big amount of harmonics in many different ways. The left hand plays a big role, and without the bending qualities, no pinch harmonic have the power to stand out, sustain enough, or will have a musical impact.

 

[misterwhizzy]

Re: How to do harmonic squeal?

I have a whole lot more trouble getting them to ring out when my fretting finger is not DIRECTLY behind the fret. The closer you get that finger to the nut, the more difficult it is. But I think the first thing to do is make sure you pick in the right spot. There's a whole lot more spatial variation possible with the picking hand.

 

[GoDrex]

Re: How to do harmonic squeal?

NEWB! LOL:friday:
blah blah blah

what kind of drugs are you on man?

 

[daemon barbeque]

Re: How to do harmonic squeal?

what kind of drugs are you on man?

I don't do drugs, I don't smoke or even drink.
But I see that you didn't get what I've posted. Maybe you should blame first your brain cells, than other's ?

 

[GoDrex]

Re: How to do harmonic squeal?

You don't need your left hand (fretting hand) to do a pinch harmonic. You can do it on an open string. The fretting hand is irrelevant to getting a pinch harmonic.

Still not sure what you're talking about. Is english your main language?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I5O8P-r5Rk

 

[daemon barbeque]

Re: How to do harmonic squeal?

No english is not my main language. The question was "how to do harmonic squeal", not how to make an harmonic.

And you can do the pinch harmonic only with your left hand too, you don't need even a pick!

 

[jonetall]

Re: How to do harmonic squeal?

Hey,
You know how to do artificial harmonics but you can't do vibratos, you serious? Do the harmonic then do a vibrato, you don't need to use the trem bar unless you want to do a satch type squeal.

Thanks.

 

[GoldenVulture]

Re: How to do harmonic squeal?

You don't need your left hand (fretting hand) to do a pinch harmonic. You can do it on an open string. The fretting hand is irrelevant to getting a pinch harmonic.

Still not sure what you're talking about. Is english your main language?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I5O8P-r5Rk

Irrelevant ..... no!

and the length of the string have to be altered on every note to find the right spot.

Yes you can do them on open string but you can also do them to any note you may finger on the neck.Its just a matter of finding the harmonics relative to the string length you are creating by fingering a note.:cool2:

 

[tone4days]

Re: How to do harmonic squeal?

hot pickups and a lot of gain help, but are not essential

 

[daemon barbeque]

Re: How to do harmonic squeal?

Another important part is the PU height. The closer you get to the strings, the more harmonics jump. But be aware of magnetic pull and false harmonics.

 

[guitfiddle]

Re: How to do harmonic squeal?

Then there's the Steve Morse method...holding the pick in your second finger/thumb, hook the first finger over and place it lightly on the string. Move your pick hand so the first finger is always 12 frets away from the note you're fretting and you can link the left and right hands to make your melody come out an octave higher.

 

[daemon barbeque]

Re: How to do harmonic squeal?

Then there's the Steve Morse method...holding the pick in your second finger/thumb, hook the first finger over and place it lightly on the string. Move your pick hand so the first finger is always 12 frets away from the note you're fretting and you can link the left and right hands to make your melody come out an octave higher.

I use that for getting nice harmonics on an acoustic. Nothing beats the beauty of the notes you get with that method.

 

[astrozombie]

Re: How to do harmonic squeal?

I use that for getting nice harmonics on an acoustic. Nothing beats the beauty of the notes you get with that method.

Yeah but it isn't as easy as being able to pinch harmonics on the fly.

I like to do that for EVH effects.