The many ways to make a string squeal...

[RandomHero]

I just found another one on accident. Palm harmonics!

-Lightly- "mute" the strings while picking around the realm of the 24th fret and on. You can harmonic entire chords if you're in the neighborhood of any of the sweet spots for each string...

Got any unique/unconventional ways to share with us?

[UnklMickey]

The many ways to make a string squeal...


hmmmm ....................... sounds like a description of a Ted concert!



so, that's like the edge of your palm, between the base of your little finger and your wrist?

[RandomHero]

Yep. Just leave it there lightly until you pick, then let off. It responds best in higher gain situations, of course, because it's fairly faint. Most of the time I've done it I get anywhere between a trace to about 50/50 of the fundamental still sounding through, which is a pleasing sound to my ears.

[UnklMickey]

definitely sounds like somethin' i'll wanna try.

i don't usually play with high gain, though

i do think i could us it, to make them chords sound purdy, though.



i do something now, that's related, but implemented differently.

i drag my thumb behind the pick, as you would with a pinch harmonic.

but i don't dig in quite as deep.

as i play a chord, even if i am picking where i can't produce a strong harmonic,

the slight muting by the thumb, completely changes the structure of the tone.

sorta 'chimey'.



i'll hafta try it your way,

i might even me able to combine that with finger plucking.

[ranchtooth]

I get some good squeals by using a nickel as a pick with the gain cranked.

[UnklMickey]

if you're in the great white north, and use one of those old (pre '42) nickel nickels,
you could prolly get some pretty serious thumps along with those squeals.

[johan]

if i understand this correctly is just a flageolet on a fretted string? but then i'm in doubt beause i do this all over the fingerboard. how about a video demo?

you just let the string hit your thumb after the pick, so you hold the pick in such a way that the part sticking out from between your fingers is as small as possible. and true true, harder picks work better for this...

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[UnklMickey]

hi Johan,

that describes what i'm doing. (btw, i just use a run-of-the-mill Fender heavy.)

but if you read carefully, RH has an entirely different slant on this.

[mmray321]

hey guys,first off i play bass,when i do harmonics i lay my thumb down in front of my index finger,pick and right after i just let my thumb off,i think this is called"pinching?".

whell i saw how victor wooten does his,it looks way EZer,but i cant figure out what he's doin

[ranchtooth]

I think he just uses his fingernails to hit the harmonic while using a very light touch with the left hand... thats how I do my ripoff of amazing grace via bass harmonics.

[mmray321]

i got it,but its kinda wierd how it is,like u gotta throw it way outa tune to play sumthin