I'm familiar with the regular harmonics, but what exactly is a pinched or artificial harmonic, and how can i play them?
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Have a look at this, might help you... They take a long time to get the hang of but once you do it's allot of fun!
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And if you can't hear them, turn up the gain. :twisted:
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Pinch a harmonic, but please don't pinch a loaf. :shock:
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What I usually do is strike the string at a 45 degree angle while fretting a note. It takes awhile to get the hang of it but once you do it gets easier to do it when you want to.
I joke with my wife when she is listening to me play something, I'll stop and say..."now how would Zakk Wylde play that." Then I'll play the same notes only with "pinched harmonics" squealing the whole time.
It makes her laugh...
Hope this helps.
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The first few times I did it, it was entirely accidental, and only a while later did I read an article by Zakk and figure out what I was really doing:
Touch the string with the side of the thumb of your picking hand the instant after you pick the sting. High gain makes it easier and louder, and it's easier on certain places on the guitar. For me, the easiest ones to get are playing about 7-9th fret on the G or B strings, and touching about where the 24th fret would be.
I'm not great with it yet, but apparently once you are, you're supposed to be able to do it anywhere on the guitar, and without too much trouble on an acoustic. For me they are very difficult on the low E and A strings, and virtually silent on the acoustic, but I'm practicing! :D
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