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Originally Posted by fly135
I watched VH-1 Rock Honors last night and Zakk Wylde was squeal'n away on Crazy Train. So let's hear ya put it in a song!  |
I didn't catch that, will have to watch it when they air it again. Crazy Train's a great old song. Gotta think of a song to do, having to relearn a lot of stuff I used to know. Give me a little time and let me get the technique to where I can get it when I want.
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Originally Posted by Stratrat
Nice job, Testekleez....you're definitely gettin' a handle on it! As far as Zakk Wylde goes, I like his pinch harmonics in "No More Tears". Another good guitarist who pulls off some sweet pinch harmonics is Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top). Listen to songs like "La Grange" and "Rough Boy" to hear some great examples. IMO he's a great example - he uses them here and there in many of his songs/solos, but doesn't overdo it.
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"Rough Boy" is my favorite ZZ Top tune. Is there a bt for that anywhere? Much of the solo's on it are within my ability but some things I'm not quite ready for. I'd love to give it a shot, though it might take me some time to learn it and get the harmonics on demand.
I totally forgot that he used the pich harmonics in it until you brought it up. Will have to learn it for sure. A lot of soloing in that tune.
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Originally Posted by allthumbs
Funny story about Billy. His harmonic pinch playing came about because he was in a rush and picked up a small fat pick by mistake. He had no choice but to choke up on it and discovered he was playing pinched harmonics. A happy accident that he improved on.
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One of the guys I grew up with can really play. I used to ask him how he did the screeching and he would say it's just a feel thing he found by accident one day. Guess he really didn't know how to explain it in a way I'd have understood back then.