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@Chimp_No_1

2 ай бұрын

Tried to buy from the store but couldn’t complete the purchase without consenting to receive junk emails. It’s a pity because the theory poster is amazing !

I always had a hard time figuring out the angle and managed to only do it on the G string and only at certain frets, but this helped a lot. Within minutes got it working anywhere and on any string.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

awesome thanks for watching👌

Honestly, I was telling my instructor that I am struggling with this 8 hours ago and this video pops up 🎉

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Awesome! let me know how it goes after this video!

@i_am_aaronman

2 ай бұрын

Your FBI agent's got your back, bro!

@re_loyola

2 ай бұрын

Your phone's always listening.

@enriquea.fonolla4495

2 ай бұрын

then people say phones don´t listen to you. They fucking do!!!!

@martinkuliza

2 ай бұрын

The Guitar Gods are looking down on you my friend. Eddie Van Halen has taken pity upon you and said, My son i will send you the secrets YOU'RE BLESSED MAN

literally the first sentence is what unlocked it all for me, great description!

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Excellent!...hope you watched the rest anyway😂

me watching this with only an acoustic guitar…..

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

You can play artificial harmonics on an acoustic guitar!... they just don't sound as impressive..give it a go👌

Struggling for years with this so jelly watching everyone else. This finally helped. OMG you are a champion. Thanks!

@Samjamguitar

12 күн бұрын

No probs!

SamJam my man, THANK YOU! I’ve been struggling with this for an entire year and watched countless videos that are 10+ minutes explaining, then I find this video and did it on my first try! Thank you!

@Samjamguitar

29 күн бұрын

Glad it helped! Thanks for watching 👌

Intermediate guitar player here trying to learn these, they weren't clicking with other videos and as soon as i watched this one and started practicing i got my first squeal in 5 minutes, thank you so much!

@Samjamguitar

Ай бұрын

Wow, thanks!

Thanks for the tips, now my loved ones accompany my harmonics with gutural screams everytime i practice 👍

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Then my work here is done.

This was a GREAT video. Incredibly clear instructions.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Loved it! Thanks for this detailed guide my man!

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Any time!

Awesome tips, thank you!

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Cheers!

This is one of the best video tutorials on YT. Nice work

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Cheers!!

Really clear with excellent graphics. Bravo!

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Thanks👌

Awesome! This video works the best out of all the technics I have tried, absolutely amazing!!!!

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

That's a very useful video, thanks for it.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great video ! Thank you !

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great video, instant results, thanks.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thanks👌

The cat comment is accurate, I have one cat that protests every time I play, if she isn't she is locked in a closet somewhere. This was the best explanation, I have watched a dozen videos and had zero results, but with your tips, I can now do it, thanks!

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Cheers! Say hey to your cat from me🤣

I just want to THANK YOU because all the other ‘just let it lightly touch the side of your thumb’ videos just weren’t cutting it! I can finally do it!! ❤

@Samjamguitar

Ай бұрын

Glad I could help!

Thank you! Great explanation

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Great video!!

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Literally talked about this in a guitar lesson I took yesterday. Thank you!

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

That's awesome! Thanks for watching 👌

Great! Thanks!

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 👌

The explanation that drove it home for me was this: "Pick the string and drive your thumb through the string by rotating your picking hand 90 degrees". If done correctly you'll get a perfect harmonic every time if played in the correct position. For my guitar, the easiest position is just behind the neck pickup (I believe this is a 5th interval). Yes, high gain is also important.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

all sounds good! and yes that would be the 5th interval!

Good info. Thanks

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

No problem!

bros the hero we wanted and needed

excellent explanation, very good work, thanks from Argentina !!!

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

subscribed and push notifications on for your next ten videos at least. I'm grateful for this video. thank you.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thanks, it's very much appreciated!

This is a fantastic lesson. Everything you need to know.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Thanks👍👍👍

Never knew about the halfway picking location. Fascinating

Thank you, Samjam. Thank you.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Any time!

I guess i just learned it by accident, knew about the thumb part also but never thought that there was a science as to where to pick..

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

its good to know!

This was actually so helpful

@Samjamguitar

3 күн бұрын

No probs thanks for watching 👌

Best and easiest explanation for how to get them Squeely Dans.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Squeely Dans! Love it!! I'm 'steeling' that one👌

When I was a kid and trying to figure out how to do harmonics without any instruction, I noticed that sometimes when I had my fingers curled to hold the pick that my ring finger would sometimes not be tucked all the way into my hand and the finger nail would touch the string at the same time as the pick. That quickly became my way of turning the pinch harmonics on or off very consistently... with my ring finger lowering from my closed picking hand like airplane landing gear. It was probably 2 or 3 years later when I found out most people choke up on the pick and use the fleshy part of their thumb, which feels completely alien to me after learning my way. ☮❤🎶

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Yup! There are certainly lots of ways to achieve a pinch harmonic and I can imagine if you have always used a specific method it would be hard to change it!

Thank you!

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

Thanks!

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

No problem!

This is way more sophisticated than i thought😵‍💫

Thank you, i didn't know the thing of octaves

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

It's useful to know👌

This is the first video I’ve seen that shows you how to HOLD the pick instead of just saying “Yeah, just brush the string with your thumb or nail.” Thank you.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!!

12 frets above fretted note is the sweet spot. Harmonics came very naturally for me, though I didn't know why...

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Unless 12 frets above the fretted note lies over the fretboard! in which case you would half the distance again from this point and produce a 2nd octave harmonic.... these are much more common👌

@ButWhyMe...

2 ай бұрын

Cool! You should try mathcore/rock!

@mk_rexx

2 ай бұрын

The 1/2 harmonic is the easiest to play after all... but I think 1/4 sounds better

I hit a pinch harmonic yesterday and it is still ringing out. Thank you for this tutorial.

@Samjamguitar

Ай бұрын

No probs👌 however I think you may have a serious case of tinnitus😂😂😂

This finally made it click for me, got it for the first time after a few tries! Thank you.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thanks👌

The angle of a plane taking off? Ahahahah. That was funny

I’ve been playing almost two years and didn’t know this. Thank you.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

no probs! thanks for watching!

love the last bit of the vid

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

It's funny because it's true.

I didn't even start training and my neighbors are throwing poop at my window already. What do?

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

sit tight..backup is on the way... I can only apologise.

@illletmyselfout.8516

2 ай бұрын

You pinched one off and you're neighbours sent you one they pinched off😅

@TheBestThereIs395

2 ай бұрын

What to doo doo? Lol

@lusario2650

2 ай бұрын

​@@illletmyselfout.8516 ahahaha

I've actually always struggled with pinch harmonics, so this really helps.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Great thanks!

I've watched all your videos. You are an excellent teacher. I wish the channel development. It would be great if you could share your knowledge on how to compose songs. Thanks!

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! That subject and more will come soon! Be sure to turn on all notifications 🔔 so you don't miss any uploads!

Best explanation I've watched. Another video just said in front of the pup and didn't explain octaves. Awesome can't wait to try.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

awesome! thanks!!

Amazingly short and sweet video. Any advice for low e string pinches especially around the low end of the fretboard. This seems to be my only problem area.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

it should work exactly the same! just make sure the thumb rotation/angle of take off/pick-up selection are all as described in the video and it certainly can help to have more gain!

Thanks Sam

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

No probs!

@mikelaugasr.4218

2 ай бұрын

As a 55 year old I picked up a guitar about 2 years and it has been a very slow process , I have time because I'm retired , but feel like I haven't really progressed much. The lessons you put out are great the 3 biggest problems I have are picking faster , theroy , and how to play what I feel and make it sound good. Thank you for making it affordable, and taking time to answer , questions.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

No problem! you can achieve quite alot on the guitar in the first 5 years (especially if you have time) the key is sticking at it. Feel free to ask any specific questions you may have over on Patreon and I will do my best to help! 👍

Yup. Gain and treble tone allow you to access the higher harmonics of the note.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Definitely! Not essential but it certainly helps👌

Now you are on your way to joining a Pantera tribute band! 🤘🤘

Cool , I've got Dime bags down but I'll get this too . When my dog or my wife see me getting a metal guitar plugged in she starts crying like it hurts . So No harmonics practice unless I'm alone and I love to do this stuff all day 😊

@Samjamguitar

Ай бұрын

😂 I recommend headphones.

@jeffclaterbaugh3962

Ай бұрын

Actually that occured to me and I found my headphones after forgetting where they were for over a year . Happy family 🙂

"Squankin" - Billy Gibbons 🇺🇸

For what seemed like forever, i used to get pinch harmonics every so often, but had no idea how i was getting them. I eventually did figure it out. Now i can get them without a pick on a classical guitar.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Great! I will be releasing a video on how to achieve pinch harmonics with no pick soon!

@codemonkey2836

2 ай бұрын

@@Samjamguitar This was back probably before KZread creators were out of diapers (1981 or so). A lot harder to learn back then.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

@codemonkey2836 for sure! Definitely more difficult pre youtube etc..however a lot of benefit to working out things for yourself👍

o ÚNICO video do youtube que me ensinou a fazer harmônicos

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Glad the lesson helped!

perfect

@Samjamguitar

3 күн бұрын

Ta!

dude the thumbnail just explained it to me

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Job well done then.

Interesting, didnt know that the actual position on the string for picking mattered to produce different notes, ive always been told to try and look for a sweet spot but not that it could produce different intervals 😮

If you wanna get really good at picking out the location of the harmonics, practice that one riff from Magma by Gojira.

I was getting some pinch harmonics the other day on the high E string on my nylon string classical guitar. Funny pings.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Sacrilegious🤣

@JohnnyArtPavlou

2 ай бұрын

@@Samjamguitar I know… I touched a plectrum to the sacred nylon strings. 🫣🥹

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

🤣

@randykalish7558

2 ай бұрын

Now that its out there, look for it on an upcoming Al Di Meola album 🎵

Sam on your play with feeling video on patreon what tone settings are you using on your amp.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

In that particular Patreon video I was actually using the Tone King Imperial MKII foundation preset from Neural DSP (amp simulator plugin). You could get very similar results with overdrive from a tube amp with both reverb and a small amount of delay in the effects loop. You could also try dialling in a similar tone with a modeler style amp such as the BOSS KATANA, simply get an overdriven sound that slightly breaks up when you play harder and add reverb and delay to taste! hope that helps👍

I can get squealy with neck pickup, and it sounds better than bridge pickup when playing solos.

@Samjamguitar

Ай бұрын

Any pickup will work! The bridge pickup suggestion is for anyone that hasn't played a pinch harmonic before. After you nail the technique, you can try any amp/guitar/pedal/pickup combo/settings you like👍

pitch harmonics can be played up stroke, thats a bit different technique

@JohnnyArtPavlou

2 ай бұрын

That’s crazy!

@yarv884

2 ай бұрын

@@JohnnyArtPavlou novway )) its easy, just needs some practice

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

I will be making a video on that soon!

bro really sounds like the guitar teacher from guitar hero world tour Thanks for the tutorial

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Maybe I am...

Just to add some information: The main reason why you should select the bridge pickup is that essentially you are suppressing some of the string‘s many wave movements with your thumb, so when the place where you pick and „pinch“ is near the middle or neck pickup - which it is most of the time - then there is almost no string vibration happening close to your pickups and you won’t hear the harmonic clearly.

Best practice for this is Gojira's Magma

I first discovered this technique from Robbie Robertson of The Band. Check it out on The Last Waltz.

Awesome, I’m going to annoy the dogs later 👍👍🤠🎸

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Excellent.

Great video but I still need help! My pinches sound like ZZ Top or Van Halen but not like Zakk Wylde!! Can someone tell me if it's simply not possible to hit a pinch harmonic like Zakk Wylde on every high gain amp. My amp is a Yamaha Thr10x very high gain but small amp but never sounds like Zakk! I hit it in every way possible on my thumb using my Zakk Gibby but it never sounds right. Is it more likely my amp or just my technique still? Tried forever to sound like his pinches!

It would have been nice to have this video like 14 years ago when I was trying to learn to do this. Now I don't play anymore and feels bad.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Well don't wait another 14 years! Dust off the guitar and get back on it!!

Very useful and concise and gave it a thumbs up but could do without the irritating and irrelevant background music/noise

So that's where that sound comes from. Does this work on bass?

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Any stringed instrument👌

@brianwallace2038

2 ай бұрын

@Samjamguitar Thanks, can't wait to try it out

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Awesome 👌 thanks for watching!

As a pilot, I approve this angle.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Brilliant😂 thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

Well this covers step one, now I need to grow a giant beard, and go get myself some cheap sunglasses.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

What's the background song?

I used to do cheater pinch harmonics with the base of my thumb, not near the pick.

I learned all that stuff from listening to Billy Gibbons.

The universe is responding

And to play on upstrokes?

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Same technique but Reverse the angle... I will show this in an upcoming video👌

I still don't get it should i just stick to acoustic and b*ss?

Alternative title: how to slipknot

Often wondered how that's done, could a spent a little more time on pick method

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

its all in the thumb rotation and lift off angle👍

Im gonna try this technique because Im really bad at it. For me they are just random!

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Follow the steps and you should be good to go👍

Make sure you only practice these at guitar center.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

yes.

This feels like when I was a kid and wathced the first Harry Potter movie and I practiced Wingardium Leviosa along with the kids and the managed to do it but no matter how hard I tried, my feather did not levitate :( But I'll keep trying

The most important part is the hardest part for me to understand :D I'm not sure what he is saying.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Its very clear in the video! Point your thumb towards the ground while resting on the string you intend to pick.

There is no "correct way" to do pinch harmonics, however it works for you is the correct way. I'd have quit playing guitar if i had an instructor insist on holding a pic like they suggest, ive never done it that way and mastered pinch harmoniics decades ago.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Totally agree that there are multiple ways of performing a pinch harmonic! This is simply a foolproof method that has always worked for me and anyone I have taught!

I bought a guitar 2 weeks ago why am I watching this Also how does this work

As a naturally awful guitarist I’ve been able to do these from day 1.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

🤣 the only way is up!

Not that difficult once you know, I can do it on my acoustic too.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

yup! you can technically play them on any stringed instrument👌

Still cant figure it out no matter what i try

Um... For the last 35 years I've always known the term to be "pick harmonic". What an AI masterpiece this is 😂

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Pinch or pinched harmonic is a fairly common term...

@jace2u556

2 ай бұрын

@@Samjamguitar I just looked I guess I was wrong. I don't know maybe terminology has changed over the last 30 years. I see everyone is calling them "pinch harmonics". Seems strange to me as you aren't pinching anything and you're mostly using the side of your thumb on your picking hand but whatever. I'm a big boy I admit when I'm wrong. I learned most of my stuff before the Internet was a thing.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

No probs, I admit the naming of the technique doesn't quite make much sense, but it is what it is!!

Choke up on your pick leaving 'just the tip' barely protruding from the grip. Not rocket science. Once you hit it it's easy. Not fret, note, or string dependent.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Definitely don't want too much pick protruding👍 the technique itself is not fret,note or string dependant however the harmonic you intend to hear very much is, as the location moves!

Practice on an acoustic. If you can pinch a harmonic on that, an electric will be easy for you.

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

yup!

You can use a compressor pedal to make your pinch harmonics sound as well, you dont have to get noise complaints guys 💀

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

But Where us the fun in that?🤣

i still dont understand help 😭

@Nofrontleverforme

26 күн бұрын

Learned to do this a couple days and for me it helped to turn the thumb alot like he said, almost turning the pick sideways (try to not do it too much otherwise it won’t ring as good) and the most important thing is to find the sweet spot. Even if you do it with good technique in the wrong spot it won’t ring out, so if you’re not sure if you got it, then you didn’t. When you hit the sweetspot you definitely know it

@Nofrontleverforme

26 күн бұрын

Also idk if I can explain this but try to make the motion as fluid as possible. Not akwardly trying to touch the string with your thumb. Just find the correct pick and hand position and sweetspot and flick your hand down. If you do that enough then you might accidentally do it and after you do it once or a couple of times you might understand it better