Paul Gilbert had a great tip to help practice this. He said to practice with your amp gain turned way up and try to play clean. The excessive noise will instinctively drive you to try to control the strings you don’t want to hear. Try this for a few days then try to go back to normal gain or clean and it will be so much easier to control. This type of practice finally got me to understand and incorporate string muting into my playing and that one thing alone made me sound a hundred times better.

@MultiCugel

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! that's really usful to me, going to do that.

@ashamael

3 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY.

@miketeabag6501

3 жыл бұрын

Great tip, thanks 👍

@smoorej

3 жыл бұрын

Really good tip, thanks

@elbrayanqebinquispecondori

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry im not a native english speaker hahha, with gain you mean in the volume, dont you? Please it would be very useful, anuway thanks for the advice

Great lesson!! Thanks Rick!!

@charleskriefall8491

3 жыл бұрын

Great to see one master supporting another!

@rajabhcletus921

3 жыл бұрын

Another legend is here!

@juanluguitar

3 жыл бұрын

@TomoFujitaMusic I’m still struggling with “Just Funky “ rhythm, my problem is not muting strings properly, thanks Rick Beato for your lesson.

@davidcd9027

3 жыл бұрын

if you say that, must be

@monocyte2210

3 жыл бұрын

Hello sensei

Playing "Can't Stop" by RHCP really helped me to improve in muting.

@lozo2331

3 жыл бұрын

Same! Really helped me grow as a player.

@MrQwerty1242

3 жыл бұрын

A string muting masterclass!

@xtaicho2842

3 жыл бұрын

Same! I recommend "Give it away" for another challenge :D

@DesSherwoodGuitarTuition

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! That's a great one to help with muting! Can't be done otherwise!

@saulf.4678

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, that's just what I was thinking! It's one of those songs that lets you know you NEED to get better at a certain technique, in order to play it and make it sound good.

This is such a big thing. One of the things I struggle with the most, is other strings ringing out when they aren't supposed to be. It's annoying and I totally agree that it's an underrated skill that needs to be worked on.

@qdoyle81

3 жыл бұрын

Try holding power chords with your index finger on the low string and just your pinky on the higher two instead of pinky and ring finger. The way you have to hold your hand in order to keep the pressure on the strings forces you to mute the strings you don't want to play. Or that works for me, anyway.

@jennycraigadventures3314

3 жыл бұрын

@@donmackie6086 For me, palm muting when pick individual notes is tough

I was worried I’d never get this, but then I stopped fretting about it.

@bt8593

3 жыл бұрын

Please pin this, Rick.

@frigginjerk

3 жыл бұрын

YES! Ten points for you, sir.

@CMM5300

3 жыл бұрын

Best comment

@davefiano4172

3 жыл бұрын

I finally landed one lol.

@SeekerGoOn2013

3 жыл бұрын

You must stop right there!!

Some of SRV's tone comes from his insane muting ability when soloing. He banged on all the strings for one note, and it thickened up that note like rue in gravy.

@MooseyFate100

3 жыл бұрын

Jack White is also really good at this I think

@MikeyBakerMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Cold Shot is the tune that really made me realize how important this is.

@SnookiePookums9

3 жыл бұрын

Roux?

@MooseyFate100

3 жыл бұрын

@@MikeyBakerMusic Playing the Pride and Joy verse riff properly requires lots of this

@leegilbert5804

3 жыл бұрын

@@SnookiePookums9 You'll rue the day...

It is becoming more clear just why I am not a rock star.

@seaoftranquility7228

3 жыл бұрын

Muting schmuting, right. 👍

@sweetnsourchick1761

3 жыл бұрын

Who wants to be a rock star, anyway? All that money, fame, lots of attention from the opposite sex. Oh, . . . yeah. Me? 😒

@alfonsomunoz4424

3 жыл бұрын

I suck at guitar and my hair is perpetually in the awkward stage between too short and too long.

@luckydog-287

3 жыл бұрын

@@alfonsomunoz4424 - I would not have been able to post that, about having hair.

@AFloodofSolaceJohnWhigham

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

Muting is especially important for distortion. Its common knowledge but as a beginner, I never heard how bad it sounded when I let unwanted strings ring.

@seaoftranquility7228

3 жыл бұрын

Me too, in fact as a beginner I thought distortion was the last tone you needed to worry about stray notes. So wrong of course.

@TheNinnyfee

3 жыл бұрын

You're just too excited to play something, and sometimes you just focus on other things like the strumming rhythms. And that's ok for beginners, you need new goals like muting down the road.

I’m so glad I showed you how to do this long ago!

@MichaelBazik

3 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment :D

String muting is important, but don't fret about it.

@depatterson7357

3 жыл бұрын

Badum tish.

@davemiller6055

3 жыл бұрын

One thing you should take note of is that string muting is key.

this is probably the MOST important lesson for anyone who gets a few years in to their playing/ writing. It's not just about the notes you play, but also the notes you don't play. Look at a player like Kurt Cobain. there is no way he could play with the amount of gain he used unless he had a mastery of which notes of the chords he wanted to play and which he didn't. I would add that the pick attack itself can help with this, as eventually you learn that you don't need to hit all six strings on every strum, but may only want to hit the three low strings on the down strum, and the three high strings on the up strum. It really does separate a real musician playing a song on an acoustic from that friend of yours playing around the campfire. This realization completely changed my playing.

@charlesthebrit

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rick! I’m just started learning guitar to help my songwriting. Excellent teaching!!

@cesardmora86

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry, but Kurt Cobain is not a good example of a clean player. He was a very good example on how to play noisy and still sounds great. He was dirty. If you play his songs with a clean technique, it does not sounds good, you cannot reach the nirvana.

@alt9162

3 жыл бұрын

Really not with you on this example, just check out some live videos. He was awsome although his playing was messy!

@DeadpoolX9

3 жыл бұрын

@@cesardmora86 also I think a lot of the notes/chords he played happened to sound great with open strings.

@loosecannonradios

3 жыл бұрын

@Cesar Mora i don't know what you mean by 'clean player' but if you mean that he couldn't sound exactly the way he wanted to, then i would disagree with that. I used him as an example specifically because many people think that he 'sucked at guitar'. My contention is that he liked how he sounded and strove for that sound. You yourself said that you have to play the way he did in order to sound like he did.

When people learn the very basics of guitar, open/ cowboy chords, it is highly stressed not to touch a single other string in any way, shape, or form. “In absolutely no way can you touch any of these other strings if you want to play an open C chord. Only touch the fretted notes. You can’t mute any other strings if you want to play cleanly.” We have to internalize that and make it an ingrained and automatic habit. Then when you get more advanced, you have to throw that out the window because you realize that half the time, pros play only parts of open chords and chord fragments and so many lead lines and chordal lead guitar riffs require your fingers to touch the other strings. Now it’s “you have to touch every other string if you want to play cleanly.” I think this is why it’s hard to mute: it goes against the foundations of technique we learn as basic beginners.

@alestev24

3 жыл бұрын

Very true. Great point. You search for clear tones on all six strings, or at least five for years, and all of a sudden, you are supposed to do the opposite.

@rexwave4624

3 жыл бұрын

On bass, after I learned how to mute everything all the time, I sounded too controlled, especially if chords were needed, so I learned how not to mute and let the strings ring where needed.

@classygary

3 жыл бұрын

Use your ears and let your fingers do the talking

@redmed10

3 жыл бұрын

You've got to know the rules before you can break them.

Rick: goes from a G power to a C power chord Me: IT'S MORE THAN A FEEEEELIIIIIIIIIING

@BobbyGanoosh

3 жыл бұрын

My ears were hearing anarchy in the UK the whole time :D

@thewhim8151

3 жыл бұрын

@@freesk8 Boston used the I, IV, vi and V chord progression before it was cool...("cool" as in "outrageously overused")

@alekblaser

3 жыл бұрын

Kiss kiss Molly’s lips

@thewhim8151

3 жыл бұрын

@@evansteidtman962 Which one? More Than A Feeling goes G-C-em-D

Comment muting is also important :-P

"Getting the angle right with your finger," now there's some solid advice! 😊

“You don’t want to do that because it sounds like a mess.” - Rick Beato, 2020

@SW-fn7cl

3 жыл бұрын

Its my mess though Rick!

@AFloodofSolaceJohnWhigham

3 жыл бұрын

Class act.

@vicentcarro

3 жыл бұрын

Put this in epitaph

@cjstevens6405

3 жыл бұрын

I'm curious about this statement though, because with the chord position he's in when he says that, if he frets instead of mutes all the strings in line with his index finger, it's a straight Am chord, rather than a flat-out "mess"

@AFloodofSolaceJohnWhigham

3 жыл бұрын

@@cjstevens6405 now that is attention to detail.

I feel attacked, Rick

@gwkonyoutube

3 жыл бұрын

Me googling "how to play piano" after watching this

@AFloodofSolaceJohnWhigham

3 жыл бұрын

@@gwkonyoutube that’s too funny.

@HeathenwoodOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

Your playing is very good Mike.

@yonitznkc

3 жыл бұрын

You’re not alone.

@AFloodofSolaceJohnWhigham

3 жыл бұрын

@@yonitznkc lol.

Being self-taught, and having played exclusively acoustic for 22 years, I never knew this was a thing. Then I started playing electric, and the unplayed strings rang out horribly. So learning how to mute quickly became imperative, and I've been working on it for the past two years. This video was the most useful I've seen about teaching specific techniques for muting under different circumstances.

Yes! Your video about how important this is for bass players is always in my head.

Most important guitar video of the year and the best invested 10minutes if everyone's practicing it. THIS is influencing. So many thousand guitar videos on gear on KZread, but this awareness about muting is essential to be placed into the minds. Thank you Rick!

I agree. Learning this is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. It took me a while to get the basics of this. Even now, whenever my playing's sloppy, it's because I'm not paying attention to mute properly. And yeah, It IS difficult but keep at it. You will be rewarded, guaranteed!

When people ask me what the difference is between playing acoustic guitar and electric guitar, I say the main thing I've noticed is that with an acoustic you have to focus on playing the strings you want to hear. With an electric you have to focus on muting the strings you don't want to hear.

@thehoser55

3 жыл бұрын

I grew up learning guitar on acoustic. I spent a lot of time pounding out open/cowboy chords on all 6 strings. I found the transition to electric guitar to be very frustrating. I thought it would be easy but it was always a noisy mess. Took me a long time to finally figure out how to get control of the strings on an electric and how important string muting was.

@MichaelBazik

3 жыл бұрын

@@thehoser55 That is the place I am now... I started playing a while ago but never upgraded from a TERRIBLE (never setup) acoustic. I used to think action was for pros and low action was for bums.... Now my picking on a nice acoustic or any electric is SO bad. Super aggressive. All this is also why my dynamics are trash (well, that and a lack of playing ability lol)

@thehoser55

3 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelBazik I used to be very ham handed as well. It took way less work to play on an electric than I had ever imagined. The touch took a while to develop. I even played on really thick strings (13s) for a while to help with the transition. I play 10s now. Thinking about going to 9s or maybe even lighter now that I have the dynamics under control. Light strings are fun to play once you learn you don’t have to strangle them. The book that really helped me was “Single String Studies for Guitar” by Sal Salvador. That, a metronome and about 15 minutes or more a day really got my hands in sync and under control. The Guitar Grimoire Exercise book is also another great option. Keep practicing and it will come. If I can do it anyone can. Good luck!

Another excellent lesson from Rick.

I love how varied of an impression I get from your videos. Most of them are things I need to learn that keep my ego in check, then there's the occasional video like this that boosts my self-confidence. It's nice to see a technique I taught myself in the last 12 years called "pro" by one of the greatest music teachers on KZread.

i was just getting into string muting when playing single notes and this video comes out. Thanks Rick :)

Thanks so much. I'm getting into the Acoustic Guitar and this was so great.

I totally, totally agree! I picked this up from my guitar teacher when I was 12. I'm 56 now and it is the most important technique for all string players.

Thanks for the lesson Rick

Excellent Rick! Probably your most important lesson in a long time. I've been trying to get this stuff over to my students for years. I've tried to get over to them that this is often the main reason why their playing doesn't sound as good as they want it to - particularly when they record themselves. I've also warned them that there is relatively little coverage of this important subject on the Internet. At least I can point them at something now. By the way, I often like to draw a comparison between the guitar and the piano, which is of course damped by default, and where you have to press the sustaining pedal to allow the strings to ring.

Awesome video, Rick!

Thanks Rick!! Happy New Year!!

This is the only video i`ve seen on youtube that covers this very important subject in this depth, great content Rick! Greetings from Norway.

Its very Zen really, "to play like a master, one must master the art of not playing many strings"

This is cool stuff a lot of players don’t think about. Very useful and practical tips.

Thanks for the video. My guitar teacher and I are constantly working on this. Appreciate your time.

I agree, this technique is huge. Thanks for the reminder to work on this!!!

Great lesson Rick. I've been doing a lot of Doc Watson/Chet Atkins alternating bass with a thumb pick and proper muting is extremely important to the sound. It definitely takes a very specific amount of palm muting to articulate the note without it fully resonating. And for sure, muting is essential for those Wes style octaves. The intro to the Road Song is a great workout for those looking to get into octave soloing. I really appreciate it. Take care! -Mark

"You just have to get gud." -Rick Beato, 2020

@betrulyyou

3 жыл бұрын

Right 😂

@joshtonkin7684

3 жыл бұрын

Haha was looking for this comment

This lesson is gold!

Thank you Rick, Great lesson & much appreciated. Happy New Year!

this is a subject I've wanted to know more about for a long time

“This seems really complex because it is” Rick Beato

@maxandmoose

3 жыл бұрын

I was starting think I was just a moron and it was a little too much about 5 seconds before he said that :)

Thanks Rick! It's crazy that this video showed up right when I needed it. I had a jam last night, and listening to the tracks I realized that I really need to work on this. We're in sync! Also thanks so much for making this channel. It's clear that you're a great guy and I get a lot out of your vids. Happy New Year!

Once again, great info! Thank you!

5:57 Rick: 'That's insane, right? You just have to get gud.'

Great video!!!

Thanks Rick....This makes my Beato Book purchase worthwhile!!! 👍🏼

Great video Rick. Thanks!!!!

*Can’t Stop* by RHCP is a good song to demonstrate this technique. It’s a simple, repetitive riff but my god it’s DIFFICULT.

@richardharmer7933

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

@lightninray

3 жыл бұрын

Def good suggestion, I remember learning that one way back when.

@kevinjones1942

3 жыл бұрын

He does a cover of New Dawn Fades by Joy Division too which also requires a lot of muting. I just learned Skin Blues by him which has a pretty fast paced bit in it which requires a lot of muting. These three have definitely assisted with my muting!

@bits-of-bass

3 жыл бұрын

Voodoo Child too... I also like to practice playing random melodies or bass parts while strumming all strings -- regardless of the original song. I sometimes practice the same thing using octaves too.

Been playing in reggae bands for 20 years. Not possible without knowing how to mute with both palm and strings.

Good lesson - as always. Thanks Rick!

Thank you Rick. Great lesson!

Excellent points, Rick. The amount of muscle memory knowledge you need to control a high gain amp really makes you clean up your playing and your muting skills. It's very unforgiving, which is exactly what you want for practicing and growing in your playing because any and all mistakes are glaringly obvious. Great video, man!

@josephrigley8974

3 жыл бұрын

@Rodney McMinge also shows up a bunch of others.

If you’re a beginner I’d say before muting you need to make sure you sync your hands so that you hit the right string at the right time. That way you only really need to mute the surrounding strings rather than all of them. But I agree with everything else that you said!

@DylanL69

3 жыл бұрын

Yup thats a good tip

Really enjoyed the technique lesson. Hopefully some more of these in the future.

I love your lessons! Thank you and Happy New Years! Lex in Nashville!

Thanks Rick. My big problem is hitting extraneous strings with my fingertips or nails when I’m doing really heavy bends. Frequently I’ll accidentally pluck one of the lower strings when releasing a bend, which is OK acoustic but sounds really bad with any kind of distortion. Any advice?

@vincentsmit8436

3 жыл бұрын

omg I have the exact same, it's so frustrating

@varunagrawal7036

3 жыл бұрын

@@vincentsmit8436 same

@drumsruan

3 жыл бұрын

Same. I've always wondered about this..

@arthurxafis

3 жыл бұрын

You have to mute with your picking hand with bends, it’s pretty similar to palm muting!

@Henry-uv9xu

3 жыл бұрын

I would have never expected to see you here! Love your videos.

I don't tape the strings to mute them. I loosely tie a sock at the top of the fretboard, to the lowest possible place where it is not in the way. It works awesomely.

@gobuns2

3 жыл бұрын

Hmm, I thought about doing this but it seems like running away from learning muting to me :D

@galelongputt

3 жыл бұрын

That only works if you don't plan on playing any chords that need open strings to ring out.

@alanjamesh.zamorano1677

3 жыл бұрын

You instantly lose 20 respect points among seasoned players with that move

@jamesp9141

3 жыл бұрын

That's a trick shredders use. They'll put a scrunchy/pony tail holder behind the nut.

@jamesp9141

3 жыл бұрын

@Rodney McMinge That's classic, I 'am writing that one down!

Thanks for another great one Rick!

Great lesson, thank you Rick

This is the only guitar technique that comes natural to me, everything else i have to struggle with 🤣

@retired4365

3 жыл бұрын

That's why my big hand ass went to playing the bass. 😉😂🤣

@Wolf-Spirit_Alpha-Sigma

3 жыл бұрын

@@retired4365 Speaking of which. I pretty much learned to automatically mute with my fingers thanks to playing bass, on which it is even more important than on a guitar, if you don't wanna sound like a complete noob. Surprisingly, that basic bass skill translates well to a guitar.

@bldallas

3 жыл бұрын

I agree 100%!

@TheMurrblake

3 жыл бұрын

Same for me!

@hendrix5757

3 жыл бұрын

@@Wolf-Spirit_Alpha-Sigma that's actually a notable point! Learning/playing bass guitar, in particularly finger style, will naturally incorporate various left & right muting techniques as a component within an arrangement, riff, and/or groove, as opposed to primarily focusing on cleaner execution for guitar!

malaysia says gd mng🇲🇾🎄🎅..merry xmas and a happy new year.

Happy New Year Rick! You're amazing!!!!!

Really cool lesson. I've never seen the different fret hand techniques explained this specifically or this well. Thanks!

What Makes This Song Great? “The Things We Do for Love” by 10cc

Really can't thank you enough for the free education

Thanks for a great lesson Rick! super helpful - a lot makes sense now

This is a proper lesson... necessary knowledge! Appreciate it

After playing for 3 years now, muting is still something really difficult to do. Learning and mastering it helps rhythm and lead playing with enhance tenfold.

@zunapalooza

3 жыл бұрын

After playing for 35 years now, muting is still something really difficult to do. So naturally, I had to get a 7 string to make it even harder.

@RC32Smiths01

3 жыл бұрын

@@zunapalooza Ahh haha. Yeah it's definitely difficult. But it can be done!

@RC32Smiths01

3 жыл бұрын

@@maelvogue Cheers man!

This is a nice video. To the young guitarists watching this: it is of equal importance to be able to pick with accuracy. You should be able to pick a power chord, or any chord, in the manner Rick lays out here-you should also be able to pick chords without your pick touching the other strings. If your goal is to only play aggressive rock riffs, you can probably ignore my comment.

Top lesson Rick. More of these tips on technique would be wonderful please. Cheers

Always helpful Rick, something i am and will be working on from this point. Thank you!

You should do a video like this but for muting on bass!

This needs to be displayed at every guitar center from the moment they open until the sun burns out

This is so true. I've only just started working on this and I've been playing for years and years.

and as always - a great video, Rick!

This is the most useful video on the Interwebs.

I've been playing guitar for quite a while now. And I still have problems with muting at times.

Fantastic lesson, exactly what I needed now that my new strat pro 2 arrived last night. Thanks, Rick, you're the best.

Rick’s videos look sooo good besides all of the awesome information he’s providing. Makes me feel very cozy.

I've picked up the guitar like 4 or 5 times in my life but always end up not having the time to devote to it. If acoustic guitar was a skill you could buy I'd pay damn good money to have it. I need to pick another one up and just chill with it for a while. I never was any good but maybe I can get some nice easy stuff to relax with. Thanks Rick!

@arlo2203

3 жыл бұрын

learning guitar comes down to ONE simple word: "passion'. can't tell u how many times friends/family have asked me to teach them how to play. i always say no. if they ask a 4th time, i know they've got "some" passion. i will not bother with someone who thinks they want to learn. we're both pissing in the wind. i will teach someone who is burning with desire... who must start NOW! if you have passion, you will learn. same in golf, chess, or any other pursuit.

@DylanL69

3 жыл бұрын

Its just practice thats all and it will probably take you 2 weeks to get it somewhat

@hanreality.7266

3 жыл бұрын

Treat yourself to some lessons to get you started and motivated!

Great video! Great subject! I've got to be one of the worst players on the planet. But muting helps hide a lot of that. Just wish I could move the volume knob into the next county... Cheers!

Great video and great points thank you 😊🙏

Great lesson! This has immediately helped me improved the sound of my playing without any fancy tricks. Just back to basics.

Another one is: don't fret too hard so you don't bend the notes.

@sweetnsourchick1761

3 жыл бұрын

Guilty! ✋

@ivanfoofoo

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! I had this issue when I started playing with an electric guitar with jumbo frets

@natetolbert3671

3 жыл бұрын

I often fret too hard. I end up hurting my fingers way too early and just have to play through to keep practicing. Don't get me wrong, the searing pain coming from my fingertips is a good reminder, it always just comes too late. XD

Most important lesson in music is how to make less noise. Seems appropriate.

@natetolbert3671

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, the best musician is the one who knows what not to play.

Great Teaching Rick🔥💯👀

What an Amazing Lesson, Thank You Rick. Now back to practice.

1,000th!!! Oops...😬 Seriously, though - amen on this! When I started teaching myself to play at age 11 or 12, somehow this came naturally to me and I wasn't even aware of what I was doing because I didn't have instructional books/internet/KZread... just me, a Guitar, record/tape/radio and desire to learn. Didn't know if I was doing anything right/wrong/neutral...(some things I still don't know what I'm doing! 😂😂😂). But string muting IS essential and key in playing Guitar! Great video and lesson, Rick!!!

I showed a friend of mine I've been teaching the basics to these exact things a few weeks ago! I had no idea you considered it the most important guitar technique. Theory can always come later.

@hendrix5757

3 жыл бұрын

Well theory doesn't coincide with technique, for theory focuses solely on the craft applicable to any/all melodious instruments, and technique exclusively applies to mastering the technical facility of a specific instrument. Nonetheless, I'm not in contention with your closing statement. Theory can wait!

Thank you so much ! Very good lesson !

Great demo. Thank you.

RHCP's Can't Stop is a good song to practice muting.

Damn, hitting extraneous notes was the only thing I could do well.

@hanreality.7266

3 жыл бұрын

kind of like bonus notes. I do it too!

@smoorej

3 жыл бұрын

I consider it a win when I play any chord without extraneous notes.

@isaiahmarquez9717

3 жыл бұрын

@@hanreality.7266 BONUS NOTES! 🤣

@hanreality.7266

3 жыл бұрын

Isaiah Marquez yes, either that, or I miss the top strings.

Great info as always

Loved the video Rick! This is a great example of things you can work on constantly and always pay attention to when playing. As I get better at the different techniques I oftentimes find it useful to go back to the "easier" songs I know and play them "correctly."

I found Srv’s Cold shot to be a good song to learn muting.

@antonioarcudi1897

3 жыл бұрын

I read that as Sars-Cov 19...

Muting has always been one of my stronger suites, however single note lines, and even octaves don't necessarily require you to hit all 6 strings, often times you get by with just 3 or 4 strings. It really depends on the style you are going for and the attack. Frusciante does the whole 6 string approach very well on a lot of RHCP albums. Sounds especially good on cleaner to mild overdrive tones, because it really gives it that edge. If new young players can learn string muting, and string vibrato early on they will be in great shape as they develop.

@million_heir5298

3 жыл бұрын

I really wish Rick did more examples of actual songs. Octaves and power chords are some of the easier examples of muting. I kept waiting for him to bust out a song, but he probably didn’t want this one to get demonitized.

@fenixiliusstrife1253

Жыл бұрын

Can't Stop is a perfect example of this. He is strumming all 6 strings during much of it but only allows the exact ones he needs to ring out. It adds a unique rough effect to each note. Frusciante is also an excellent example of using the thumb to mute the low strings.

A really good comprehensive lesson!

I never had a guitar teacher. I am a self educated musician. but I instinctually learned this just by listening to music and watching live shows and trying to mimic the guitar players. muting is one of the most techniques which helps creating new ideas when improvising. I hope you make another video for electric guitars. thanks Rick.