when playing metal riffs and solos, how do you get a guitar to make that awesome "SQUEALING" sound?
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It is called an artificial harmonic.  It is used widely in classical guitar music also (Classical guitarist here)\n\nOk, this is gonna be tricky to explain, but I will try.\n\nTouch the top E string right over the top of the twelth fret very light with the index finger of your right (strumming) hand using the 3rd finger pick the string - you get a single hand harmonic - much the same as if you use your left hand to touch the string.  This is the basis for artificial harmonics.  For each fret, there is an area where your right hand is that will give you a harmonic.  YOu will need to play around with this.  What you need to do is as you pick the string, let the skin on the left side of your thumb nail touch the string really lightly - this will cause an artificial harmonic.  Depending on where abouts you do this, the harmonic will be a different pitch.  I know that sounds really confusing, but it is really hard to describe.  If you google "artificial harmonic" or "overtone" or "pinch harmonic" you will be able to find heaps of info!  Good luck!
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change the heads, paint and laquer them, shine the hardware, get new cymbals, change out any broken hardware, play them cooler (i don't know how cool you play them now, but cooler never hurt)\nand finally\nget a subwoofer for your kick.  when i first saw this guy pull this thing out, i was like "what the heck is that thing?"  and after we miced everything, i knew that i had to have one.  it is the coolest thing ever.  its like a second kick in front of your regular one, and it doesnt get hit but just amplifies the sub heard frequencies.  awesomeness.
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Lower your low E one full octave or tone. I believe if you capo the second fret, you'll have the sound your looking for.
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OK! here have mine! I gots loads of them! And here's a free lesson! What you do is you hold out your left hand and curl up your fingers like you see the guitar players on tv do *sigh* and pretend like you're holding a pick in your right hand and strum!!!!! Can't you just hear the beauty? lol and then you jump up and down and move your hands all around and *~TA DA~* you've become the most beautiful princess at the ball! just kidding what I meant was ~*ta da*~ you're the rockingist freakin rocker on the planet! Good luck! And take care of my air guitar; she's a beaut! lol have a nice day! :)
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www.gibson.com\nlook around until you find the link to how they make them...
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1. The Cry Baby was responsible for the wah sound in Hendrix and Cream records.  They come in various versions and various prices. Other companies also make wah-wah pedals that are perfectly acceptable, because most listeners, even most guitarists, don't have good enough "ears" to discern wahs made by different manufacturers by sound alone.\n\n2.  Pedals tend to be more versatile than effects boards/amps. You obviously can't get the sounds of a wah or volume pedal, which require rocking with the foot, with an effects rack.\n\n3.  A B-Bender is an alteration to an electric guitar (routing of the body is required) that permits the B string to be bent when pressure is applied, usually via a lever that replaces the guitar's strap buttons.  It gives a pedal-steel guitar effect.  Guitars can be configured so that more than one string is bent.  Jimmy Page and Albert Lee have used B-Benders.
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Well it all depends on what sound you are looking for.  Alternative rock artists usually use a setup consisting of simply a high quality amp such as a Marshall, a Peavey or a Crate for instance.  These amps will usually come with a set of controls on the amp for gain, chorus, reverb and so forth to edit and customize their sound.  Other genres however have foot switches for the certain tone they desire. Heavy metal is the most commonly used genre for footswitches, because of the distortion needed.  Foot switches can range from a simple on and off button to a multi-sound pedal with different tones to choose from, to what are called floorboards with several pedals, over a hundred different sounds, delays, and sometimes even a recording feature. \nAgain it all depends on the sound you're looking for, and the genre of music you play. Try going to your local music store, like Steve's, Domenic's, Songbird, Continental, Metro, depending where you live and just try out some of the amps they have there. Most of these places allow you to walk in and test out the amps with one of their guitars.
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A guitar needs to be tuned every time you play it. Strings stretch and distort the sound.
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He didn't. The settings he used on his strat were to turn the amp up full and then use the volume control on the guitar to provide distortion. He also used a Marshall Superfuzz and a wah-wah pedal. Fenders only tend to feed back if you get too close to the amp.
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Use a metronome and go over licks that you want to speed up. Gradually bring it up faster, but stop if you are making mistakes. You don't want to make the habit of playing fast and sloppy. Use alternating picking (Picking the notes upstroke and down), don't brink your fingers too far from the fretboard.
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first of all, DEATHMETAL rules! like gwar or metallica, etc. but getting to the point, it sounds like your speakers are distorted when it is a high volume, so try sound settings and try boosting the bass&#92;treble noches down. or try sound equalizer. good luck
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tune the guitar to drop d, then tune one step lower
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Start off by having your pointer finger on the first fret of the low E string and your middle finger on the second fret of the same string. \nA hammer on is when you have your pointer finger on the first fret of your high E string and you 'hammer' your middle finger down on the second fret (or which ever fret is called for) You aren't playing the second fret necessarily just bouncing your finger off of it.\nA pull off is similar put sort of the opposite. You start with your middle finger on the second fret and pull it off real quick so you get a partial sound out of that fret as well as the first fret (which you would all so be fingering.)\nHarmonics are when you place your finger very lightly over the metal bar that makes the fret. This can be kind of tricky and takes practice. You are listening for a sound that doesn't quite sound like a normal note, it's in between and has a bizarre sort of sound.\nStaccato (I think, trying to remember) is playing by scratching your pick against the string.\nI hope this helped. Check out some of the many guitar websites like guitarbasics.com for more info.
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make sure you know what they want(what style of guitarist) and then make sure you know what piece you are going to play.. dont look too flashy.. its a lot about knowing what the band is all about.. go with their flow dont create your own flow. when you get there stick with your piece dont try anything too flashy but use something you know will impress them.. and dont use a piece which has been used to death unless you can play it differently.. as for warming upo if they dont let you warm up there do it at home. just before the audition.. use scales and arpeggios and tear it up to warm up really fast.. even at the audition when checking your guitar use scales and arpeggios to warm up your hand.. stay cool get into the whole thing and be passionate. good luck.. (for punk use stuff from finch.. blues and rock and roll use ACDC or black sabbath.. iron maiden goes well with rock.. do not use hotel california unless you can really make it sound groovy.. and thats hard so dont.. guns and roses you could use but its slightly overused now.. metal use mega death... tough but good stuff.. their riffs are really fast.. and oh yea if you get to use a warm up song and you have a supporting guitarist use grab the devil by the horns.. never fails.)
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Search for Line 6 products - you can plug the guitar directly into your computer and then mix other inputs\n\nI have played guitar for 20 years and I have to make an album now.\n\nGood luck.
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Mostly trail and error.  Find something you really like, modify it so you can get a taste of what it would be like, and then try something of your own.  My husband has tab writing software that he writes his riffs on.  It is kind of annoying, sounds like old school nintendo, but gives you the basic idea of how it may sound.  Also helps you find the beat and speed of what you want, plus you can add bass, drums, etc.  The software is Tabledit.  I know they have a demo of it, but you are limited as to what you can save if I remember correctly.
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Here's a link for the tab, you have to have enough skill to be able to set your guitar and play it like Hendrix after that.\n\nhttp://www.aztabs.com/J/JimiHendrix/fire.asp