by Eric,
on 12/28/2006.

Blogger Paul said,

That was awesome - and so much melody and groove.

So, how does this stand up to like a rock solo (or metal solo), technically?

Blogger Eric said,

Okay, here are the cliff notes on technique seen this clip. I won't even touch the music theory that is involved. It is beyond me.

As far as technique, this clip shows a hybrid of bass and guitar techniques.

At the beginning of the clip Justin King (the guitar player in the clip) uses his thumb to slap the guitar string while using his forefinger and middle finger to pull or "pop" additional strings. This is a bass technique is used often by Flea and Victor Wooten. It is much harder to do on the guitar as the strings are smaller and closer together.

The other guitar technique Justin uses is "tapping." This is used frequently in metal and was popularized by Van Halen's "Eruption." Tapping involves patterns of hammer on's and pull offs to voice notes quickly. Hammer on refers to pushing the string to the fret without strumming. Pull off refers to pulling the finger off the fret without strumming to sound a note. Therefore a hammer on immediately followed by a pull off can produce 3 notes with one touch. With me so far?

Watch Paul Gilbert of Mr. Big show how to tap a classical piece. He slows it down a bit towards the end.

SO, HOW DOES THIS STAND UP TO THE OTHERS WHO HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE HIM? Well Justin King has added slides to his tapping. He will slide his finger to a different note before pulling it off. Justin also uses his thum to tap and slap at the same time. Tapping is very hard to do without distortion, let alone on an acoustic guitar. Throw in the slapping technique and you've got something amazing -- Though not quite as amazing as this.

Blogger Paul said,

Best comment/response ever?

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