techniques for electric guitar

Matt · Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 4:51 pm Post subject: techniques for electric guitar

hi there,

I think I am not the only one here who has a classical background. But I notice that some things I just can't play just using my acoustic knowledge.

That is why it would be interested if some of the experts here could give some information about some guitar techniques that are specific to electric guitar.

There are some good tutorials available on the net, but of course you need to know that a technique exists and how it is generally referred to before you can look up information about it

Matt.

ship of fools · Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 5:15 pm Post subject: HOW TO PLAY ELECTRIC?

Hi Matt you know that there is no easy answer to your question,even between classical and acoustic there's a huge difference. In order for you to play a good ax you have to just practice a lot till you find that you like what your hearing or to play with other people and have them show you what they are doing or have them show you the rythem part while they do the solo's or visa versa. After this you might consider lessons from someone who is playing currently in a band,unfortunatley there are no books that can teach you what you really need to know, and of course you MUST practice your scales.Experience is your best teacher in my opinion.louis

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kingfreeze · Site Admin Joined: 20 Oct 2005 Posts: 302

I guess the most obvious thing is the use of a plectrum (pick). I am spoiled and will use nothing but Jim Dunlop Jazz 3 series. They are very goaway and pointy. Some players get very soft picks to move through the strings quickly. Wrong approach, use a goaway pick and let the skin of you thumb and 1st finger be flexible to move and you play solos or what not. The other thing is the strings, electric guitars are (or should be) set to the best possible action. Rock players normally use very light strings. I use GHS mediums, .011-.052. my hands are strong enough to bend strings for rock or blues, country, but the strings are heavy enough to have a nice tone for a clean sound at jazz, big band, ect. Stevie Ray Vaughn used very thick strings, (.012-?) for the tone, but tuned the guitar down th Eb so he could bend em easier. Very light strings sound fine when the amp is overdriven, but lack the tone a thicker string would provide when played clean. I have found a big difference is the feel between an electric and acoustic. If you play acoustic with medium strings, and switch to an electric, the electric feels like nothing under your fingers. It would take some time to get used to the difference.

Matt · Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 9:15 pm Post subject:

ship of fools · Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 9:38 pm Post subject:

Hi Matt what I need from you is to play alot more and jam with as many different players as possible and you will change you picks often until you find your feel.now practise,practise,practise.louis

PhantomLord · Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 11:57 am Post subject:

i guess one of the most electric guitar specific techniques is sweep picking and tapping...

funny to note that they are some of the most advanced techniques as well, lol.

Ron · Joined: 16 Oct 2005 Posts: 103 Location: Delft/Heemskerk

You can add 'string skipping' to those advanced techniques as well, though i suppose you could do it on an accoustic as well
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don didier · Joined: 17 Dec 2005 Posts: 10

Techniques also come with personal taste and style.

It's logical that one playing metal uses other techniques than a blues-guitar player.

So I think in order to play great, you should know what you want to sound like and what you want to do. I can imagine you are not going to be interested in the bottleneck-'technique' if you want to sound like korn. So tell me what you like more specifically, and MAYBE I can give you some tips...

Drawing Guitarist · Joined: 13 Apr 2006 Posts: 161