I'm just a big, dumb, knuckle-dragging guy playing chuggy power chords. But now I feel inspired to expand my horizons and try this technique.
@craigtodd82974 ай бұрын
No, stay as you are. Sounds cool.
@Durkhead4 ай бұрын
Me to i also play bass
@MGCardaropoli4 ай бұрын
Big? Dumb? Knuckle dragging guy playing chugging power chords? ...dad? Is that you?
@Fartrellcluggins694 ай бұрын
I was decent and fell into this same hole. Now I'm working on my actual skill again. 😂
@JerryWhite-ee5hy4 ай бұрын
James Hetfield???? Is this you????? Hahahah
@johnnybrown9581Ай бұрын
This is something every player has to learn. I learned it when I started jamming with people years ago and playing loud. Playing through a loud amplifier will accentuate that unwanted noise, making you have to learn how to stop it from happening. I do a lot of muting with my left hand actually. It helps with confidence too as you know you could strum all the strings on single notes as hard as you want and only the notes you want will resonate. SRV did a lot of this. Great video!
@theskintones4 ай бұрын
Thank you for an absolutely brilliant teaching video! I have been playing guitar for 30 years and wish I had learned this a long time ago. I usually only mute with the edge of my palm but this technique is totally transforming. And the legato trick with it. PURE GOLD !
@jamiemacmillan40564 ай бұрын
My last guitar teacher was insanely meticulous and was brilliant at pointing out minor mistakes without seeming like an asshole. When I watch videos from before and after being taught by him my playing is so much cleaner and it’s because he made me do this. Great video as always Rob!
@MashaT224 ай бұрын
The studio is shaping up nicely! This is amazing advice, Rob. Muting is underrated and so many players don’t do it. Muting techniques should be taught early on while a player is a beginner as opposed to waiting until a player is in the intermediary space. There’s no reason it can’t start in the first few lessons - like showing players to mute unused open strings when learning cowboy chords. As soon as I learned different ways to use my left and right hand to mute strings early on in my playing journey, it really made me sound SO much better. Part of what helped me really understand that early on as a beginner is because I learned to play rock and metal on an acoustic guitar - and it’s tough to hide sympathetically resonating strings on an acoustic where you’ll hear every little detail vibrating that soundboard (sometimes resonating strings are better hidden on electric guitar if the noise isn’t getting picked up too loudly, depending on the effects being used, etc). Nobody really told me to do it. I started by naturally using my fretting hand to pump the fretted strings, and then I realized I had to find a way to mute open strings at times - so I experimented to find ways of achieving that with different hand positions. I realized palm muting was also a thing, mostly because I was using my ears and tried replicating the sounds I was hearing in my favorite songs. When I started doing more intermediary lessons, I was shocked to discover I was already muting strings well before the lessons in various learning platforms even got to that concept. It also helped that I learned to play a variety of genres early on. Hard Rock, 90’s/‘00 Punk, and various types of metal are my faves, but I love playing singer-songwriter tunes, Golden Oldies, classical, etc. Being a well-rounded player is a huge asset because, like you said, you can borrow techniques from one genre that might rarely be used in another one that’ll make you sound more pro and/or more unique. I’m mostly a rhythm player, which really makes it even more important to know how to silence unused strings. You don’t want all kinds of added noise in the rhythm section because it’ll just make the tune sound muddy and sloppy. I’m trying to expand on lead techniques these days. I’m really not much of a lead player because my fretting hand and arm have some trouble moving as fast as is often required with my disabilities. However, I am getting better with time and find that my rhythm skills are very helpful to watching my timing, and keeping the melodic parts flowing since I’m already really good at muting strings. Great video, Rob!
@mattcook4764 ай бұрын
I love it when you do these masterclass videos. Thanks!
@mmiller68734 ай бұрын
Thank you for this. You have no idea how much these help me pick back up this journey of my guitar playing.
@tomglanville2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the advice Rob!
@rockozaurus4 ай бұрын
Great video! You are such a nice guy. I just ordered Chapman guitar and can't wait to get delivered to me. Cheers!
@RobChappers4 ай бұрын
Thanks so much man
@shanewalton88884 ай бұрын
Thanks for continuing putting out these learning videos, Rob. You're a great teacher.
@Rando5154 ай бұрын
Great teaching video
@black7rc7204 ай бұрын
Thank you, Rob. Always up for a tour of a new space.👍
@DVRMNaitor4 ай бұрын
This is amazing content 😮
@kinoikindell4 ай бұрын
I've seen this position of the right hand many times but it was hard to say why they were doing it. Thanks!
@martinpidsley46084 ай бұрын
Guitar looks sick! Hoping there is a 25.5 scale tune-o-matic in your 2024 line-up.
@tgstk24 ай бұрын
And a lefty please
@Jasx1x4 ай бұрын
Thank you Chappers. Gonna use this technique for the next few practice sessions.
@Professional.Bro.7774 ай бұрын
God bless you and your family teacher Rob!
@aakaashbulani92374 ай бұрын
Thanks a ton Rob, very good lesson for us all who wants self lessons from the internet. Who don't gets time to go personally at guitar coaching classes.... Please make more of those videos.... Thanks
@outermarker58014 ай бұрын
Thanks Rob, much appreciated!
@mikaeljohansson834 ай бұрын
Great lesson Rob! So easy to oversee this simple(takes some practice though) but vital technique.
@revjeffg4 ай бұрын
This is awesome! Without realizing it, I had started “making the hole” a little while back when I started gigging my Quad cortex; something about it just clicked in…but now I can’t wait to pick up my guitar and start applying it to legato technique. Brilliant!
@JamesBullock-tr5ed4 ай бұрын
You're a great teacher 🎉
@MikeSmith-ns6py4 ай бұрын
I thought for a second you were saying Liberty by Steve Vai was Joe's Top Gun lol. Good advice Rob. Haven't seen you post in a while
@MrClydie_Po_Po4 ай бұрын
Thanks, Rob. Lovely, easy bit of technique goodness, there. All the very best!
@SlobodaBalint4 ай бұрын
I think I saw this lesson from you 3 times before, but it really does make a huge difference and I know I learned it from you cuz I do it the same way.
@nohillforahighstepper4 ай бұрын
Learning to mute will be handy when learning to play slide guitar... Dobro, Hawaiian, steel or using a bottle neck on your guitar.
@rickyboss87474 ай бұрын
Merci beaucoup pour ce secret je vais essayer de le mettre en pratique
@Lez3254 ай бұрын
Thanks Rob- these videos bright up a dull day
@peterelford26954 ай бұрын
amazing looking guitar Rob
@ChristopherOrth4 ай бұрын
A distinction here is that there is no one "right" way to mute/control your string, but that you do need to do it! I handle this with combos of palm and left hand fingers, with right fingers rarely getting involved. Those of us old enough to have learned to play in front of screaming full stacks just figured it out intuitively. I never realized how powerful this was when I was doing it. Just wanted to play cleaner, and it's been natural ever since.
@Krackerjac4 ай бұрын
Awesome tips Rob! I’m gonna have a crack at this technique for sure! Love the legato stuff as well.! Thx for sharing!!🍻
@59-LesPaul4 ай бұрын
Hey Rob, hope all is well, I miss the day's of you at Anderton's, anyways great video I'm always getting inspired by you thanks for all the lessons & tips, I'm the guy that spoke to Lee about the bugera amps 😊
@arkaisk2Ай бұрын
This muting method is crucial in Dobro playing.
@ropsukka76714 ай бұрын
I recently bought an used Chapman ML3 pro traditional and i absolutely love it. Will be fun to try to learn these tricks on it :D
@smmyers59564 ай бұрын
Good video Rob.
@kuttenberg134 ай бұрын
Wow! This awesome!
@doktabob3283 ай бұрын
I love your built-in inane qualities Rob. They’re innate. The hallmark of great players. ✌ 👽 🎸
@edwardglyons4 ай бұрын
Thanks heaps Rob. That was a fantastic lesson.
@UncleYoshi3 ай бұрын
This is excellent, Rob! Thanks for sharing this secret technique 👍🏻 Btw, is that a new Chapman guitar? 🤔 I will check it out 😊
@gu90084 ай бұрын
Thanks Rob great lesson will put this to good practice
@staleyexplores4 ай бұрын
I think I do this or even use the resonance of my acoustic to my advantage and on the electric it's the opposite but if you can also mute on acoustic I can see the advantage of that which I do some for the funk.
@robertdonosobuchner31294 ай бұрын
Very good and useful lesson! Thank you very much!
@black7rc7204 ай бұрын
Like for new studio set-up video
@Hi_Im_Dave4 ай бұрын
Chappers, that guitar is bloody gorgeous! The paint job is *chefs kiss* What model is it?
@RobChappers4 ай бұрын
Thanks, Dave, this is a Chapman Guardian
@SagaciousOwl4 ай бұрын
You have been a true blessing to the guitar community master Chapman. You not only motivated me to learn guitar but also motivated me in life because your videos are full of positive vibes and energy
@snapfinger14 ай бұрын
The extraneous noise solution. My legato is now as great as Alan Holdsworth’s. Thanks.
@jeffthomas76204 ай бұрын
Excellent. Thank you.
@concero4 ай бұрын
Thank you Rob, I’m going to apply the technique to the Bb major scale, I always wondered how you move so fast. Yeah I can hear the difference, amazing! I’m guessing it’s uneconomical for some movement patterns? I’m finding the thumb difficult, I’m sure I’ll get there. Thanks again Rob!
@SagaciousOwl4 ай бұрын
Been learning from you since the old days when you were a monkey lord with love for dinosaurs..good days man❤
@andrewharper16093 ай бұрын
Nice nod to Mr Vai sir.
@jonathanmurphy90384 ай бұрын
Alright Rob. Super content as always. Was the first melody a bit more Liberty than Top Gun? Love ya.
@hackandslash8734 ай бұрын
Thanks
@cigilovic4 ай бұрын
This guitar looks and sounds great Monkey Lord! :=)
@bananaface16364 ай бұрын
The beast ring 😅
@albvs_sovnds4 ай бұрын
Good stuff but you should mention this is beginner-ish level stuff up front. Either way, you got my view, and helpful content, so keep it up! \m/
@danieldinatale94144 ай бұрын
Cool technique Chappers… I’ll give it a go…CHEERS
@thenovicenoisemaker4 ай бұрын
Awesome Rob, way too advanced for me but good to know
@tonepilot4 ай бұрын
Egad, this is gonna take a LOT of practice.
@philfyphil4 ай бұрын
Nice one Rob
@stu_y4 ай бұрын
I treated myself to an expensive guitar for my 40th birthday and I hated it at first because it was so noisy. It took me an embarrassingly long time to realise it was just my shit playing and the strings needed better muting because the whole thing resonates wonderfully.
@Stoitism4 ай бұрын
What is that guitar!? I already have 3 Chapmans, I think I can see a 4th one being added :o
@JimBoom924 ай бұрын
nice advice. wanted to check out your stunning guitar but the link does not work. thomann says: The product Chapman Guitars ML3 Pro Traditional CAM is regretfully no longer available. i also couldnt find it at chapman guitars. what kind of axe is it? thanks.
@trevorD11564 ай бұрын
Like the videos and the tips aren't bad, but like most things that advertise as a life hack it's 95% common sense, to the point where I have always muted unnecessary strings naturally because it sounds better.... Unless I'm playing something punk or grunge where the chaotic overtones are intentional.
@ezrhino1004 ай бұрын
more top gun please.
@BCarpenter23144 ай бұрын
Great tip, but maybe you can answer a question? When playing non-neighboring strings , I assume this technique cant be used. How would you mute a string(s) surrounded by strings that you do want to play? Example, octaves on the A and G strings while muting the D string...
@RobChappers4 ай бұрын
Oh man, I wish you were directly in front of me because that’s a relatively easy thing to explain physically - I’ll have to include it in another video but effectively use the underside of the left hand
@beckashwin4 ай бұрын
Time flies.. 😅
@toolbox72934 ай бұрын
A full day and no comment about the tasty Top Gun riffage? tsk, tsk.
@mark.guitar4 ай бұрын
Grand master he say the most important bit is the bit you don't play...
@jackschijven82194 ай бұрын
How hard is this technique to master?
@TheKarvarousku4 ай бұрын
What is that beutiful beast of a guitar?
@RobChappers4 ай бұрын
Chapman Guardian
@TheKarvarousku4 ай бұрын
@@RobChappers And where can I buy one?
@blairswitchproject23474 ай бұрын
What guitar is that? I’m pretty sure it’s a Chapman but what model? I couldn’t find any like it online.
@RobChappers4 ай бұрын
It’s the new Guardian
@theoryofmine74734 ай бұрын
Time to start putting cash aside for that new shape of chapman guitar. oh yes.
@8153max4 ай бұрын
I think the country guys got that from Hendrix
@RobChappers4 ай бұрын
Everything came from Hendrix
@1johnnygunn4 ай бұрын
The south like many areas, it was a back and forth of exchange constantly.
@redmed104 ай бұрын
Innate not inate.
@johns11594 ай бұрын
Rob, I'm an advanced player, but will attempt to employ your technique to clean things up, especially the faster passages.
@65Lynchy4 ай бұрын
Three words...Jared James Nichols
@dirtmerchantlc3243 ай бұрын
Joking / not joking: Why would you play the Top Gun Anthem in anything other than C? Bb is Borderline Sinful lol.
@MrUmandMrEr4 ай бұрын
Well duh!
@tragically19694 ай бұрын
If i had to mute all the crap playing i would be silent!
@RoderikvanReekum4 ай бұрын
Do guitarist don't do this? With Bass guitar it is pretty important do do some muting.
@lovescarguitar4 ай бұрын
I use this technique and guitarists around me I know, use it as well.
@carlosclaptrix4 ай бұрын
I don't like these titles "secret trick" etc.
@Hav0cZ3 ай бұрын
Start a petition and have everyone cry about it with you and maybe they will removed the word from the english language
@bimwopbarn474 ай бұрын
innate
@wrelensmash4 ай бұрын
This is quality
@tgstk24 ай бұрын
Wow this was really a great lessons. Im going to try this because i find legato very hard to play clean and especially when changing strings
@adrianmatis31534 ай бұрын
Hi Rob, I do this for long note with vibrato and feedback.
@karlhoward27374 ай бұрын
Wow….guess what I’ll be doing tomorrow…….brilliant, thanks for sharing…do enjoy your videos Rob…thanks for sharing
@2twh534 ай бұрын
Rob you are a beast, but you know that already. Something you don't know is that your an inspiration to a guy in charleston SC in the US. I'm glad to have found you on Andertons.
@philipcoaxum8792Ай бұрын
I too am from Charleston, SC but no longer living there.
@codygranrud62124 ай бұрын
That body type is pretty cool. Kinda Iceman'ish.
@victoriousgangster4 ай бұрын
Have i been doing this and not realizing? Might have check lol
@brutalpedz4 ай бұрын
Then explain why Marty Friedman and Van Halen play without muting the strings and still have no unwanted resonance ? Great video from Troy Grady : No Palm Muting? No Problem! Noise Control Secrets of the Flexed Form
@farber24 ай бұрын
Open D string with takes on a life of its own for me.
@svengain70204 ай бұрын
I'm mid drinking , so you earned my subscription. Please keep up the content to guitar enlightening Thank you Mr Mullet Outfit 🍻
@limpethead4 ай бұрын
Thought provoking. Very good lesson. Should be standard for everyone. Can l just also say. That guitar is absolutely beautiful. The fret board is incredible, check out the length of it. I will try this out on acoustic, l feel it will just have the same effect if not better.
@IshredGuitar4 ай бұрын
Great lesson Rob! I've been doing this since 90s and only use a string dampener when recording a track with "tapping" so I do this pretty much same thing with right hand muting technique with staccato. Works outstanding for economy micro sweeps as well.
@paulkemp60982 ай бұрын
What guitar is that? Yes I know it’s a chapman, but haven’t seen that one before?
@sombrerosrule3 ай бұрын
I muted strings like this for years while I was learning guitar and thought I was cheating the whole time lol
@Fartrellcluggins694 ай бұрын
I have a shecter onen 6 and a hb progressive series 8 string, non fan fret. I dunno where they sit on a tier list but they play well. 😂
@billbruns95824 ай бұрын
How donyounhold the guitar that low and still have good stretch
@zzzsydneyhom13794 ай бұрын
Great tip Rob. Cheers mate...
@ShawnGuess4 ай бұрын
LOVE the nod to 'Liberty' 😀
@RobChappers4 ай бұрын
That’s where a lot of this technique really started for me, in trying to mimic the playing of Steve Vai