Tips & Tricks for PALM MUTING & HARMONICS Guitar Techniques

[@bestoned1841]

No doubt positive attitude and good vibes makes it easier ànd eager to learn that harmonic using my thumb!!!thanks dude for the vibes

[@EugeValovirta230V]

👌🤟🙏

[@emartinezr]

Great video man. Love how you add colour and aggression with the different techniques and when/where you mute, bend, pick, etc. 👌👍

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Awesome, thank you!

[@satchrules101]

Great person and great teacher! Thanks for this bro!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!

[@_patrikjay_]

Great TipzNTrickz vid Euge. I'm a clean electronic pop playerr but I watch your Right hand, you waste no motion and it's very precise yet musical.. Great job.. I've learned a lot.. Thanx

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Glad to hear! Thanks!

[@BrettBolzenthal]

Thank you very much for this. Very down to earth and very detailed.

[@gcr28]

Thanks! I struggle with the pinch harmonics, being consistent with them. Sometimes they sound great and sometimes not so much. I’ll get it. Appreciate the tips.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Glad to hear this was helpful!

[@jean-philippemorin1176]

All great tools to have in your playing palette. Thanks for sharing.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Indeed. 🙏🤟

[@jesterraj]

Dude you make this look so effortless

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Years and hours of practise. Thanks!

[@sergejkrynycky728]

Hi Euge! Great stuff! I’d be interested in watching a breakdown of some of your favourite runs when soloing and maybe some good lessons for hand synchronisation, alternate and tremolo picking. Cheers!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

I’ve done those. Check out my Guitar Lessons playlist 👌😎.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Check out my Guitar Lessons playlist 😎👌.

[@Jaakkima7X]

I have totally missed this video 😮 asked this stuff in the past and now found this while scrolling down your channel content 🎉 what a happy day 😅 Just finished installing 81/85 to my snow white e-ii 🤘

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Cool man!

[@mookytc]

Good lesson from the master himself. Thank you!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!

[@Rooster7six]

Love your vids man! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Glad to hear! Thanks!

[@TheCyberMantis]

Really great tips! I try to do all this stuff too. Some stuff I can do pretty good. It adds more dynamics to your playing, and makes you sound more "professional". A lot of our guitar heroes do stuff like this, and we try to sound like them. And yeah, it's something that you really can't teach, the player has to "feel" it. Years of practice will bring these techniques out. Also: I recommend a good WAH pedal for newer players. It will help you to be more expressive, but the trick is to not over-use the wah, or people will call you Kirk Hammett. LoL!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks! Indeed 😎👌.

[@firdeye2681]

Love the content as always. Your playing has that attitude that really is nice

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!

[@lawrencesounddesign1862]

Damn I thought I had all the tricks figured out after 20+ years and here's Euge, teaching me something I didn't know! LOL! The thumb slide for the win. Also never thought about palm muting the higher strings on fast hammer ons and pull offs, that'll save some work on doing fast picking. Thanks for the video man, excellent work

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Cool man! Thanks and glad to hear!

[@allboutthemojo]

I love the palm muting sound so much, I think I very lightly palm mute strings e a d g almost all the time. I find it as a great way to quite my " unclean " playing. After becoming a habit the picking hand automatically finds the sweet spot without thinking about it. Another 😎 video by Euge! My favorite pinch harmonix axeman = Billy Gibbons!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Cool! Yeah he was the first guy I heard doing those 👌.

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

Excellent tips as always Euge! I do a lot more legato in my fast playing these days as it sounds better and way easier to fly across the fretboard much faster than alternate picking. Can you do a lesson on sweep picking? That is one thing I still have to master!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks! Glad to hear! Maybe someday 😎👌.

[@lgg468]

what is the studio monitor model? im a bit tired of using my standard desktop computer speaker.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Yamaha HS8

[@ericlarkins4816]

Great video! Loved the White Lion you threw in! Could you do a video in the style of Vito Bratta?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks! Maybe someday 😎.

[@DrowningTimeOfficially]

I love the riffage you do and how it fits together, but i also noticed some agresive chordal work a octave up...when your in the flow you go up a octive and agresivly bend the chord i love that

[@DrowningTimeOfficially]

Is that the octave or a nother pitch to the home chord perhaps the 5'th?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

I don’t remember what I played ’cos like I said I just express myself without thinking it too much 😎.

[@yakuzsa1]

Hey man ! really good video thnx

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks man!

[@jorgeguitar2540]

Hey Euge! Why do you prefer actives for metal? I’m thinking about trying some EMGs

[@EugeValovirta230V]

I like them for anything. I’ve been using 81 & 85 since ’90s and I just feel very familiar with them. The tone is consistent, stays the same when rolling down guitar’s volume control, live with long cables there’s no tone loss, the lows are tight, the highs crispy but not ear piercing etc. I’ve done hundreds of studio sessions in my career from country to pop to extreme metal and they always work. At least for me. Sometimes I use passives but mostly the trusty old 81/85 combo.

[@jonathanortiz8007]

Euge, seriously you are one of my new spirit animals. Awesome content keep it up!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks man!

[@jesterraj]

I use a sd distortion pu.medium gain still have to fight to get the pinch harmonics out

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Gotta practise more man. You know when you do something 10 000 times you’re starting to be pretty good at it and if that doesn’t work do another 10 K😎. There’s no shortcuts.

[@jesterraj]

@@EugeValovirta230V btw I use a line 6 x3 live

[@SuperCMO79]

Hi Euge great Stuff! I still need to decide between my JVM410H and Revv Gen 120...Really want a marshall bad! Since the one I had in 97...Luv that Marshall growl!

[@steveo4253]

Have owned both (JVM410 and Revv 120)...they were ok. 100w Stealth slays both ! Check out Splawn or Friedman for hot rodded Marshall tones.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Then get a Marshall 👊.

[@lasermedia3256]

a couple of tips on how to hold your pick and pick slides would be great, I find it very difficult having consistency in the way I hold the pick between rhythm/lead/acoustic playing. Thinking others may have the same issue. Great vid as always, thanks for the lesson :)

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks for the tip! 😎. And thanks in general 🤟.

[@RapttorX]

This and the Guitar Hacks should be in the same series

[@EugeValovirta230V]

😎🤟

[@jesterraj]

What's the gain like? Does more gain being out the harmonics easier?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Gain helps with the sustain a bit.

[@ArtbyPaulPetro]

defintely interesting and informative! I love your instructional videos!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks! Glad to hear!

[@Jeremynew98]

Great video man, your content is very helpful. Thanks for taking the time to share your techniques, you are an amazing player 🤘🙏🤘

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Glad to hear! Thanks!

[@genelynch3235]

Hey Euge , great video!!! And your finger strength is insane...haha...because I have 11 to 54 on my ltd and is no way I can do that ever. I will stick with my 9 to 42 on the sg and Wolfgang for now. Anyway you know I'm glad I subscribe to your channel cause it definitely is the place to be to get some serious guitar info.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks Gene! Whatever works the best 🤟👌.

[@jasoncrump1886]

Appreciate your vids man . Wish you lived near by so we could jam. We'd tear some shit up. You got more skill than me tho but I can throw down on some heavy riffs . Gotta a bluesy style lead playing but not a shredder. You got some of those Zakk Wylde licks going on. Keep it rockin brother. Appreciate the tips and tricks too.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks man! 🤟

[@toxictime9604]

Hi! This was interesting and informative! I wouldn't have looked for that video, but I subscribed. 💡And now I finally wanna let you know that I know that you know where the freaking pick of destiny is... GIVE IT TO ME! NOW! 🤣

[@toxictime9604]

Really amazing video. I always end up with sentences like: you need to practice a lot! Fair enough. But your discriptions are very different and more helpful than every former try of mine to videoteach myself sounding better.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks! NO 😁.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Glad to hear! Thanks!

[@andrewhouse3246]

well done sir, thank you. . Are the active pickups better for the pinch? I seen you do with the Ltd too, is there a difference?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks! Like I said in the video; pinches have nothing to do with the gear 👌.

[@jasonlewis5350]

Awesome lesson. That arpeggio thing after the 15 minute mark sounded like Randy Rhoads. I’m wondering how you do this harmonic tap dance in between your verse and chorus sections sometimes. It’s like your playing a section for maybe a 3 count, and then it sounds like your tap dancing harmonics on two different strings for one count with 1/8th notes, and then break into the next section. It’s like in Van Halen’s Poundcake chorus. He plays the chords and then there’s a rapid fire harmonic break for one count. I’m trying to figure out how you and Eddie do those. I’ve always just kind of faked it but it doesn’t sound like either one of you in comparison. Any chance you can expound on that?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks! I don’t know. I just play what I want to hear & how I feel. Sorry that I can’t give you a better answer. But it’s just like well…just play 🤟😎.

[@jasonlewis5350]

@@EugeValovirta230V that’s cool. That’s how I play anyways lol.

[@carlosfarfan9688]

Hello again... The question is... The microphones on you guitar are actives or passives?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

This one has actives. EMG 81 & 85.

[@carlosfarfan9688]

@@EugeValovirta230V that means that will be impossible to do the artificial armonics like you with my stratocaster that haves passives microphones... Seem the same armonics but isn't the same.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

It’s a technique and gear has nothing to do with that. I do harmonics with my nylon string acoustic guitar no problem. Practise, practise and more practise. Do something 10 000 and after that you’ll starting to be pretty good at it.

[@Moirchester]

It's rather tricky! Not suitable for small paws (like Pepita's)! But very effective \m/

[@EugeValovirta230V]

😎🤟

[@gilbertostefan]

Great video Euge!! About Pinch harm: are they more easy to execute if the strings are set high or low in the fretboard? It seems quite difficult if the string is about 3mm high at the 12 fret, it seems the string slaps the fretboard above 12 fret... if you can answer this... is it probably a matter of guitar strings regulation? Thank you so much for this video!!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Not really since you do the pinch with your picking hand so it doesn’t have much to do with how high or low the strings are. Obviously if the strings are really low then that usually affects the overall sustain quite a bit.

[@gilbertostefan]

@@EugeValovirta230V right... so, this movemment must be soft, barely touching the string with the side of finger or needs more scooped action, pushing down the string while the execution of the movemment. My last question, i swear!☺️🤗

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Whatever fits to you and makes it happen. I dig in really hard 💪.

[@gilbertostefan]

@@EugeValovirta230V thanks Euge!👍👍👍🤗

[@EugeValovirta230V]

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[@LucifdeLuther]

Euge, if you record miced cab, than you should make your own IR using REACT:IR capabilities :) Just record one signal from DI output and match it to parallelly recorded miced signal using Tone Matching feature.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Ah yeah! Maybe I need to check that feature out someday 😎. Thanks for reminding 🤟.

[@LucifdeLuther]

@@EugeValovirta230V And thanks for your support!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

My pleasure man! Slava Ukraine! 💪🇺🇦

[@waynegram8907]

The first HELMET Album he does have a technique how he palm mutes and has this choppy percussive rhythm which gives that trademark Helmet sound. Can you make a video lesson how to get those Helmet rhythms because they are very cool how to get those rhythm choppy sound. Listen to all the helmet albums but most the first album is the best.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Have to check that out some day 🤟.

[@waynegram8907]

@@EugeValovirta230V yes check out helmet because i think he might have used a Gated pedal to get that rhythm guitar choppy gated effect but he uses very unusual chords voices with the drop D maybe

[@DermoniS]

Man, I always have hard time with pinch harmonics

[@EugeValovirta230V]

You just gotta practise more then. There’s no shortcuts 😎.

[@nuitari666uzgurzmor6]

I always wondered, how all the guitar cracks managed to practice 8-10 hours a day, when they were kids? I hat to go to school, had homework and hat to go to bed early 🤔

[@EugeValovirta230V]

By not going to school, not doing the homework and not going to bed early 😎. Kidding a bit but I had school usually from 8-15, then icehockey practices and then I played guitar(not always 8 hours / day😊). Somehow I managed to do homework as well but many times not. But I usually paid attention on the classes so I was pretty good in school. I even managed to get a Bachelor’s degree 😎.