Members hosebeast Posted August 22, 2012 Members Share Posted August 22, 2012 Ever since I first heard this song, I've been trying to figure out how to play the part, or at least get the tone that exists, from 3:15 in Mechanical Birds. It's not a pitch shifter, it's not a slide I don't think. I'm stumped. Here it is: [video=youtube;WZT10-S_KtU] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sparkfriction Posted August 22, 2012 Members Share Posted August 22, 2012 i think thats just "slides" with the fingers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hosebeast Posted August 22, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 22, 2012 No way is that just natural tone - it's so high-pitched! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sparkfriction Posted August 22, 2012 Members Share Posted August 22, 2012 true... but there is to much goin on in the track. there is a octave pattern (riff sounds like g, d, e, dunno) with some wierd c, d, notes on the higer strings on top/behind... maybe on the g string... i also hear half steps in on of the guitar voices in the same riff... dunno that is just crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CicadaSilence Posted August 22, 2012 Members Share Posted August 22, 2012 Fretted notes and whammy bar abuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BAXANDALL Posted August 22, 2012 Members Share Posted August 22, 2012 Maybe pinch harmonics way up high with whammy bar abuse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members theinteriorleag Posted August 22, 2012 Members Share Posted August 22, 2012 I've talked to Isaac about that sound from Mechanical Birds. He bends the high E over the edge of the fret board toward the back side of the neck then slides down the string. You can add some whammy bar or vibrato with your finger and/or sliding. He said it often cuts his fingers up to do, thus doesn't play it live. I've tried it, and the sound is dead on, but it is unpleasant to do. Other stuff is pinched harmonics and a whammy bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BAXANDALL Posted August 22, 2012 Members Share Posted August 22, 2012 I've talked to Isaac about that sound from Mechanical Birds. He bends the high E over the edge of the fret board toward the back side of the neck then slides down the string. You can add some whammy bar or vibrato with your finger and/or sliding. He said it often cuts his fingers up to do, thus doesn't play it live. I've tried it, and the sound is dead on, but it is unpleasant to do. Other stuff is pinched harmonics and a whammy bar. Ah that makes sense. I used to bend the high E over the edge of the neck similar to that but down around the 5th fret. I used to do it just to annoy my other guitar player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members theinteriorleag Posted August 22, 2012 Members Share Posted August 22, 2012 Ah that makes sense. I used to bend the high E over the edge of the neck similar to that but down around the 5th fret. I used to do it just to annoy my other guitar player. Isaac does it higher up near the 12th or 15th...even more annoying sounding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members driverhasabomb Posted August 22, 2012 Members Share Posted August 22, 2012 Bend the string over the fretboard or fret above the fretboard or on the pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hosebeast Posted August 22, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 22, 2012 I've talked to Isaac about that sound from Mechanical Birds. He bends the high E over the edge of the fret board toward the back side of the neck then slides down the string. You can add some whammy bar or vibrato with your finger and/or sliding. He said it often cuts his fingers up to do, thus doesn't play it live. I've tried it, and the sound is dead on, but it is unpleasant to do. Other stuff is pinched harmonics and a whammy bar. Oh man, I don't wanna sound like a dummy here, but what? I don't get it. I just tried to do what this sounds like to me and it just didn't sound like anything; no change in the note. Also, it just slides back onto the fretboard. Just to make sure I understand you -you're saying like, my index finger is on the high E, 12th fret, i just pull the string down to where it's touching the part of the neck that my palm is touching? This is stupid important to me. Literally my holy grail for guitar tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Rat Posted August 22, 2012 Members Share Posted August 22, 2012 dude that is literally just regular harmonics and some serious whammy bar abuse.. tbh. no effect there.. except the maybe some light drive and compression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members theinteriorleag Posted August 23, 2012 Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 Oh man, I don't wanna sound like a dummy here, but what? I don't get it. I just tried to do what this sounds like to me and it just didn't sound like anything; no change in the note. Also, it just slides back onto the fretboard. Just to make sure I understand you -you're saying like, my index finger is on the high E, 12th fret, i just pull the string down to where it's touching the part of the neck that my palm is touching? This is stupid important to me. Literally my holy grail for guitar tone. That really squeally guitar part is not just harmonics and whammy, as king rat says. Yes, put your fretting hand somewhere around the 12th fret, pull the high E around toward the back of the fret board just past your fret markers. You have to pull the string hard to get it around the edge, and a down tuning obviously helps give you some slack in the string to do it. Once there, you have to pick, shake your finger that is "fretting" the string for that vibrato effect, then slide down as the notes progress down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jakkeh Posted August 23, 2012 Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 dude that is literally just regular harmonics and some serious whammy bar abuse.. tbh. no effect there.. except the maybe some light drive and compression. Weird, I didn't think it sounded like harmonics in the slightest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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