are squeelies or pick harmonics really cool?

[scuzzo]

or are they just dated silly padding for a solo and pyro... i dont really like them at all..

do you?

[maltomario]

I think they're great when used sparingly and at the right moments in certain songs.

[MrChitlins]

Rev Billy G style only.

[Willyguitar]

Ugh. I HATE them. As soon as I hear that in a song, I usually turn it off. It's so naff.

[mrbrown49]

not a fan aside from the occasional pinch harmonic.

[GRANKOR]

they're seriously over used. They can be cool though

[scuzzo]

 

Rev Billy G style only.

 

 

i will agree with that.. he seems to not over use them.. so Billy gets a pass..

cant throw hate on cool Bill..

[twotimingpete]

when they're used in the comical metally fashion, I absolutely hate it.

 

when used tastefully in the right way in a solo that complements the melody, then sure.

[Uma Floresta]

Never tasteful or appropriate. Please stop making those sounds.

[Willyguitar]

Actually... now I come to think of it, although I generally hate them, David Gilmour does 'em alright.

[Riggins]

anything that's overused can be unpleasant.

 

used properly in the right proportion and in the right context they are fine (ie: Billy Gibbons and David Gilmour)

 

Saying you hate them is like saying you hate vibrato. YMMV

[Fuelish]

anything that's overused can be unpleasant. used properly in the right proportion and in the right context they are fine (ie: Billy Gibbons and David Gilmour) Saying you hate them is like saying you hate vibrato. YMMV

Right on !!! Everything in moderation....and that applies to life in general, not just guitar wankery

[mrbrown49]

I concede. DG does use it in a really nice way.

 

anything that's overused can be unpleasant. used properly in the right proportion and in the right context they are fine (ie: Billy Gibbons and David Gilmour) Saying you hate them is like saying you hate vibrato. YMMV

[AxAxSxS]

I love using them. I do NOT love using them to sound like teh Zackzorz. I frigging hate that guys playing and he is the reason there is such an upturned nose at these techniques

[m90guy]

I {censored}ing love the {censored}! John Christ and Bill Steer are 2 of my favorite players though. Both abused the technique way before zakk duechebag did.

[jrockbridge]

 

anything that's overused can be unpleasant. used properly in the right proportion and in the right context they are fine (ie: Billy Gibbons and David Gilmour) Saying you hate them is like saying you hate vibrato. YMMV

 

 

& +1

[twotimingpete]

this song has a really nice solo with some nice tasteful pinch harmonics.

 

http://www.gulchcomic.com/images/dryve-rain.mp3

 

nevermind the christian content, this is what I was into when I was a kid.

[CoqBelliqueux]

I play guitar because of Matthias Jabs, you do the math.

 

[scuzzo]

I play guitar because of Matthias Jabs, you do the math.

 

he was in Stryper, right?

[CoqBelliqueux]

he was in Stryper, right?

[guitarman3001]

I use tiny jazz picks so I have to make an effort to not play them. If I'm not careful, every other note I play can be a pinch harmonic. I like them once in a while but not when used excessively ala zack wylde.

[scottgd]

I can only think of a handful of guitarists that have used them, in my opinion, tastefully.

 

Gilmour

Gibbons

Buchanon

 

Perhaps Gary Moore but he might overdue it also.

[ExiledCrow]

Eh, they're just another technique, like anything else they can be abused or done well.

[squealie]

Um, way cool. Awesome, tits, every note.

[Metalrulez]

Pinch harmonics are great!! It is another tool in the guitar players arsenal to annoy the world!!