Originally posted by vanquish:Question, how does Edge hold his picks? Does he use two or three fingers, and does he use circle picking at all?
Was trying to play the intro to wire and am not sure if i'm using the right picking technique
Originally posted by PEDRO67:[..]
He holds them the 'wrong way' (by the tip) so the dimples on the picks (Herdim) produce a more scraping/chiming sound when run over the strings
Originally posted by EyesWithPrideB3:[..]
Anybody know where you can get Herdim picks? Guitar Center doesnt seem to carry them, and the one or two local music shops around me don't carry many picks at all.
Originally posted by EyesWithPrideB3:[..]
Anybody know where you can get Herdim picks? Guitar Center doesnt seem to carry them, and the one or two local music shops around me don't carry many picks at all.
Originally posted by EyesWithPrideB3:[..]
Anybody know where you can get Herdim picks? Guitar Center doesnt seem to carry them, and the one or two local music shops around me don't carry many picks at all.
Originally posted by PEDRO67:[..]
He holds them the 'wrong way' (by the tip) so the dimples on the picks (Herdim) produce a more scraping/chiming sound when run over the strings
Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:Wire is a tough song to get right. Edge played it two ways basically. On the album version, he picked the strings on top of the delay for the
--12--12-
-----12---
notes. Basically you can barely hear any echo, just modulation, it justs sounds like he's picking the 12/12 really fast. then when he moves up to the
--15----15---17-(pull off)-15
------15--------
he plays the notes a bit faster, but not fast enough to play over the notes, he plays so the delay can be heard.
On the live version, he plays the 12/12 parts slower, mainly so he can keep time easier. he doesn't play the 12/12 notes on top of the delay, but lets the delay ring out in place of it. It's hard to explain, i'll make a youtube video demoing it to help you out vanquish.
Originally posted by EyesWithPrideB3:[..]
Anybody know where you can get Herdim picks? Guitar Center doesnt seem to carry them, and the one or two local music shops around me don't carry many picks at all.
Originally posted by vanquish:Also, I was trying to adjust the intonation on my guitar (via the tune-o-matic bridge). It takes ages even with an electronic tuner.
One issue i've noticed when tuning the strings )with the guitar on my lap) is that if you lean the guitar body forwards or backwards while tuning, it changes the pitch of the strings.
So you can get a string in perfect tune while the guitar is slighlty leaning back on your chest but if you tilt it forward until it is then perpendicular to the floor it changes pitch, making it very hard to tune.
What do you experienced players do? Should I lie the guitar down flat (or put it in my hardcase) and then tune it?
Originally posted by WojBhoy:[..]
Generally when I tune the guitar, I just tune it by ear as I play whether standing or sitting and resting the guitar on my knee, because then you're able to take into account your own finger pressure too i.e. playing chords to make sure everything works nicely. That's just me though, and no doubt someone a bit more clued up on technicalities might say I'm doing it wrong etc. but hey, it works for me, and that's kinda the most important thing, since you're the one playing it and no one else
Originally posted by vanquish:[..]
Thanks, but yea i'll need a little more technical advice, as i'm trying to get correct intonation.
And the intonation procedure requires constant retuning of the strings with each adjustment to the saddles. Which makes using the right tuning technique important.
Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:[..]
If the intonation is off, I'd suggest taking it into a guitar tech. he'd be able to do it for you fast, you WOULD have to pay though, but at least you know it's getting done right. you could even just get a general set up of your guitar at the same time, which always, ALWAYS improves the playing and sound. I've been playing for three years, and I still take it into a guitar tech near me, and I'm always happy with the results. Then again, if you want to learn all that now, it would be good, that way you can do it all the time in the future without paying at all.