Some talk about, but no one explains how to do well. I came up with my own way because it's not possible to mute well the string lower than the one you're playing with the palm of your hand, at least for me. Never heard anyone talk about that.
@@jamesjarrettt3995 If you have ever seen a sitar, the extra set of strings without frets are “sympathetic strings” and are there just to ring out and resonate when the other strings are played. Sort of like the droning pitch of a bagpipe.
Sympathetic resonance or sympathetic vibration is a harmonic phenomenon wherein a passive string or vibratory body responds to external vibrations to which it has a harmonic likeness. The classic example is demonstrated with two similarly-tuned tuning forks.
Whenever I'm tapping with both hands i make sure i mute with my left hand too (instead of taping strings with tape to eliminate noise like Metallica). Right mutes lower bass strings, left higher strings. Keep in mind i don't tap bass strings, but if i did, left hand would mute majority of strings, hope it makes logical sense.
I mute with my right hand during tapping. I lay my wrist across the strings and use raptor tapping, which is a middle finger thing. That way, my pick never has to readjust.
This is a really good video, definitely would’ve helped me when starting. Thank you for actually taking the time to talk about this very particular subject in detail. And in a approachable concise way!
For anyone who's interested, here is a fun fact. The topic he's is talking about is called sympathetic vibration and it is most apparent when the interval between the open string and the note you're playing is a perfect interval. Particularly perfect unison (the same note) or perfect 8th (an octave). It is a very useful tool for all string players, but here is how we use it in violin. You have four open strings. G, D, A, and E. If you play a note in a higher register that is the same as one of these strings, the violinist will listen to the open string to hear if it is sympatheticly vibrating. If it is, that means the violinist is playing the note in tune. If not, the violinist needs to make an adjustment to fix their intonation. However, because the violin is not plugged in (unless you're using an electric) the only person who will hear the vibration is the violinist. It is a really handy trick.
The fact that you have to explain this to people blows my mind. It's one of those things that we should just instinctively figure out in the first few months.
Some people have only been playing a few months! So they haven't figure it out yet 😂 -- Everyone has their own pace and their own strengths, weaknesses, blind spots
@@gavinbrooks100 I suppose, but it's just one of those "feel" things, like automatically learning to left hand mute the strings after playing a chord that you don't want to ring out, or instinctively pulling back your right hand if you are "over" palm muting.
Nice video. That dissonant noise is always annoying when playing sweeps. Great lesson for beginners of sweep picking. I didn't know about the open strings ringing out because you're playing a specific note that causes the noise.
Yes! This is why some areas of the guitar are a lot hard to play cleanly. Any sweep with a lot of notes on the 12th fret is way harder to play clean than one without
I’ve said it before, but damn dude. I’ve never seen anyone provide such valuable information for free, let alone do it in small practical bits of info. Super effective and immeasurably valuable. My friend is changing musicians lives out here. 🤘
I really hope you give lesson or something like that because you seriously have an awesome demeanor about playing guitar and you obviously know what you’re doing. Thank you for sharing these videos man!
muting the strings with ur thumb is common sense on bass and everyone knows it, but i’ve been playing electric for around the same time and never even knew how to mute the strings, thank you!
Okay, I literally experienced this in the studio today where I was working on a piece. It's something new that I need to work on and I'll eventually get there. Thank you very much for the advice!
He single handedly exponentially expanded my knowledge on this subject. And while I don't plan to take it further, nor do I have any way to apply it, I appreciate this education nonetheless. Mostly, because it sounds noice™.
Learned early on because im a nerd, to try and mute the other strings because of harmonic frequency. Harmonic frequecy can make aircraft literally vibrate themselves apart. When in hs i toured the boeing Renton factory and a huge thing the manufacturing engineers focused on was harmonic frequency between different things in the manufacturing environment that could distort the work being done by the machines.
This is so random and funny because i just learnt this phenomena today in my physics class and i was like wondering that this was resonance. What a coincidence
I have a MASSIVE problem with this when I play. Palm muting while also trying to pic smoothly is difficult for me because when I focus on better muting, my pic is way closer to the strings and it’s harder for me to articulate
The noisy strings comes about especially when using high gain distortion... The pickups become ultrasensitive to the slightest open string vibration. Distortion will often squeeze good tonal qualities out of your sound too.........
I've always palm muted subconsciously, never realised how useful it is till I was teaching my little brother guitar and his E string kept buzzing while playing.
This is a good example of resonance frequencies. When you hit a certain note, that note coincides with the natural vibration frequency of another string, causing it to start resonating. The classic example is yelling at a wine glass at a certain note to break it.
Same thing happens when playing glass cups one close to another and they slightly resonate to each other when in proximity but often in music this thing happens even to the best pros out there when playing live honestly.
Dude, thank you so much for these in-depth tips, especially with the guitar fully in view. You're a great teacher and I subscribed after watching a few shorts. Keep on teaching brother!
The interesting thing is that sympathetic resonance is an extremely important part of acoustic playing and is actively wanted to the point that most expensive classical guitars are the ones with the highest sustain and sympathetic resonance
I only had 1 minute in this video -- but it is a COOL sound even on electric... I'm educating about it so people know its happening and learn to control it. That way they have a choice to do either
I mainly play the bass and one of the first things you learn is to mute whatever string you are not playing. When I started playing the guitar, I use a weird hybrid version of that to mute the strings that I’m not playing and it works
Its called a resonant harmonic. Typically an odd order harmonic, meaning the frequency is an odd multiple of the fundamental note freqency. Ie: 700 hz, 2.1 khz, 3.5 khz, 4.9 khz.
yo you’ve popped up about 3 times today, and every tip you’ve given has helped me a lot! answering all of the questions i wish i could have had answered a while ago.
This is a topic that not a lot of people talk about but is really important. Keep up the vids bro
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silent agreement amongst guitar players who can relate with the comment is all that’s needed😁
@@devinchittum1947 haha true
Some talk about, but no one explains how to do well. I came up with my own way because it's not possible to mute well the string lower than the one you're playing with the palm of your hand, at least for me. Never heard anyone talk about that.
This is basic guitar playing it shouldn’t be talked about because it’s so basic
This dude makes You feel like You are on a actual one on one lesson.
I know right im so excited mY Ys are turning capital wahggg
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Ikr and I love it
He said" sympathetically resonate" he's on another level.!
Didnt he mean symphonetically?
@@jamesjarrettt3995 no
@@jamesjarrettt3995 no. Sympathy means you copy the others. Aka. Vibrate too. I play bass. Sympathetic noise is a sound killer.
@@jamesjarrettt3995 If you have ever seen a sitar, the extra set of strings without frets are “sympathetic strings” and are there just to ring out and resonate when the other strings are played. Sort of like the droning pitch of a bagpipe.
Sympathetic resonance or sympathetic vibration is a harmonic phenomenon wherein a passive string or vibratory body responds to external vibrations to which it has a harmonic likeness. The classic example is demonstrated with two similarly-tuned tuning forks.
‘Sympathetically resonate’
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It's very refreshing to see a guitarist on UA-cam who isn't just giving tips to find a chance to show off.
I was going crazy when this happened, honestly thought that my guitar was broken. But now it makes perfect sense.
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Same lol
I was just talking with a drummer about this the other day. Same thing happens with his Tom’s and snare if he doesn’t tune them right
Interesting! Makes sense
snare buzz can be such a nightmare. I've tried all sorts of tricks to make it stop. Nothing works. Just gotta change the tuning of some heads.
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Whenever I'm tapping with both hands i make sure i mute with my left hand too (instead of taping strings with tape to eliminate noise like Metallica).
Right mutes lower bass strings, left higher strings.
Keep in mind i don't tap bass strings, but if i did, left hand would mute majority of strings, hope it makes logical sense.
Yep! This is the ultimate approach 👍
I mute with my right hand during tapping. I lay my wrist across the strings and use raptor tapping, which is a middle finger thing. That way, my pick never has to readjust.
@@hmpz36911 I'm index finger tapper, allows me to hit precisely and with more power :)
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This is a really good video, definitely would’ve helped me when starting. Thank you for actually taking the time to talk about this very particular subject in detail. And in a approachable concise way!
You’re welcome! A lot of people do it without realizing
I wish I could've seen this when I started playing haha. You're doin good work man
this dude legit gives the best tips when it comes to guitar
Nice to see a short about guitar playing that actually gives good, accurate info with a bit more technicality than usual.
Daamn this is really informative and so simple. Thank you for this! 🔥👍
Very solid advice which all good players use. Also, when playing the thick strings, you can mute the thin ones with your fretting hand.
For anyone who's interested, here is a fun fact. The topic he's is talking about is called sympathetic vibration and it is most apparent when the interval between the open string and the note you're playing is a perfect interval. Particularly perfect unison (the same note) or perfect 8th (an octave). It is a very useful tool for all string players, but here is how we use it in violin. You have four open strings. G, D, A, and E. If you play a note in a higher register that is the same as one of these strings, the violinist will listen to the open string to hear if it is sympatheticly vibrating. If it is, that means the violinist is playing the note in tune. If not, the violinist needs to make an adjustment to fix their intonation. However, because the violin is not plugged in (unless you're using an electric) the only person who will hear the vibration is the violinist. It is a really handy trick.
I've been looking for this info for the longest time. Thank you!
The fact that you have to explain this to people blows my mind. It's one of those things that we should just instinctively figure out in the first few months.
Some people have only been playing a few months! So they haven't figure it out yet 😂 -- Everyone has their own pace and their own strengths, weaknesses, blind spots
@@gavinbrooks100 I suppose, but it's just one of those "feel" things, like automatically learning to left hand mute the strings after playing a chord that you don't want to ring out, or instinctively pulling back your right hand if you are "over" palm muting.
That sounds like the rift in “Not Ready to Die” - Avenged Sevenfold
They are similar. I think they are just apreggios. Not exactly the most creative riff plus, I dont think they are in the same key lol
@@musicbymann Still sounds similar, it could be an octave lower and it would still sound similar.
I spent my first 2 years of playing guitar making this mistake. Watching people rake into bends helped me figure it out.
Keep up with the content bro, thanks for the help!
I always thought the problem was my guitar , afterall i just had to mute the other strings
This happens with other instruments too it’s called sympathetic resonance and sometimes (like with a violin) you can use it for vibrato
Wow. For the first time I actually felt like someone was directly teaching me
Nice video. That dissonant noise is always annoying when playing sweeps. Great lesson for beginners of sweep picking. I didn't know about the open strings ringing out because you're playing a specific note that causes the noise.
Yes! This is why some areas of the guitar are a lot hard to play cleanly. Any sweep with a lot of notes on the 12th fret is way harder to play clean than one without
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I’ve said it before, but damn dude. I’ve never seen anyone provide such valuable information for free, let alone do it in small practical bits of info. Super effective and immeasurably valuable. My friend is changing musicians lives out here. 🤘
I play drums not guitar but this guy is so good at explaining all this shit that other would take 10 minutes of your time explaining
Yeah, the G string always gets me lol. Thanks for the info!
I really hope you give lesson or something like that because you seriously have an awesome demeanor about playing guitar and you obviously know what you’re doing. Thank you for sharing these videos man!
You got yourself a new subscriber! Love the content brother!
muting the strings with ur thumb is common sense on bass and everyone knows it, but i’ve been playing electric for around the same time and never even knew how to mute the strings, thank you!
depending on the genre, that noise may be a good thing :)
I figured this out from playing my best piece, which is tuning the guitar.
Well the palm mute is amazing
Palm mute and noise gate combo fixes everything
Been having this problem ever since I started playing bass with a pick. Thank you!!
Yes muting!!! Changes everything! Still working ❤
You can put an elastic band or a fret wrap at the top of fret
This is especially true on bass.
Similar notes resonate with the same frequency length, thus it triggers the other string with the same notes and frequency.
All the small stuff that adds up to a professional, clean sound. Great video.
The note C# makes my tremolo spring ring out. It could be a C# anywhere on the fretboard and it would have the effect
Nice shirt and good tips on playing. Charlotte NC is watching
i was thinking the same thing haha NC does have some talent
i was thinking the same thing haha NC does have some talent
Your a life saver. I never would have thought to do this
Okay, I literally experienced this in the studio today where I was working on a piece. It's something new that I need to work on and I'll eventually get there. Thank you very much for the advice!
Oh shit thanks a lot! No one is talking about this, its good to know how to prevent the unwanted sound!
He single handedly exponentially expanded my knowledge on this subject.
And while I don't plan to take it further, nor do I have any way to apply it, I appreciate this education nonetheless.
Mostly, because it sounds noice™.
Resonance is a cool phenomenon
Excellent tip to raise beginners bars, I'm just hopping back in and appreciate this reminder
Thanks man. I've been playing 29 years and this has ALWAYS pissed me off. The hairband trick is good for stopping this while you're recording
Learned early on because im a nerd, to try and mute the other strings because of harmonic frequency.
Harmonic frequecy can make aircraft literally vibrate themselves apart. When in hs i toured the boeing Renton factory and a huge thing the manufacturing engineers focused on was harmonic frequency between different things in the manufacturing environment that could distort the work being done by the machines.
This phenomenon is called Resonance, when the frequency of vibration of one string is an integral multiple of another.
This is so random and funny because i just learnt this phenomena today in my physics class and i was like wondering that this was resonance. What a coincidence
This was one of the first things I learned when I was learning bass, but it was just for the effect of "it sounds better like this to me".
This is a really important thing on violin, but it’s considered a positive thing to help with ear tuning and finger placement.
dude you just solved a problem ive had for such a long time now
I have a MASSIVE problem with this when I play. Palm muting while also trying to pic smoothly is difficult for me because when I focus on better muting, my pic is way closer to the strings and it’s harder for me to articulate
This is an exceedingly useful tip! Thanks for the practical and no BS advice :D
The noisy strings comes about especially when using high gain distortion... The pickups become ultrasensitive to the slightest open string vibration. Distortion will often squeeze good tonal qualities out of your sound too.........
Fun fact: The Beatles used this in one of their songs “It’s All Too Much” off of the album “Yellow Submarine”
Dude, keep going!!! 💗
I love your videos, you also had a massive impact on me with the way you pinch harmonic.
Fucking hell man I never thought about that…muting with the left hand is fucking genius.
Hey what’s up just started taking my playing seriously and just wanted to say these tips are awesome keep them coming thank you !
Thank you bro. Means alot for you doing these videos
I am self taught and found this out myself but it took a while. This is priceless info here
Awesome tip, and thank you for sharing. 💙👍
Bros on a different level of knowledge. Appreciate you king
Dude your playing is so clean and pure that you failed to play the dirty example.😂
I've always wondered how to stop that from happening. Looks like I need more practice. Essential video
I get sympathetic resonate with my bass too.
I mute with both hands depending on the note I'm playing.
Crazy.
Great video.
I've always palm muted subconsciously, never realised how useful it is till I was teaching my little brother guitar and his E string kept buzzing while playing.
Only deep guitarist knows this like you, you know the details
Noise is actually essential in black metal
This is so hard to do on a Floyd Rose lol. Muting the strings while not pressing or even laying your hand on the bridge is so difficult
yeaaahh it's impossible
This is a good example of resonance frequencies.
When you hit a certain note, that note coincides with the natural vibration frequency of another string, causing it to start resonating.
The classic example is yelling at a wine glass at a certain note to break it.
you have got a talent to teach
Greets and thanks from Germany ✨🤘🏻
This is something that drives drummers absolutely insane. Nothing like hitting your kick and making your toms sing.
Atleast you guys have an excuse -- you're already doing stuff with your hands! 😂 Guitarists have no excuse haha
Same thing happens when playing glass cups one close to another and they slightly resonate to each other when in proximity but often in music this thing happens even to the best pros out there when playing live honestly.
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Oh my god thank you so much :D I’ve been playing for 5 months now, so I need this.
You're so good you can't even fake it properly lol
This is super valuable info, thanks
Dude, thank you so much for these in-depth tips, especially with the guitar fully in view. You're a great teacher and I subscribed after watching a few shorts. Keep on teaching brother!
I've been batteling this, been palm muting! Great topix!
Happens on grand pianos also. Yamaha electric keyboards are known to replicate this parallel resonance. Every part of the buffalo...
Actually very helpful. I’ve always assumed that muting was mostly a crutch for not playing clean enough. Good to know
The interesting thing is that sympathetic resonance is an extremely important part of acoustic playing and is actively wanted to the point that most expensive classical guitars are the ones with the highest sustain and sympathetic resonance
I only had 1 minute in this video -- but it is a COOL sound even on electric... I'm educating about it so people know its happening and learn to control it. That way they have a choice to do either
Dude really love this. Please keep this up!!
Took me a while to figure that out. I honestly thought I got a bad set of humbuckers when I first had this problem, lol
This makes the difference between a crisp guitar solo and muddy water.
I mainly play the bass and one of the first things you learn is to mute whatever string you are not playing. When I started playing the guitar, I use a weird hybrid version of that to mute the strings that I’m not playing and it works
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Its called a resonant harmonic. Typically an odd order harmonic, meaning the frequency is an odd multiple of the fundamental note freqency. Ie: 700 hz, 2.1 khz, 3.5 khz, 4.9 khz.
Dude I love how you teach !! Seriously if you see this I appreciate every note buddy
thanks so much I have been struggling with this for a long while
3 years old mystery to me THANK YOU!
Thank you so much!!!
yo you’ve popped up about 3 times today, and every tip you’ve given has helped me a lot! answering all of the questions i wish i could have had answered a while ago.
Cheers! Glad to hear it
That makes a lotta sense and helps a lot