I like what Brad Gillis from Night Ranger did back in the 80s. He hits a harmonic, pulls up on the bar, then changes hands and holds the bar with his fretting hand, and while lowering the bar, he rapidly taps the low E onto the pickup (sounds better on the neck pickup) and it sounds like George Jetson coming in for a landing. He ends his solo with it on the song "Big Life".
Also what I really like to do is bend a note and use the bar to keep the pitch the same, makes for interesting sonic happenings when releasing the bend or the bar or both :)
Dude, McRocklin...... you're a pretty funny guy lol. Also, I can see the influence hanging around with Vai obviously had on you! I really really like your style and your musical "voice" Keep on blazing new trails brother, and I hope you have more Vai stories too.
My personal favorite way to hold a whammy bar is with my picking hand at the center of the 6 strings, the whole time, I’ll let my right arm rest on the whammy bar while I’m picking to have instant access to it, I don’t know why it is just so comfortable for me. I will warn though you have to have very strong arms to do this and it may hurt a bit but if you have trouble grabbing your whammy bar in solos, this “whammy bar under the wrist” The “WBUTW” trick should help mitigate that issue.
Listening to 05:57 without watching the video sounds like he had to quickly (but casually) fend off an intruder and then go straight back into teaching 😂
Oh my god I always knew of the pitch bending a little flat but I always just bended the second note a little. This is so much easier! thank you very much!
I still own my Ibanez RG470 from when I was 17 years old. The trem on it is awesome at holding pitch when bending a string. Not bad for a $700 guitar that's over 20 years old.
Thanks for explaining the hip shot. Not familiar with Keisel guitars so did not know if it was floating or not. Much love for the Edge Low Pro from Ibanez, wonder if they compare?
Really expected you to play Land Of Hope And Glory at 10:36, since the body of your guitar right above the 19th-21st frets looks like Macho Man Randy Savage. Mock me if you like, but once you've seen it you can't unsee it
Man! I've been watching you videos for a while and I didn't know you were the guitarist from Bad4Good!!!!! Man, when I was a kid I loved that album... People with my age doing such professional stuff and incredible guitar playing... I was already subscribed.... If I could i'd subscribe again hahahhaha ... By the way, today I do not have Bad4good álbum, when I was a kid it was a tape but I cannot find it .... is there a way to get the album?
Very cool. The choke out tip is awesome. I fucking love it. I'm looking at new terms to put on my Charvel 1990 Preditor crackle guitar I absolutely love made in Cushin Gakki Japan. Will have to check out the hip shot terms to see if it will work on my guitar. Has anyone told you that you always seem to be dressed as if you're ready to go jogging? 🤣 Not a bad thing, but you look like you are ready for the gym. 🤣 Have a great day kind sir. Again, thanks for all the great vids and adding value to my life. I mean that! Tim.
Thank you! I think I always try to show best practices, and techniques. So the sooner you start learning those and not learning bad habits the better! Try a trial 👍🏻
I have a 80s Washburn wondebar trem guitar ,Well now a few ,? and absolutely love it ,abuse it to death seems to cope with loads of things you should maybe not do 😬
Great lesson - very helpful. Quick comment regarding Scale Finder - it's largely excellent and I'm pleased, but if you're tuned a half step down (or anything non-standard) the play-along feature becomes meaningless...is there any possibility of fixing this in an update? (A 'your guitar - global tuning' parameter in the settings?). Also a 7-string option would be very useful. Otherwise loving it. Thanks for a great channel!
I remember breaking my trem when i was a kid because I was copying what Steve Vai did at the end of the Crossroads movie (holding the guitar up by the trem bar and shaking the guitar up and down).. not recommended :D
I was thinking about buying a guitar with a trem and now I’m not. :-) I’m still trying to get my string bends in check, so I don’t want to deal with it fighting me. Maybe next year.
Well, I think I decided to just go with a Fender style trem, something less extreme to ease me into the concept. I’m planning on getting a Jaguar, Mustang, or Strat. In addition to having less extreme tremolo systems, these should allow me to experiment with a wider range of tones. Not what I would’ve ever expected, but I am trying to get outside my comfort zone.
Let's say music is like a language... It's always amazing to see just how fluent my favorite players are with it, or to listen to their vocabulary so to speak. I thought I was pretty good with a trem, but I'm not at this level yet haha! Thanks for the lesson!
I just got a strandberg nx prog and it is a 7 string but can’t get it to flutter it anything it’s so stiff. I knew it was a risk since it’s a 7 string but I mean this thing feels like a damn bigsby. Can I do anything to help loosen it up?
You use lighter springs, check FU Tone our. Or even drop a spring but it might affect the tuning slightly and will need the claw adjusted a little when changing.
Here's a whammy bar trick for ya: Take your fret hand drop bar all the way down till strings are slack then with your picking hand tap on tremolo bridge with your palm of the pick hand making a thunderous noise.
There's a screw to fix that ! 😁 Remove the plate on the back of your guitar to access the trem. You'll see a screw in the alignment of your trem bar. Tighten it until it feels good to you.
My Jem Jr is like that. The collar that the bar sits in won't stay tight. I keep the back plate off because I'm constantly having to tighten the Allen screw.
@@huguesgarrigues1277 I've tried that many a times. It's as tight as can be without stripping it unfortunately. Plumbers tape has been my only option, and it wears down pretty quickly.
In my experience, Yamaha trems on Pacifica’s don’t really flutter as often they’re not a true floating trem. I haven’t tried one in a few years so it might have changed since then.
Ah, hating on us who prefer to have the bar where it should be, next to where I pick. I actually have more control and can actuate the bar more fluently when it's NOT behind the bridge. I ain't got long arms kay? (Speaking of flutters)
Which one was your favourite?
All of them 👍😊👌
the chord introducer is the nicest, the pitch corrector was an eureka moment for me, and the exercice at the end is wonderfull, thanks !!!
the first one for sure, many guitarist have different ways and you showed many.
Flutter. Awesome fun content as always Thomas!
Flutter!!
You can’t even begin to imagine how much I’ve learned from just getting to watch you play in your videos! This is great man!
Thank you! : )
I like what Brad Gillis from Night Ranger did back in the 80s. He hits a harmonic, pulls up on the bar, then changes hands and holds the bar with his fretting hand, and while lowering the bar, he rapidly taps the low E onto the pickup (sounds better on the neck pickup) and it sounds like George Jetson coming in for a landing. He ends his solo with it on the song "Big Life".
Also what I really like to do is bend a note and use the bar to keep the pitch the same, makes for interesting sonic happenings when releasing the bend or the bar or both :)
Amazing lesson and I have never even seen a lesson like that lol dude is on another level
👋🏻
Man that trick 3 with the b minor progression was sick, totally felt the groove.
Dude, McRocklin...... you're a pretty funny guy lol.
Also, I can see the influence hanging around with Vai obviously had on you!
I really really like your style and your musical "voice"
Keep on blazing new trails brother, and I hope you have more Vai stories too.
The best wammy bar tricks video I’ve ever watched ♥️ thanks Mcrocklin keep it up 🤘🏼
your headless kiesels are so nice! add a headless V too!
My personal favorite way to hold a whammy bar is with my picking hand at the center of the 6 strings, the whole time, I’ll let my right arm rest on the whammy bar while I’m picking to have instant access to it, I don’t know why it is just so comfortable for me.
I will warn though you have to have very strong arms to do this and it may hurt a bit but if you have trouble grabbing your whammy bar in solos, this “whammy bar under the wrist”
The “WBUTW”
trick should help mitigate that issue.
You are an amazing guitar player. All the best to you man.
Awesome guitar sounds
Listening to 05:57 without watching the video sounds like he had to quickly (but casually) fend off an intruder and then go straight back into teaching 😂
Oh my god I always knew of the pitch bending a little flat but I always just bended the second note a little. This is so much easier! thank you very much!
👍🏻
Thanks for the lesson, specially the exercises at the end..quite helpful!
bend and trem ! love it
Whammy and FungFu tricks 5:59
;)
Love the video.
Just got the scale finder app and so far so good!
Awesome thank you!
Excelent video!!! Tasty and lovely sound and chords at the chord introducer technique. Beautiful part!!! Very good exercises. I will try it!!!
THAT TORQUISE IBANEZ IS AMAZING
Awesomeoves and that's was a nice save there haha. Hilarious and we would love to see more!
I still own my Ibanez RG470 from when I was 17 years old. The trem on it is awesome at holding pitch when bending a string. Not bad for a $700 guitar that's over 20 years old.
Hell ya ‼
Love all of them!! Thanks for the first one....
That tone is godly!
that TONE dude
Super cool video! Thanks a lot
Thanks for explaining the hip shot. Not familiar with Keisel guitars so did not know if it was floating or not. Much love for the Edge Low Pro from Ibanez, wonder if they compare?
Really expected you to play Land Of Hope And Glory at 10:36, since the body of your guitar right above the 19th-21st frets looks like Macho Man Randy Savage.
Mock me if you like, but once you've seen it you can't unsee it
Nice samurai save at 6 min.
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0:50 that style of fluttering is for people with string endorsements.
Man! I've been watching you videos for a while and I didn't know you were the guitarist from Bad4Good!!!!! Man, when I was a kid I loved that album... People with my age doing such professional stuff and incredible guitar playing... I was already subscribed.... If I could i'd subscribe again hahahhaha ... By the way, today I do not have Bad4good álbum, when I was a kid it was a tape but I cannot find it .... is there a way to get the album?
Very cool. The choke out tip is awesome. I fucking love it.
I'm looking at new terms to put on my Charvel 1990 Preditor crackle guitar I absolutely love made in Cushin Gakki Japan. Will have to check out the hip shot terms to see if it will work on my guitar.
Has anyone told you that you always seem to be dressed as if you're ready to go jogging? 🤣 Not a bad thing, but you look like you are ready for the gym. 🤣
Have a great day kind sir.
Again, thanks for all the great vids and adding value to my life. I mean that!
Tim.
Haha those tracksuit tops, I guess!
Thank you Tim, I appreciate that a lot.
@@McRocklin Welcome kind sir
I learned alot and I don't even have a guitar 🎸🤣.
@McRocklin does your guitar school suitable for newbies or first time guitar holders?
Thank you! I think I always try to show best practices, and techniques. So the sooner you start learning those and not learning bad habits the better! Try a trial 👍🏻
Great video.
I’m totally digging these videos.
Side note....was there ever a sequel video to who gave you a hard time at the Jason Becker Benefitvv
Thanks. No just a pinned comment ; )
And fear not, someone else was an even bigger dick and I do plan to make a video about that.
I have a 80s Washburn wondebar trem guitar ,Well now a few ,? and absolutely love it ,abuse it to death seems to cope with loads of things you should maybe not do 😬
Great tutorial and great tone/playing. Thanks!
Thank you! : )
Thank you! : )
Great lesson - very helpful. Quick comment regarding Scale Finder - it's largely excellent and I'm pleased, but if you're tuned a half step down (or anything non-standard) the play-along feature becomes meaningless...is there any possibility of fixing this in an update? (A 'your guitar - global tuning' parameter in the settings?). Also a 7-string option would be very useful. Otherwise loving it. Thanks for a great channel!
Good should and something that we plan to include ASAP 👍🏻
I remember breaking my trem when i was a kid because I was copying what Steve Vai did at the end of the Crossroads movie (holding the guitar up by the trem bar and shaking the guitar up and down).. not recommended :D
I can see a face on your Kiesel guitar, just above the logo 😀
Choker rules
Never get stuck on the guitar again with Scale Finder: schoolofmcrock.com/scale-finder
I love you - thanks for doing this !!
Fuck me dead..subbed. I love your wet sound, your aggression, the whammy bar ideas are nice! That blue Ibanez, goddamn TM, madness!!
My favorite was the Hou-Ha-Cha, an old, top-secret, chinese technique that was seen for the first time after hundreds of years at 5:59⛩️
🤣🤘
😆😆😆
Floyd Rose for life 🤘🏽
Ghost bends or Harmonic Dive bomb o rama
2:22 The Splits! 👍
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Awesome!
the ninja reflex's at about 5:55 make this video 10x better
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I learned that last trick from Joe Satriani a few decades ago...I think he called it The Snake
do you have a video on how to create a guitar solo not all is doing that....
All of this content is on schoolofmcrock.com
nice you 're the man! I don't have guitar with trem I can't tune that thing..
That was pretty awesome..... Homework for the next few months and years
Great video and awesome whammy bar tricks!!
I’ve never been a shred fan but this dude is so far beyond shred, he’s in a league of his own
Alucinante.
Will you show your synths or synth plugins? Thanks ;)
Join the discord and you may see them already posted ;)
Amazing sound 🙏
Hey do you ever find your fine tuners getting smacked out of tune a little when you fist your trem haha!
Fist your trem got me 🤣🤣🤣
Wow...maizing bro✋
He still has that Steve Vai influence, not a criticism at all.
Tremendous😂
Man this is Amazing!!!
As you already know Vai uses the trem intro on a few tunes
I heard he likes the trem
tanks man.good job.
How do I purchase ALL your whammy bar tricks?
Send me 1 million dollars and I’ll send them to you 🤪 or you can simply join schoolofmcrock.com for way less.
Is it me or is there some sort of piezo system always active when he plays clean stuff?
I was thinking about buying a guitar with a trem and now I’m not. :-)
I’m still trying to get my string bends in check, so I don’t want to deal with it fighting me. Maybe next year.
Just get used to it sooner than later, its not so bad
Well, I think I decided to just go with a Fender style trem, something less extreme to ease me into the concept. I’m planning on getting a Jaguar, Mustang, or Strat. In addition to having less extreme tremolo systems, these should allow me to experiment with a wider range of tones. Not what I would’ve ever expected, but I am trying to get outside my comfort zone.
Im looking for you. Since you were 5
Whats the crux of your clean tone man?
ua-cam.com/video/w9eCrclaXJA/v-deo.html 👍🏻
Let's say music is like a language... It's always amazing to see just how fluent my favorite players are with it, or to listen to their vocabulary so to speak. I thought I was pretty good with a trem, but I'm not at this level yet haha! Thanks for the lesson!
Thanks for stopping by 👋🏻
Lots of absolute Steve Vai techniques here! 😁👍👍
Alright I'm going to snap that e string lol
Also the choker was really good and creative.
I just got a strandberg nx prog and it is a 7 string but can’t get it to flutter it anything it’s so stiff. I knew it was a risk since it’s a 7 string but I mean this thing feels like a damn bigsby. Can I do anything to help loosen it up?
You use lighter springs, check FU Tone our. Or even drop a spring but it might affect the tuning slightly and will need the claw adjusted a little when changing.
@@McRocklin thank you so much for the advice, fast reply! Love seeing your vintage Jem’s in your insta reels btw!
Thanks
👍🏻👍🏻
Here's a whammy bar trick for ya:
Take your fret hand drop bar all the way down till strings are slack then with your picking hand tap on tremolo bridge with your palm of the pick hand making a thunderous noise.
You're like the best guitar UA-camr ever but yet so little views compared to some. Your an amazing guitarist and very inspiring. Thanks
Thank you! : )
Time to break out the Ibanez and practice my whammy tricks!
Ugh if only my trem will stay exactly where I put it. Even wrapped with some plumbers tape, it still has a mind of it's own.
There's a screw to fix that ! 😁
Remove the plate on the back of your guitar to access the trem.
You'll see a screw in the alignment of your trem bar. Tighten it until it feels good to you.
My Jem Jr is like that. The collar that the bar sits in won't stay tight. I keep the back plate off because I'm constantly having to tighten the Allen screw.
@@huguesgarrigues1277 I've tried that many a times. It's as tight as can be without stripping it unfortunately. Plumbers tape has been my only option, and it wears down pretty quickly.
@@coloradomtnrider6311 have you tried to add a washer maybe ?
I can't tell from here but it's surely fixable either with a washer, a longer screw or a thread.
ok vai
Tasty tasty !☕
Clean sound in whammy was so mr vai ..;)
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I have a fixed whammy. I think they call it a tremolo. Whatever. Why can't I flutter on my Yamaha Pacifica haha is it me or the guitar?
In my experience, Yamaha trems on Pacifica’s don’t really flutter as often they’re not a true floating trem. I haven’t tried one in a few years so it might have changed since then.
@@McRocklin they haven't changed haha it's fixed, not floating. I figured out why after I posted this.
My love for Floyd’s is strong 💪🏻
I broke my phone screen, hitting the thumbs up with my trem bar.
Haha cheers and hopefully you didn’t actually break your phone!’n
@@McRocklin but it would have been funny, wouldn't it?
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😲 wowwww...
subscribed from China
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Thank you! : )
Bruh the flutters n stuff just sounds like every older Polyphia song
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lol... great player... but maybe a little to much reverb?????
Ah, hating on us who prefer to have the bar where it should be, next to where I pick. I actually have more control and can actuate the bar more fluently when it's NOT behind the bridge. I ain't got long arms kay? (Speaking of flutters)
Not hating lol, each to their own - whatever works. 👍🏻
@@McRocklin Just trolling :P
To mutch reverb ans delay !!!...
Your guitar has a tumor...