Tapping Tips? Now with video!!

stickyfiddle · October 2023

Just for you @digitalkettle !!

5 weeks till the gig and I'm pretty happy with progress. I might even get closer to the original for the middle passage if I can

digitalkettle · October 2023

stickyfiddle said:

Just for you @digitalkettle !!

5 weeks till the gig and I'm pretty happy with progress. I might even get closer to the original for the middle passage if I can

A fine effort!

stickyfiddle · October 2023

Cheers! I'm not fully "happy" yet but I'm happy so far, if you know what I mean. There's a lot to tidy up and I would love to get a little bit fancier in the middle but for only a couple of nights' proper workshopping it's almost good enough to go and gig. Looking forward to it now!

Lewy · October 2023

stickyfiddle said:

Just for you @digitalkettle !!

5 weeks till the gig and I'm pretty happy with progress. I might even get closer to the original for the middle passage if I can

If was in the crowd listening to a band cover Beat It,I would be expecting to get short changed on the guitar solo and I wouldn’t have felt that with what you played here. And as you say, it’s early days. Your going to delight some punters with this!

stickyfiddle · October 2023

Cheers bud, that's the plan! It's a battle of the bands after all...

This is the most I've practiced in frickin years...! I'm now fully on guitar duties after the other guy dropped out and we found an full-time bassist, so I want to make the right impression

Lewy · October 2023

I’m struggle loads with trying to get the harmonics to pop at the very beginning - have about a 1 in 10 hit rate. I must be doing something wrong!

stickyfiddle · October 2023

Lewy said:

I’m struggle loads with trying to get the harmonics to pop at the very beginning - have about a 1 in 10 hit rate. I must be doing something wrong!

I found this is very rig-dependent. My SG with 10s works miles better than my 336 with 9s, even though the latter is more resonant and the lighter strings should (I think) make it easier.

The middle passage is the main pen I’m iffy on at the moment. What I’m doing is WAY simpler than the proper line, so we’ll see if I can get it a bit closer over the next week

TeleMaster · October 2023

Yea it's definitely passable. Well done. The tapping section sounds like it's missing a note, it's probably just the rhythm but that's what I'd work on. But based on the progress you've made I don't think you've got anything to worry about. You're gonna smash it.

littlegreenman · October 2023

stickyfiddle said:

Just for you @digitalkettle !!

5 weeks till the gig and I'm pretty happy with progress. I might even get closer to the original for the middle passage if I can

Nice one @stickyfiddle! Close enough, and great for such a short amount of practice. In 5 weeks you'll totally smash it. Just need to work on Eddie's annoying habit of doing it whilst grinning like it's no big deal

stickyfiddle · October 2023

littlegreenman said:

stickyfiddle said:

Just for you @digitalkettle !!

5 weeks till the gig and I'm pretty happy with progress. I might even get closer to the original for the middle passage if I can

Nice one @stickyfiddle! Close enough, and great for such a short amount of practice. In 5 weeks you'll totally smash it. Just need to work on Eddie's annoying habit of doing it whilst grinning like it's no big deal

That is 100% the plan... And there's the nice long chuggy bit to get myself into a good spot on the stage too

Danny1969 · October 2023

I think it sounds fine @stickyfiddle ; ... pretty much all there. If I was being fussy I would say work on the ascending Em climb so it sounds fast but consistent.
I think EVH ends it bent slightly flat ... I suspect he was out of frets and bending the C# up to E but not quite getting there.

stickyfiddle · October 2023

Yep I agree with that. Plenty of little bits to work on to really tighten up and get all the little inflections sounding polished, and a few more pinch harmonics for good measure. I’ll post another vid nearer the time - that should keep me honest!

nikharrison · October 2023

Depending on how you think about it, tapping can provide much...

As a piano player, this bit of fun thing (that I only really play at the guitar shows because this is the kind of thing people want), is pretty much a straight transfer of piano playing technique.

Guitarists think this is incredible.

Any piano player will look at it and think it's about grade 3...

TeleMaster · October 2023

nikharrison said:

Depending on how you think about it, tapping can provide much...

As a piano player, this bit of fun thing (that I only really play at the guitar shows because this is the kind of thing people want), is pretty much a straight transfer of piano playing technique.

Guitarists think this is incredible.

Any piano player will look at it and think it's about grade 3...

If that's the case it just shows their ignorance. The finger strength and technique required to do that this cleanly takes years to get to that level on the guitar even if takes less on the piano.

hollywoodrox · October 2023

stickyfiddle said:

Just for you @digitalkettle !!

5 weeks till the gig and I'm pretty happy with progress. I might even get closer to the original for the middle passage if I can

That’s dead good man, well done ,excellent

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