I wish people took 2 weeks, 2 weeks, where they practice each day for 30 minutes only on vibrato and bending instead of speed, the world would be a better place.
Yo Mike, not sure you read comments on your old vids but I have to tell you, after doing this every day for 30 days, you've helped me progress my vibrato more in 1 month than I have in all of my 3 years of playing. Can't thank you enough for this drill my man! Hope you're good.
this is what every guitarist needs. Picking and sweeping takes time but with good regiment we all (except me lol) can do it. Bending and vibrato are different beast.
Funny, you're the first guy I've seen in this current atmoshere that produces vobrato bending "up". I've been playing for 57+ years and have ALWAYS bent "up" on my vibrato after watching BB King. I never took notice to guys bending "down" until recently. I could never bend "down", it feels so uncomfortable, so unnatural. Great video!!!
I find it even easier to make my vibratos downward instead of doing them upward. I'm not bothered with being relaxed when I push the string since I pull it instead.
yeah I used to do that on nonbent notes but when your doing vibrato with bends after letting the note go under the pitch you're really are using all your force to push the string so i feel like you kind of have to learn to vibrato like this
It’s good to learn both, since you’ll of course want to vibrato bend on the high E which requires you to lift, and low E requires you to do it downward. Even the B string may require you to lift depending on how many steps you’re going.
I have this exact issue related to inconsistent / erratic vibrato, thanks so much for the lesson! Do you have any thoughts on if too light a string gauge can sometimes offer too little resistance (lending to further erratic ness)?
Yo, just wanted to say, im a new sub but been watching for a while. Im 17 and last year was my first year of getting intp the whole gigging and teaching scene, and this channel has helped alot with my bass playing. Just wanted to say thanks and keep up the good work. Happy new year
Hi! I have a question, do you advice to push the string up during the vibrato or pulling it down? At the moment Im practicing the vibrato at the second way Thanks!
I suggest getting good and comfortable with *both* , especially if you want to bend with vibrato. You’ll want to bend the high E string at some point which requires you to bend *upward* and not downward, same with the B string a lot of the time. On the contrary, the low E string will requires you to bend *downward* , so definitely best to learn and get good at both because you’ll be required to do either one depending on the string you’re adding vibrato to. As for the D and G string you can do whatever you feel like is most comfortable to you personally, for me on those strings I find downward vibrato the most comfortable but it’s all up to how you feel.
Didnt really see the point at first but actually did this for a few days and my vibrato sounds sooo much more even and tasteful! Guess the muscle memory thing is true
You should also do a lesson on the phrasing with your vibrato: like play a note first, and then delay the actual vibrato until the note is played. So it's not a constant vibrato sound, etc. Otherwise, sounds a lot better ;P
The open description of your vibrato is so my problem. Tonight I've practiced to a metronome at 90 beats a min the whole tone thing. I did 10 mins. How long do you suggest each session should be?
Great video man, returning guitar player here lol I needed to practice some skills again and saw your video and wanted to take a look, if there are new guitar players around, vibrato and bending what made pink floyd or hendrix kind of sounds famous
Hi Mike. Okay going to try this as my past teacher has not helped me figure out why my vibrato was so terrible. I’d tell him my wrist felt tense but no constructive advice. Strange thing is wrist on my picking hand is so loose but left fretting hand tight. It’s been 2+ years trying to get over this hump and was near giving up completely until I came across this vid. Thanks Mike!! Are there exercises off guitar that help as well for those that experience this tensing up? Not seen a lot of what if anything to do off guitar. Perhaps not necessary?
I think I’ve watched just about every last video on vibrato techniques, and I still can’t make ANY one work for the fucking life of me! 🥵 However, just for a laugh I had just now turned the guitar around, and I actually noticed my wrist movements on the right came out way more natural than on the other side. 😳 Well, that’s great (!) - so either I‘ll go lefty and learn the instrument all over again after 30 years, or I‘ll simply teach myself how to flip it over real quick during soloing whenever I feel like bending a string in a cool fashion.
Hey Mike, if you could make a video about Robby Krieger from The Doors it would be amazing because it´s hard to find content about him and his style, which is unique and uses classical training, flamenco, blues and jazz influences. Nice video, keep up the good work.
I’ve been struggling with vibrato because I know Usually u use the tip of your finger to mute the String above when using vibrato do the same rules apply ? Thanks
Nice dude. Been trying to work on my vibrato, this should help it get better. How do you project your fingers when you're training jiu jitsu? Do you train in the gi?
Hey Mike, I find that my slides and vibratos sound a lot better after using a string cleaner. The lubrication helps I guess. Is that cheating? I wanna learn it properly
I don’t get the technique... Are you just flexing your fingers or are you using your whole arm? Are you rotating your wrist? What’re you doing? I’m only used to vibrato on violin so idk what the heck this is and no guitar video on RUclips explains what the motion is.
Rule of thumb is "mute everything thicker (not saying "lower" because people get confused over that) than the string you're fretting with the right hand (as if palm-muting those strings but not the higher ones, that takes some practice), mute everything thinner than the string you're fretting by laying your left hand fingers on those strings". When playing simple melody lines where a clean sound is crucial you can lay your left index finger across the strings behind the fingers you're playing with to make extra sure no open strings get in there. I find that I often tend to rest the pinky of my picking hand on the high E, it may be a bad habit but it's another layer of muting. With powerchords I mute the thinner strings by having my fretting hand touch them and if the low E is not in that powerchord, muting it with the thumb and/or the tip of your index finger is typically sufficient. That way you're free to strum like a madman without getting unwanted noises. Hopefully that's a good starting point. You can find numerous videos on this topic on RUclips, I recommend Ben Eller's "This is why you suck at guitar" series, he's discussed muting, vibrato and loads of other stuff, too.
I clicked on this video because in the preview I see a screenshot of vibrato on a frequency analyzer (picture of the waveform) which is what I wanted to see. I watched this video and no frequency analyzer ( this may not be the correct word but it's what I call it) you can find them in most DAWs. I'd really like to see some guy and bad vibrato analyzed on a DAW.
Thanks a lot Mike that's so much helpful !! Can you tell me how I could improve my vibrato when bending ? When I do a bend and a put some vibrato in it it always sounds like a dying horse
I cant. No matter what I do. STOP. USING. MY FINGERS. I pull and push with my fingers, and I’ve got it sounding decent but it’s not consistent. I’ve done it this way since I was 10, and I’m 25 now. This is a ton of muscle memory to undo but god I need to I’m tired of subpar vibrato.
Although I’m all for improving I wonder if it’s a style thing now. Like if you change will you still sound like yourself since you’ve done it for so long?
Lol😂 ton of muscle memory to undo. The frustration is real, I've been playing for 2 years now and if i can give advice for beginners is that invest in good technique and practice routine.
My hands were killing me with 11' after a couple of months had to downtune, and also higher gauge strings require less bending so you're going to mess up when changing back to 10' or 9'
I wish people took 2 weeks, 2 weeks, where they practice each day for 30 minutes only on vibrato and bending instead of speed, the world would be a better place.
no shit!! lmao!
Then the world would be full of blues players who resort to bending to create interesting music instead of different note combinations.
I got you fam 😎
agree
I dead ass do 😂
Thank you Mike here from the art of guitar
The day you find out my name is actually Mike Hear. haha. .jk
@@TheArtofGuitar lmaooooo
Yo Mike, not sure you read comments on your old vids but I have to tell you, after doing this every day for 30 days, you've helped me progress my vibrato more in 1 month than I have in all of my 3 years of playing. Can't thank you enough for this drill my man! Hope you're good.
That’s awesome to hear! Glad it helped.
this is what every guitarist needs. Picking and sweeping takes time but with good regiment we all (except me lol) can do it. Bending and vibrato are different beast.
This was exactly the lesson I needed to fix my inconsistent vibrato! Thanks
I echo this sentiment! Thank you!
Funny, you're the first guy I've seen in this current atmoshere that produces vobrato bending "up". I've been playing for 57+ years and have ALWAYS bent "up" on my vibrato after watching BB King. I never took notice to guys bending "down" until recently. I could never bend "down", it feels so uncomfortable, so unnatural. Great video!!!
WOW! the zero point explanation and the half - whole step bending REALLY HELPED MY UNDERSTANDING OF VIBRATO. thank you so much
Vibrato is what makes the difference between great players and average players. Most expressive and neglected technique on the guitar.
I was wondering why my pinch harmonics sucked, I jad the same problem, no video on youtube explained vibrato THIS GOOD, thank you!!!!
I wanted this lesson from soo long. Thank you!
Thanks mike....your advice helps me a lot .... love your content ❤️
Damn, I thought I was done playing guitar today... Guess I'm not.
Same here
Someone send this to Kirk Hammett
I find it even easier to make my vibratos downward instead of doing them upward. I'm not bothered with being relaxed when I push the string since I pull it instead.
Yes, I do it that way too. I find it easier than the technique demonstrated here.
yeah I used to do that on nonbent notes but when your doing vibrato with bends after letting the note go under the pitch you're really are using all your force to push the string so i feel like you kind of have to learn to vibrato like this
It’s good to learn both, since you’ll of course want to vibrato bend on the high E which requires you to lift, and low E requires you to do it downward. Even the B string may require you to lift depending on how many steps you’re going.
Just practice vibrato on your acoustic ( usually heavier strings) - as they say -make anything sound sweet on acoustic and you will shine on electric
I was doing it wrong the whole time, i bend it then slightly bend it sharper up and down for the vibrato, great lesson 👍👍
Well that is a legitimate technique, although not what you typically want to do in place of regular vibrato on the same fret.
This was extremely helpful. Thank you!
That's great, however, could you possibly do a follow up video on vibrato at the TOP of bends, like Slash, Vai or Joe Perry?
Excellent lesson for such a critical aspect of guitar playing. The plentiful compliments are well-deserved sir!
I have this exact issue related to inconsistent / erratic vibrato, thanks so much for the lesson! Do you have any thoughts on if too light a string gauge can sometimes offer too little resistance (lending to further erratic ness)?
Yo, just wanted to say, im a new sub but been watching for a while. Im 17 and last year was my first year of getting intp the whole gigging and teaching scene, and this channel has helped alot with my bass playing. Just wanted to say thanks and keep up the good work. Happy new year
Well you finally got me to sign up on the website😀 I'm super impressed with your instruction, so thanks for getting me reinvigorated into the guitar
Hi! I have a question, do you advice to push the string up during the vibrato or pulling it down? At the moment Im practicing the vibrato at the second way
Thanks!
I suggest getting good and comfortable with *both* , especially if you want to bend with vibrato. You’ll want to bend the high E string at some point which requires you to bend *upward* and not downward, same with the B string a lot of the time. On the contrary, the low E string will requires you to bend *downward* , so definitely best to learn and get good at both because you’ll be required to do either one depending on the string you’re adding vibrato to.
As for the D and G string you can do whatever you feel like is most comfortable to you personally, for me on those strings I find downward vibrato the most comfortable but it’s all up to how you feel.
Didnt really see the point at first but actually did this for a few days and my vibrato sounds sooo much more even and tasteful! Guess the muscle memory thing is true
You should also do a lesson on the phrasing with your vibrato: like play a note first, and then delay the actual vibrato until the note is played. So it's not a constant vibrato sound, etc. Otherwise, sounds a lot better ;P
5:00 intro to king nothing
The open description of your vibrato is so my problem. Tonight I've practiced to a metronome at 90 beats a min the whole tone thing. I did 10 mins. How long do you suggest each session should be?
Great video man, returning guitar player here lol I needed to practice some skills again and saw your video and wanted to take a look, if there are new guitar players around, vibrato and bending what made pink floyd or hendrix kind of sounds famous
I tried this quarter note bend technique while playing the solo in "To Be With You".
They sounded great!
Very Mr Biggerly!
Thanks Mike! Good lesson!
Thank you so much for this.
Hi Mike. Okay going to try this as my past teacher has not helped me figure out why my vibrato was so terrible. I’d tell him my wrist felt tense but no constructive advice. Strange thing is wrist on my picking hand is so loose but left fretting hand tight. It’s been 2+ years trying to get over this hump and was near giving up completely until I came across this vid. Thanks Mike!! Are there exercises off guitar that help as well for those that experience this tensing up? Not seen a lot of what if anything to do off guitar. Perhaps not necessary?
I think I’ve watched just about every last video on vibrato techniques, and I still can’t make ANY one work for the fucking life of me! 🥵 However, just for a laugh I had just now turned the guitar around, and I actually noticed my wrist movements on the right came out way more natural than on the other side. 😳 Well, that’s great (!) - so either I‘ll go lefty and learn the instrument all over again after 30 years, or I‘ll simply teach myself how to flip it over real quick during soloing whenever I feel like bending a string in a cool fashion.
What year is that guitar? I have a '98 with the LSR, chrome Fender logo and abalone inlays. I haven't seen another one like it.
Thanks a bunch, my man!
Hey Mike, if you could make a video about Robby Krieger from The Doors it would be amazing because it´s hard to find content about him and his style, which is unique and uses classical training, flamenco, blues and jazz influences. Nice video, keep up the good work.
thankyou guitar markiplier
Thanks for the lesson bro. Can you do one on the bends?
Hi Mike!I think it's very useful exercise for developing better vibrato technique i Will tri it 😀
Great lesson, thank you!!
I’ve been struggling with vibrato because I know Usually u use the tip of your finger to mute the String above when using vibrato do the same rules apply ? Thanks
You should name your channel-
Guitar Clinic with Mike
I vibrato like I do on my violin and it works.
Really helpful, thank you!
A good lesson
Try a sinusoidal wave with logarithmic decay
for the love of god! keep up the good work man.
Nice dude. Been trying to work on my vibrato, this should help it get better. How do you project your fingers when you're training jiu jitsu? Do you train in the gi?
I do gi training but I always let go of grips when I feel in danger of twisting or bending wrong. It's a slippery slope. hehe.
Hey Mike, I find that my slides and vibratos sound a lot better after using a string cleaner. The lubrication helps I guess. Is that cheating? I wanna learn it properly
always use lube when u finger A-minor!!
@@jeffbuckley4453 Stop.
Thank you
How long for each day should I do this?
Very helpful!👍thx a lot!🙏
I don’t get the technique... Are you just flexing your fingers or are you using your whole arm? Are you rotating your wrist? What’re you doing? I’m only used to vibrato on violin so idk what the heck this is and no guitar video on RUclips explains what the motion is.
Do you suggest doing this technique with some overdrive on so the note sustains long enough?
Compression will do it too.
For sure.
Great technique, but could you go deeper on vibrato at the top of a bend? Bend a whole step and vibrato there until releasing the bend?
That's on the site. Bend-vibrato.
That's what I was thinking
you make me practice
thanks for good tip
When i vibrato i always hit the string at the top. What should i do?
pls come out with another advanced muting lesson. its so hard to play hendrix tunes and mute with small hands! lol
Wow, Jeff Buckley and Cliff Burton in the same chat? I never...
You Mr.Miyagi'd me into a better vibrato. Cheers!
was that metronome a phone ap?
Please please please i want a lesson of how to mute the strings im not using, im getting so mad because i dont get a clean sound
Rule of thumb is "mute everything thicker (not saying "lower" because people get confused over that) than the string you're fretting with the right hand (as if palm-muting those strings but not the higher ones, that takes some practice), mute everything thinner than the string you're fretting by laying your left hand fingers on those strings".
When playing simple melody lines where a clean sound is crucial you can lay your left index finger across the strings behind the fingers you're playing with to make extra sure no open strings get in there.
I find that I often tend to rest the pinky of my picking hand on the high E, it may be a bad habit but it's another layer of muting.
With powerchords I mute the thinner strings by having my fretting hand touch them and if the low E is not in that powerchord, muting it with the thumb and/or the tip of your index finger is typically sufficient. That way you're free to strum like a madman without getting unwanted noises.
Hopefully that's a good starting point. You can find numerous videos on this topic on RUclips, I recommend Ben Eller's "This is why you suck at guitar" series, he's discussed muting, vibrato and loads of other stuff, too.
I clicked on this video because in the preview I see a screenshot of vibrato on a frequency analyzer (picture of the waveform) which is what I wanted to see. I watched this video and no frequency analyzer ( this may not be the correct word but it's what I call it) you can find them in most DAWs.
I'd really like to see some guy and bad vibrato analyzed on a DAW.
For the love of god!!
Stitch Method, I’m thinking about you right now. ✌🏼
Fix your bend video pleasee
Whats herkie jerkie man is it important to vibrato
vibrato portrays your mood...
1:24 When Doves Cry, second solo
Thanks a lot Mike that's so much helpful !!
Can you tell me how I could improve my vibrato when bending ? When I do a bend and a put some vibrato in it it always sounds like a dying horse
I had it in the video but edited it out for time reasons. Just do the opposite. Bend and then release in time with the metronome.
please release the cringy recordings from when you were 13
Yes, the world needs this, and I subscribed so now he has to release them.
Thank u
Alright guys, I'll practice this 30 minutes a day for two weeks. Wish me luck.
How'd it go?
@@Alex-et5tj his string broke
wheres your long hair ??
I cant. No matter what I do. STOP. USING. MY FINGERS. I pull and push with my fingers, and I’ve got it sounding decent but it’s not consistent. I’ve done it this way since I was 10, and I’m 25 now. This is a ton of muscle memory to undo but god I need to I’m tired of subpar vibrato.
Although I’m all for improving I wonder if it’s a style thing now. Like if you change will you still sound like yourself since you’ve done it for so long?
Lol😂 ton of muscle memory to undo. The frustration is real, I've been playing for 2 years now and if i can give advice for beginners is that invest in good technique and practice routine.
I can't vibrato while bending
We cover that on the site.
Put 11' than practice for One month, cut them, put 10' or 9' and you are ready!
Too much set up. Haha.
@@TheArtofGuitar
Vibrato is on the first place, then technical difficulties!
@@TheArtofGuitar a new guitarist will be snapping strings every week though, so it probably wouldn't be that big a problem for them.
I did that!! Hahaha
My hands were killing me with 11' after a couple of months had to downtune, and also higher gauge strings require less bending so you're going to mess up when changing back to 10' or 9'
2:37 *just a comment for me nothing to see here.*
bro. pls upload yourself playing at 13! pls i gotta c it!
holy shit do i suck
Is it me or the vibratos towards the end of the video sound like they're coming from a lap steel guitar? It's so smooth... 0.o
For the Love of God, could you be a better teacher ;)
boioioioing
Can someone tag Kirk Hammett in this.😂😂😂
Rob Phegan And the Stitch Method. Bad vibrato is the worst.