Vibrato Technique
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
- Here's the next episode of Brewster's Millions Of Rants with Vibrato Technique. I've noticed a lot of comments/requests about vibrato technique and this lesson targets various ways you can correct and improve your ability and control using this elusive and often neglected guitar technique.
The ideas in this lesson range from single-note and scale-based exercises, to applying vibrato to string bending phrases. From there we're taking a look at a handful of great classic rock moments from some of my favorite players and also some of the specific songs that helped/boosed my vibrato technique and ability.
These examples include songs from artists such as David Gilmour, Joe Walsh, Billy Gibbons, Eric Johnson, Neal Schon. and more! As you'll see in this lesson, there are a number of ways to work on your vibrato technique, but it's a great idea to target some songs that you like and practice those specific licks and phrases until you begin to nail those sounds, vibrations, and movements in your own playing.
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The size of this man's hands surely plays a role in having such a heroic vibrato
Extremely important! John Sykes, Kee Marcello and John Norum are my favs, all have beautiful controlled vibratos...
Zakk Wylde's vibrato with pinch harmonic is probably the most badass thing you can hear on the electric guitar.
Check out John Sykes - he also does great pinch harmonics 😎🤘🤘🤘
He's a huge strong dude, so he uses that and his aggressive nature to his advantage.
No joke, no joke, no joke ... i was just looking to improve my vibrato technique and Davis video popped up just now! Amazing!!! .... Thanks for everything you do for us guitar players!
Blues Saraceno and Neil Zaza are just legends of Vibrato
For killer vibrato, I've got to name drop George Lynch and Brandon Ellis. Both of those guys have such a unique vibrato that is instantly recognizable of their respective styles!
oooohh i forgot..RESPECT to you Dave
A huge influence on my vibrato was/is Paul Kossoff. Not flashy or fast, but absolute feel.
Exactly, fast and controlled.
This is an excellent (as usual) guide on vibrato. The best I've seen. And one that effortlessly explained something I still haven't nailed, which is adding vibrato to bends.
Like any skill, I suspect most have acquired vibrato through playing to their favorite music or osmosis. Tender Surrender was the coming to Jesus moment for me (later on, that performance of Prince playing The Question of U). Must've watched that video on RUclips a few thousand times since I was in high school, and I didn't even start playing guitar more than as a sporadic hobby until 2016 when I was 26/27. I've recorded a ton of tracks now playing guitar, with the first batch having some pretty amateur stuff going on. Never had a second of instruction in my life on guitar, until I started watching Mr. Brewster last year.
Paul kossoff, Eddie van Halen, Jimmy page, Wide vibratos like Zakk Wylde, Satchel, George Lynch, Santa cruz are also very cool.
Great video!! Not only will I develop my vibrato.... but also my mindfulness. Thanks David!!!
Two for Friday, Sweet😁
The biggest influence on my vibrato : *John Sykes* - outrageous 🤘
Yeah, he sounds a lot like Zaak in a way.
@@TomGrubbe I think that _Zak_ sounds a lot like _John_
- John was playing before Zak
John Sykes has my favorite vibrato 🙏🏽
John Sykes is such an all around BADASS. But I really love Ronnie Montrose’s vibrato. David: along with your great tone (and obviously your technique), it hit me right away from earlier videos that you have a really nice vibrato.
@@d.nakamura9579 You beat me to it! Sykes is such a monster player, and his vibrato with squeals in Crying in the Rain is so good!
@@MatthiasLissner I'll second that 🤘
@@d.nakamura9579 Amen to that 🤘🤘🤘
@@d.nakamura9579 I have always been blown away by Sykes. Why Whitesnake replaced him with 2 guitarists never made any sense to me. I guess he came close to playing foe Ozzy, that would have been awesome music imo
Same story about me and Mr. Gilmoure ;-) Good training for vibrato to me was Gary Moore, The Loner. Thanx man!
Totally agree! Gary had epic control and exceptional vibrato even amongst exceptional players. Having amazing pitch to his bends + the vibrato made Gary’s playing so lyrical.
"The following exercise will help you develop your musical meditation skills. Take one isolated musical idea, such as a single chord or riff. For our example, let’s take vibrato. Vibrato is a very expressive technique, and can say a thousand different things when properly used (or misused). Sit with your guitar and a clock, and vibrate a note for one hour. Sounds simple, but here’s the catch…
Never deviate from holding that note.
Pick it as many times as you like. Try many different vibrato approaches (fast, slow, soulful, mellifluous, etc).
Most important, don’t let your mind wander. When you find yourself thinking of anything other than vibrato (and you will, probably in the first few seconds), pull your mind back to the note. Your mind will wander off into thoughts such as “Am I doing this right?”, then “Boy, what a waste of time this is!” Eventually, you’ll find yourself thinking about your friends, your financial situation, what you did yesterday, what you’re going to do tomorrow, and of course, “Let’s eat!” This is the hard part. Just keep pulling your mind back to vibrating that note. It’s a discipline worth working on.
Eventually, you’ll exhaust all conventional vibrato approaches, all the ways you saw someone else do it. Then (if you have the discipline to continue), your mind will enter private realms and you will reach deeper into your own uniqueness for different ideas.
You may have to start practicing this technique little by little, doing it for just five or ten minutes. Try timing yourself. Ultimately, you’ll find that when it comes time to “just play”, you’ll use these vibratos with great ease, and you will discover something different in your playing."
From Martian Love Secrets Part 2 Steve Vai
This is extremely valuable advice from Steve. If I only knew what mellifluous vibrato was I would try it.
@@TomGrubbe
mellifluous
/məˈlɪfluəs/
adjective
Flowing like honey.
Sweet and smooth; generally used of a person's voice, tone or writing style.
Bending and vibrato? Gary Moore.
Definetly ,especially his later blues records ,the messiah is coming [Roy Buchanan] live version,is a bending masterclass.
dead right there....should be at the top of the list....when gary was flying...the whole lot moved up several notches on the vibrato scale....if that makes sense... ;-)
@@stratman9449 100%
Billy Gibbons uses 7s, and a very light touch.
Mr. Brewster. Such a great lesson. Incredible how I never picked up on Joe Walsh’s vibrato. And it almost seems like Gilmour is using vibrato and not a tremolo in “Shine On.” Now I’m looking for it in every song!
David Gilmour's vibrato is just....humbling. And I think that your suggestion is a great exercise for any player of any ability...to be able to emulate some of that bar work with straight vibrato. Or any of Albert King's. Throw in some of his trainwreck bends and that should humble even the strongest fingers. I think we've all knocked outselve's out when we were kids trying to play stuff "the hard way" not knowing better from only having practiced by listening to albums. I still remember when I found out that reversing a guitar track was a thing and might of had a little something to do with not being able to nail a particluar line...anyway, thanks again, great as always.
Mmmmm, Shine On, what a an epos! Vibrato plays a great role in Gilmour's way to really talk through his guitar.
Thank you!!! Now please do the picking technique video!!
Great video, work on vibrato everyday, absolutely crucial technique. One note with the right vibrato sounds amazing.
David ..........your a national treasure!!!
#3: Angus Young loves doing a fast vibrato at the top of a bend
great lesson - it’d be wise for players to spend a lot more time on this vs speed IMO - but that Joe Walsh lick - a fun thing to do is play it in the different styles of all those players - same lick, but how would Beck play it? SRV? Clapton? that’s basically how I taught myself “expression” ... also, most acoustics have no whammy bar - you learned “right” by getting the entire technique in your hand/fingers - that’s what I was told to do early on in the 80’s, as well ...
Great lesson! Two others - Gary Moore was an absolute master of vibrato, especially combined with his precise bends. Eric Clapton also has great vibrato technique :)
The Pink Floyd "time" solo almost ate my fingers off when I first learned it.
Signal chain? Terrific tone, clear highs without being shrill. Great lesson btw; Gilmour's phrasing is sublime.
Awesome lesson! My favorites would have to be...John Sykes, Warren DeMartini, Gary Moore, John Norum, George Lynch....and of course, the singing touch of BB King.
This lesson was incredibly helpful. My vibrato has always been too fast and not steady. I really admired Michael Schenker's vibrato but could never quite get that feel.
New camera is awesome!
Vai’s article is describing a mindfulness-based exercise which is something we (psychologists) teach patients for many reasons, to include performance enhancement - very cool stuff - of course we’d expect no less from him
Great lesson on vibrato techniques! Thanks dude from NZ!
David, great lesson. In my mind, vibrato and bending is a technique that really separates mediocre players from the greats. To add to your list of distinct vibrato players, I would also add Leslie West (from Mountain) his technique always killed me. There are so many other players... the list goes on and on. Thanks!
Thanks for this! My Vibrato sucks for the most part, but it is something I have been consciously working on lately. Esp bending vibrato, that's tough for me. But I think I am starting to get the feel of what's going on there. But being consistent is a lot of time and work. Thanks again.
...aaaaand you did it again! :) David, you are pure gold! I'm sure, I've already told you this many times. :D Is it possible, that this episode came from my request(s), too? I always compliment your vibrato and ask about your approach. But anyway. This approach is absolutely my alley (wow, was that perfect American English or what?! [and wow! Even this, too????])! Fortunately, my vibrato developed a lot since last year (where I got my new guitar with very decent frets, finally. And obviously, this is also a very important point!). And now, I really tend to play stuff, that develops vibrato and expression overall. Which is excactly, what you're teaching in this very video. So again: a BIG COMPLIMENT to you! This is, what it's all about. And I've struggled a lot until these kinds of realizations. Sorry for the long and confusing comment. Since I'm not a native English person, I always try to explain everything, just to be save. :D Cheers!
Great lesson, David! And, yes, noticed the picture changed from Pink Floyd to Eric Johnson .. stepping up your sneaky I see ;)
Excellent Focus on the Technique!
Michael Schenker, Mick Box, Mick Ronson, Robin Trower, Marty Friedman, Allan Holdsworth.
There's some great vibratos in that crowd. Check all those guys out of you don't know them.
Upvote for Schenker.
another good lesson david....it's good to see that i've been going in the "right" direction in the last 10 years.....;-)
David...Question...have you ever heard of the UK group "Gentle Giant".from the early to mid 70ties..?...If not, you have missed some seriously good and unusual music...they are (were?) very talented alround muscians, playing varoious instruments live....check it out....the guitarist (Gary Green) is absolutely driving me crazy with his amazing melodic play....it would suit and interst you i think, liking the off the beaten track guitarplay....let us know what you think... ;-)
Love your channel David!
Vibrato is so important to make your playing sound much more professional & interesting !! Depending on the type of song your playing choosing the right kind of vibrato can make it sing or sink !! Great lesson , Dave !!
Great lesson bro! and playing!
Have to throw in Neal Schon, especially his early Journey ( Evolution ) stuff, TASTY!
Life’s Been Good by Walsh has so much balls
Saturday arvo in new zealand... best way to spend it...
Thanks David for this great lesson. I like your vibrato technique very much since i watch your videos. Wow 👍
Great lesson very helpful. Sorry I'm a little late to the party. If you haven't heard him yet, Philip Sayce has an incredible vibrato.
Great video! Thanks so much for such great info - this is very helpful. And, another fantastic master of vibrato is Ritchie Blackmore.
Yes definitely. Alot of those classic players like Blackmore, Page, Santana have very quick vibrato for some reason. But it's good.
Your touch is incredible and amazing... really!
Great lesson
Thanks
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Michael Schenker
Ritchie Blackmore
Yngwie Malmsteen
Steve Lukather
Randy Rhoads
BB King
Eddie VH
David Gilmour
SRV
Uli Jon Roth
My vibrato Masters list
Thank you
Some of the simplest exercises have the most impact. Learn the basics.
Good lesson B🐓.
My all time favorite vibrato is on the song Voodoo Child by: Jimi Hendrix at exactly 0:38-0:40 time.
SRV does it differently (more like Clapton arm vibrato) but in my opinion Robin Trower is very close to Jimi's wrist vibrato. Wide but not as Wylde. 😁
SWEET! A Lesson and a pseudo rant earlier today... "#shred school" coming to us JULY 2021!
1 hr, Now I need a fret job!!🤣🤣🤣
4 Kings now: Albert, BB, Freddie and Marcus.
Don't forget Burger King bro
Excellent sounding PRS.
Just as a good SG
I have dunlop billy gibbons rev. 8's on my fender strat have yet to break 1, give them a try
Another great lesson. I love adding vibrato just as a note starts to decay to add a sort of bloom to it. Do I really have to practice vibrato with my pinky Mr. Brew? My pinky is so weak... good advice I think!
Another great exponent of vibrato : *BB King*
No one mentioned Paul Gilbert? He was always a standout for me.
Just have to love Malmsteens Vibrato.
Slash has a great , sleezy vibrato
Kossoff did well with his fast vibrato.
Peter Green & Brian May 🥰
Curious as to how long it took for you to get the technique working really well? I've been practising religiously on my vibrato for years now and I still can't get my downwards wrist vibrato anything beyond painfully slow. I have to resort to using upwards bending in most positions but it's awkward in a lot of places and obviously not ideal for lower strings... Any tips on exercises for practice? I use a metronome and typically do two bends per beat or sometimes triplets but haven't made very much progress even after endless hours of practice. Thanks
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I have never been able to do vibrato during bends
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George Lynch and warren can have my favorite vibrato
I always liked Ace Frehlys vibrato
Sweet.... Keep it going... My fingers still hate you... Ha haa
Malmsteen...!! Schenker..!!
Vibrato is what makes a guitarist okay or good.