This is uncanny. Yesterday I was doing my learning exercises, and thought "wow, I really need to figure out if there's a technique or something to dull out the vibration on the strings I'm not playing". Not 24 hours later, boom! Thanks for living in my head, Steve! XD
You are quite possibly the best teacher on RUclips for those who want to improve and fine-tune their playing technique. Thanks for sharing your expertise Mr. Stine!
Steve, I am 62 and pretty much a beginner and I could watch your videos all day. The way you explain things and encourage people, makes me think I have a chance to play well enough to enjoy it. That’s really all I want to do. Thanks
That left index finger muting thing ... I'd never heard it mentioned before. Thanks! Another thing to be conscious about until it happens unconsciously. Wonderful!
@@stinemusiclessons I've established pretty smooth scales but need to mute the above string. Is there a great alternative to poking them with the index finger or should I just start retraining it from scratch now? Thanks! =D
@@JP-ux8dv the palm part of your thumb. You gotta move your whole hand and wrist up and down the strings as you switch strings so you can properly mute all the strings above where your playing. With the palm of your thumb. You wrote this 2 years ago though so you may be past this problem lol.
As someone who learned on acoustic, this is hardest damn thing to master. I spent so much time making sure my fingers weren't touching other strings. Great video thanks for the help.
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Hello sir... I've been playing guitar for 4years and you are the reason why my alternate picking is so good right now... I feel so satisfied while playing guitar right now....thank you for being a guide of mine...thank you sir... Really willing to meet you sir....😊
Perfect! I'm a drummer who uses guitar for songwriting and I can't always control my electric once I apply distortion,so this shows what I'm not doing! Steve you explain this brilliantly.Sure it's gonna take me some practice but hey Cheers!
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Great lesson...and epic lick at 7:21! I've noticed Steve Vai and Joe Satriani using their first finger for when they hold out notes and bends with their third finger. For some reason, this is a hard habit for me to get into, but the proof is in the performance. You barely hit any other strings, so it definitely works. Also, another problem area for me is when releasing a bend on the B string and the G string sounds out, but the first finger muting should eliminate that as well.
I’ve been playing fifteen months, but I’m originally a sax player since childhood, and this particular thing has been bugging the hell out of me. It’s especially helpful how you show I can practice this with scales. You covered all the bases. Thank you so much.
This is all I need, I used to play solos with a lot of noise and blaming it on my pedals because I can't get rid of that annoying sound while playing solos though my picking habit isn't the problem, so my main thing here is I'm currently working on making the other strings mute while soloing and as of now my solos are clean as you can imagine. Thanks man! Great teacher!
I have been practicing hard for the past year, but could not improve. After your guidance, after only 2 days, I realized my mistakes and did what I could not do in the past year. All the best things come you
@@stinemusiclessons I understand how to do it starting from the index finger, but if I start from another finger of the left hand 2 or 3, how will the sound be cleaned? Thank you very much
Just repeating 60% of the comments here .... But that intro solo was something else. What an amazing guitar player . Makes want to put in the hard work and effort to learn to solo like that . Thanks for taking the time and God bless you
So THAT'S how you do it! Thank you so much for sharing this. I have been messing about rather than learning for a couple of months, just learning a couple of basic chords and a pentatonic scale (as a finger exercise), as well as cranking up the distortion and play some Rammstein and so on. Would never last more than 10 minutes at a time due to getting frustrated with hearing the strings i am not playing (especially with distortion cranked up). Going to have to get practicing this so i can actually start your online beginners course.
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Steve you're a great teacher and take the time to give great helpful techniques, never BS that really doesn't make sense but always good helpful information theat if a student listens to and makes good use of will eventually make them a much better player, whether they are just playing for their own enjoyment or performing in a studio or a professional gig or just enjoying UA jam,session with friends. Another plus is that you also seem to really enjoy teaching others and have a very positive attitude. Sometimes as a teacher you wonder if students are truthfully g"getting it".. I just wanted to let you know, that I'm 66 years old and never had lessons, I've long since realized that if I had been fortunate enough to have had you as an instructor when I was 12 and just beginning, by now perhaps I,COULD HAVE BEEN ENJOYING A STAGE WITH Eric Clapton, Jon Mayer, Joe Bonnamasso, Tommy Emmanuel Or Yourself🇺🇸🙏( of,coirse I'm joking but I can wee where I would truly have acquired one helluva lot more talent. Anyway for what it's worth I enjoy tuning in now and again. God bless for the hard work and talent you put in to help others.
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Thanks! My playing has always been too noisy because of hitting the wrong strings with both hands, its chaotic and unpleasing, so this video really helps a lot.
Great lesson. I've heard some teachers say you should only practice scales on an acoustic or clean amp. I used to believe that until I started practicing on an amp with high gain. I found that the thumb of my picking hand was ever so slightly gliding across the string above the string I was picking. Even though I was muting the string it was still making unwanted noise. I would have never heard that noise without the gain.
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This is exactly what I've been trying to learn recently. After playing my guitar not in the amp and then plugging it in and hearing all the noise I was like wtf. So I've been googling this and getting everyone's lesson, however this is by far the best explained and shown I've seen
Thanks. I started playing guitar 15 years ago but I stopped when I had played for something like 5 years. I started producing music and now as I'm getting back to playing guitar coming from more of a production and session musician angle these kinds of lessons are very important. You can't get a good recording with string noise or pick chirp.
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Hi Steve. Yes, I think we all grab the concept, but putting it into practice is hard. I was told once not to worry about it because it will 'come' when playing, but I think a lot of us need to get this sorted and need help. Any ideas for practising would be a big deal for a lot of us! Cheers. Chris
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Thanks for the video Steve...Am having a lot of problem with unwanted string noises...and want to master this technique but as a beginner who is trying to focus on touching the right fret at the right frequency...this makes it a lot harder...is there any easier technique or is there a way to practice this technique??..also when my finger leaves a string it makes a noise..
I know this is 2yrs old but you took the words right out of my mouth bro.. I was wondering about the same things as im a beginner myself with about 3months under my belt so far...
Steve you're the first guy on YT that has addressed this issue, that I've come across. I found this to be an issue a couple of years ago when I started doing instrumentals. I worked thru all this stuff over time to come to the same practice effects.
Steve, you have helped my playing tremendously. It's so rewarding as a player to discover this ability, and must be as rewarding as a teacher to help so many people discover something you're so passionate about. Thank you!!
I have 3 questions here, which are a bit unclear to me: 1. Do you use specifically the INDEX finger of your left hand to mute the strings, or do you use other left hand fingers as well? 2. Do you use the tip of the left hand index finger to only mute specifically the 2nd string, or just whatever string is above the string that you're playing? 3. Do you use other left hand fingers' tips to mute the string above the one that you're playing? Or only specifically the index finger? Thanks a lot Steve!
Very good explanations. Thanks a lot. I was wondering why the songs I played were a bit "messy". Now I understand what I must manage to do to keep control on guitar. It will be maybe a difficult work to do but it's good to know how the pros are doing it !
First time i have heard about quieting strings with the pad of the thumb. I have have been positioning the fleshy part above my little finger to do this. Thanks
Steve great lesson as usual. At 10:05 of lesson you are using vibrato with first finger of fret hand and so NOT deadening strings above it. How did you do that without creating noise? That's my big problem and very disheartening as I try to master my string bending technqiue. Is neck width a factor? Seems like even a slightly wider neck would increase space between strings and help reduce adjacent string noise. Yes? Or is it a vibrato technique issue? Advice would be great.
The volume thing is just a natural to Steve to turn it on and off ALWAYS.It may be obvious,but you just don't know how important it is,like all that He teaches.He IS a MASTER.
Thanks for watching Steve's video, and thanks for the kind words! The answer is, the more you play, the more you will develop muscle memory in your hands and fingers. And the more muscle memory you have in your hand and fingers, the more control you'll have over what you're playing. So keep playing! :-) Make sure you check out the GuitarZoom Christmas Sale → guitarzoom.com/christmassale/ Because from now to December 25, you can get up to 95% OFF lifetime access to some of Steve’s most popular guitar courses, including Music Theory For Life (60% OFF), Acoustic Guitar (67% OFF), Modes Masterclass (75% OFF) and much more. Best part is, each course comes with lots of free bonuses, so you can continue on your guitar journey even after you finish the course. Click the link above for details, and no matter what, keep playing! -- Mike from GuitarZoom P.S. Go here to get 95% OFF Steve Stine’s Christmas Soloing Bundle → www.guitarzoom.com/christmassoloingbundle/promo/
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Love that opening piece you did. Awsome. I live how you explained things here. I have an electric but, a lot of times I dont plug into an amp. Kinda do the electric acoustic. So , I struggle a bit, with keeping things clean. Half is that I should be plugged in. This and the other video like a live stream is great for tips and pointers. If you do another video on playing clean. I think you should feature pieces that would be noisey to play then follow it up with playing again clean but. Telling and shiwing what you are doing to get those notes clean . This way people who are clueless to how to do this can try to play the pieces and with being taught how to specifically clean each of thise notes they can further understand the clean dynamics. Its easy to say base of the palm for low strings and finger tips or whatever to clean the higher strings. But, sometimes getting closer to each situtation makes a bit of a difference. I like Carl Browns lessons. So I try to focus how he plays and positions his hand or fingers. This helps a lot.
You don't usual shred in most of your videos, but you slayed in this one. Idk if you read comments, but I'm having troubles hitting strings with my middle finger as I palm mute and play say Orion by Metallica.
Hey Steve, first off THANK YOU your videos help alot! I was just curious how you get your sound on your ibanez? I picked up an RG760 about 8mo ago (my first guitar) and love it but cant seem to find that sound. I have a practice amp with clean bass mid treb overdrive.. pretty basic.. any tips?
Thanks for watching, C S! One thing to consider is that for many of his guitars (including the Ibanez JEM 7DBK in this video), Steve has replaced the stock pickups. I think the JEM 7DBK originally came with DiMarzio pickups, but Steve has replaced them with EMGs. Also, Steve usually uses amps that have more options to shape the tone than just the basic stuff. One practice amp Steve recommends is the Positive Grid Spark amp, because it can create a wide variety of tones. Here's a video Steve made about the Spark amp: ruclips.net/video/vZ8PB-UUwu8/видео.html To learn more about Steve's favorite gear, including guitars, amps, pickups and more, go here: guitarzoom.com/gear ...and here's some RUclips videos where Steve talks about how he creates his tone as well as other topics: ruclips.net/p/PLn8Cg_n-kuKCcAViHT31SLKJxXvmWtPv9 Hope this helps! :-) If you want to master essential soloing techniques like vibrato, string bends, hammer-ons, pull-offs and more, as well as gain essential scale knowledge so you can solo over any song or chord progression, you should definitely check out Steve’s top-selling course Guitar Solos. Go here to watch free previews from the course: guitarzoom.com/products/guitar-solos-3 Be sure to watch the video titled The “Big 5” Soloing Skills. In the video, Steve gives helpful tips for 5 essential soloing skills, so you can sound like a pro when you play lead guitar. :-) By the way, if you enjoy Steve’s RUclips videos, you should definitely check out the new GuitarZoom Premium Membership → guitarzoom.com/join Members get unlimited streaming of 50+ of Steve’s best guitar courses, including ✔️ Guitar Solos ✔️ Play Guitar For Life ✔️ CAGED Made Simple ✔️ Creative Blues Soloing ✔️ Barre Chords Made Easy ✔️ Ear Training 2.0 ✔️ Unlocking The Fretboard Connection ✔️ Chord Chasing Mastery ✔️ Music Theory Made Easy ✔️ Blues Guitar ✔️ Rock Licks ✔️ Acoustic Guitar ...and many more. The courses cover a wide variety of guitar subjects, and there are courses designed for all skill levels. Whether you’re just starting out or a well-seasoned guitarist, you’ll make real progress fast as a GuitarZoom Member. :-) Make sure you check it out, and no matter what, keep playing! -- Mike from GuitarZoom P.S. Want to check out video reviews from GuitarZoom Members? Go here → guitarzoom.com/reviews
10:48 so I take it you want to have it at your taste at full volume, then back off for cleaner stuff (in my case it's overly distorted in full volume even with the pickups super lowered) is this the dilemma with overseas cheap guitars humbuckers? Or is this a common dilemma with most guitars
Thanks for watching, Mr. Top! The pickups could be the issue, but it could also be something else. Take the guitar to a local guitar store if possible, and explain and show the problem to a guitar tech there. If that's an option, they should be able to identify your issue and help you get it fixed. :-) Just a heads-up, Steve Stine’s Christmas Soloing Bundle is still available. It’s 10 of Steve’s all-time best soloing courses for 95% off the regular price. Click here for all the details → www.guitarzoom.com/christmassoloingbundle/promo/ Here’s what you get in the bundle: ✅ Guitar Solos Made Easy 2.0 ✅ Blues Soloing ✅ Unlocking The Soloing Connection ✅ The Creative Fretboard ✅ Guitar Solo Builder ✅ Arpeggios Made Easy ✅ CAGED Made Simple ✅ All About Intervals ✅ Chord Chasing Mastery ✅ Expressive Soloing If you want to take your soloing skills to a much higher level, or even if you’re just making the jump from “rhythm only” to playing lead, the Christmas Sololing Bundle can help you reach your goal FAST. Click the link above to check it out, and no matter what, keep playing! - Mike from GuitarZoom P.S. Go here to watch video reviews from real GuitarZoom Members → guitarzoom.com/reviews
I really hate all the online guitar teachers that never mentioned this stuff and now I have to relearn EVERYTHING.
It's not just teachers online. It's so many teachers world wide. They pass on what they were taught. It is frustrating.
Get a book. Magazines and videos won't work
@@mitchconnerandsometimesjlotoo what book do you suggest?
I took paid in-person guitar lessons for 3 years and was never taught about this.
that solo in the beginning put me into a trance man, I forgot what the video was even going to be about
SAME MAN, WHEN HE STARTED SPEAKING I WAS LIKE "OH WAIT WHAT" 😂
This is uncanny. Yesterday I was doing my learning exercises, and thought "wow, I really need to figure out if there's a technique or something to dull out the vibration on the strings I'm not playing".
Not 24 hours later, boom!
Thanks for living in my head, Steve! XD
Uncanny for sure, Steve must be monitoring our minds.
Same, he is great!
Yeah it's a pedal called a noise gate. Once u get one u realize how all metal. Players do it
@@ShawnJonesHellion A noise gate is supposed to reduce unwanted feedback not string noise.
@@chrisking6695 shame we're a bit late lmao
You are quite possibly the best teacher on RUclips for those who want to improve and fine-tune their playing technique. Thanks for sharing your expertise Mr. Stine!
Thank you so much!
Steve, I am 62 and pretty much a beginner and I could watch your videos all day. The way you explain things and encourage people, makes me think I have a chance to play well enough to enjoy it. That’s really all I want to do. Thanks
That left index finger muting thing ... I'd never heard it mentioned before. Thanks! Another thing to be conscious about until it happens unconsciously. Wonderful!
Thank you :-)
@@stinemusiclessons I've established pretty smooth scales but need to mute the above string. Is there a great alternative to poking them with the index finger or should I just start retraining it from scratch now? Thanks! =D
@@JP-ux8dv the palm part of your thumb. You gotta move your whole hand and wrist up and down the strings as you switch strings so you can properly mute all the strings above where your playing. With the palm of your thumb. You wrote this 2 years ago though so you may be past this problem lol.
@@princecrane1277 this helped me even tho i'm not the OP u were replying to xD but thank you !
That opening solo was beautiful. You're an amazing musician!
When I push down a fret and let go it makes a noise
As someone who learned on acoustic, this is hardest damn thing to master. I spent so much time making sure my fingers weren't touching other strings. Great video thanks for the help.
This is great! Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks so much.
Thank YOU for watching, and commenting. David! :-)
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Good lesson! You rarely see people talking about this. It's so important
“Keeping everything clean as you start using more distortion” beautiful contradiction
Yeah, it sounds like an oxymoron.
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Man, now I need to relearn all the hand positions... Part of getting an education is realizing what you don't know. Thanks.
Hello sir... I've been playing guitar for 4years and you are the reason why my alternate picking is so good right now...
I feel so satisfied while playing guitar right now....thank you for being a guide of mine...thank you sir...
Really willing to meet you sir....😊
Great compliment :)
Can you link me what u found to be best exercises for alternate picking?
That had a Pink Floyd feel . 🤟🏻👍
2 years later, I will reveal to you:
it was a Pink Floyd song lol
Ultoch please tell me!!
@@luciel3893 yo which one
@@chocho5802 Shine On You Crazy Diamond
@@gaetanfonte9563 Shine On You Crazy Diamond
You're the most useful guitar teacher!! I needed this lesson. Thank you so much Steve!
The solo in the intro was really something. Thank you for the lesson, I got what i was looking for.
Oh my God. What an introduction. Bravo Steve
Perfect! I'm a drummer who uses guitar for songwriting and I can't always control my electric once I apply distortion,so this shows what I'm not doing! Steve you explain this brilliantly.Sure it's gonna take me some practice but hey Cheers!
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On Spotify?
Great lesson...and epic lick at 7:21! I've noticed Steve Vai and Joe Satriani using their first finger for when they hold out notes and bends with their third finger. For some reason, this is a hard habit for me to get into, but the proof is in the performance. You barely hit any other strings, so it definitely works. Also, another problem area for me is when releasing a bend on the B string and the G string sounds out, but the first finger muting should eliminate that as well.
I’ve been playing fifteen months, but I’m originally a sax player since childhood, and this particular thing has been bugging the hell out of me. It’s especially helpful how you show I can practice this with scales. You covered all the bases. Thank you so much.
Great lesson. I know I'm doing this subconsciously, but never really paid attention to it until I watched this video.
1:48 nooooo keep playing ;-;
I'm saying
This is all I need, I used to play solos with a lot of noise and blaming it on my pedals because I can't get rid of that annoying sound while playing solos though my picking habit isn't the problem, so my main thing here is I'm currently working on making the other strings mute while soloing and as of now my solos are clean as you can imagine. Thanks man! Great teacher!
Steve Lukather told me this back in 76.
Total Gold.
I could have listened to you play that tune all night long. Your lessons are always amazing and enlightening. Thanks for being you.
I have been practicing hard for the past year, but could not improve. After your guidance, after only 2 days, I realized my mistakes and did what I could not do in the past year. All the best things come you
Hi. Thanks for commenting and sharing your story. So glad the lessons are helpful. Feel free to ask any questions if you need to. 👍
@@stinemusiclessons I understand how to do it starting from the index finger, but if I start from another finger of the left hand 2 or 3, how will the sound be cleaned? Thank you very much
just starting to learn electric guitar and this 6y/o video still helps me, thank you!
Just repeating 60% of the comments here .... But that intro solo was something else. What an amazing guitar player . Makes want to put in the hard work and effort to learn to solo like that . Thanks for taking the time and God bless you
So THAT'S how you do it! Thank you so much for sharing this. I have been messing about rather than learning for a couple of months, just learning a couple of basic chords and a pentatonic scale (as a finger exercise), as well as cranking up the distortion and play some Rammstein and so on. Would never last more than 10 minutes at a time due to getting frustrated with hearing the strings i am not playing (especially with distortion cranked up). Going to have to get practicing this so i can actually start your online beginners course.
Thank YOU for watching, Kev! And thanks for sharing your experience. :-)
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Steve you're a great teacher and take the time to give great helpful techniques, never BS that really doesn't make sense but always good helpful information theat if a student listens to and makes good use of will eventually make them a much better player, whether they are just playing for their own enjoyment or performing in a studio or a professional gig or just enjoying UA jam,session with friends. Another plus is that you also seem to really enjoy teaching others and have a very positive attitude. Sometimes as a teacher you wonder if students are truthfully g"getting it".. I just wanted to let you know, that I'm 66 years old and never had lessons, I've long since realized that if I had been fortunate enough to have had you as an instructor when I was 12 and just beginning, by now perhaps I,COULD HAVE BEEN ENJOYING A STAGE WITH Eric Clapton, Jon Mayer, Joe Bonnamasso, Tommy Emmanuel Or Yourself🇺🇸🙏( of,coirse I'm joking but I can wee where I would truly have acquired one helluva lot more talent. Anyway for what it's worth I enjoy tuning in now and again. God bless for the hard work and talent you put in to help others.
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Best noice cancel lesson I’ve seen. 👍👍
Thank you bro. I hope this comment will up your video in the algorithm of "video suggestions" for every guitar student or any guitar player out there.
Thanks for commenting, Lance... I hope so too!
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Sure appreciate your detailed lessons, you are the best teacher I've ever found. Just starting at 52
Thanks! My playing has always been too noisy because of hitting the wrong strings with both hands, its chaotic and unpleasing, so this video really helps a lot.
Great lesson. I've heard some teachers say you should only practice scales on an acoustic or clean amp. I used to believe that until I started practicing on an amp with high gain. I found that the thumb of my picking hand was ever so slightly gliding across the string above the string I was picking. Even though I was muting the string it was still making unwanted noise. I would have never heard that noise without the gain.
This looked like some intimidating badass while playing and then he starts talking and he's chill
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Dudes one of, if not the best teachers.. so subtle with his methods of breaking things down.. great personality 👌
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Soloing is feeling of the guitar notes just coming from ur instant playing with ur both hands in total control over the fretboard awesomely done
I need to learn those lick and intro solo! Awesome lessone Steve again, as always.
Its interesting I told myself yesterday I need to pay attention on muting strings and totady you put this video :)
This is honestly the best video I've seen on this topic. Great work Man!
Tour way of teaching is pure gold, delicatessen!
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This is exactly what I've been trying to learn recently. After playing my guitar not in the amp and then plugging it in and hearing all the noise I was like wtf. So I've been googling this and getting everyone's lesson, however this is by far the best explained and shown I've seen
Thanks. I started playing guitar 15 years ago but I stopped when I had played for something like 5 years. I started producing music and now as I'm getting back to playing guitar coming from more of a production and session musician angle these kinds of lessons are very important. You can't get a good recording with string noise or pick chirp.
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Got my like for that lick in the beginning, that was sick.
That solo at the beginning is a damn killer man. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Man, that was absolutely beautiful sounding.......
Outstanding video. This was a great refresher & identifier of the subtle ways a guitar makes unwanted noise. Thanks so much.
Hi Steve. Yes, I think we all grab the concept, but putting it into practice is hard. I was told once not to worry about it because it will 'come' when playing, but I think a lot of us need to get this sorted and need help. Any ideas for practising would be a big deal for a lot of us! Cheers. Chris
A beautiful sound in the solo. Nice playing.
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Just when i thought i was getting somewhere you throw this curve ball into the mix!
"Shine on you crazy diamond"
Don't mind if I do 😉
An amazing lesson. A thorough lesson!👌🏾
Thanks for the vid my clumsy ass hands need all the tips I can get
wow im just learning to play the guitar , what an inspiration you are to me , amazing guitar player/teacher thank you
Your an amazing guitar teacher and your videos have tremendously helped my playing throughout this year ! Keep rocking
Enjoy how you focus on the proper technique of guitar playing in your lessons. One of my top 3 RUclips Channels, outstanding work!
Your videos are so great! Been playing for 3 years now and most of my progress is due to your teaching! Thanks for all the work you do!!! \m/ \m/
Steve, you are definitely the man on RUclips for guitar and now I know how you solve the problem of the flying pinky- you don’t use it 😊
Thanks for the video Steve...Am having a lot of problem with unwanted string noises...and want to master this technique but as a beginner who is trying to focus on touching the right fret at the right frequency...this makes it a lot harder...is there any easier technique or is there a way to practice this technique??..also when my finger leaves a string it makes a noise..
I know this is 2yrs old but you took the words right out of my mouth bro.. I was wondering about the same things as im a beginner myself with about 3months under my belt so far...
Nice tips, will start incorporating this into my practices!
Steve you're the first guy on YT that has addressed this issue, that I've come across. I found this to be an issue a couple of years ago when I started doing instrumentals. I worked thru all this stuff over time to come to the same practice effects.
I just coming back to enjoy the intro and that piece of art guitar
Ha! Thanks!
Steve, you have helped my playing tremendously. It's so rewarding as a player to discover this ability, and must be as rewarding as a teacher to help so many people discover something you're so passionate about. Thank you!!
Thank you for bringing us such a important class for free! You're awesome :)
Excellent lesson. Thank you!
top tier lesson right here, excellent teaching. 10/10
Beautiful tone
I have 3 questions here, which are a bit unclear to me:
1. Do you use specifically the INDEX finger of your left hand to mute the strings, or do you use other left hand fingers as well?
2. Do you use the tip of the left hand index finger to only mute specifically the 2nd string, or just whatever string is above the string that you're playing?
3. Do you use other left hand fingers' tips to mute the string above the one that you're playing? Or only specifically the index finger?
Thanks a lot Steve!
Very good explanations. Thanks a lot. I was wondering why the songs I played were a bit "messy". Now I understand what I must manage to do to keep control on guitar. It will be maybe a difficult work to do but it's good to know how the pros are doing it !
First time i have heard about quieting strings with the pad of the thumb. I have have been positioning the fleshy part above my little finger to do this. Thanks
Excellent Tutorial, Sir! Many Teachers forget about Muting!
Steve great lesson as usual. At 10:05 of lesson you are using vibrato with first finger of fret hand and so NOT deadening strings above it. How did you do that without creating noise? That's my big problem and very disheartening as I try to master my string bending technqiue. Is neck width a factor? Seems like even a slightly wider neck would increase space between strings and help reduce adjacent string noise. Yes? Or is it a vibrato technique issue? Advice would be great.
The volume thing is just a natural to Steve to turn it on and off ALWAYS.It may be obvious,but you just don't know how important it is,like all that He teaches.He IS a MASTER.
Holding the pick like you do was the source of the string noise. Angled the pick upwards instead and the problem was solved. Worked for me anyway.
Perfect and clean 👏👍👍
When can I play like that 😔😔
Thanks for watching Steve's video, and thanks for the kind words! The answer is, the more you play, the more you will develop muscle memory in your hands and fingers. And the more muscle memory you have in your hand and fingers, the more control you'll have over what you're playing.
So keep playing! :-)
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Thank you so much!!!!
Ive been struggling for months now !!
Finally!!
Awesome! Thanks for watching, and thanks for sharing your experience! :-)
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Very nice video, Steve.
Love that opening piece you did. Awsome. I live how you explained things here. I have an electric but, a lot of times I dont plug into an amp. Kinda do the electric acoustic. So , I struggle a bit, with keeping things clean. Half is that I should be plugged in. This and the other video like a live stream is great for tips and pointers. If you do another video on playing clean. I think you should feature pieces that would be noisey to play then follow it up with playing again clean but. Telling and shiwing what you are doing to get those notes clean . This way people who are clueless to how to do this can try to play the pieces and with being taught how to specifically clean each of thise notes they can further understand the clean dynamics. Its easy to say base of the palm for low strings and finger tips or whatever to clean the higher strings. But, sometimes getting closer to each situtation makes a bit of a difference. I like Carl Browns lessons. So I try to focus how he plays and positions his hand or fingers. This helps a lot.
Great advice, I’ve been battling with string noise for a while but this helps massively. Thanks man.
what a beautiful playing at the begin,,, applause
who can dislike this kind of videos?? very informative, sir steve! thanks for this quick lesson.
On point and easy to follow as usual. Thank you so much Steve.
How to I learn that solo at the beginning?
You don't usual shred in most of your videos, but you slayed in this one.
Idk if you read comments, but I'm having troubles hitting strings with my middle finger as I palm mute and play say Orion by Metallica.
Thanks, Steve.
Thanks 🙏 for this valuable lesson
Hey my pleasure! So glad the lesson was helpful! Thanks for your comment! 🙂
this is the best lesson ive seen for muting your strings
Now THAT is a solo! Thanks Steve!
One of the best lesson ever 🙌
Great lesson again
Hey Steve, first off THANK YOU your videos help alot! I was just curious how you get your sound on your ibanez? I picked up an RG760 about 8mo ago (my first guitar) and love it but cant seem to find that sound. I have a practice amp with clean bass mid treb overdrive.. pretty basic.. any tips?
Thanks for watching, C S! One thing to consider is that for many of his guitars (including the Ibanez JEM 7DBK in this video), Steve has replaced the stock pickups. I think the JEM 7DBK originally came with DiMarzio pickups, but Steve has replaced them with EMGs.
Also, Steve usually uses amps that have more options to shape the tone than just the basic stuff. One practice amp Steve recommends is the Positive Grid Spark amp, because it can create a wide variety of tones. Here's a video Steve made about the Spark amp: ruclips.net/video/vZ8PB-UUwu8/видео.html
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Hope this helps! :-)
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Oh God your solo is so... no words for that! Reminded me a bit of Pink Floyd, which is one of my favourite band ;-)
very pedagogical! Thank you very much!
10:48 so I take it you want to have it at your taste at full volume, then back off for cleaner stuff (in my case it's overly distorted in full volume even with the pickups super lowered) is this the dilemma with overseas cheap guitars humbuckers? Or is this a common dilemma with most guitars
Thanks for watching, Mr. Top! The pickups could be the issue, but it could also be something else. Take the guitar to a local guitar store if possible, and explain and show the problem to a guitar tech there. If that's an option, they should be able to identify your issue and help you get it fixed. :-)
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You are a fine teacher Steve
Teaching for 27 years ey? Guess you started playing guitar when you where 0 years old lol! Thanx for the lesson!! Really helpfull :)
Very helpful. Thank you very much.
Man Steve what I wouldn’t give to ad lib like you man!!! Amazing