Learn How to Play Lead Guitar Techniques
Lead Guitar
Lead Guitar Players use to take all the glory and that’s because they have a bag of tricks that sound great and keep the audience entertained.
If you have been playing the guitar for some time and want to be a Lead Guitarist here are some techniques that will help you a lot.
Some of this techniques are easy and just need some practice to master and add a lot of quality to your sound.
Effect Pedals and Equipment
Effect pedals can add depth and new textures to your sound, just avoid use them to cover up mistakes or poor playing.
Buy all the pedals you want, but be tasteful when using them, use Effect Pedals to improve your sound, not to destroy it.
Whammy Bar and Bendings
One of the most common technique for Lead Guitar Players is to manipulate the pitch and tone of the notes by Bending Strings or with a Whammy Bar, also known as tremolo.
String bending is accomplished by pushing up the string when you play a note, many guitar players effectively play a note, then bend the same note up as much as two or two and a half steps.
If you use a Floyd Rose you can change the string tension with the bar and lower or increase the pitch a lot, you can also play Dive Bombs with Floyd Rose bridges.
Pinched Harmonics
We talked about how to play pinch harmonics in this article… How to Play Pinch Harmonics.
This effect requires some practice to master and it can be a little difficult to master at first.
Many lead guitar players from different playing styles such as Billy Gibbons, Dimebag Darrell and Steve Vai use Pinch Harmonics a lot to make their sound more interesting.
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