Brett Garsed Discussion

ilovemusic · Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 1:59 am Post subject:

gday guys, i thought id put my 2 cents worth in on this legato subject. i play using economy picking mostly and rarely use hammers or pull offs, yet i consider my playing extremely legato, thats why i pursued the technique in the first place after seeing the gambale video, and if you listen to bretts legato im sure youll agree it sounds different to satriani for instance. whatever comes naturally to you will probably always work best. see ya round guys Cool

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fanio · Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 17

ehi guys,do you hear all the notes when you play unplugged?I mean,do the hammered notes ring as loud as the picked ones,or are they quieter?how about playing whith clean sound?

JJW · Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 234

I am sure i can speak for everyone else here mate-even unplugged i sound the same.Its all about getting those fingers strong enough,that comes by playing a lot:)I play now about 2 to 3 hours daily(take a guitar into work..lol..and take time out in the afternoon;)
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fanio · Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 17

ilovemusic · Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 5:11 am Post subject:

I prefer the sound of legato (hammers and pull-offs) when it's a medium pace, it's also a good way to get your timing up to scratch for when you speed it up...

if you wanna play sixteenth notes, make sure they're sixteenth notes both sped up, and slowed down, same for triplets etc...it will also sound faster when sped up, trust me, i sometimes play legato as fast as i can, and it sounds gay...but when i slow it down to a nice medium pace, it comes alive and is way more musical...i recall listening to an audio clip of brett playing the solo of Loch Lannoch on ibreathemusic.com, and that's a perfect example of what i'm talkin about...
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