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Topic: Paul kim's harmonics? |
Jesse Pearson
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San Diego , CA
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Posted 21 Jul 2006 11:10 am |
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| The video that GR put up of Paul Kim had some interesting use of harmonics. I have been making my harmonics with my palm for chords and knuckel for single notes. My question is, it looks like Paul is very close to his notes when he makes his harmonics? I'm at least 12 frets away most of the time, sometimes a little closer but Paul is right there on top of the notes he's picking. Did anyone question him about this at the convention? |
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Rick Aiello
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Berryville, VA USA
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Jesse Pearson
From:
San Diego , CA
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Posted 21 Jul 2006 11:57 am
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| Thanks Rick... Man, I find those 7th and 5th fret harmonics hard to make if not impossible on my short scales. Did JB use 7th and 5th fret harmonics much? Paul sounded pretty good on em, it almost looked like he was doing a ZZ Top pinch harmonic at or near the pick to me??? To bad he isn't on the forum and could tell us his secret himself, he'd more then likely sum it up as "Practice Practice Pratice"...!!! |
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c c johnson
From:
killeen,tx usa * R.I.P.
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Posted 21 Jul 2006 3:00 pm
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| 12, 7. and 5 finger harmonics were known for yrs as the "Hank Thompson intro harmonics". cc |
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Terry Farmer
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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Posted 21 Jul 2006 4:43 pm
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| I've got a Canadian friend that uses those 7th and 5th fret harmonics alot. Usually on full chords. He never ceases to amaze me. |
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Bill Creller
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Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 22 Jul 2006 7:09 am
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| Bobby Ingano plays those all the time, check the video. He usually does them on endings. [This message was edited by Bill Creller on 22 July 2006 at 08:10 AM.] |
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Jesse Pearson
From:
San Diego , CA
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Posted 29 Jul 2006 4:57 am
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Paul sent me a couple of emails concerning how he does his harmonics. Paul says that a light pick attack as opposed to a hard one is what he uses. Paul also states that he does in fact use his palm for the 12th, 7th and 5th fret harmonics. He says that leaving the palm on the string longer than what you’re used to seems to help to make the harmonic come out and to make sure the palm is straight across the strings. Paul says he is using a regular scale steel as opposed to a long scale.
I wonder if heavier gauge strings make it harder to do the higher harmonics? I know the lighter touch Hawaiian approach to steel seems to favor lighter gauges? It was pretty cool of Paul to answer my thread and give a free lesson on harmonics, now that's aloha spirit for sure. 
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