Vibrato and string noise from high gain

[superblonde]

With a fast lick that ends with vibrato (vibrato with 2nd finger on G string) I seem to brush the adjacent strings (especially B string) and that creates some string noise. So I wonder, should I try making a smaller vibrato -or- keep the vibrato the same plus do some right hand muting (like pinch those unused strings with my picking hand fingers)?

I'm an intermediate student of Metal Method. I play seitannic heavy metal. All Kale Seitan! ♯ ♮ ♭ ø ° Δ ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬
And on the Seventh Day, Mustaine said: ∇ ⨯ E = - ∂B / ∂t ; and there was Thrash; and it had a ♭3; and it was good.

[rightonthemark]

i see some guitarists using a string dampener for high gain playing.

rock and roll ain't pretty; that's why they picked us to play it.

[superblonde]

My description was a bit off. Anyways this is what it really is – if my own transcription is correct.
Maybe my vibrato will get ‘tighter’ or ‘faster plus more close to center’ with more practice.. or my right hand muting might get faster too..

My pulloffs sometimes ring the next higher string by accident too (mostly noticeable with hi gain) and I think Doug demonstrates right hand muting for that situation.

I'm an intermediate student of Metal Method. I play seitannic heavy metal. All Kale Seitan! ♯ ♮ ♭ ø ° Δ ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬
And on the Seventh Day, Mustaine said: ∇ ⨯ E = - ∂B / ∂t ; and there was Thrash; and it had a ♭3; and it was good.

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[MotleyCrue81]

Unless you’re playing a double neck like MAB, a string dampener is cheating in my book haha.

Typically, the side meat of your hand should be lightly touching the lower thicker strings. That’s just a matter of accurate picking hand placement. Or, you could do the vibrato using your second and third fingers pressing the string down and your first finger laying down lightly across the other strings to mute them. You could mute the higher thinner strings by using your rinng or pinky fingers of yournpicking hand like you mentioned. I like to combine all three of those techniques when I can. That way you can still play really clean with very high gain.

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[slash]

For what its worth I use both hands to mute unwanted strings. I use the ring finger and middle finger of the picking hand to mute the strings below and the palm above. I don’t remember which lesson or course but I learned it from Doug and it works for me.

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[Anonymous]

slash wrote:

For what its worth I use both hands to mute unwanted strings. I use the ring finger and middle finger of the picking hand to mute the strings below and the palm above. I don’t remember which lesson or course but I learned it from Doug and it works for me.

It’s definitely a both hands experience. If you usd both you shouldn’t need a string dampner.

There are occasions where sometimes I’ll put up with a little noise for the sake of showmanship. Bars three and four of the Hit Me With Your Best Shot solo are an ascending lick where you move up the neck while pulling off to the open second string. If you watch Benatar’s guitar player do it he uses his right hand to keep the first string quiet, but I raise mine into the air when I play that part. It makes a little noise but I’ve discovered something important: unless your getting ridiculous with your distortion (which is an issue with 21st century metal guitar players) you can’t really hear the noise through the PA with the rest of the band playing. If you can’t hear it through the PA, it doesn’t exist.

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