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Re: screaming guitar



I sometimes make loops with several of the natural harmonics of the cello.
Just by their nature the chords that come out have an interesting
harmony......should work on any string instrument and helps when you use 
the
higher 7ths and combinations of overtones from different strings........

erich

>  I sometimes like to get the guitar feeding back at different pitches and
>use them in loops.It can be interesting if the frequencies create diatonic
>harmonies...
>
>  Whoohooo!!! I have a variable-speed vibrater, but I've never used it on
>my guitar.  I wonder if it'll make my guitar scream as much as it makes...
>lol!
>
>smiles,
>
>Corynne
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>On Fri, 6 Feb 1998, T.W. Hartnett wrote:
>
>> >I used to put the strings of the guitar against my neck and talk, such 
>that
>> >my throat vibrated the strings. It was either that string vibration or 
>the
>> >actual sound of my voice getting picked up by microphonic pickups that
>> >resulted in sound, not sure, but it worked alright. Hmm, don't think 
>I've
>> >tried that since I was about 14, maybe I should give it another go. 
>> 
>> The electric shaver or vibrator near the pickups is also a neat sound.  
>> Vibrators with a variable speed control are good to tune the resultant 
>> squall.
>> 
>> Travis Hartnett
>> 
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