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Re: Iommi Pick \'chirping\'
Wow, a noise I've tried to eliminate all my life, and someone likes it! Hehehe... Cool.
Alrighty, BIG Iommi clone here and I really labored over emulating that stuff to a T (jeez, what was I thinking?)... Lemme ponder...
I'd say the pick noise is most of it. Watch pick hand and he doesn't articulate per the thumb and index/middle finger much, his movement is mostly at the wrist. When I do staccato picking, I mostly flex my thumb and index/middle fingers, he's moving his whole hand, and isn't all that fast because of that I think. It's just his style, and it sounds great though. The way his whole hand is rocking to get the stroke, it presents an odd angle for the pick attack on the strings. Like was said before, sorta sideways as opposed to the mel bay way, haha... and that makes most of the noise ESPECIALLY when down picking with a heavy hand on loose strings..
Look at the odd way he holds the pick and how his hand rests over the strings. I find it interesting how he curls and tuck his ring and little fingers under, like a slight fist. I always emulated that as I thought it would look cool and you must have to do that to play good. Umm, It didn't do much for me though and I eventually altered my movement and picking style to a more intense Eddie VanHalen thing where you are not moving your hand much at the wrist and using your fingers more.
I also have heard a noise that I think sometimes is the string actually being pushed against and hitting the pickup as they are detuned so much. Low strings, high pickup, and excessive attack for that situation, and your get it. Bill played my guitar once and was doing that to my EMGs, and wore grooves in the pickup... I was pissed...
Wow, a noise I've tried to eliminate all my life, and someone likes it! Hehehe... Cool.
Alrighty, BIG Iommi clone here and I really labored over emulating that stuff to a T (jeez, what was I thinking?)... Lemme ponder...
I'd say the pick noise is most of it. Watch pick hand and he doesn't articulate per the thumb and index/middle finger much, his movement is mostly at the wrist. When I do staccato picking, I mostly flex my thumb and index/middle fingers, he's moving his whole hand, and isn't all that fast because of that I think. It's just his style, and it sounds great though. The way his whole hand is rocking to get the stroke, it presents an odd angle for the pick attack on the strings. Like was said before, sorta sideways as opposed to the mel bay way, haha... and that makes most of the noise ESPECIALLY when down picking with a heavy hand on loose strings..
Look at the odd way he holds the pick and how his hand rests over the strings. I find it interesting how he curls and tuck his ring and little fingers under, like a slight fist. I always emulated that as I thought it would look cool and you must have to do that to play good. Umm, It didn't do much for me though and I eventually altered my movement and picking style to a more intense Eddie VanHalen thing where you are not moving your hand much at the wrist and using your fingers more.
I also have heard a noise that I think sometimes is the string actually being pushed against and hitting the pickup as they are detuned so much. Low strings, high pickup, and excessive attack for that situation, and your get it. Bill played my guitar once and was doing that to my EMGs, and wore grooves in the pickup... I was pissed...
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