muting strings when sweeping

[prizrak]

whenever i sweep pick it sounds really dirty because the other strings keep ringing, i've seen people mute it with their thumbs and some with their palm, but i can't get it that good.

Anyone know any good ways to make it sound more clean?

thanks

[Nazgul]

i'm practicing sweeps lately and I find it's the best to palm mute the notes right after you play them on strings 4,5 and 6, others are not that big problem.

what's that thumb muting? with the right hand thumb?

[prizrak]

yeah, i saw a vid of this guy and he was using his right hand thumb to mute the strings.

[Nazgul]

yeah, i saw a vid of this guy and he was using his right hand thumb to mute the strings.

who was it? im interested into seeing that.

[MattyCakes]

start slow and learn how to do it right so you dont have to mute them

[prizrak]

This is the guy, its just some sweeping vid on youtube

http://youtube.com/watch?v=IAOr6SYGAyw&search=sweeping%20lesson

[Nazgul]

nice video, but he doesn't recommend using thumb for muting the strings.

Does anybody know what guitar is he using? Looks like a RR1, but with no pickguard.

[shadowcat]

Well it also has 24 frets, but it has a neck pickup. I don't know of any model with these features, including the Jackson Stars line (all of those have pickguards)...
so it's probably either a custom Jackson or something else (maybe ESP, I've seen some bands play total RR ripoffs made by ESP).

[Nazgul]

lol, I actually haven't noticed it has a 24 frets.

[s1r0b]

It's a kv2

[VitaminG]

if you look at this lesson, you can see it's a Jackson. Can't tell you what model though....

http://youtube.com/watch?v=VztsoOS3_lo

ah, well there you go. A KV2. I wasn't sure if King Vs were 24 fretters.

[RacerX]

The simplest answer is that it is a King V, probably a KV2.


Muahahaha, shadowcat, now we're even for the RR5 thing!

[RacerX]

WTF did all you guys come from?

That'll teach me to watch the whole 9 minute vid, THEN post!

[shadowcat]

The simplest answer is that it is a King V, probably a KV2.


Muahahaha, shadowcat, now we're even for the RR5 thing!

:ROTF::ROTF:

Dude, you never give up until you got the last word, do you?

I bet you stayed up the whole night just to scan my posts and get a chance for "revenge"...

[RacerX]

How much ya wanna bet?