I listened to it slowed down also. That could be a pinch harmonic or a semi pinch harmonic. Its just 1 octave up from the original melody. Good ear and good find though. Its alot easier 14-19 position Picked with 1 economy pick (pinch harm with the double down pick) and one pull off at the end to start the pattern on a down pick again. DUDUDDU PULL OFF (REPEAT)
Same notes. 2 nps B 12 10 G 12 11 E 12 8 B 12 10 12 10 G 12 11 9 B 12 10 G 12 The second part G 11 9 D 13 G 9 B 9 G 9 B 9 12 G 9 12 B 11 G 12 9 12 11 9 I'm guessing Marty would pick it this way with his downward slant style. The other way has 3 places where the angle of the pick needs to be changed To an upward pick slant. There's probably 1,000 different ways that can be picked and fretted. I could be wrong. I definitely like the note choices you pointed out.
I have heard that the bridge will certainly make a difference. It improved my guitar by about 90%. However, it doesn't quite compare to the experience I have with my scalloped Ibanez, where the string never slips and feels consistently great. Unfortunately, there seems to be a design flaw with this one.
It's not only the high E, it's the whole string spacing. The guitar has a narrow neck and a wide tremolo. The only solution that will fix everything is the callaham vintage narrow tremolo. Puut it on my 2018 malmsteen strat and oh boy, MASSIVE difference.
How interesting. That’s a new hack for me! Since I don’t have my YJM anymore, I’m playing my neck through body, but I will remember this one for my grandnephew. He’s a beginner. BTW, I think mine had the same high E slippage problem when I bought it in 2004, but like I mentioned, it took half a year to adjust anyway, so being more careful was probably part of the adjustment. I feel better knowing that you had experience with a scalloped fretboard, because your playing was already masterful on it. You understood the light touch technique already. Thanks for mentioning that in this video. Most players don’t really understand, and I know it took me by surprise. Later
Thank you for your compliment, John. I agree that it can be disheartening to witness someone effortlessly excel in an area where one has invested significant effort. Adapting to this situation was a learning process for me. However, using a non-slipping string necessitated minimal adjustments to my technique, primarily focusing on refining my touch on the guitar for lighter and more precise playing. With practice, I found that my proficiency improved, resulting in a better overall sound 🤘🎸
I have extensive experience playing on a scalloped Ibanez guitar for over a decade. However, on this model, I encountered an issue with string alignment on the instrument, particularly with the high E string slipping off. Despite suggestions attributing this issue to the scalloped neck design and advocating for a change in playing technique, I must clarify that this assertion is unfounded. Adapting one's technique to accommodate this issue would be unnecessary and could lead to ineffective adjustments. The root cause lies entirely in the misalignment of the strings. I have created a video tutorial outlining the corrective measures for this issue.
Sweet note selection, but your execution is absolutely amazing. I usually hate sweeping because it is so often butchered, I gave up on it a lifetime ago, but you're outstanding at that, wow.
