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Original message:342 days 5 hours ago

Member: Damarae

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whenever i use these techniques my volume fades very VERY rapidly. more rapidly than it is suppose to. what possibly could i be doing wrong?

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Reply:342 days 4 hours 32 minutes ago
Member: inablackout

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Reply:342 days 4 hours 13 minutes ago
Member: Billy bob

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don't forget to -1 me, it might make you feel better

Reply:342 days 4 hours 9 minutes ago
Member: Damarae

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i cannot keep up the volume when i pull off or hammer on like i pick one note i try a pull off and there isnt anymore sound. its gone

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Reply:342 days 4 hours 2 minutes ago
Member: Billy bob

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Reply:342 days 2 hours 42 minutes ago
Member: JTC

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Are you talking trill's or hammering/pulling from one note to another?

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Reply:342 days 2 hours 37 minutes ago
Member: bachmirage

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your problem is that you are simply NOT hitting your lead notes hard enough. you really have to give them a good hard tap in order for them to truly ring out well every time. it takes some practice,but you'll get there eventually. just try to be more aggressive with your attack...and start out slowly and work your way up to faster speeds..........

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Reply:341 days 18 hours 29 minutes ago
Member: inablackout

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its kinda like learning pinch harmonics, practice practice practice, I find if theres a technique i need to learn i will work on that particular technique till i get it. With hammer ons its called "hammer" because you hammer that next finger down on the note when you do you can make the string ring out. pull offs are similar only you have to pull of quicker with out deadening the string.

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Reply:339 days 11 hours 21 minutes ago
Member: lucas.

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Hammer-ons
• smash your finger into the fingerboard as hard as possible without hurting yourself
• if you haven't developed calussus on your fingers yet then there will be pain, but not for too long
• practice on the 2nd or 3rd string on lower frets

Pull-offs
• pull off in a very slight horizontal motion almost as if picking the string again with your right hand
• pull hard and quickly

once you get em down you can practice further more by finger tapping

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