I've been wondering exactly what technique steve vai uses (and perhaps other artists) to make that super percussiony sound on some of his guitar riffs. Very prominent in juice 2:58 , Rescue me or Bury me 5:24, 5:29. Or maybe im wrong and this is just an effect. Also how does he do that super scream. Rescue me or bury me 5:45
I hope I am referring to the same things, as I am listening to the MP3 of Rescue Me... on my HD ( I ripped a few CDs that I own to the HD for backup purposes )
The "explosion sound" at approximately 5:24 is simply a muted rake... he mutes the strings with his left hand and hits them, creating a short, percussive sound. In combination with the guitar sound he uses there, it sounds rather big and "boomy". Just use a distored sound, mute the low strings with your left hand and hit them with the pick fast and rather agressively.
The scream at about 5:45 is a note on one of the bass strings. He frets the note, plays it as a pinch harmonic ( or artificial harmonic ) bends it to get that "screaming sound", and finishes it by pressing down the bar quickly, resulting in a very fast, short divebomb
Hope this helps
Eric
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