{"id":2459,"date":"2011-07-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-11T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.museonmuse.jp\/?p=2459"},"modified":"2017-05-18T09:47:18","modified_gmt":"2017-05-18T00:47:18","slug":"philip-sayce-column-vol-1-vibrato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.museonmuse.jp\/?p=2459","title":{"rendered":"Philip Sayce Column Vol.1 “VIBRATO”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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To me, vibrato has always been one of the most important and distinguishing signatures of all of my favorite guitarists.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s like a signature, a fingerprint, a unique pulse, which is always rooted & connected to the heartbeat of the player. Mark Knopfler, Brian May, Jeff Healey, BB King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Albert Collins, Eddie Van Halen, Bonnie Raitt, Ian Moore, Doyle Bramhall 2, Eric Gales, Jeff Beck, Robert Cray, Carlos Santana, Jimi Hendrix Albert King, Freddie King, and many many more \u2013 these are some of the players that have always connected with me because their playing sings like a human voice. So incredibly expressive! Smooth, natural, perfectly balanced and unique, their vibrato adds power, finesse, control, and emotion to their masterful guitar playing. I am often attracted to a player first and foremost by their vibrato before any scale or other techniques. This to me is the color, the spice, the depth and the flavor. I once met BB King and had the opportunity to ask him about his vibrato. He told me that he would close his eyes and try to emulate the sound of slide players on his guitar, but without the slide. He showed me with his hands how he does it\u2026Needless to say, his signature vibrato is unequalled by anyone and makes his playing instantly recognizable.<\/p>\n

I love Eric Clapton\u2019s vibrato. Although I\u2019ve seen him use all kinds of different vibrato techniques, this is one that I continue to work on every time I pick up a guitar. The up and down motion creates one of my favorite silky and vocal sounding finger vibratos, and takes an enormous amount of control to execute and not overdo.
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