Author Topic: any good fast legato players on this board? (Read 22144 times)

JDC · « **on:** October 14, 2007, 10:05:29 PM »

any good fast legato players on this board?

just wondering if you use compression to help keep everything smooth and even?

Johnny Mac · « **Reply #1 on:** October 14, 2007, 10:21:16 PM »

Well mines getting there. I took some lessons from a guy a few years ago that concentrated on legato. He said to practise with a clean tone, so that's what I've been doing now for 2 years. It's a hard technique to learn, especially the pull offs! I could see how compression would help.

CUBE · « **Reply #2 on:** October 14, 2007, 10:22:56 PM »

I have the worst legato of anybody on the planet

noodleplugerine · « **Reply #3 on:** October 14, 2007, 10:36:53 PM »

Quote from: JDC

any good fast legato players on this board?

just wondering if you use compression to help keep everything smooth and even?

I play alot of legato - And I never tend to use a compressor - I know some people do, but I think it's kinda overkill - That being said, if your guitar doesn't have the amount of sustain that my lump of mahogany does at the neck pickup - Then I could imagine needing it.

Crazy_Joe · « **Reply #4 on:** October 14, 2007, 11:25:43 PM »

I wish i had a good legato, though i am trying to work on it, as one of my biggest influences is the great Randy Rhoads aka king of legato!

JDC · « **Reply #5 on:** October 15, 2007, 12:04:56 AM »

Quote from: Crazy_Joe

I wish i had a good legato, though i am trying to work on it, as one of my biggest influences is the great Randy Rhoads aka king of legato!

check out the guy who plays lead in Meshuggah, he does like free jazzy legato solos, I so wish I could play like that!!!

CJ · « **Reply #6 on:** October 15, 2007, 12:45:33 AM »

what exactly is legato? kind of embarrassing since Randy Rhoads is my hero, and apparently he's the king of it... is it just playing with a lot of pull-offs and hammer ons?

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #7 on:** October 15, 2007, 03:13:58 AM »

Quote from: callme.nasty

what exactly is legato? ... is it just playing with a lot of pull-offs and hammer ons?

Yes. Legato is hammer ons and pull offs.

CJ · « **Reply #8 on:** October 15, 2007, 03:36:09 AM »

Quote from: TwilightOdyssey

Quote from: callme.nasty
what exactly is legato? ... is it just playing with a lot of pull-offs and hammer ons?

Yes. Legato is hammer ons and pull offs.

so how do you determine yourself to be a legato player? everyone uses hammer ons and pull offs...

gingataff · « **Reply #9 on:** October 15, 2007, 03:47:26 AM »

Probably the best legato player is Allan Holdsworth, and he doesn't use pull offs (in the traditional sense).
Instead of fretting two notes on the same string and then pulling the higher finger off to sound the lower one (as most people do) he frets one note, removes his finger from the string and then hammers on the lower note.
I've tried this and it's very tricky, but I can imagine it would sound much smoother. No scr@ping callus on the string or nasty TWANG if you pull too quickly.

gingataff · « **Reply #10 on:** October 15, 2007, 03:50:39 AM »

Quote from: callme.nasty

Quote from: TwilightOdyssey
Quote from: callme.nasty
what exactly is legato? ... is it just playing with a lot of pull-offs and hammer ons?

Yes. Legato is hammer ons and pull offs.

so how do you determine yourself to be a legato player? everyone uses hammer ons and pull offs...

It's when you mostly use hammers and pulls to play leads and melodies rather than picking, the sound is different. Listen to guys like Satriani or Brett Garsed compared to pickers like Petrucci and Gilbert.

Muso · « **Reply #11 on:** October 15, 2007, 05:21:52 PM »

compression is cheating! practise clean and get it down. Oh yea keep the action low and the fingerboard straight ;)

Kepu · « **Reply #12 on:** October 15, 2007, 05:39:09 PM »

My legato hero is Criss Oliva, Randy Rhoads is close second tho
really would like to play like those 2 guys :)

perhaps someday... but most likely not :lol:

Crazy_Joe · « **Reply #13 on:** October 15, 2007, 06:01:37 PM »

I love legato, sounds so much better than picking every note to me.

Johnny Mac · « **Reply #14 on:** October 15, 2007, 06:19:06 PM »

I like it but i love the attack of fast alternate picked runs like Zakk does too. But that's also very hard to learn!!