vibrato with carbon strings

[Johneg]

Hi All

Is generating vibrato with carbon trebles more difficult to accomplish than with normal treble strings?

Second question does the technique change when producing vibrato with multiple strings at the same time ?

Finial question can you produce vibrato with a single string when playing multiple strings and what is the technique to do so?

thanks in advance

John G

[riffmeister]

Originally Posted by Johneg

Hi All

Is generating vibrato with carbon trebles more difficult to accomplish than with normal treble strings?

Second question does the technique change when producing vibrato with multiple strings at the same time ?

Finial question can you produce vibrato with a single string when playing multiple strings and what is the technique to do so?

thanks in advance

John G

Carbon trebles are thinner than nylon so they are a little less easy to 'grab' when doing vibrato along the length of the string.

I find it easier to do vibrato along the length of the string for multiple strings simultaneously.

You will probably want do vibrato perpendicular to the length of string on a single string while playing multiple strings with vibrato only on one string. In any case, this is going to be a bit tricky to execute.

[Johneg]

thank you for the response.

I like the sound of the carbon trebles on my CG but I was having difficulty bring out the intensity of the vibrato with these strings or wasn't sure if it was just my technique or ability.

Still confused on playing vibrato on a single tone when playing multiple strings using CG techniques for vibrato, should I use more a conventional steel string technique when doing this?

thanks again

[riffmeister]

Tension plays a role, too. Higher tension = harder to execute along the length of the string vibrato.

Check out Virginia Luque on YT, amazing perpendicular to the string length vibrato.

[Red_Label]

Originally Posted by Johneg

thank you for the response.

I like the sound of the carbon trebles on my CG but I was having difficulty bring out the intensity of the vibrato with these strings or wasn't sure if it was just my technique or ability.

Still confused on playing vibrato on a single tone when playing multiple strings using CG techniques for vibrato, should I use more a conventional steel string technique when doing this?

thanks again

Use whatever works. Having been classically trained while a CG performance major in college... I rarely use CG vibrato. It's more subtle, but I'm not very subtle. So I prefer the wider, perpendicular vibrato as played on steel string guitars. In fact, two gigs ago I had a young lady standing right in front of me just staring. Between songs she told me how much she loved my vibrato. That was a new one for me! It works for me, so I'll stick with it.

[ZippyChip]

I can achieve that single string vibrato while sounding several others but it is usually done with a up and down motion (rock guitar style) by wiggling my "pinkie". I think it can be done with the other fingers as well but it has to be a wiggle rather than a full "rock" style up and down.
Some of the vibrato comes from the up and down wiggle, and some from squeezing the string between the frets but it does work.