Seize the day solo questions

[Matt Wildman]

So I’m almost able to play the whole solo. I was wondering which pick up you guys use to play it. I personally think it sounds better using the neck pickup, but in certain spots of the solo the bridge pickup sounds better. It sounds like Syn uses the neck pickup to play it. And finally I can’t get the pinch harmonic to sound at all. (B string 11th fret). Suggestions?

 

[Tory Capman]

I definitely use the neck pickup. And I’ll have to play it when I go home but I think the harmonic at the end of the solo is at 10 on the g-string. When I was taught how to play pinch harmonics, I was told that if you imagine an entire fretboard between the end of the actual fretboard and where the strings go into the body, the pinch harmonic is easier to achieve wherever that fret would be on the imaginary fretboard. If that makes sense. I feel like it might be complicated so just tell me if it is haha

 

[Charlie Erickson]

The pinch harmonic is 6th fret b string and I usually use the bridge pickup it definitely helps with getting the pinch harmonic to sound.

 

[Matt Wildman]

Crystal clear Tory! I’ll try both that you guys suggested and see how it goes thanks guys!

 

[Tory Capman]

Awesome! Happy to help!

 

[idssdi]

I pretty much always use my neck pickup or the midle position for solos.

 

[Tory Capman]

I’m not sure why…but I’ve always disliked the middle position lol. I don’t think I ever use it intentionally. I’m going to try to use it more often

 

[idssdi]

hahaha I only started using it when a got my Schecter synyster Gates deluxe and i preffered it iver the bridge pickup and the neck pickup for most solos. For some it really does not matter that much

 

[Calvin Phillips]

A big help to the harmonics is making sure you have enough feedback and gain.. I struggle with certain pinches myself.. and for a while it was because of my amp settings.

 

[Ezequiel Romanko]

yeah definitely neck pickup for most of the solo, anyways you should check for eq settings to have more treble or change to bridge pickup before you hit the A.H, it would be easier if you hammer on/pull off the notes right before that A.H while you’re changing to bridge pickup, it’s how i do it

 

[Sayonil Mitra]

What I have seen some people do is, play almost the entire solo with neck pickup ( better if you have a mid pickup, then combine it with neck one). Just before the pinch harmonic, when you get a fraction of second breather, switch to the bridge one and make it scream, sounds so sweet. I have learnt it recently and find it useful.

 

[Ron Sharma]

I think syn had a sustainiac in the neck position at that time. So he played the solo with the bridge position invader. Also the pinch harmonic is pretty easy to nail if you know just where to pinch. Also keep the gain little high and the treble too.

 

[Dominik Gräber]

@ron at least in the video he had the double invader combination. Just watched it again… awesome video and song

 

[Jared Lewins]

Love that solo

 

[Christopher Lonski]

It’s definitely played at the 10th fret of the G string, and the whole solo is played on the neck pickup, although the harmonic could have been overdubbed.
As for finding pinch harmonics, try moving the position of your picking hand around and try picking on different parts of the string. A lot of people dont know this, but harmonic happen a very specific divisions of the length of the string. Everyone knows the 5th, 7th, and 12th fret natural harmonics. If you get a tape measure and measure the string, those notes happen at 1/4, 1/3, and 1/2 of the string. This is also why you can hold down the 1st fret and get a harmonic from the 13th fret. The same thing goes for the intervals as well like major 3rds or perfect 5ths. Heres an in depth wikipedia article about this concept, I recommend checking it out!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_and_mathematics