Vibrato visual vs sonal

[idssdi]

So I was just watching someone on Instagram play guitar and his vibrato looked and sounded kinda wonky and that got me wondering do you guys relate how the vibrato looks visually with how it sounds sonically? For example like SRV, B B. King or Syn have a vibrato that sounds absolutely incredible and at the same time it’s also very enjoyable to watch them do vibrato as well.

 

[Pablo De Miguel]

I don´t really relate what i see with what i hear, but it´s true that it´s super cool to whatch those guitarrist do vibrato

 

[Ed Seith]

Steve Vai did a mini lesson where he covered the importance of making something like a vibrato look like you wanted it to sound – sensual, elegant, aggressive, whatever. He spent many, many hours in front of a mirror working on his vibrato, which sounds counter-intuitive until you really think about it and then actually try it.

 

[idssdi]

Hahaha Ed I think I did that too

 

[Ed Seith]

Of course, i think Steve Vai spends a lot of hours looking at himself in the mirror anyway…

 

[Dan Shipway]

That’s before he turns on the fan as well