Vibrato Masterclass
Added 2025-06-18 22:57:33 +0000 UTCWhat exactly is it that gives a guitarist's sound personality? Yes, things like tone, gear and phrasing are all big factors, but in my personal opinion the #1 biggest contributor towards a guitarist's musical personality is their vibrato.
Vibrato is an incredibly subjective and personal topical which makes it very challenging to teach - but I'm proud to present this comprehensive masterclass where I break-down all the different types of vibrato, how they function and when best to use them. My hope is that this lesson equips you with a greater understanding of vibrato so that you can continue on your journey of developing your own unique voice on the instrument!
Good luck and don't forget to share your progress with everyone in the Discord server!
0:00 Intro
3:18 What is vibrato?
5:07 The importance of thinking about vibrato as singing
7:09 The disadvantage of vibrato on guitar
8:28 Rock vibrato
11:19 Classical vibrato
12:44 Two-way vibrato
14:43 When should you use vibrato?
17:47 Timing vibrato properly
18:57 Exercise!
Comments
Bradley can you define the boundaries of narrow and wide vibrato. when you watch players hands it's hard to tell . One of my great blues teachers says he doesnt like the sound of anymore then 1/4 step when doing vibrato he things sounds bad when hits 1/2 step. As far as speed yes has to be even , but no one ever breaks down how many pulls with in 1 beat are generally slow medium and fast . I guess if we use subdivisions to get nice and even can practice 8th notes triplets and 16th. What would you say is your most used width in steps and most used speed and how many pulls up and down is that per beat. I think getting this down to more then just by listening would help. I agree fast uneven vibrato sounds nervous and edgy bad. However like in blues the index finger vibrato is sometimes called the stinger because it's fast but Its hard to see from the camera angle and speed in such quick sting how many pulls are even happening . Vibrato makes solos come alive I have been focused last week or 2 on getting mine elevated. Thanks
CJ
2025-08-06 12:37:41 +0000 UTCThat's great that you already have a clear image of what yours sounds like in your head!
Bradley Hall
2025-06-28 09:42:27 +0000 UTCAs soon as I started watching the video, I had an idea for what "my" vibrato could sound like. It starts off slow and wide and accelerates in vibration while narrowing in distance. Interesting too, to approach vibrato as bending down. My natural inclination was to move the string up like a typical bend.
Rusty Blasco
2025-06-25 16:34:49 +0000 UTCVibrato is rarely talked about but makes it hugely important to understand and to use it to help convey the feeling of the music. Thanks for covering this topic. I enjoy the way you break down the use of vibrato.
Robert Partyka
2025-06-19 17:09:25 +0000 UTCGreat tips, and yeah, it's really worth thinking about what you are doing with vibrato in different situations rather than just Kirking it, so to speak. George Lynch has a whacky looking and pretty unique vibrato.
Seyukai
2025-06-19 10:04:12 +0000 UTCGreat masterclass ! My main issue with vibrato is that i can't relax when doing it and have a lot of tension in all my arm. It s like my brain doesn't know what muscle to use so it just uses all my arm at once and locks everything. Do you have any tips to relax and be more efficient ?
Basketball
2025-06-19 09:53:09 +0000 UTCGreat, another Weasley… thanks for the lesson! If you have scalloped frets you can do it by pressing the fret, and wearing leather boots, and kicking picks.
Shahar Bar
2025-06-19 00:06:11 +0000 UTCRadagon Bradley
Daniel Siak
2025-06-18 22:58:55 +0000 UTC
