I was just a punk kid, trying to get a sound out of a guitar that I couldn't get off the rack, so I built one myself. . . I wanted a Gibson type of sound but with a Strat vibrato. . I went to town painting it and I put three pickups back in, but they don't work - only the rear one works
Vibrato is the badge of tonal maturity.
I think the fundamental part of my technique is my vibrato.
Control of vibrato helps your musical expression.
His lessons were chock-full of analogies for a variety of musical situations. Those little things were my favorites. 'No. . . that's too much vibrato. It's like putting bright red lipstick on a beautiful woman. ' I always thought it was funny that when you broke a musical rule-like accenting a weak beat-he would turn his head away from you sharply, almost as though he were in pain. It's like you just slapped him in the face by being unmusical.
If you've got a good vibrato, you can get away with a lot.
Well, first I'd want a better vibrato.
