how do professional guitasists avoid the squeaking sound that during chord changes?
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1. They have at least a decent level of skill so they effectively change chords without producing unwanted sounds, i.e. they don’t unnecessarily touch and slide over the strings.
2. Studio magic. You can filter noises out with noise gates, you can remove sounds in post-production.
3. Sometimes they don’t avoid the squeaks. If you pay attention to recordings, you might sometimes catch them.
1. They have at least a decent level of skill so they effectively change chords without producing unwanted sounds, i.e. they don’t unnecessarily touch and slide over the strings.
2. Studio magic. You can filter noises out with noise gates, you can remove sounds in post-production.
3. Sometimes they don’t avoid the squeaks. If you pay attention to recordings, you might sometimes catch them.
1. They have at least a decent level of skill so they effectively change chords without producing unwanted sounds, i.e. they don’t unnecessarily touch and slide over the strings.
2. Studio magic. You can filter noises out with noise gates, you can remove sounds in post-production.
3. Sometimes they don’t avoid the squeaks. If you pay attention to recordings, you might sometimes catch them.
You can get better at moving/lifting your hand to reduce the noise made by it sliding against the strings. Equipment/setting can make a difference but also a lot of the time any noise made when changing positions is just masked by other instruments (Drums/Bass/Vocals ect) as they are louder. Sometimes though (especially on acoustic intruments in a sparse track) it can’t be avoided- give “two hands of a prayer” by Ben Harper a listen. I love the song but there is a bit of noise going on in some of the sections.
You can get better at moving/lifting your hand to reduce the noise made by it sliding against the strings. Equipment/setting can make a difference but also a lot of the time any noise made when changing positions is just masked by other instruments (Drums/Bass/Vocals ect) as they are louder. Sometimes though (especially on acoustic intruments in a sparse track) it can’t be avoided- give “two hands of a prayer” by Ben Harper a listen. I love the song but there is a bit of noise going on in some of the sections.
Often they don’t. I suggest you listen more closely to some recordings with guitar in them. Here are couple of examples:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o93qp4jBhY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o93qp4jBhY)
Veruca Salt’s “American Thighs” is loaded with squeaky chord changes. Some of it is deliberate, I think, but definitely not all.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0eciLEQVmQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0eciLEQVmQ)
This is an even better example, as it’s a classical guitarist. I think this recording is fantastic, but nonetheless you can hear quite a lot of string noise.
Often they don’t. I suggest you listen more closely to some recordings with guitar in them. Here are couple of examples:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o93qp4jBhY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o93qp4jBhY)
Veruca Salt’s “American Thighs” is loaded with squeaky chord changes. Some of it is deliberate, I think, but definitely not all.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0eciLEQVmQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0eciLEQVmQ)
This is an even better example, as it’s a classical guitarist. I think this recording is fantastic, but nonetheless you can hear quite a lot of string noise.
Often they don’t. I suggest you listen more closely to some recordings with guitar in them. Here are couple of examples:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o93qp4jBhY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o93qp4jBhY)
Veruca Salt’s “American Thighs” is loaded with squeaky chord changes. Some of it is deliberate, I think, but definitely not all.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0eciLEQVmQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0eciLEQVmQ)
This is an even better example, as it’s a classical guitarist. I think this recording is fantastic, but nonetheless you can hear quite a lot of string noise.
Also the squeak can add character and be used to flavour the music. Especially when I’m playing blues, I like to keep the sound a bit dirty and raw.
Also the squeak can add character and be used to flavour the music. Especially when I’m playing blues, I like to keep the sound a bit dirty and raw.
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