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Originally Posted by MFHorn683  I'm starting to get my lead chops more refined and my top end is starting to get more and more zip with each passing day. My question is about vibrato. I'm trying to introduce it into my lead playing, but I can't use jaw vibrato because I can't get it to move fast enough yet. I've started to use alittle hand vibrato, but i'm still in the experimentation with it, but with some refining, I think it could prove a viable option. |
It's been (gulp) 29 years since I did serious lead playing in a pop/rock setting, so styles might have changed, but it is possible to get a really exciting vibrato-like zip and shimmer to the sound in the upper register by using the tip of the tongue rather than the jaw, the action like lip trills but more subtle, so that the color changes but not the pitch. Even if it doesn't prove useful for you, it is fun to practice!