why do YOU use vibrato?

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 23 Apr 2012 10:31 am

Boy, Dawn Sears is singing her tail off on that clip. I'd rather listen to great singing than just about anything, no disrespect to Paul, who plays beautifully.

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 23 Apr 2012 11:36 am

in my case it's not vibrato. i live on the san andreas fault!

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 31 May 2013 2:58 pm

b0b wrote:I was always struck by how little vibrato Jeff Newman used. He would practically nail the bar to the fret, as though he were defying anyone to question his tuning. Of course, he was always right on the money.

Geeze, then you must have not listened to him very much.

Jeff used vibrato, as much...if not more, than most "pro" players. I'm not saying this to argue, b0b, but merely to prevent any misconception that he used "very little vibrato" from spreading across the internet.

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 31 May 2013 6:08 pm

Our memories are all we have, Donny. You and I saw different shows, different years, no doubt. Maybe he was experimenting with a different technique when he made that impression on me. He was a master.

Craig Schwartz · Post by **Craig Schwartz** » 31 May 2013 7:07 pm

why do YOU use vibrato?

I bought into all 10 or 12 Jeffran courses, and its a good thing I did , He always states to move that bar gracefully all the time, I`ve tried to copy his movements, Now I have a bad habit I`m trying to break, moving the bar to quickly, I was told by a pro not to do that because I look like a beginner, haha, Yeah he`s right, just need to slow it down a couple of notches. Another Hard habit to break.

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 1 Jun 2013 9:03 am

b0b wrote:Our memories are all we have, Donny. You and I saw different shows, different years, no doubt. Maybe he was experimenting with a different technique when he made that impression on me. He was a master.

That's possible b0b. I first saw Jeff back in the '70s, and still have tapes I made of a couple of his seminars I later attended. Yes, he did frown on excessive vibrato for newbies, but he exhibited much skill with his own vibrato when he was playing, and not teaching.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC9RijH9E5M

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 1 Jun 2013 9:20 am

If you drink enough it's impossible to play without vibrato.

In fact it's difficult to keep your hands still for anything.

Jim Robbins · Post by **Jim Robbins** » 1 Jun 2013 1:35 pm

James Mayer wrote:
Blake Hawkins wrote:Jerry Byrd has a section on "tremolo" in his course.
He considers tremolo and vibrato to be the same thing.
He says: "Tremolo is an important part of your style, so don't pass over it lightly."
Huh? Vibrato is a fluctuation in pitch and tremolo is a fluctuation in volume? Not the same thing at all. I know that my Fender Deluxe Reverb amp has a "vibrato" channel when it's clear that it's really a tremolo effect. I'm curious as to why these two effects were ever confused.

I hope when you play through the vibrato channel you are using the tremolo bar on your six-string for pitch fluctuation. I'm curious as well, but such is the nature of musical and marketing terminology.