Video Question: Pinch Harmonics

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Date: September 15th, 2009 | Length: 1.67 | Instructor: DJ Phillips

Hey, I was wondering why cant I squeal my low e string and a string? I can do it on the other strings but i cant do it on those. I use Ernie Ball heavy bottom skinny top strings. Another benefit of being a member of JamPlay is the video response section. Our expert staff fields questions from our members and provides video responses each week.

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