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I can do hammer on but they're pretty sloppy anyone have any advice for clean HAMMER ONS

XhaDoW-6 wrote:I can do hammer on but they're pretty sloppy anyone have any advice for clean HAMMER ONS

Well when it comes to sluts, I recommend a condom.

Ok IMHO...Hammers necessarily require good attack and sustain capability of the fret board/strings and the amp settings. Though I am not a shredder at all, I can prove my claim with an acoustic guitar if i plug it into an amp. (Using a transducer /pickup ) ... If the amp sounds too dirty, you get a hammer that sounds dirty. If the amp is too clean, you get a squeaky clean hammer... On my acoustic, there is a natural resonance (especially if the strings are new. ) that lasts about a second...The rest relies on the amp to hold and sustain...

It is also my understanding that Tubed amps can sound grittier than fully solid state amps

Yeah. I hammer a lot. The trick to a clean note is to hit as close behind the fret as possible and don't slack off the pressure until you are leaving that note.

I don't hammer a lot, but when I do ... I tend to flick slightly as well.

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When I was contemplating my response that stupid add was running in the back ground.

Slacker G wrote:Yeah. I hammer a lot. The trick to a clean note is to hit as close behind the fret as possible and don't slack off the pressure until you are leaving that note.

That and practice Trills.
Use the pick for your start note, then keep the hammer on / pull off going until your hand tires out.
It builds left hand strength, and actually speed to too, just from doing the endurance thing.

All is noted