I'm into blues soloing right now, and I just cant do the butterfly vibrato (i think thats what they call it). it the vibrato where u have 1 finger, usually index, on the fret and u rock the finger back and forth with ur wrist. its a bb king speciality. anyone can guide me on how to do this? i usually just vibrate by pushing the string up and down with the finger.

i tried mate, but my finger is not even moving the string. it freaking hurts too.

for those wondering, heres the vibrato im talking about (at 2:30)



This post has been edited by archinkent: Sep 6 2008, 01:25 AM

i guess i might try that, tho it seems so amateurish lol. well gotta start somewhere i guess

thanks. the pain is actually from fretting and vibrating the same note for quite a while, and also the fact that i never use my index to bend strings. i have small hands too, a wide neck doesnt help either, so i probably doing the same as you. the hardest part is to kill off the habit of vibrating with only the finger.

i agree about that. 3 years ago i thought shredding/sweeping was godly and thats what i practiced everyday, till i mastered the 5 string sweeps (minor and major scale). but then i realise its hard to incorporate them when u write a solo or improv over a backing track, and musically it sounds like shit. i then got into blues soloing and its SO MUCH better, playing and listening wise.

This post has been edited by archinkent: Sep 8 2008, 02:50 PM