07-10-2014, 01:40
Hello, I'm new to the forum but this subject came up because I was shopping for a guitar and the review for one I liked on youtube had a crazy loud squeak. I don't think people should digitally try to remove it but they should try to find techniques to remove or eliminate the sound in their playing. I honestly don't know how much control players can have over it but it is clear that some players to try to play in ways that reduce or eliminate it. I didn't think about it much until I was reading a book on African guitar styles and they said they try not to squeak at all. I think it said they lift the finger completely off the string when moving to the next note or chord. I've seen other videos where a guys says if you slide much faster and curve your finger a bit you can greatly reduce it. So yeah, I'm in the camp that doesn't like it on acoustics, especially if it's equally as loud as the notes. In Queen's "We Will Rock You" I love it because it adds a cool rhythmic elements. Some of the creaks and sounds of an instrument is ok as long as it doesn't deter from the music. Cheers.