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Old 04-23-2019, 09:12 AM   #12
Undertoad
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Join Date: Jan 2001
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If you press the fretboard really hard, the string will vibrate a little, especially as it hits the fret. So you can "hammer on" or "tap" the notes and get them to play. This is only really possible with pickups, because the actual acoustic sound it makes is rather soft.

This guy is known for it in his solos

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