Tapping questions

[Michael Kokoszka]

When i do tapping, the volume is half the volume of playing a note with a pickup.
Is this normal? Is it a technique problem or is my guitar too bad?
Is there something i can do to improve this?

 

[Richard O'connor]

It might just be the strength of your fingers. Keep practising slowly to a metronome and the strength will build.

 

[idssdi]

No that is not normal. Maybe you are simply not pressing hard enough with your talling hand. Basically more force goves you a higher volume(just don’t press to hard or the note wiĺl go sharp). Just try to develop finger strength and you’ll be good

 

[James Brown]

Could be just a strength issue, as the guys said above.
A way of getting around that would be “flicking the note”, i.e. treat it like a legato pull off. That tends to get the volume up a bit.

 

[Dominik Gräber]

Of course using a pick can get your playing louder, but this sounds like a strength problem you have. You’ll get used to it. What helps me getting the tone out loud is playing on my bridge pickup with very much gain and treble on.

 

[Noah Berends]

Repetition repetition repetition. Keep tapping the same 3 notes until you’ve got it as loud as you want it to be. Then move positions or change fingers and do it again. The biggest thing that helped with my tapping was advice from an old guitar tutor: tap as close to the next fret as you can. Tapping in the middle of the fret can cause the note to not ring out as clearly. And for the pull-off notes, flick your finger towards the ground, but not too forcefully, to create a *pluck*. When I tap, all my fingers tend to fall towards the ground on the pull off to create a bit more volume. It takes a bit of practice, but resting your right hand on the strings helps with muting. As far as hammer ons, that’s pretty much all in the finger strength, gained from repetition and practice. If you start to feel tired, take a break and come back in 15 minutes. Tapping is a real stamina drainer at first if you do it for an extended part like Eruption.