Squires really are quite nice for knock-offs Fenders.
Ok, you're just looking to figure out an easier way to do artificial harmonics.
My technique:
Lightly touch the string, pick the string at the exact moment you lift your finger off of it. Letting off the string, rather than leaving your finger on it allows the artificial harmonic to resonate and allows the string to gain vibration.
Try standing close to your amp and letting the feedback and concussive force of the speaker from the amp make the harmonic ring out longer. (Jimi hendrix style
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Yes EMG 81's will definatly make it easier to do them, makes screaming easier too. Though I would suggest buying a cheaper guitar and installing the EMG's yourself... Signature series guitars are a HUGE waste of money. They tack on $1,000 just because a big star uses that exact model.
Do you have a Musicians Friend near where you live? (Toronto right?) They are a clearance store for damaged instruments, but damage comes in all sorts of ways. I picked up an Ibanez AEF30E last month for $210 for only having a tiny belt buckle scratch on the back. It's hardly even visible, but I got it for less than a thrid of the list price for that tiny scratch. I also got a Les Paul standard ($900 guitar) with a neck snapped in half for $100 and had a new neck installed for another $100 at a repair shop, and got that $900 guitar for $200!
It's definatly worth looking around for something if you have one of these stores near you, hell you might even find your MTM1 there. :p
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