Originally published at: Lesson 3 – Vibrato. Replies here will cross-post to the original lesson page.
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Being able to hear vibrato is the first step in playing it well yourself. Who has a vibrato sound that you like?
I like Eric Johnson’s vibrato (kind of in the Eric Clapton vein): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AmTSkPEd2I. Doesn’t translate super well to the ʻukulele, but it’s something I would aspire to when I was first getting my vibrato down.
Brad, Thanks for that clip of Eric Johnson’s vibrato technique. You are right about it not translating exactly to 'ukulele. 
At least not to that extent, but it gives a good idea of what we try to accomplish or convey.