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GMC Forum _ REC _ (9, Pass) Neoclassical Solo For Beginners

Posted by: alexpabue May 1 2012, 11:32 AM

Original lesson: http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/neoclassical_solo_for_beginners/

Hi everybody! This is my first difficulty 3 lesson.

Posted by: Alex Feather May 1 2012, 04:56 PM

Very good job! I like your sound and play very much!
A couple of things:
- When you are vibrating the string it sounds out of tune it's either your intonation needs to be set up or you are vibrating too hard and it it get's the string out of tune
- When you did the bend you almost got it but it was a little bit flat!
You are almost there! I like your take and you are on the right track!

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu May 3 2012, 08:48 AM

Hey mate! Nothing more to add aside from what Alex said! Keep up the good work!

Cosmin

Posted by: Ben Higgins May 3 2012, 09:48 AM

Well done, my friend. Also, congratulations on going for a level 3 lesson and doing a good job

Ok, Alex has made some important points which I would also agree with. Remember that vibrato is like string bending. You have to return the string back to its original pitch between oscillations or it will sound out of tune.

The other thing I'd suggest is to do your vibrato motion downwards, not upwards. If you do it upwards, there is less control and it's also inconvenient to do it like that on the A string and low E because there's not enough fretboard to go wider. The only time that upwards vibrato is useful is on the B and high E string because that's the logical option as there's not enough fretboard to do it in a downwards motion. So, to recap, try this: E, A, D, G Strings = Downwards B, E strings = Upwards.