Lixxx Guitar Mentoring |
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Mar 25 2012, 05:00 PM |
Hello Lixxx!!!! I am glad you have decided to join my mentoring program! I know you explained one of your goals in PM but I still would like you to answer more questions before we will start! Here they are! -What is your weakness? -What is your strongest point? -Your favorite guitar players? I am looking forward to work with you! And very excited to guide you through!!!! Hey Alex thx for taking care of me xD. First of I need to clarify that Im right-handed sorry for the confusion there. Allright as I said my weakness is definitely coordination between hands. I also seem to rush things when in fact I might not be rdy to go on ( For instance when training with a metronome I tend to go up quite fast not noticing any mistakes I might have made on slower tempos. In general my one big weakness is my dedication to achive a certain level of mastering this Instrument. Its the only thing I kept doing over the years and I hated myself for not being more disciplined when i started playing. I sometimes tend to push myself into frustration to the point where I dont like to play anymore. That is somehow a strong point too because I am generally motivated to push my limits. For my goals: I want to be able to grasp my fretboard and to play musically and free on the guitar. Id like to be able to play at decent speed and Improvise over a variety of musical styles I want to learn about Songwriting and chord changes especially in regard to the modes. I know quite a few but I dont know how to make a mode specific song. My favorite Guitarists and Musicians are: ACDC for being an amazing Rockband with very impressive rhythm playing. Steve Vai for beeing just insanely versed on the guitar. I dont necessarily like all his music but he still is a master. BB King well I started with Blues and played to his Songs a lot. Almost everything from 80s Hairmetal its just such a powerful music and I love the style and feel of it very much ( The band Im forming will be a Glam Rock / Hair Metal band ). All right, so much for a short answer xD. regards Lixxx PS: A Dark Souls Blues Its something I recorded on a JM4 2 or 3 years ago. It has some serious timing flaws and I completely forgot how to play it xD. Just so you get an Impression of my playing. I have a video of me doing canon rock as well but I dont have a youtube account yet. |
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Mar 25 2012, 11:37 PM |
Hi! Good job on the recording!!! I like your sound and cool ideas with the volume control!
Sounded pretty tasty and nice! So to start we need to sync your hands together! Most likely it's you right hand that has a problem and you need to start practicing exercises to get your hands synced together! I came with a few! Here they are! The idea is to practice them very slowly using a metronome You also need to hear the guitar pro file because there are some rhythm shifts! Those exercises will help you develop your technique, timing and will get your hands synced very very fast! E ||---------------------------|----------------------------------------| Here is GP 5 file! Hands_workout.gp5 ( 4.5K ) Number of downloads: 127 I will give you more exercises in a couple of days and will create a backing track for you to practice! Please feel free to PM me if you have any questions!!! -------------------- |
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Mar 26 2012, 06:23 AM |
thx man,
I will get right to it and make a recording of some of my takes at different speeds. Im rly excited regards Lixxx |
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Mar 26 2012, 10:13 AM |
ex.1
Ok I made 3 recs of the first pattern. This one was fairly simple since it has no string changing, next one will be harder 100_RECO.WAV ( 1.21MB ) Number of downloads: 143 150_RECO.WAV ( 1.62MB ) Number of downloads: 149 170_RECO.WAV ( 1.66MB ) Number of downloads: 147 I tried to get to 180 but I was not able to distinct the triplet accents properly. regards Jan This post has been edited by Lixxx: Mar 26 2012, 10:13 AM |
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Mar 26 2012, 11:10 AM |
ex.2
Alright this one was easier than I thought. Anyway I have again recorded 3 takes. 100_RECO.WAV ( 1.62MB ) Number of downloads: 146 150_RECO.WAV ( 1.08MB ) Number of downloads: 142 200_RECO.WAV ( 1.21MB ) Number of downloads: 144 btw I will use your ex. in my daily routine from now on so that I get the stamina too, but Im sure you dont want me to upload 10 to 20 minute take of this Regards Lixxx |
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Mar 26 2012, 03:29 PM |
ex.3
100.WAV ( 1.41MB ) Number of downloads: 132 150.WAV ( 1.75MB ) Number of downloads: 126 200.WAV ( 2.02MB ) Number of downloads: 132 once again I dont want to make the Impression of rushing it. Just so you can analyze my playing. Once I have all the ex done I will connect them and bring them up to speed again. I usually go up the tempo in 5 bpm steps. Regards Lixxx |
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Mar 26 2012, 07:37 PM |
ex.1 Ok I made 3 recs of the first pattern. This one was fairly simple since it has no string changing, next one will be harder 100_RECO.WAV ( 1.21MB ) Number of downloads: 143 150_RECO.WAV ( 1.62MB ) Number of downloads: 149 170_RECO.WAV ( 1.66MB ) Number of downloads: 147 I tried to get to 180 but I was not able to distinct the triplet accents properly. regards Jan Good job! you are a very fast learner! A few things! First track sounded perfect really tight and timing was great! Second track you started to rush a little bit when switching to triplets Third you were rushing triplets and picking except the second part you did good on this one! The whole idea of those exercises is to practice them really slow that is the way to connect your hands together it's more mechanical exercise and you don't need to play it at 200BPM Slower you do it better results you will get! Just add it to your daily routine and you will see some progress in a week! This post has been edited by Alex Feather: Mar 26 2012, 07:44 PM -------------------- |
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Mar 27 2012, 01:59 PM |
Ok I will start to play them more slowly now xD
thx for your feedback cheers Lixxx |
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Mar 27 2012, 03:29 PM |
ex.4
Ok I have made a very slow recording of ex. no. 4. That is quite a challenge, but I see now what you meant with doing it slowly. When I played it fast it was hard to see if one hand was faster than the other. ;D okies here is 60 bpm ex4_60bpm.WAV ( 2.69MB ) Number of downloads: 127 Im practicing 50 bpm right now but I haven't had a decent take yet. cheers Lixxx PS: I will probably be posting a lot of stuff in here and I understand that you have a life of your own, so dont bother with commenting on everything I post. I wont be angry or annoyed or anything . |
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Mar 28 2012, 02:42 AM |
ex.4 Ok I have made a very slow recording of ex. no. 4. That is quite a challenge, but I see now what you meant with doing it slowly. When I played it fast it was hard to see if one hand was faster than the other. ;D okies here is 60 bpm ex4_60bpm.WAV ( 2.69MB ) Number of downloads: 127 Im practicing 50 bpm right now but I haven't had a decent take yet. cheers Lixxx PS: I will probably be posting a lot of stuff in here and I understand that you have a life of your own, so dont bother with commenting on everything I post. I wont be angry or annoyed or anything . It's my pleasure to reply to everything! The slower track sounding much better! You got it together! I know it's hard but trust me it's worth it! -------------------- |
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Apr 1 2012, 11:21 AM |
That sounds great, now I just need to fill that with some specific tasks. 1. Warm up I have covered so thats done ! 2. Is this the place where I should do the synchronization licks?? 3. Ok so here is where I practice the Nuno Bettencourt lesson ??? Or is this where I repeat old lessons I learned aswell ? 4. Here I learn a new lesson or technique ?? so I pick something from GMC to do ? 5. Wow this I have never done, so I could definitely use some tips here but I see its essential for being able to compose. 6. With this one I would really appreciate a little direction, like a rough plan to work on so I dont miss anything. 7. Can you give me an example on the difference between this and 4. ??? Where would I practice the scales/chords??? This seems perfect!! Im really excited. Thank you Cheers Lixxx 2. You can practice any mechanic stuff you want I would organize it this way so it's not too boring Day 1 All Scales and modes Legato (In every key) Day 2 Hands Synchronization lesson Day 3 All Arpeggios in every key (5-6 strings) Day 4 All Pentatonics scales in every key (2 and 3 note per string) Alternative picking 3. You can spend 30 minutes repeating what you have learned and for another hour learn a new lesson 4. Anything you want even if it's a short lick you still learned it and it counts! You can pick something from GMC and start learning it little by little 5. For transcribing you can join my Transcribing corner and I will guide you through! https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...showtopic=43042 6. Ok so about the Theory I will start giving you some material to analyze and study! 7. The difference is that you repeat techniques you are already know Legato, Arpeggio, Alternative picking etc. say in one key just play through once all the positions and boxes I hope that helps let me know what do you think! -------------------- |
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Apr 12 2012, 04:25 PM |
Ok heres the guitar pro file from the etude I told you about ( xD ) Tell me what you think. Its pretty basic stuff with an neo classical feel in the second part ( well a harmonic minor ) but as I said its supposed to be for practice purposes like alternate picking, sweeping, bit of string skipping, and some economy picking in the last part of the intro sweep ( I really like that extended sweep I never thought about it before but It sounds kinda cool)
The tempo in the tab is not my actual playing tempo but it sound really cool and Its definitely my goal xD. Etude_in_A_minor.gpx ( 18.93K ) Number of downloads: 132 |
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