Growing Ville's Evil Guitar Skills Options

[Cosmin Lupu]

Aloha my friend! I am very honored you picked me thank you!

Let's see, what would you like to work on? Everyone in here has something favorite on which they are focusing their efforts so, what would your direction be?

let's rock

Cosmin

[WeePee]

All right !!

Let's see I have been receiving feedback about timing. When I started guitar playing @ 14 years of age I really didn't use a metronome. When I started playing again 2008 I rarely used metronome. Now it's kinda 50/50. I practise ap picking/legato/songs etc. with metronome but usually I just pick up guitar and play something.

I would like to have a guitar schedule. I work 0700-1430 and after that I usually spend time with my wife and daughter. Few days of week I usually play 1 - 1.30 hours. And week-ends about the same. So in one week about 4-6 hours of playing.

So I would love to get best of those 4-6 hours.


Cheers

-Ville-

[Cosmin Lupu]

Hey man!

how about this

Let's focus on timing under various aspects - I would divide your schedule into rhythm and lead studies for starters, but focused on timing development.

I'd like to choose 2 lessons in these directions and work on them with you, discussing around all the important elements these should keep you busy for maybe more than 6 hrs a week

what do you say Ville?

Cosmin

[WeePee]

Sounds like we have a deal

This post has been edited by WeePee: Apr 30 2012, 05:46 PM

[Cosmin Lupu]

Alright, so, for starters I would suggest this one for rhythm:

http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Metal-Metrics-4/

Just to keep you a little bit in the comfort zone then slowly take you out with this one:

http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guit...r-melodic-solo/

this lead requires focus on timing and articulation

what do you think mate - would you enjoy these? I mean, they are good, but you have to like them

Cosmin

[WeePee]

Yes I'll look into these. They sound great !!

But unfortunately I can't go as low as drop c. I could transpose the track to fit with drop D. Is that okay ?

[Cosmin Lupu]

Hey Ville, yes sir! In here, in your thread I mean, we can do WHATEVER we want to get the job done so drop D it is

[WeePee]

Allright ! Finally I got my guitar to handle drop tuning.



I put two 5 cent coins and a piece of wood in between the springs. It really worked !!

Expect first video try in few days.

[Cosmin Lupu]

Alright my friend! I am on the battlements

[WeePee]

http://soundcloud.com/alfafirefox/metalmetrics4

Okay here's something to chew on...just kidding
If you want to analyse my playing I try to record a vid tomorrow or Friday.


Cheers

[Cosmin Lupu]

Hey Ville! This is very good man! Your timing is almost perfect and the articulation is good too I am a microbend lover so you had to deal with that a vid would be great too! Try to clean your playing up a bit and this would be just perfect

Cosmin

[WeePee]

Here's a vid. I don't know what's up with Youtube but I swore that when I edited this clip the playing and music was in sync.

Cheers

-Ville-

[Cosmin Lupu]

Yeah mate I know, remember the last collab, where stuff went bananas with your take? Well, you nailed everything awesomely and now you an focus on the details:

1) The phrase before the harmonics needs the microbends exactly as I played them try to mimic those and listen to a lot of Guthrie Govan to get the feel.

2) The harmonics - they seem a bit choked so let them loose, k? I mean they should ring out, but in good timing

All in all, this take is very good regarding the timing perspective, so we can move on to the other lesson k?

Cosmin

[WeePee]

Okay should I focus on the solo lesson what you gave earlier ?

[Cosmin Lupu]

Yes mate! Try to get into the microbends meanwhile

[WeePee]

Time to bring this up.

What do you say Cosmin ? How does this sound ? It's like pre-REC take. Only audio thought

https://soundcloud.com/alfafirefox/pre-rec-firewind-lesson

Lesson: http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/rhythm-gu...d-style-lesson/


EDIT:

I added track without backing track - so it's easier spot mistakes. Also I lowered gain little bit. It was too muddy.

https://soundcloud.com/alfafirefox/pre-rec-firewind-lesson-no-bt

This post has been edited by WeePee: Apr 29 2013, 07:01 AM

[Cosmin Lupu]

Hey mate! This sounds great!

The only thing that I am noticing, after listening to both versions, would be the part from 0:42 onward, where the timing is a bit slow. You have a slight delay that causes loss in definition, in comparison to the tight rhythm playing before.

I think that you should practice that part some more to get it perfect, otherwise, the rest sounds very good to me man What have you used on the recording?

[WeePee]

Ah, great occasion Can you place another take of the Firewind lesson in your thread, where you haven't used the EZmix? I am curious to hear differences between a take that has it and one that doesn't.

Before and after Ezmix.

But I add lots of stuff after Ezmix too. Like Hi & Low passfilter, EQ, Compressor etc Maybe too much though

This post has been edited by WeePee: Apr 29 2013, 09:45 AM

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[Cosmin Lupu]

Before and after Ezmix.

But I add lots of stuff after Ezmix too. Like Hi & Low passfilter, EQ, Compressor etc Maybe too much though

Aye, there's a difference indeed, but as you said, it's not only from that. I like the tone after it was mixed sounds punchy!