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Feb 24 2009, 02:50 PM
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Hey Guys and welcome to our MTP thread
 , I hope everyone is OK with me paired up with you guys, if not please let me know! I think everyone has followed already (at least briefly) how the 1st phase of the MTP was done, and hopefully you will have also seen how I progressed with Ben during this first 1 1/2 months. What I would like to do, is to give you all an assignment for each week (first one will be starting later this week), giving you some homework. In addition to this, I would like to give you some exercises and/or theory to study during the week. The week will be completed with an upload to show me your progress on the assignment. The first couple of assignments will be focussing on some of the basics, in order for me to assess what your current weak / strong spots are and to further develop the assignments more in line with what you all need. My plan is to move ahead as a group if possible through the assignments (Ben is a couple of weeks ahead, but hopefully we can catch up ). If for some reasons that is not working, I will continue with a more personal approach. The assignments will be posted in seperate threads on this subforum. Please upload your takes of it in your own upload thread, which is pinned As a start, I would like to ask all of you (Ben, ignore this please if you want, as you have been going over this already more or less), to answer the following questions: 1) Could you give me a brief background on yourself (name, age, how long you play, your main influences, type of music you like)? 2) Could you give me an idea how far your theory knowledge is developed (which scales do you know, what shapes, modes, chords etc etc)? 3) Please list all lessons from GMC which you already completed succesfully? 4) What are your main weaknesses currently, which need extra attention according to yourself? 5) How much time are you willing to (can you) spend on guitar practicing per day? 6) What are your main goals to be achieved in music? Thanks for answering these questions, and I am looking forward to start working with you Cheers Roger This post has been edited by Velvet Roger: Feb 24 2009, 08:29 PM -------------------- "Don't practice until you get it right. Practice until you can't get it wrong." Guitars & Amps Brian Moore DC-1 Custom Shop (Cherry Sunburst, mahogany/rosewood) Eric Johnson Signature Strat (2-tone Sunburst, alder/maple) Ibanez RG770 (Black, basswood/rosewood) Peerless Journeyman (solid spruce/maple) Sixt Bov-105C (Ovation-like acoustic) - Ibanez SGT-130 (Jumbo acoustic) London City VS-1 (Precision bass) - Baton Rouge U3S (Ukelele) Fender HotRod Deluxe 40W combo - Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue 5W combo - Marshall JCM 900 50W Hi-Gain combo Effects & Other stuff POD Studio UX2 audio interface - Edirol MA-15D monitors EH Double Muff - Fulltone GT-500 - Fulltone Fulldrive 2 Mosfet - Guitarsystems TrebleTool Junior - Guitarsystems FuzzTool Junior Korg Pitchblack Tuner - MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay - TC Electronics Nova Modulator - Morley Bad Horsie 2 Wah Shure SM58 - Roland PCR-500 midi controller/keyboard & Yamaha Clavinova CL-910 piano My Website My MySpace Page My YouTube Channel My Twitter Account My Band 'Gonzo!' |
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Feb 24 2009, 05:25 PM
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Hey Velvet Roger
To answer the questions first 1. My full name is Isac Lundqvist i will be 21 in a month and i have played guitar for almost exactually 2 years now. My favorit type of music is metal(Heavy, Power ,Death, Black,) and some of my favorite bands are, Stratovarius, Hammerfall, Children of bodom, Heavenly, Blind Guardian, Rhapsody, Avenged Sevenfold, Symphony X, Firewind and alot more..... 2. My theory knowledge isent the best.... I know the minor and major pentatonic scale and i also know all the modes(Know the postitions and can play them fluently in A minor) 3. I dont know exactually all teh lessons i have mastered but i have mastered many of Lians lessons and also some of Muris(Phrygian beginner, Lydian Beginner, Mixolydian beginner, Beginner solo in d,) but i really feel i can improve on all theese lessons 4. My vibrato is still pretty weak but it has improved alot latelly. The same goes for my legato especially pull offs. Playing other music style besides metal, I am not so good at blues, jazz, country, and so on You forgott to write 5 6. If i want to i can play 10 hours per day but i usually play between 2-4 hours per day.... If i feel like playing more i do that. 7. My main goal is to be able to play good metal rythm and solo, and also try and check out some other music styles aswell...... Thats all i think -------------------- My Gear
Ibanez RG Jackson js30 warrior jackson rr24 Line 6 Spider III amp Line 6 pod xt live Washburn acoustic Youtube Account My bands Myspace  |
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Feb 24 2009, 11:09 PM
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Thanks Isac,
I watched several video's of you already and am looking forward working with you Let's wait until the others are in as well and then we get started. -------------------- "Don't practice until you get it right. Practice until you can't get it wrong." Guitars & Amps Brian Moore DC-1 Custom Shop (Cherry Sunburst, mahogany/rosewood) Eric Johnson Signature Strat (2-tone Sunburst, alder/maple) Ibanez RG770 (Black, basswood/rosewood) Peerless Journeyman (solid spruce/maple) Sixt Bov-105C (Ovation-like acoustic) - Ibanez SGT-130 (Jumbo acoustic) London City VS-1 (Precision bass) - Baton Rouge U3S (Ukelele) Fender HotRod Deluxe 40W combo - Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue 5W combo - Marshall JCM 900 50W Hi-Gain combo Effects & Other stuff POD Studio UX2 audio interface - Edirol MA-15D monitors EH Double Muff - Fulltone GT-500 - Fulltone Fulldrive 2 Mosfet - Guitarsystems TrebleTool Junior - Guitarsystems FuzzTool Junior Korg Pitchblack Tuner - MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay - TC Electronics Nova Modulator - Morley Bad Horsie 2 Wah Shure SM58 - Roland PCR-500 midi controller/keyboard & Yamaha Clavinova CL-910 piano My Website My MySpace Page My YouTube Channel My Twitter Account My Band 'Gonzo!' |
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Feb 25 2009, 06:35 PM
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Thanks for all the answers Lee, really looking forward working with you.
Hopefully Complete Newbie will respond soon, so we can start rocking As a start, already mentioned, I would primarily focus on the items listed in the already provided Syllabus. These exercises/lessons may give you the feeling like 'hmmm, I already know that' but it is extremely important to get the basics right and gives me also a better picture on what actually needs improvement as well. Please take a look at the Syllabus here, and let me know whether you have already been doing any of those lessons mentioned and what your judgement is currently on your ability to play those lessons. We can also choose different lessons than those mentioned to get starting, depending on your current level of playing. Based on those responses we can then decide how to move forward with the MTP in this group: a. Completely centralized: everybody is doing the same lessons/exercises throughout the week b. Partly centralized: some exercises will be given to all of you every week to work on. video lessons will be chosen either in pairs or individually, based on interests, individual needs. Thanks for your reponses guys I would like to finalize our structure by this week Friday, so we can start right away after that. And please remember, you only get out of this program what you actually putting in yourself. I can give you guidance, any help needed etc etc, but in the end you have to really be the driving motion for your own improvement .EDIT 1: QUOTE (Praetorian @ Feb 25 2009, 04:20 PM)  Roger, This has been an insane week and a half at work...but I have this friday, saturday and sunday off, so I will be getting the latest video up as soon as I can! Ben Don't worry Ben, we need to make up some time to catch up with you anyways  But seriously, it's fine to do this by the weekend. It's probably even wise to continue a bit longer on the lesson at the actually try to work on the patterns Muris is playing there (the 'thirds' moving up/down the neck) as a next step. You will certainly see not so long from now, that nowing these patterns really improve your fretboard knowledge, scale knowledge and therefore your ability to improvise and participate in collabs EDIT 2: One additional question that popped up in my mind is: As part of the MTP I would like to schedule a fixed 1/2 hour - 1 hour chat session in our GMC chatroom 2 during the weekend in which any of you, who has questions, can freely ask them instantly. Can you please indicate which of the following 4 options would suit you? Saturday evening 21:00u Saturday evening 22:00u Sunday evening 21:00u Sunday evening 22:00u Many thanks guys! Roger This post has been edited by Velvet Roger: Feb 25 2009, 06:36 PM -------------------- "Don't practice until you get it right. Practice until you can't get it wrong." Guitars & Amps Brian Moore DC-1 Custom Shop (Cherry Sunburst, mahogany/rosewood) Eric Johnson Signature Strat (2-tone Sunburst, alder/maple) Ibanez RG770 (Black, basswood/rosewood) Peerless Journeyman (solid spruce/maple) Sixt Bov-105C (Ovation-like acoustic) - Ibanez SGT-130 (Jumbo acoustic) London City VS-1 (Precision bass) - Baton Rouge U3S (Ukelele) Fender HotRod Deluxe 40W combo - Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue 5W combo - Marshall JCM 900 50W Hi-Gain combo Effects & Other stuff POD Studio UX2 audio interface - Edirol MA-15D monitors EH Double Muff - Fulltone GT-500 - Fulltone Fulldrive 2 Mosfet - Guitarsystems TrebleTool Junior - Guitarsystems FuzzTool Junior Korg Pitchblack Tuner - MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay - TC Electronics Nova Modulator - Morley Bad Horsie 2 Wah Shure SM58 - Roland PCR-500 midi controller/keyboard & Yamaha Clavinova CL-910 piano My Website My MySpace Page My YouTube Channel My Twitter Account My Band 'Gonzo!' |
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Feb 25 2009, 07:55 PM
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After looking at the syballus i feel that the week one excercice is something i need to work on.....
Week two rythm and timing is the one thing i fell i can do best week three is something i really need to improve week four lesson is something i can do at lover speeds and working on gettting it up to speed.... as for the chat time i can do almost any night after 10 -------------------- My Gear
Ibanez RG Jackson js30 warrior jackson rr24 Line 6 Spider III amp Line 6 pod xt live Washburn acoustic Youtube Account My bands Myspace |
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Feb 25 2009, 10:39 PM
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QUOTE (lcsdds @ Feb 25 2009, 10:37 PM) Supersize, I'm not even gonna ask you to explain what "lover speeds" means.  Sorry Roger, couldn't resist. Hahaha, sounds like the perfect speed to me though
-------------------- "Don't practice until you get it right. Practice until you can't get it wrong." Guitars & Amps Brian Moore DC-1 Custom Shop (Cherry Sunburst, mahogany/rosewood) Eric Johnson Signature Strat (2-tone Sunburst, alder/maple) Ibanez RG770 (Black, basswood/rosewood) Peerless Journeyman (solid spruce/maple) Sixt Bov-105C (Ovation-like acoustic) - Ibanez SGT-130 (Jumbo acoustic) London City VS-1 (Precision bass) - Baton Rouge U3S (Ukelele) Fender HotRod Deluxe 40W combo - Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue 5W combo - Marshall JCM 900 50W Hi-Gain combo Effects & Other stuff POD Studio UX2 audio interface - Edirol MA-15D monitors EH Double Muff - Fulltone GT-500 - Fulltone Fulldrive 2 Mosfet - Guitarsystems TrebleTool Junior - Guitarsystems FuzzTool Junior Korg Pitchblack Tuner - MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay - TC Electronics Nova Modulator - Morley Bad Horsie 2 Wah Shure SM58 - Roland PCR-500 midi controller/keyboard & Yamaha Clavinova CL-910 piano My Website My MySpace Page My YouTube Channel My Twitter Account My Band 'Gonzo!' |
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Feb 26 2009, 08:06 AM
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Thanks Eric for your reply. Good to have you onboard as well.
I will start with your individual assignment later today or tomorrow (depending on work). Barenaked Ninja, could you please answer the following question, so I can start with individual assignments for you? QUOTE As a start, already mentioned, I would primarily focus on the items listed in the already provided Syllabus. These exercises/lessons may give you the feeling like 'hmmm, I already know that' but it is extremely important to get the basics right and gives me also a better picture on what actually needs improvement as well. Please take a look at the Syllabus here, and let me know whether you have already been doing any of those lessons mentioned and what your judgement is currently on your ability to play those lessons. We can also choose different lessons than those mentioned to get starting, depending on your current level of playing. And probably you already noticed it, but I have put up the 1st group exercise, and gave superize it's 1st individual assignment (Ben is still busy with his current one ).
-------------------- "Don't practice until you get it right. Practice until you can't get it wrong." Guitars & Amps Brian Moore DC-1 Custom Shop (Cherry Sunburst, mahogany/rosewood) Eric Johnson Signature Strat (2-tone Sunburst, alder/maple) Ibanez RG770 (Black, basswood/rosewood) Peerless Journeyman (solid spruce/maple) Sixt Bov-105C (Ovation-like acoustic) - Ibanez SGT-130 (Jumbo acoustic) London City VS-1 (Precision bass) - Baton Rouge U3S (Ukelele) Fender HotRod Deluxe 40W combo - Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue 5W combo - Marshall JCM 900 50W Hi-Gain combo Effects & Other stuff POD Studio UX2 audio interface - Edirol MA-15D monitors EH Double Muff - Fulltone GT-500 - Fulltone Fulldrive 2 Mosfet - Guitarsystems TrebleTool Junior - Guitarsystems FuzzTool Junior Korg Pitchblack Tuner - MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay - TC Electronics Nova Modulator - Morley Bad Horsie 2 Wah Shure SM58 - Roland PCR-500 midi controller/keyboard & Yamaha Clavinova CL-910 piano My Website My MySpace Page My YouTube Channel My Twitter Account My Band 'Gonzo!' |
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Feb 27 2009, 07:29 AM
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QUOTE (Barenaked Ninja @ Feb 26 2009, 11:49 PM) You can call me Lee  . I wish I had picked a better name when I signed up!Looking over the syllabus I think I could tackle a lesson from each week. Like you said it's best not to miss anything so I don't mind doing things I think I have nailed down because you might see something I'm not seeing. I'm up for anything though, just let me know! Like I said earlier, tomorrow I'm getting my back taken care of so I might be out of commission for a day or two. I'll have to let you know after the fact. As for the chat, Saturday night's work best for me. What would 21:00u be in United States Eastern time? Take care! Lee Hey Lee, thanks for the reply. Why not start then at the beginning with the Syllabus and if things are 'easy' we can quickly go to the next lessons towards a bit more complicated stuff. I will put the individual assignment up in a second. Don't worry about being a couple of days out of comission, those things always happen unfortunately 21:00 CET time is equivalent to 3 PM EST. First chat session is planned though for Sunday 22:00 CET, or 4 PM EST. If it's unconvenient, we can always have a chat at some other time during the weekend (am awake quite long on Saturdays ).
-------------------- "Don't practice until you get it right. Practice until you can't get it wrong." Guitars & Amps Brian Moore DC-1 Custom Shop (Cherry Sunburst, mahogany/rosewood) Eric Johnson Signature Strat (2-tone Sunburst, alder/maple) Ibanez RG770 (Black, basswood/rosewood) Peerless Journeyman (solid spruce/maple) Sixt Bov-105C (Ovation-like acoustic) - Ibanez SGT-130 (Jumbo acoustic) London City VS-1 (Precision bass) - Baton Rouge U3S (Ukelele) Fender HotRod Deluxe 40W combo - Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue 5W combo - Marshall JCM 900 50W Hi-Gain combo Effects & Other stuff POD Studio UX2 audio interface - Edirol MA-15D monitors EH Double Muff - Fulltone GT-500 - Fulltone Fulldrive 2 Mosfet - Guitarsystems TrebleTool Junior - Guitarsystems FuzzTool Junior Korg Pitchblack Tuner - MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay - TC Electronics Nova Modulator - Morley Bad Horsie 2 Wah Shure SM58 - Roland PCR-500 midi controller/keyboard & Yamaha Clavinova CL-910 piano My Website My MySpace Page My YouTube Channel My Twitter Account My Band 'Gonzo!' |
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Mar 3 2009, 07:45 AM
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QUOTE (Barenaked Ninja @ Mar 2 2009, 11:39 PM) Hey how's it going? I totally forgot about the chat yesterday.. oops  Don't worry about it Hows your lesson going? -------------------- "Don't practice until you get it right. Practice until you can't get it wrong." Guitars & Amps Brian Moore DC-1 Custom Shop (Cherry Sunburst, mahogany/rosewood) Eric Johnson Signature Strat (2-tone Sunburst, alder/maple) Ibanez RG770 (Black, basswood/rosewood) Peerless Journeyman (solid spruce/maple) Sixt Bov-105C (Ovation-like acoustic) - Ibanez SGT-130 (Jumbo acoustic) London City VS-1 (Precision bass) - Baton Rouge U3S (Ukelele) Fender HotRod Deluxe 40W combo - Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue 5W combo - Marshall JCM 900 50W Hi-Gain combo Effects & Other stuff POD Studio UX2 audio interface - Edirol MA-15D monitors EH Double Muff - Fulltone GT-500 - Fulltone Fulldrive 2 Mosfet - Guitarsystems TrebleTool Junior - Guitarsystems FuzzTool Junior Korg Pitchblack Tuner - MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay - TC Electronics Nova Modulator - Morley Bad Horsie 2 Wah Shure SM58 - Roland PCR-500 midi controller/keyboard & Yamaha Clavinova CL-910 piano My Website My MySpace Page My YouTube Channel My Twitter Account My Band 'Gonzo!' |
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Mar 4 2009, 10:01 AM
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QUOTE (Barenaked Ninja @ Mar 4 2009, 05:41 AM) Pretty good. I've played it over a time or two. I hope to have something up by Thursday night! Great, looking forward to it
-------------------- "Don't practice until you get it right. Practice until you can't get it wrong." Guitars & Amps Brian Moore DC-1 Custom Shop (Cherry Sunburst, mahogany/rosewood) Eric Johnson Signature Strat (2-tone Sunburst, alder/maple) Ibanez RG770 (Black, basswood/rosewood) Peerless Journeyman (solid spruce/maple) Sixt Bov-105C (Ovation-like acoustic) - Ibanez SGT-130 (Jumbo acoustic) London City VS-1 (Precision bass) - Baton Rouge U3S (Ukelele) Fender HotRod Deluxe 40W combo - Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue 5W combo - Marshall JCM 900 50W Hi-Gain combo Effects & Other stuff POD Studio UX2 audio interface - Edirol MA-15D monitors EH Double Muff - Fulltone GT-500 - Fulltone Fulldrive 2 Mosfet - Guitarsystems TrebleTool Junior - Guitarsystems FuzzTool Junior Korg Pitchblack Tuner - MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay - TC Electronics Nova Modulator - Morley Bad Horsie 2 Wah Shure SM58 - Roland PCR-500 midi controller/keyboard & Yamaha Clavinova CL-910 piano My Website My MySpace Page My YouTube Channel My Twitter Account My Band 'Gonzo!' |
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