Superize Guitar Mentoring Options

[Alex Feather]

Hello Superize!!! I am happy that you have decided to join!
If you don't mind to answer a few questions before we will start?
-What are your goals?
-What is your weakness?
-What is your strongest point?
-Your favorite guitar players?
It will give me a better idea about you and your goals!

This post has been edited by Alex Feather: Mar 23 2012, 09:30 PM

[superize]

Hello Supersize!!! I am happy that you have decided to join!
If you don't mind to answer a few questions before we will start?
-What are your goals?
-What is your weakness?
-What is your strongest point?
-Your favorite guitar players?
It will give me a better idea about you and your goals!

Hey man first of all i have to tell you that you misspelled my name, its superize not supersize(no worries you are not alone to have done that)

Ok my gaols are.

To write music for my band both instrument and lyrics
Be a good technical player and not be limited by it
Learn to play different kinds of music and not just metal
Get a better understanding about music theory

My weaknesses are.

Vibrato
My overall solo technique
My writing ability


My strengths are

Good sense of rhythm
A descent ear(Could be better)
Pretty good alternate picking
My metal rhythm technique

My favorite guitar players

Peter Stenlund-Laudamus
Rikard Sunden and Oskar Montelius-Sabaton
Luca Turili- Rahpsody Of Fire
Ritchie Blackmore-Deep Purple/Rainbow
Mathew Heafy and Corey Beaulieu-Trivium

This should be it

Looking forward to working with you

[Alex Feather]

Lol sorry man! I got confused! I will fix it!
I have created a backing track for you!
Here it is!
http://soundcloud.com/alex-feather-akimov/superize-mentoring
The chord progression is:
C major - A minor - E minor

C major


A minor


E minor


So to start I would like you to come up with a melody only for this track!
I want you to get out of your comfort zone and try new things!
The trick is to make it as simple as possible and be able to sing it!
Here are some tips!
Sing the melody first and try to transfer it to the freatboard
Be simple, do melody instead of technique!


I will limit you with with E minor pentatonic only


After you record something we will analyze your idea and I will show you tricks how to develop it and make it complicated but not overplay!
Also tomorrow I will post a new vibrato exercise for you it shouldn't be hard and will help you develop your touch and timing!
Looking forward to hear what you will come up with! Let me know if you have any questions!

[superize]

Here is something i put togheter

http://soundcloud.com/isac-lundqvist/assignment-1

This post has been edited by superize: Mar 24 2012, 02:19 PM

[Alex Feather]

You did a very good job!
I like you ideas!
The first part of the melody sounds very melodic I think second part can be developed a little bit more
What you can do is try Question and Answer technique!
You play a few notes in a lower register and than answering in a high!
Let's add another pentatonic
it will be
A minor blues


What I want you to do is to combine two pentatonics together
Here is an example


This exercise will help you create your own licks
The cool thing about combining pentatonics is that it changes the way you think and bring you into vertical thinking using different shapes!
You can try it out!
Let me know if you need any help!

[Alex Feather]

Hi! I just wanted to follow up and check on your progress!
So you have any questions or need help with something please let me know!

[Alex Feather]

Here is something i put togheter

http://soundcloud.com/isac-lundqvist/assignment-1

Hi! How is pentatonic combining coming along?

[superize]

Sorry i haven't been active lately but i have been working on a lot of other stuff with my band. Now i got a four day weekend so i will work something out

[Alex Feather]

Sorry i haven't been active lately but i have been working on a lot of other stuff with my band. Now i got a four day weekend so i will work something out

Cool! I want to hear your band! And if you want I can help you with composing and arrangements! Just let me know!

[superize]

Cool! I want to hear your band! And if you want I can help you with composing and arrangements! Just let me know!

Here is one of our own songs played at our first live concert

[Alex Feather]

Here is one of our own songs played at our first live concert

Sounds pretty good!!! Which one is you? cause I can see two guitar players?

[superize]

Sounds pretty good!!! Which one is you? cause I can see two guitar players?

The one to the left in red and white

This post has been edited by superize: Apr 6 2012, 02:06 PM

[Alex Feather]

The one to the left in red and white

Cool! You guys are doing a very good job!
Do you need any help with solos or rhythms in your songs?

[superize]

Cool! You guys are doing a very good job!
Do you need any help with solos or rhythms in your songs?

I could use some help with solos for two songs. I cant figure something out that is both shreddy and melodic.

http://soundcloud.com/isac-lundqvist/co2-solo

Here is a solo that i have written for another song that i am pretty satisfied with.
(The drums in it are only meant to be used as a metronome)

[superize]

Ok here it is

[Alex Feather]

I could use some help with solos for two songs. I cant figure something out that is both shreddy and melodic.

http://soundcloud.com/isac-lundqvist/co2-solo

Here is a solo that i have written for another song that i am pretty satisfied with.
(The drums in it are only meant to be used as a metronome)

I like solo you did! I have noticed a couple of things
1) Your bends are not very accurate and sometimes it's a little off
2) When you are playing fast part I believe you are using part of the scale some notes in the first part out of key
I can help you with solos! Can you upload the track you need to play solo in? Or at least a chord progression

[superize]

Here is the guitar backing track for the solo

http://soundcloud.com/isac-lundqvist/co2-solo-backing

[Alex Feather]

Here is the guitar backing track for the solo

http://soundcloud.com/isac-lundqvist/co2-solo-backing

Sounds good! So let's do that! I need a chord progression for the solo part so I can prepare some licks so you can start practicing!
I will do some sweep and shred You will have a lot of fun learning them and also will be able to create your own solo using ideas I will give you!

[superize]

Not quite sure how to say the chord progression.

I think its something like this

First part: Am Em Am F x2

Second Part: Dm Am F G x2

[Alex Feather]

Not quite sure how to say the chord progression.

I think its something like this

First part: Am Em Am F x2

Second Part: Dm Am F G x2

This is good! I will put together a few ideas for you today!