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[Cosmin Lupu]

Hey mate! Check this out: here is your spot! We can discuss anything you like about your development as a player and musician!

I can help you out and I will also help you post recordings of yourself please tell me what sort of music are you listening to and I will go ahead and suggest a practice routine. Now, if I could see you play, that would help a whole lot! So let me know when you would like to send a vid or recording of some sort

Ask anything and I'll do my best to help out!

Cosmin

[Yash]

Hi Cosmin, sorry for the late reply, i posted yesterday too but it didnt seem to make it
Thanks for being my mentor
I love thrash metal, melodic metal, heavy metal, a bit of nu metal and hard rock.
My favorite guitarists and what i like about them
- Dave Mustaine - overall the best guitarist for me, great at riffing, does great solos, and he is a great songwriter, lyricist and a good vocalist too. My biggest influence
- Alexi Laiho - a great shredder.
- Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield - a great team, i like kirk's use of wah, but sometimes he overdoes it
- Eddie Van Halen - Love his tapping and tone
- Randy Rhodes
- Marty Friedman - Love his vibrato and note selection, gives his solos an exotic, chinese or arabic kinda like an eastern feel
- Jimmy Page
- Slash - not one of my favs, but definitely like him
- Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King
- Bullet For My Valentine's Matt Tuck & Michael Padget

thats it probably......

here's a vid of my playing, I've been playing for about one year, but could play for the past 3-4 months due to studies, so I am a bit off.



Here are the things I would like to work on
- Lead Playing
- Technique Development
- Theory (right from scratch, all i know is the note names, whole steps & half steps, and minor pentatonic scale ( just how to play it)

Thanks & reply soon
Yash

[Cosmin Lupu]

Hey there Yash!

we can start right away but I would like to ask you to send the video again, as there's no link here

Theory

We shall begin with the major scale and I'd like you to take a look over these links here - we shall start our discussion based on them:

http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/inde...01_%28lesson%29
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Beginn...-C-Major-Scale/

Technique

I would start with alternate picking and legato and tackle other techniques later on!

A very important idea is to manage to play consciously through various rhythmic subdivisions, thus I am recommending this lesson:

http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Picking-Hand-Basics/

Please take a look over these and let me know on your thoughts, k?

Cosmin

[Yash]

Here's the vid of my playing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQX0p-EfEyw

[Cosmin Lupu]

Here's the vid of my playing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQX0p-EfEyw

Hey mate! I've seen the vid! It's a good thing that you have the right attitude with this important weapon along, we can start our journey

Have you managed to take a look over the links I sent you?

Cosmin

[Yash]

Hey mate! I've seen the vid! It's a good thing that you have the right attitude with this important weapon along, we can start our journey

Have you managed to take a look over the links I sent you?

Cosmin

Yeah I looked, pretty basic things, I'll have'em done within a week.
Thanks for the comment on the attitude, I played with emotion right from day 1, when i didnt know wat a powercord was, and i'll be like that forever, emotion first.
But the weapon doesnt help me, its neck is too fat......should I shave it now, or should I get another guitar and then experiment on it ?????
Wat do u think ?

[Cosmin Lupu]

Yeah I looked, pretty basic things, I'll have'em done within a week.
Thanks for the comment on the attitude, I played with emotion right from day 1, when i didnt know wat a powercord was, and i'll be like that forever, emotion first.
But the weapon doesnt help me, its neck is too fat......should I shave it now, or should I get another guitar and then experiment on it ?????
Wat do u think ?

Mate, a fat neck will give you a good boost on tone don't shave it. In time, you will discover that an axe which is less easy to play on, may have a better tone than one which is easier to play do, go with what you have right now!

Cosmin

[Yash]

OK, but we're talking about a $80 guitar.It has no tone, but you're right, if that happens, I am gonna lose whatever tone i have, so I'll hold on, but if you think that it wont have much effect on such a cheap guitar, I'll shave it

[Cosmin Lupu]

Mate, we can use this at this point, but of course, if you have big plans and a budget, I can help out on choosing a new guitar what do you think?

Cosmin

[Yash]

Yeah, I'll be buying new gear this June or July..... Budget will be anywhere from US$4,000 - $10,000, it depends.And I need to buy everything from scratch, as if I never had anything
Here are the most probable stuff
- A Jackson King V (probably an old KV1 or KV Pro, or even custom shop)
- Jackson Soloist or Dean Michael Angelo Batio MAB1 Armorflame (looks awesome)
- An acoustic (ovation, 12 string maybe)
- A Marshall head (JVM 410HCF or the great 50th anniversary head they bring out, like they did on 30th anniversary)
OR
- Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Road King or Mark IIC+
- Marshall 1960DM Dave Mustaine sig. cab
- An FX processor, like Fractal Axe FX II or Boss GT-10 (dont have much idea for a processor)
- Accessories and foot controller
- Power Attenuator
- If I still have money left after this, Dunlop Crybaby Rack Wah

What do you think of the list ?????? Anything you'd like to add or delete or modify ?????

This post has been edited by Yash: Apr 9 2012, 11:49 AM

[Cosmin Lupu]

Yeah, I'll be buying new gear this June or July..... Budget will be anywhere from US$4,000 - $10,000, it depends.And I need to buy everything from scratch, as if I never had anything
Here are the most probable stuff
- A Jackson King V (probably an old KV1 or KV Pro, or even custom shop)
- Jackson Soloist or Dean Michael Angelo Batio MAB1 Armorflame (looks awesome)
- An acoustic (ovation, 12 string maybe)
- A Marshall head (JVM 410HCF or the great 50th anniversary head they bring out, like they did on 30th anniversary)
OR
- Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Road King or Mark IIC+
- Marshall 1960DM Dave Mustaine sig. cab
- An FX processor, like Fractal Axe FX II or Boss GT-10 (dont have much idea for a processor)
- Accessories and foot controller
- Power Attenuator
- If I still have money left after this, Dunlop Crybaby Rack Wah

What do you think of the list ?????? Anything you'd like to add or delete or modify ?????

Wow mate! You look like you're getting ready to tour with Madonna! I think you could do great with a lot less at this point, but hey, you got the cash, you're the king man

[Yash]

Wow mate! You look like you're getting ready to tour with Madonna! I think you could do great with a lot less at this point, but hey, you got the cash, you're the king man

Nah, I am not gonna be with a pop singer I am METAL
And I'll probably have to cut a lot coz i might get just $4000, if I am Lucky, I might get $10,000, or anything in between.
But yeah, i'm gonna get some nice gear....

By the way, I am done with the major scale, will be posting a vid soon, then picking hand exercise and then we're off to rhythm guitar, right ???

[Cosmin Lupu]

Yess SIR! You let me know when you are ready!

Cosmin

[Yash]

Sorry Cosmin, I had been unwell for a few days and my high E-string broke, so couldnt play.
I'll have the vid within three days

[Cosmin Lupu]

Hey Yash! Hope you get well soon man no stress, k? Do it when you feel good, so that you may come up with an awesome take

[Yash]

finally, done with major scale, now onto alternate picking

[Cosmin Lupu]

Hey Yash very good man! Looking forward to seeing that vid

[Yash]

Cant find the cam, so cant record it now....... please check pm big bro, I am waiting for you at the chat,its very important

This post has been edited by Yash: May 1 2012, 08:05 AM

[Cosmin Lupu]

Hey Yash,

as we decided together I will guide you through the world of rhythm, advancing together towards the intricate world of metal riffing

For starting off, we will get a good grasp on timing with Bear's lessons, k?

They may seem easy, but they are the perfect brick for your solid rhythmic foundation

http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Beginn..._1_Open_Chords/

http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Beginn...-2-Open-Chords/

http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Beginn...-Open-Chords-3/

Regarding the recording - you need to set the guitar volume low high enough to be heard just a but over the backing track, but not too loud and set the camera on the tripod in front of you focusing on your hands - take a pic first to see if you focused right and then once you're settled, push the rec button try a few tests until you get it right and let me know if it worked

see you around and let me know what you think man

Cosmin

[Yash]

Switching Chords is such a pain for me, right since the beginning, any tips Cosmin ????