Hey my friend!
You are one of the people who's activity stands out and I for one am a big fan of your compositions as they tend to have a close influence from Chris Cornell/ Audioslave, which I am a HUGE fan of
Now, here's what I have in mind regarding what you should focus on:
Technique - alternate picking or legato or articulation elements - one/ week tho, as your time is limited
Rhythm - tightening up your rhythm skills
Composition - observing the concepts behind lessons you have learned so that you my apply these concepts in your own playing
Day 1 - Rhythm:
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Grunge-V-Soundgarden/ grungy riffs combined with bends and
Day 2 - Technique:
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/legato...cking_beginner/ - this combines both alternate picking and legato
Day 3 - Revision
Day 4 - Revision and conclusions
In 3 hrs per day, you could divide your time like this:
Day 1 -2 -> 2hrs to understand the parts in the lesson, 30 min to rehearse them and another 30-45 min to try and put them together against the slowest available backing track
Day 3-4 ->
- rehearsing the lessons against the backing tracks, gradually - starting from the slowest towards the fastest - focus on timing, clean playing and expression - if you can record/ rehears the lesson at full speed over the original one to see what parts cause problems, it would be great, as this will act as a mirror
- revising the theoretical concepts behind the lesson, so that you may pick them up and see if you can use them in your own compositions - have you ever tried this?
At the end of the week, I will invite you to write your conclusions here, in this thread so that we may see if there are any uncertainties and how you progress with the lessons. Of course, communication between us, during the week is essential and if you have questions, by all means ask me
What do you think mate?
Cosmin
Hey my friend. I'm working on Gab's army but I'm feeling so frustrated (of course not with Gab but with my playing) lately that any additional help is more than welcome.
*How long have you been playing the guitar?
- Forever. I'm 37 and I started playing when I was 16. I played for 2 and a half years, I stopped for 3 years. Then I took it again for one year. And then I stopped again for a long time. For the last 6 years I've been very inconsistently with my practice, because of a lot of things, I practice 6 months then I stop for another 6 months and so on. But I really want to improve my playing and I'm committed into practicing.
* What do you feel your current level is?
-A Lousy intermediate.
* How much time/day can you spend practicing?
- I can spend 3 hours at least 4 days a week.
* What are your favorite techniques?
-Rock riffing, bending, vibrato, legato, alternate picking.
* What would you like to improve?
- Rock riff playing and composing, legato, alternate picking, bending and vibrato. And to improve my ability to compose melodies, both for solos and for singing.
* What is your current experience as a player (band, studio, home)?
- At home, but I'm working on my solo project playing the guitar and singing, so I'll start practicing with a drumer and a bass player friends to get the project out.
* What gear do you own?
-I have a fender strat, a cheap les paul, a Line 6 toneport UX1, and a BOSS ME-70.
* Name a few favorite artists that inspire your playing.
-Steven WIlson, Nuno Betancourt, Tom Morello, Richie Kotzen, Chris Cornell.
Here are a few of my latest REC takes, but I know you have watch them(Thanks for your comments! )
Rocker riff 2Winter tuneIntermediate Rock songAnd here are a couple of my own compositions, I haven't finished them.
Crea Wake UpEarth InsideEl CuboThanks a lot my friend.
I think learning paths are a really good idea, not only personal ones, but with so many lessons on here some gems get missed, and the choice is overwhelming, it might be worth making a sticky thread with ones for certain techniques and styles.
For example
Country guitar
Give some major pentatonic lessons, some mixolydian mode lessons, hybrid picking lessons, lessons on string bending and of course country style lessons, all building up in level of difficulty.
Hey mate - do I understand that you would like a practice plan as well? If yes, please answer the questions and I'll get to ya
Indeed, the database is very big and your thought is one that I also had for a long time now
Let me know, ok?
Cosmin