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David OToole9th June 2007Great idea Marcus, I think this will help members pick up those solos alot! David
Matt9th June 2007That is absolutely brilliant
i cant explain how excited i am for the next 2
Gen9th June 2007As always, exellent lesson!, but i have a question, must i use the alternate picking for this one, cuz i think you dont use it right?
Gen9th June 2007As always, exellent lesson, but i have a question, must i use the alternate picking for this one, cuz i think you dont use it, right?
preownedguitar9th June 2007I love you! LOL. Thanks. Great stuff as always man.
GuitarDude9th June 2007Great lesson I'm gonna learn this right after I'm finished with your first lesson 
jake the snake9th June 2007great solo, thank you so much!
Andrew Cockburn9th June 2007I love the harmonic minor scale, and you have a great tone - great lesson Marcus 
stratman339th June 2007This is great!Not really a challenge for me but i know the next ones will!Great lesson as usual Marcus.
jake the snake9th June 2007awsome:)
signularis9th June 2007how is the best way to learn speeing up i can do it slow but i casnt make it speeding up my i havent trained my hand for speed yet my teacher only learns me technique but hasnt learn me yet how to speed up and with technique to use my hand is tyring up quickly when i speed up
lefty019th June 2007Thank You. This is just what i needed.
Mark Schiewe9th June 2007Hey Marcus, what's your take on scalloped fretboards? I looks like you have a very controlled vibrato. Is this mainly do to your scalloped fretboard?
nrpstreetballa10th June 2007i love ur vibrato
Ryan10th June 2007awesome dude, i love neoclassical stuff..
Marcus Lavendell10th June 2007Gen,
I mostly use alternate picking (old habit), but if you're more comfortable with economy picking you could use it at all the "3-notes-per-string" licks. I actually recommend you to do that!
Marcus Lavendell10th June 2007Mark Schiewe,
Yes, I prefer scalloped fretboards because I get a little bit better grip of the string while doing vibrato. Though it isn't the key to a good vibrato! My vibrato is exactly the same on a non-scalloped fretboard, but it's more of an effort for me to play like that since I'm simply not used to it. I only scallop my fretboards just enough so I touch the wood a little bit (so it's not a very "deep" scallop).
Marcus Lavendell10th June 2007signularis,
check out Kris's awesome lesson about speedpicking: http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/memberson...king1-video.htm
Mark Schiewe10th June 2007One more question Marcus, is your guitar tuned down again in this lesson?
Marcus Lavendell10th June 2007Mark,
Yes! I'm sorry, I forgot to post that! I tune down one half step (to E-flat)
Aaron10th June 2007i love the slow solos and you really pulled this one off. cant wait for the other 2.
christian11th June 2007What kind of guitar are u using, it seems pretty sick?
Thanks
Mark Schiewe11th June 2007In video 4 why do you recommend playing without the pinky?
Marcus Lavendell11th June 2007Mark,
Good question! It's because I found it's good to have the pinky "free" in case you need to reach a higher note immediately after (it's less of an effort that way).
So if it's not too uncomfortable I recommend you to leave the pinky out in this lick.
Leviathan13th June 2007we need some more lessons like this... beginner intermediate and whatever the last one is///
Leviathan14th June 2007Will this help me pick out the a minor notes? and make my own neoclassical solos...
jammer9115th June 2007I could pratice this stuff more often
Yonrak18th June 2007Holy cow 
Abit advanced for me at the moment. Might have a go at the beginner one tomorrow though =)
Great lesson, love the three level idea! Hope it catches on.
tha_max19th June 2007Gah! I can't get the vibrato in my bend
XxLeviathanxX21st June 2007Friggin A.
Victafor2nd July 2007this is great, definately in my skill level
atomix13375th July 2007Boo, half step down -.-...
But AWESOME riff man, you just don't know how helpful the difficulty levels are!
THANKS.
MegaJeff6th July 2007Yeah, half step... lol. Insane vibrato man, mine may sound good but yours sounds amazing!
Cheers!
davaflava12th July 2007very nice lesson!!! I can't wait to give this a try(give my lead guitarist a run for his money eh?)
Cherio13th July 2007dude this lesson is awesome! u have a real nice vibrato aswell! cheers
chast23rd July 2007Very nice lesson, to get started with this genre.
The vibrato in your bends sounds awesome
davaflava26th July 2007i almost got it !!! that those two big stretches is what kills me haha damn nubs of mine
Marcus Lavendell26th July 2007Thanks guys!
It's seems like many of you nail this solo by now. It's highly appreciated if you'd want to share that, and upload a video response at the forum (or YouTube for example)
Guitar3426th July 2007Awesome lesson! Loved It!
fire2nd August 2007great but for beginner still quite fast, isnt it?
misha17th August 2007one of the best lessons here.....
i like this neoclassical sound;
good work marcus
want more of'em:)
teh_shredmaster27th August 2007wow this helped me so much thanks
visi0n12th September 2007cool !! gonna learn it and post it on the forum!
LwShieN25th November 2007Its an awesome idea , since neoclassical is complex and difficult , splitting to 3 lessons is an awesome idea ..
Awesome lesson !! looking forward to more neo classical lessons 
Marcus Lavendell25th November 2007Thanks guys!
Khaos Keith19th December 2007are you tuned down a half step? that or im just really out of tune haha
Khaos Keith19th December 2007oh never mind i just found the answer in the comment haha
Tomy Jeon21st December 2007Great lesson!
How do you vibrato when you're doing a bend at the same time? Like the 15th fret on the 2nd string.
Marcus Lavendell22nd December 2007@ Tomy
It's not that difficult. Check out my third vibrato lesson, I explain it there (in the first vid)
Tomy Jeon26th December 2007Hey, that vibrato lesson really halped. Thanks.
nsskid3rd January 2008sweet mother of ............ that was great!!
nsskid3rd January 2008MMMM it seems like my vibrato doesn't sounds cool as your vibrato? is that my pickups sucks or what?
nsskid3rd January 2008-.- how do u do the e flat again? -.- =( sorry
Marcus Lavendell3rd January 2008Thank you nsskid!
Vibrato has nothing to do with the pickups, I'm afraid. Check out the vibrato lessons here to learn more about it
You'll be in E flat if you tune down all the strings one half note (one fret).
Taragon31st January 2008how do i download the backing track?
Marcus Lavendell31st January 2008@Taragon
Sorry, you can't download the backing track.
Taragon31st January 2008@lavendell
okey, thats to bad. i wanted to put it on youtube when im playing 
great lesson anyway 
Marcus Lavendell31st January 2008Oh, I'd love to see that!! 
Can't you just play along with the backing track found in the lesson, and record your vid with a webcam? You don't need to download the backing track for that 
Taragon1st February 2008Yeah im gonna try that and see how it sounds..
Benny-G26th February 2008Awesome Lesson man. I love your strat. I'm looking in to getting a scalloped neck myself.
Marcus Lavendell26th February 2008Cool! Thanks Benny!
Benny-G27th February 2008No problem man, I totally dig your style
Carlos Carrillo4th March 2008hey marcus!!!!!!!!!!
great lesson!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks
Marcus Lavendell4th March 2008Thanks Carlos!
gorki23rd April 2008I'm almost there,Marcus. Slow but it sounds great in my ears; soon gorki will play like marcus...NOT.
One day I'll play 120 bpm. Fantastic music. I come home and watch yr videos and think I'm Marcus
MetronomaN30th April 2008Marcus, you without a doubt are amazing ! great fealing, great tecnique, great lessons.
Thank you !
Marcus Lavendell30th April 2008Thank you gorki, and MetronomaN
sigma722nd May 2008hey sick beginner lesson...wut amp setting did u use because im trying to find the neoclassical tone
sigma722nd May 2008wuts the tempo too?
Marcus Lavendell26th June 2008@sigma 7
The tempo is 120 bpm. You can find the PODxt preset at the forum (in my board).
bubbalicious10th July 2008solo sounds great and not hard to learn
Halle2nd August 2008Very nice lesson Marcus, I really like your vibrato
Marcus Lavendell2nd August 2008Thanks guys
Jesse13th September 2008.... "picks up jaw from floor"
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"Still not able to talk"
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This is Mind blowing.!
Jesse4th October 2008D: Started today at 80 BPM, and now, I can play it full speed! Will upload video when I bought a pod!
Marcus Lavendell4th October 2008That's great Jesse!
Looking forward to see that vid
Jesse8th December 2008Marcus.. IVE GOT A POD!!! I will record it tonight!!
With video! YAY!
GuitarMonkey7th March 2009Great lesson, and love the tone. What can you tell me about your strat?
Alexiaden932nd May 2009Hey, Marcus, awesome lesson !
Kristian Hyvarinen21st October 2009Thank you, Marcus! After an hour of playing I already feel how learning this solo improves my playing!
PiotrLadyzynski10th November 2009Hi Marcus!
Can I get tracks from your lesson in mp3? I would like to practise while I'm not connected.
I would like to get:
1. Original recording mp3
2. Backing track in normal tempo mp3
3. Backing track in slow tempo mp3
Daniel Realpe19th April 2010wow, the bendings! lots of feeling!
