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May 6 2008, 04:49 PM |
Wow, thanks a lot Daniel
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May 6 2008, 05:10 PM |
Got many weaknesess, for example fast alternate picking with clean notes, arpeggios, vibrato and a bunch of theory. For fast Alternate picking i would suggest 2 excersises, first just using a metronome set it at close to your max picking speed, and just practice your picking hand on an open muted string. Work diligently to get the picking itself to be as clean and precise as you can get it. Keep pushing the speed up in small increments over a few days. Then when you have reached a good level there. Go back to the speed you started at and just play two notes back and forth kinda like a trill, but pick each note, with alternate picking, work your way up over the next few days to the speed you stopped at. Once you have done that start adding notes. The big key to fast clean alternate picking is perfect syncronizing of right and left hands once you can do this at a good speed with a small amount of notes just keep adding 1 note every few days pretty soon your playing 11 12 note patterns at a good clip. As far as arps go, hand posisition is very important when trying to execute fast arps, especially non-sweeped arps. Again use the method as above for arps that you did with the AP excersise, just practice the string transistion with muted open strings with a metronome so you get those "pick clicks" smooth and uniform, then start adding real notes, start with like 3 note arps to begin with and do them both sweeped, and AP'd so you can practice both at the same time and slowly add more and more notes As for vibrato just read some of the things i said to others about vibrato, pick a technique thats pleasing to you and perfect it. i think i have a lot of weakness when i go to vacation, so i stop electric guitar for about 2 weeks, and then come back, so it's like i've forgotten everything, and i have to play about 10 hours (maybe more) just to try to get back to what i can do i also got a big weakness while singing and playing guitar at the same time, i can do it with easy chord progression. There are alot of people who have trouble with this Zizi your not alone, my advice for this is to get yourself something you can take with you on vaction when you cant have your guitar. Get one of those finger strengthning devices that you can carry around with you at least this way you can keep your finger strength up even if you cant practice on a guitar. Something like this little thing http://www.prohands.net/?gclid=CMOZs_mhkpMCFQJtlgod53T6hA As far as singing and playing guitar at the same time i can't help you much in that department i can't do it myself very well either. But then again in never professed to be a vocalist Daniel |
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May 6 2008, 10:52 PM |
Yes, but that's Muris, I'm speaking for the rest of us I bet Muris can make 10 finger tapping ! -------------------- my "Thank you GMC!" video
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May 7 2008, 03:02 PM
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PAD, actually there are some very good lessons on vibrato from the master himself - Marcus Lavendell :]
https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guit...sson1/index.htm Here's the first one, it has links to the other parts. Cheers, Hristian |
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May 7 2008, 03:54 PM |
PAD, actually there are some very good lessons on vibrato from the master himself - Marcus Lavendell :] https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guit...sson1/index.htm Here's the first one, it has links to the other parts. Cheers, Hristian Thanks Hristian - I shall check them out -------------------- Lead me not into temptation - I can find the way myself...
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May 7 2008, 05:43 PM |
Daniel, i'm seeing some of the best one-on-one advice on the forum in this thread, thanks for taking so much time out to help us all
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May 7 2008, 06:15 PM |
Thanks alot for your answer Daniel, that was some really usefull advices, appreciate the effort
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May 7 2008, 11:17 PM |
This is a great thread, and at Rokchik's suggestion I thought we should make it sticky.
Also, thanks for the tips Daniel, I really like the idea of mixing Legato with AP - will give it a try! -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
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