QUOTE (Gus @ May 5 2008, 08:50 PM)
Sweep picking, definitely...
I gave it more than one try, but I always lose motivation.
Maybe I am too addicted to alternate picking. When I try to speed up the sweeping I automatically move to alternate picking....
I am not practicing too much right now, but as soon I finish my thesis I decided one thing. I will always practice my worst technique every day. That will be sweep picking as a start. And when I think it is not the worst anymore I move to something else...
When you start to really jump into the sweep picking Gus let us know what your individual problems may be so we can try to help you overcome them.
Daniel
QUOTE (Outlaw2112 @ May 5 2008, 08:53 PM)
Playing in front of people... I can play stuff perfect by myself, but when im in front of people i tend to mess up and get nervous..
Outlaw,
Everyone deals with pressure in their own way. The only way to overcome this is continuing to do it. I would hope you still get nervous, its natural. I would be more afraid of not getting nervous because then maybe there is something wrong heh.
I still get nervous before a show and i been doing it for sometime, but i also so look forward being on that stage that the nervousness doesnt tie me down from my playing. I have difficulty playing in front of small amounts of people. I don't know maybe its the fear of intimacy or something. I am talking like 2 or 3 people.
On the otherside of it i have gotten the chance to play in front of 20,000 people and that doesnt bother me in the least. Butterflies is one thing, overwhelming anxiety..no.
Just keep working on playing in front of people eventually you will find your calm spot to shine and then it will be such an enjoyable experience. Remember these people who come to see you are there to have a good time...not to judge you as a person. Have fun with them. If you mess up a little don't even flinch about it just keep going and act like nothing is wrong.
Daniel
QUOTE (The Uncreator @ May 5 2008, 09:06 PM)
8 finger tapping, I have never progressed so slowly at a technique
Your on your own with this one, at least from me. I have a tough enough time with 4 finger tapping let alone 8 heh. But there are instructors here who can help you seek them out and ask questions!
Daniel
QUOTE (fatb0t @ May 5 2008, 09:37 PM)
SWEEPING
and legato are my weaknesses....
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For a while it was descending AP 3 note per string runs - Fixed it though! Took a solid weak of practicing the aeolian in every key descending, with some legato slides to expand all over the fret board - Now my descending is faster than my ascending - gotta work on that too I suppose!
I love the feeling of accomplishment when you start to become really comfortable with something that was so awkward to you in the beginning...
I have given some excersise ideas for legato technique in answering others check them out.
As for sweep picking what issue are you having with sweep picking in general. If you can give specifics its easier for someone to answer. Ask anything you want either myself or another instructor would be happy to help you reach your sweeping goals.
Daniel
QUOTE (Nemanja Filipovic @ May 6 2008, 08:53 AM)
Great topic Daniel.My weakness is that I don't haw electric guitar.
Someone want to donate a guitar to Nemanja?
Daniel
QUOTE (OrganisedConfusion @ May 6 2008, 09:57 AM)
I'm just superb all across the board
My weaknesses are theory, downpicking, alternate picking, sweeping, hybrid picking, economy picking and many other regions.
My strengths are my trademark slowlos
Your definately at the right place to address all those issues
If you have anything specific you need help with let any of us know and we will try to help you.
Daniel
QUOTE (Muris Varajic @ May 6 2008, 10:29 AM)
Probably note choice...million dollars question I would say.
Plus some techniques.
Off to practicing
My advice to you Muris is to sell your guitar on E-bay and take up Stamp collecting. Its obvious you don't want to learn anything here
QUOTE (ActiveX @ May 6 2008, 04:00 PM)
Strumming; nice simple strumming on the acoustic...for the life of me I can't get motivated to practice this, even though I know how important it is. I always end up cranking up the distortion and just practicing the "fun" stuff...power chords, solo's, pinch harmonics, improv, tabs for songs, etc.
I understand your frustration with this kind of thing. But remember, those simple things are what makes up music. Sometimes i will compose an entire song based on some simple chord that i strummed and it takes on a life of its own and spins off into directions that i couldnt see coming.
Why not take a little time to play a few strummed chords and imagine what you can play on top of it. I think you might be pleasantly surprised of what you can come up with if you open up your imagination to this idea. Some of the most powerful songs we have have heard started with nothing more then 2 or three strummed chords and a guy humming a melody he didnt know what to do with.
This to me is the magic of music its so basic and yet so complex at the same time. The ultimate expression of paradox.
Daniel
QUOTE (Nobody @ May 6 2008, 04:14 PM)
Well my main weakness is playing an other guitarist's solo in right timing. I can learn riffs and stuff and play them 1:1 when I want to but I just can't learn a solo and play it the way that other guitarist felt it. And this is a big problem because when we do some covers with my band I always make the solo different and it's not exactly in time this messes things up..
Other thing that's my weakness is Sweep Picking because the only way I can make each note sound perfectly is playing really slow but I do it every day so in the end I will be playing perfect Sweeps. It's a matter of time..
Cheers,
Hristian
Its seems your on the right track with sweep picking. And good attitude to have. If there is anything myself or any of the instructors can do to help with a specific issue let us know on the forums or P.M. and we will do what we can. We are here to help you reach your goals.
As far as playing other guitarists solo's nobody says you have to play them note for note. Me personally i also take creative license with cover tunes. And not because i can't play it the way it was written but because i feel the need to express myself in my own way.
What you do have to work on though is really working out how long the orginal solo is and making yours fit in the space allowed. If you are unable to do this work out with your band how to extend this section of the song so your all on the same page. Nothing worse then miscommunication while on stage it can make you look bad. Work out these issues with your band mates before the curtain comes up so to speak. I am sure they will probably accomodate you in this area if it makes all of you look more professional.
Daniel
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