Learning Tone Seeker Posts: 627
Joined: 7-August 11
From: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hi and welcome to my Insane Lessons Hunt!
I've noticed that not many people post REC takes of Insane (Level 9 and Level 10) lessons, which is of course, reasonable because those lessons are so hard. It needs months, maybe even years for a regular guitarist to learn those lessons, and it's hard to stay motivated for so long!
That's why I started this topic: I want to learn some of the 'Insane' lessons - Because I'm nowhere near that level, it will take some time. But to keep my motivation I am going to post my slow success by recording myself playing the lessons at lower speeds, starting at 50%. Whenever I feel some noticeable improvement (for example, nailing a specific lick I couldn't do before or being able to play the lesson 10% faster), I'll post a new video, so that progress can be seen.
And the final goal is of course, to finish the Insane lesson and then laugh at the previous lame attempts. But until that, let's go slowly and precisely.
Some of the quotes that inspire me in my journey are:
"Anyone can be motivated to practice all day long, but few can find the motivation to practice every day." - Kristofer Dahl "Speed is a byproduct of precision" - Todd Simpson "The Only Opponent Is Within" - Ben Higgins "That Floyd Rose guitar was a complete waste of money" - Father
Of course, it would be awesome if others joined this as well! It doesn't have to be level 9 or 10 lesson, just pick a lesson that's currently too hard for you and you think you'll need more time to learn it, so you can make smaller, achievable goals and post your progress here. We can give feedback to each other and constantly improve!
For now, here's two beginner attempts at Muris Varajić's lessons: *Oriental Shred at 50% speed (yeah, I know I messed that diminished run in the ending, will improve that! ) and *Mojo Oro - Part 1 at 60% speed.
Learning Tone Seeker Posts: 627
Joined: 7-August 11
From: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hey Chandra, thanks for bumping this topic!
What Ben said is true. My wrist (and the whole left hand)'s been killing me recently. Resting/ not playing at all doesn't help a lot, as the pain comes back. So I still play the guitar but not as insane as before. On a good day I try to play the Mojo Oro lesson but I can't get past 80%. The transition between 80% to 90% is HUGE, and it will need more practice to get it clean. The other lesson (Oriental Shred) I can play at 90%, but there are two fast AP runs at the end which I can't get clean so that's why I'm not posting a video yet.
That's also the reason I can't participate in Bushido as it's too risky for my current situation, as the deadlines would force me to injure myself again.
On a side note, I also "renewed" my old left shoulder dislocation (I had an accident and dislocated my left shoulder again! Fool), so that doesn't help either. I'm going to have an MRI soon and my doctor said I'll probably have to operate it again but I'm not sure whether I'll do it. The whole thing is really frustrating and I hope I'll get back in real action soon .
When I get mad, I sometimes throw a "shred session" but it usually results in severe pain and then I need to heal.
It's great you started practicing this lesson, and I wish you best of luck! However I do NOT wish you to end up like me, so please practice it smart, and don't force yourself!! Please post your progress here