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Mar 21 2009, 01:27 AM
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QUOTE (Farmer Joe @ Mar 20 2009, 10:36 PM)  Roger, thanks for suggesting that lesson (i know you already did once or twice before, but I finally watched it and paid attention). After watching it a couple of times and then listening to my take on this exercise, I realized how wrong my attempt at playing triplets was. Actually, after watching that lesson i see how much work I need to do on timing. I'll be doing the examples from that lesson everyday for a while now  I'll try to record another take tonight, but I not sure if that would be 100% possible. So if not tonight, definitely sometime tomorrow. Perfect!, looking forward to it 
-------------------- "Don't practice until you get it right. Practice until you can't get it wrong." Guitars & Amps Brian Moore DC-1 Custom Shop (Cherry Sunburst, mahogany/rosewood) Eric Johnson Signature Strat (2-tone Sunburst, alder/maple) Ibanez RG770 (Black, basswood/rosewood) Peerless Journeyman (solid spruce/maple) Sixt Bov-105C (Ovation-like acoustic) - Ibanez SGT-130 (Jumbo acoustic) London City VS-1 (Precision bass) - Baton Rouge U3S (Ukelele) Fender HotRod Deluxe 40W combo - Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue 5W combo - Marshall JCM 900 50W Hi-Gain combo Effects & Other stuff POD Studio UX2 audio interface - Edirol MA-15D monitors EH Double Muff - Fulltone GT-500 - Fulltone Fulldrive 2 Mosfet - Guitarsystems TrebleTool Junior - Guitarsystems FuzzTool Junior Korg Pitchblack Tuner - MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay - TC Electronics Nova Modulator - Morley Bad Horsie 2 Wah Shure SM58 - Roland PCR-500 midi controller/keyboard & Yamaha Clavinova CL-910 piano My Website My MySpace Page My YouTube Channel My Twitter Account My Band 'Gonzo!' |
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Mar 24 2009, 12:00 AM
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Hey Roger, I got another audio take of the rhythm tab again. its at 75 BPM once again, and I think I fixed my problem on the triplets from the first take, i hope
If not, let me know, I must be misunderstanding something horribly haha.I really do apologize for the harsh tone, I recorded without the audio input on, and after I mixed it down I listened and couldn't figure out why it sounded so bad. I just now found out that my wah pedal was on by mistake, and along with the GTR Solo amp software on my computer, it didn't sound good at all  So my apologies if it makes your ears cringe.
MTP_Rhythm_Tab_TAKE_2__MP3_.mp3 ( 2.2MB )
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Mar 24 2009, 12:46 PM
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QUOTE (Farmer Joe @ Mar 24 2009, 12:00 AM) Hey Roger, I got another audio take of the rhythm tab again. its at 75 BPM once again, and I think I fixed my problem on the triplets from the first take, i hope If not, let me know, I must be misunderstanding something horribly haha.I really do apologize for the harsh tone, I recorded without the audio input on, and after I mixed it down I listened and couldn't figure out why it sounded so bad. I just now found out that my wah pedal was on by mistake, and along with the GTR Solo amp software on my computer, it didn't sound good at all So my apologies if it makes your ears cringe.
MTP_Rhythm_Tab_TAKE_2__MP3_.mp3 ( 2.2MB )
Number of downloads: 168We are getting there! Your sound was indeed horrible  , but I survived it The main thing is that your triplets sound much more like triplets should sound like, which is a good job! What I still noticed however is that you still tend to let the first note of the triplet sound a tiny bit longer than the other 2 notes (not much, but a little). In essence, you only should play 12 notes in 1 bar in the same way as you play 8 notes in 1 bar if you play eight notes, using alternate picking all the way. As a little sidetrack: You can basically play triplets actually in 2 ways (either alternate picking during the whole lick or start with a downstroke, upstroke, downstroke and then the next triplet start over again: downstroke, upstroke, downstroke). You will notice that it will accent the first note of each triplet more if you play it like the latter. Anyways, you certainly got the point how to play notes with different notations with a metronome, just keep practicing the triplets along with the other durations regularly. It would now be a good time to go back to the original assignment and play the group exercise once more (which should not take to long to do I guess) to see whether it actually improved after this timing exercise . After that we can swiftly move on to something you probably like: Rockin'! Cheers Roger This post has been edited by Velvet Roger: Mar 24 2009, 12:48 PM -------------------- "Don't practice until you get it right. Practice until you can't get it wrong." Guitars & Amps Brian Moore DC-1 Custom Shop (Cherry Sunburst, mahogany/rosewood) Eric Johnson Signature Strat (2-tone Sunburst, alder/maple) Ibanez RG770 (Black, basswood/rosewood) Peerless Journeyman (solid spruce/maple) Sixt Bov-105C (Ovation-like acoustic) - Ibanez SGT-130 (Jumbo acoustic) London City VS-1 (Precision bass) - Baton Rouge U3S (Ukelele) Fender HotRod Deluxe 40W combo - Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue 5W combo - Marshall JCM 900 50W Hi-Gain combo Effects & Other stuff POD Studio UX2 audio interface - Edirol MA-15D monitors EH Double Muff - Fulltone GT-500 - Fulltone Fulldrive 2 Mosfet - Guitarsystems TrebleTool Junior - Guitarsystems FuzzTool Junior Korg Pitchblack Tuner - MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay - TC Electronics Nova Modulator - Morley Bad Horsie 2 Wah Shure SM58 - Roland PCR-500 midi controller/keyboard & Yamaha Clavinova CL-910 piano My Website My MySpace Page My YouTube Channel My Twitter Account My Band 'Gonzo!' |
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Mar 30 2009, 12:08 AM
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Hi Luey,
Here is your second individual assignment for the MTP: Assignment #2 - Farmer Joe Lesson We are going to continue to work a bit on your solo abilities to give you a bit more variation in your practicing. I have chosen for a nice melodic solo, which is using pretty much the whole fretboard, but which is timing wise quite straightforward: Jumping Around - Muris Varajic (beginner). What I would like you to do is to record a take, and the backing speed which is do-able for you of bars 1 to 9 of the solo (until 0:32 of the video). I have highlighted the part of the tab which you do not need to play for now.  You will notice that Muris is using quite extensively vibrato on all the long notes. Of course it would be great if you could try to do that as well, but don't let this be the major focus of the take. For now, I would like you to focus completely on playing the notes on time. Try as much as you can to follow the picking pattern that Muris is using (mostly downstrokes, however sometimes alternate starting with a downstroke or an upstroke). Watch the video several times before starting to play this (in order to get the feel and picking patterns clear), and practice/memorize the patterns at a slow pace before practicing them at final speed. Deadline I would like you to upload a video of this lesson in your own upload thread at Monday 6 Apr if at all possible. Also if you have any questions, just ask them in this thread. I hope you like it and good luck!!! -------------------- "Don't practice until you get it right. Practice until you can't get it wrong." Guitars & Amps Brian Moore DC-1 Custom Shop (Cherry Sunburst, mahogany/rosewood) Eric Johnson Signature Strat (2-tone Sunburst, alder/maple) Ibanez RG770 (Black, basswood/rosewood) Peerless Journeyman (solid spruce/maple) Sixt Bov-105C (Ovation-like acoustic) - Ibanez SGT-130 (Jumbo acoustic) London City VS-1 (Precision bass) - Baton Rouge U3S (Ukelele) Fender HotRod Deluxe 40W combo - Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue 5W combo - Marshall JCM 900 50W Hi-Gain combo Effects & Other stuff POD Studio UX2 audio interface - Edirol MA-15D monitors EH Double Muff - Fulltone GT-500 - Fulltone Fulldrive 2 Mosfet - Guitarsystems TrebleTool Junior - Guitarsystems FuzzTool Junior Korg Pitchblack Tuner - MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay - TC Electronics Nova Modulator - Morley Bad Horsie 2 Wah Shure SM58 - Roland PCR-500 midi controller/keyboard & Yamaha Clavinova CL-910 piano My Website My MySpace Page My YouTube Channel My Twitter Account My Band 'Gonzo!' |
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Mar 30 2009, 01:22 PM
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QUOTE (Farmer Joe @ Mar 30 2009, 02:03 PM) Hey thanks Roger. Looks like a good lesson, it'll add some fun and variety to my practice routine. I've already memorized the part you want me to play, now to practice it for a few days to a metronome then backing track One question though, can you explain bends to me? Or are there any articles or lessons that explain this topic? I'm at work right now and haven't had time to search yet. I mean, I know how to bend, but I don't know much when it comes to how much to bend, like a half bend, full bend, 1and 1/2 bend and so on. Thanks man In this lesson you have 1 bend, 1 full bend from 13th fret on the B string (which is the C note). This means that you have to bend the C note to a D note. In order to get this right try to practice the bending of this C to D note by alternating between bending and playing the 15th fret on the B string. That way you can make sure than you pitch the bend right! You can also practice this on other strings, other places etc. so you get a good feeling how to bend in tune. Hope this helps. Cheers Roger This post has been edited by Velvet Roger: Mar 30 2009, 01:23 PM -------------------- "Don't practice until you get it right. Practice until you can't get it wrong." Guitars & Amps Brian Moore DC-1 Custom Shop (Cherry Sunburst, mahogany/rosewood) Eric Johnson Signature Strat (2-tone Sunburst, alder/maple) Ibanez RG770 (Black, basswood/rosewood) Peerless Journeyman (solid spruce/maple) Sixt Bov-105C (Ovation-like acoustic) - Ibanez SGT-130 (Jumbo acoustic) London City VS-1 (Precision bass) - Baton Rouge U3S (Ukelele) Fender HotRod Deluxe 40W combo - Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue 5W combo - Marshall JCM 900 50W Hi-Gain combo Effects & Other stuff POD Studio UX2 audio interface - Edirol MA-15D monitors EH Double Muff - Fulltone GT-500 - Fulltone Fulldrive 2 Mosfet - Guitarsystems TrebleTool Junior - Guitarsystems FuzzTool Junior Korg Pitchblack Tuner - MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay - TC Electronics Nova Modulator - Morley Bad Horsie 2 Wah Shure SM58 - Roland PCR-500 midi controller/keyboard & Yamaha Clavinova CL-910 piano My Website My MySpace Page My YouTube Channel My Twitter Account My Band 'Gonzo!' |
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Mar 30 2009, 07:04 PM
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QUOTE (Farmer Joe @ Mar 30 2009, 04:45 PM) Ahhhh I see. A full bend basically means to bend up a whole tone. So I'm guessing a half bend is a half tone and so on. If I got that right, then cool Thanks Roger, appreciate the help Yeah, that's right!
-------------------- "Don't practice until you get it right. Practice until you can't get it wrong." Guitars & Amps Brian Moore DC-1 Custom Shop (Cherry Sunburst, mahogany/rosewood) Eric Johnson Signature Strat (2-tone Sunburst, alder/maple) Ibanez RG770 (Black, basswood/rosewood) Peerless Journeyman (solid spruce/maple) Sixt Bov-105C (Ovation-like acoustic) - Ibanez SGT-130 (Jumbo acoustic) London City VS-1 (Precision bass) - Baton Rouge U3S (Ukelele) Fender HotRod Deluxe 40W combo - Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue 5W combo - Marshall JCM 900 50W Hi-Gain combo Effects & Other stuff POD Studio UX2 audio interface - Edirol MA-15D monitors EH Double Muff - Fulltone GT-500 - Fulltone Fulldrive 2 Mosfet - Guitarsystems TrebleTool Junior - Guitarsystems FuzzTool Junior Korg Pitchblack Tuner - MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay - TC Electronics Nova Modulator - Morley Bad Horsie 2 Wah Shure SM58 - Roland PCR-500 midi controller/keyboard & Yamaha Clavinova CL-910 piano My Website My MySpace Page My YouTube Channel My Twitter Account My Band 'Gonzo!' |
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Apr 5 2009, 02:24 PM
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QUOTE (Farmer Joe @ Apr 5 2009, 03:09 PM) Hey Roger, I may need 2 or 3 extra days with this lesson. To tell you the truth I haven't really played it much besdies just memorizing the part you want me to play. I've been more into writing my part for the Soul collab I will practice this lesson a bit today, if things go well, I may be able to get a take up on Tuesday, if not, then either Wednesday or Thursday That's perfectly fine, if you need any help with the Sould collab give me a shout and we can work on it together for a bit! I am flying back from Philly tonight, so will be with my guitar finally tomorrow again. I think it is great that you signed up for that one! One advice: don't worry too much about impressing everyone with as much notes as possible, I would rather like to see only a few notes which are melodically connected and nicely played (with as good as possible vibrato e.g.)! Cheers Roger -------------------- "Don't practice until you get it right. Practice until you can't get it wrong." Guitars & Amps Brian Moore DC-1 Custom Shop (Cherry Sunburst, mahogany/rosewood) Eric Johnson Signature Strat (2-tone Sunburst, alder/maple) Ibanez RG770 (Black, basswood/rosewood) Peerless Journeyman (solid spruce/maple) Sixt Bov-105C (Ovation-like acoustic) - Ibanez SGT-130 (Jumbo acoustic) London City VS-1 (Precision bass) - Baton Rouge U3S (Ukelele) Fender HotRod Deluxe 40W combo - Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue 5W combo - Marshall JCM 900 50W Hi-Gain combo Effects & Other stuff POD Studio UX2 audio interface - Edirol MA-15D monitors EH Double Muff - Fulltone GT-500 - Fulltone Fulldrive 2 Mosfet - Guitarsystems TrebleTool Junior - Guitarsystems FuzzTool Junior Korg Pitchblack Tuner - MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay - TC Electronics Nova Modulator - Morley Bad Horsie 2 Wah Shure SM58 - Roland PCR-500 midi controller/keyboard & Yamaha Clavinova CL-910 piano My Website My MySpace Page My YouTube Channel My Twitter Account My Band 'Gonzo!' |
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Apr 6 2009, 07:09 PM
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Cool, let me know how things go
-------------------- "Don't practice until you get it right. Practice until you can't get it wrong." Guitars & Amps Brian Moore DC-1 Custom Shop (Cherry Sunburst, mahogany/rosewood) Eric Johnson Signature Strat (2-tone Sunburst, alder/maple) Ibanez RG770 (Black, basswood/rosewood) Peerless Journeyman (solid spruce/maple) Sixt Bov-105C (Ovation-like acoustic) - Ibanez SGT-130 (Jumbo acoustic) London City VS-1 (Precision bass) - Baton Rouge U3S (Ukelele) Fender HotRod Deluxe 40W combo - Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue 5W combo - Marshall JCM 900 50W Hi-Gain combo Effects & Other stuff POD Studio UX2 audio interface - Edirol MA-15D monitors EH Double Muff - Fulltone GT-500 - Fulltone Fulldrive 2 Mosfet - Guitarsystems TrebleTool Junior - Guitarsystems FuzzTool Junior Korg Pitchblack Tuner - MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay - TC Electronics Nova Modulator - Morley Bad Horsie 2 Wah Shure SM58 - Roland PCR-500 midi controller/keyboard & Yamaha Clavinova CL-910 piano My Website My MySpace Page My YouTube Channel My Twitter Account My Band 'Gonzo!' |
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Apr 10 2009, 09:11 PM
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Awesome, thanks Luey
-------------------- "Don't practice until you get it right. Practice until you can't get it wrong." Guitars & Amps Brian Moore DC-1 Custom Shop (Cherry Sunburst, mahogany/rosewood) Eric Johnson Signature Strat (2-tone Sunburst, alder/maple) Ibanez RG770 (Black, basswood/rosewood) Peerless Journeyman (solid spruce/maple) Sixt Bov-105C (Ovation-like acoustic) - Ibanez SGT-130 (Jumbo acoustic) London City VS-1 (Precision bass) - Baton Rouge U3S (Ukelele) Fender HotRod Deluxe 40W combo - Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue 5W combo - Marshall JCM 900 50W Hi-Gain combo Effects & Other stuff POD Studio UX2 audio interface - Edirol MA-15D monitors EH Double Muff - Fulltone GT-500 - Fulltone Fulldrive 2 Mosfet - Guitarsystems TrebleTool Junior - Guitarsystems FuzzTool Junior Korg Pitchblack Tuner - MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay - TC Electronics Nova Modulator - Morley Bad Horsie 2 Wah Shure SM58 - Roland PCR-500 midi controller/keyboard & Yamaha Clavinova CL-910 piano My Website My MySpace Page My YouTube Channel My Twitter Account My Band 'Gonzo!' |
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Apr 13 2009, 08:37 AM
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QUOTE (Farmer Joe @ Apr 12 2009, 10:24 PM) I won't be able to post a take today, Roger. Something worked up my allergies and sinus pretty bad early yesterday, so I've just been pretty much knocked out in bed from allergy medication yesterday and today, but I'm up and better now. I'll start to write up a part in a few minutes and hopefully I can have it done by tomorrow Don't worry Luey, take your time
-------------------- "Don't practice until you get it right. Practice until you can't get it wrong." Guitars & Amps Brian Moore DC-1 Custom Shop (Cherry Sunburst, mahogany/rosewood) Eric Johnson Signature Strat (2-tone Sunburst, alder/maple) Ibanez RG770 (Black, basswood/rosewood) Peerless Journeyman (solid spruce/maple) Sixt Bov-105C (Ovation-like acoustic) - Ibanez SGT-130 (Jumbo acoustic) London City VS-1 (Precision bass) - Baton Rouge U3S (Ukelele) Fender HotRod Deluxe 40W combo - Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue 5W combo - Marshall JCM 900 50W Hi-Gain combo Effects & Other stuff POD Studio UX2 audio interface - Edirol MA-15D monitors EH Double Muff - Fulltone GT-500 - Fulltone Fulldrive 2 Mosfet - Guitarsystems TrebleTool Junior - Guitarsystems FuzzTool Junior Korg Pitchblack Tuner - MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay - TC Electronics Nova Modulator - Morley Bad Horsie 2 Wah Shure SM58 - Roland PCR-500 midi controller/keyboard & Yamaha Clavinova CL-910 piano My Website My MySpace Page My YouTube Channel My Twitter Account My Band 'Gonzo!' |
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Apr 30 2009, 08:45 AM
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QUOTE (Farmer Joe @ Apr 30 2009, 03:54 AM) Hey what's up Roger? Just wanted to give you a quick update on my individual lesson I think I've got the timing down pretty good so far, the lesson isn't at a very fast as far as bpm or note lengths, so that wasn't too hard. I haven't recorded a video yet because I still can't get the bend correctly everytime I play it, sometimes it's just right, but other times it's off. I just want to take the rest of tonight to keep practicing that bend. The vibrato I believe is decent, definitely not anywhere near Muris, vibrato in the lesson, but I believe a lot better than what I have shown in the past. I'm trying my hardest on the vibrato, especially since I know you've been working on vibrato for a while now, so I figure you'd definitely be a good judge on the topic So if I see a nice improvement on the bend, I'll have a video up sometime tomorrow after work Awesome, looking forward to your take!
-------------------- "Don't practice until you get it right. Practice until you can't get it wrong." Guitars & Amps Brian Moore DC-1 Custom Shop (Cherry Sunburst, mahogany/rosewood) Eric Johnson Signature Strat (2-tone Sunburst, alder/maple) Ibanez RG770 (Black, basswood/rosewood) Peerless Journeyman (solid spruce/maple) Sixt Bov-105C (Ovation-like acoustic) - Ibanez SGT-130 (Jumbo acoustic) London City VS-1 (Precision bass) - Baton Rouge U3S (Ukelele) Fender HotRod Deluxe 40W combo - Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue 5W combo - Marshall JCM 900 50W Hi-Gain combo Effects & Other stuff POD Studio UX2 audio interface - Edirol MA-15D monitors EH Double Muff - Fulltone GT-500 - Fulltone Fulldrive 2 Mosfet - Guitarsystems TrebleTool Junior - Guitarsystems FuzzTool Junior Korg Pitchblack Tuner - MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay - TC Electronics Nova Modulator - Morley Bad Horsie 2 Wah Shure SM58 - Roland PCR-500 midi controller/keyboard & Yamaha Clavinova CL-910 piano My Website My MySpace Page My YouTube Channel My Twitter Account My Band 'Gonzo!' |
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