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Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Nov 8 2011, 04:13 PM
Time for another cool video collaboration!! 
This time featuring groovy funky track! 
Have fun with this track, jam a bit and join in!
For all veteran collaborators, this is another video collaboration, and I will put together a nice video mix of all of us playing over this track, should be cool! For those who are collaborating for the first time, here are couple of simple guidelines:
- Listen to the track
- Jam a bit to find something interesting (check the bottom of this post for some scale recommendations for this one)
- Record yourself playing over the track with a webcam
- While recording with a webcam, record a solo track of your guitar in a separate program, and send it separately as an audio file (this will help me get better tone when I mix)
- For any questions, feel free to ask, I'll be glad to help!
Here are general collaboration guidelines:
Collab type: video
Key: F#
Deadline: 30th of November
Tempo: 120bpm
Scale recommendations:
F# minor pentatonic:
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/scalegenerator
F# dorian:
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/scalegenerator
Posted by: thefireball Nov 12 2011, 10:42 PM
Hmmm...never done funk before, but I'll give it a try and see if I can do it. 
Nobody's joined? 
-Brandon
Posted by: quadrium Nov 12 2011, 11:00 PM
Awesome! I'm in
Posted by: K1R Nov 13 2011, 12:17 AM
Count me in
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Nov 13 2011, 12:49 PM
Great! Glad to see you on this collab guys!
Posted by: lindman Nov 13 2011, 01:41 PM
This is a fun idea !
Im in =)
Posted by: Daniel Realpe Nov 13 2011, 06:09 PM
great backing! I'm in!
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Nov 13 2011, 08:14 PM
Thanks guys, glad to see you onboard! Deadline is by the end of the month!
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Nov 13 2011, 11:02 PM
Ivan's invitation is NOT DENIABLE that cake song in the v-chat just got me fired up!
Posted by: Todd Simpson Nov 15 2011, 01:50 AM
How could I have missed this? I"M IN! BRING THE FUNK!
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Nov 15 2011, 09:35 AM
Thanks guys!
Posted by: quadrium Nov 15 2011, 08:38 PM
Here is my take Ivan
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Nov 16 2011, 07:29 PM
Awesome man!
Posted by: Gitarrero Nov 16 2011, 08:13 PM
I'll give it a shot!
Posted by: Nimrandir Nov 17 2011, 04:38 PM
I'm in . Never played funk before, so it will probably sound a bit.. weird
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Nov 17 2011, 09:37 PM
Awesome!
Posted by: Todd Simpson Nov 17 2011, 11:31 PM
. Never played funk before, so it will probably sound a bit.. weird No weirder than mine
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Nov 18 2011, 03:31 PM
haha, I'm sure it will be awesome
Posted by: AK Rich Nov 19 2011, 12:38 AM
Here is a take of some ideas (and a tip of the hat) I came up with for my first collab. hope ya like it!
[attachment=25412:FunkyCol...oBacking.mp3]
Posted by: Daniel Realpe Nov 19 2011, 12:59 AM
I really like this take man! great job!
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Nov 19 2011, 01:07 AM
That is awesome mate, thanks a lot!
Posted by: AK Rich Nov 19 2011, 03:21 AM
Thanks guys, Its a really kool backing and I had alot of fun with it. I kind of wish I had more time to put in a couple of other ideas I had but hey thats how it goes I guess. Its the kind of backing that you just dont want to end right yet 
Rich....
EDIT PS I wassnt sure if this was needed or not but I figured why not add it anyway. Its the final video wmv file.
[attachment=25420:FunkyCollab1.wmv]
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Nov 20 2011, 12:32 AM
Awesome licks, and great axe man! Third stone from the Sun! hehe )
Posted by: AK Rich Nov 20 2011, 01:38 AM
Third stone from the Sun! hehe )Right on Ivan thanks alot man! Glad you like it
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Nov 20 2011, 02:09 PM
Awesome, I'll give more detailed comments at the end of the collab!
Posted by: Daniel Realpe Nov 21 2011, 09:58 PM
This is what I could come up with, it's an improvised take (you can tell for the facial expressions I'm not thinking ) it's probably the 4th 5th take I did,
excellent backing you posted Ivan!
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Nov 21 2011, 11:21 PM
Woow, that's a monster take man, awesome playing! Thanks a lot for joining in Daniel, lots of respect for you!
Posted by: El Fortinero Nov 22 2011, 05:26 PM
) it's probably the 4th 5th take I did, excellent backing you posted Ivan!
Daniel this is "tremendo" !!!!!! awesome take!!! love your style, i´m going to check all your lessons!
Posted by: Daniel Realpe Nov 23 2011, 05:53 PM
Thanks guys! I appreciate it!
Ivan, feel free to just take a clip from it because I know it's a bit long
Posted by: AK Rich Nov 23 2011, 06:40 PM
) it's probably the 4th 5th take I did, excellent backing you posted Ivan!
Yeah!! that was smokin man! all kinds of candy coming out of that take . Nice chops Daniel
Peace, Rich......
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Nov 23 2011, 07:55 PM
Ivan, feel free to just take a clip from it because I know it's a bit long
OK man, sure will! Again, it's awesome to have you on this collab!
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Nov 23 2011, 11:21 PM
Mine's coming on Sunday
Posted by: Sinisa Cekic Nov 23 2011, 11:38 PM
Mine these days ,yeah
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Nov 26 2011, 01:07 AM
hey guys, here's the audio take gonna post the vid on Sunday as well
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Nov 26 2011, 10:54 AM
Wow, awesome take Cosmin, great lines, this should be very interesting in the song!
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Nov 26 2011, 01:18 PM
Thank you Ivan! I felt great doing it
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Nov 27 2011, 11:05 PM
Alrighty! Here's my stuff
Video: https://rapidshare.com/files/2249875341/cosmin_colab_fara_camasa.mp4
Track (Solo and backing): https://rapidshare.com/files/1937046510/Ivan_s_Funky_Collab_-_Cosmin_s_Take.wav
Solo track: https://rapidshare.com/files/2115624400/Solo_track__no_backing_.wav can't wait for the final one
Cosmin
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Nov 28 2011, 06:45 PM
Wow, awesome take Cosmin! I like the video a lot, this should look great! Thanks!
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Nov 28 2011, 07:17 PM
I like the video a lot, this should look great! Thanks! Dude I jammed with my band mate from Aria on the backing track
he liked it very much as well
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Nov 28 2011, 07:28 PM
Awesome, I'm glad he liked it Say hello to him
Posted by: Bushybrows Nov 29 2011, 01:40 AM
[attachment=25412:FunkyCol...oBacking.mp3]
Totally beast man! I dig that a lot. Nice job
Posted by: AK Rich Nov 29 2011, 03:01 AM
Right on Bushybrows thanks a ton man!
Peace!
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Nov 29 2011, 08:46 PM
Yeah, I agree, that is really an awesome take! I'll wait until the end of the month for some more collaborators, I hope we will have more recordings on this one!
Posted by: JamesT Nov 29 2011, 08:59 PM
I'll wait until the end of the month for some more collaborators, I hope we will have more recordings on this one! I should have something within a few days. I'm almost done working out the parts. My take will be kind of rhythmic/riffs. ...not too creative, but maybe it will mix well with some of the other solo takes. Having a blast working on it though.
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Nov 29 2011, 10:04 PM
OK James, thanks my friend Looking forward in hearing your take
Posted by: K1R Nov 30 2011, 09:57 PM
Hi Ivan! I'm working on my take, but funk has always been tough for me. Is it okay if i post my take tomorrow?
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Dec 1 2011, 12:27 AM
Sure thing!
Posted by: Todd Simpson Dec 1 2011, 01:52 AM
Very cool collab Had a blast with it! Here is my take
With backing
ToddWithBacking.mp3 ( 1.27MB )
: 149
Without backing
Todd_NoBacking.mp3 ( 1.27MB )
: 151
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Video File
IvanCollabToddFinal.mp4 ( 21.55MB )
: 157
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Dec 1 2011, 06:38 PM
Excellent! Thank you very much Todd! Awesome take and sound, really diggin it!
Posted by: Todd Simpson Dec 2 2011, 12:23 AM
Awesome take and sound, really diggin it! Thanks
I'm running in clean/no fx and using the Overloud TH2 plugin with an AutoWah. I'm really liking the Overloud plugin these days. The AutoWah is a bit thicker than the Guitar Rig patch I created a bit back.The light changing on me is done by a spiff little device that costs less than 30 bux. Even comes with a remote control
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/lights/831e/
Posted by: JamesT Dec 2 2011, 07:28 AM
Ok Ivan. Here's my take.
I kept this one pretty simple. The rhythm chords were actually tougher than I thought they'd be. My playing there sounds ok in the mix, but when you hear the take alone without backing, you can tell it still needs some work to play fluidly. Great backing. I had a lot of fun jamming to this. I should look into some of your Funk lessons for the REC. This is a fun genre.
20111201_FunkyVideoCollab_noBT.mp3 ( 5.04MB )
: 156
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Dec 2 2011, 02:36 PM
I'm running in clean/no fx and using the Overloud TH2 plugin with an AutoWah. I'm really liking the Overloud plugin these days. The AutoWah is a bit thicker than the Guitar Rig patch I created a bit back.The light changing on me is done by a spiff little device that costs less than 30 bux. Even comes with a remote control
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/lights/831e/
How cool is that, very nice!
I kept this one pretty simple. The rhythm chords were actually tougher than I thought they'd be. My playing there sounds ok in the mix, but when you hear the take alone without backing, you can tell it still needs some work to play fluidly. Great backing. I had a lot of fun jamming to this. I should look into some of your Funk lessons for the REC. This is a fun genre.
20111201_FunkyVideoCollab_noBT.mp3 ( 5.04MB )
: 156Don't be so hard on yourself, this take is awesome and very effective!
Great job man! Thanks a lot for this!
Posted by: AK Rich Dec 2 2011, 07:02 PM
I kept this one pretty simple. The rhythm chords were actually tougher than I thought they'd be. My playing there sounds ok in the mix, but when you hear the take alone without backing, you can tell it still needs some work to play fluidly. Great backing. I had a lot of fun jamming to this. I should look into some of your Funk lessons for the REC. This is a fun genre.
20111201_FunkyVideoCollab_noBT.mp3 ( 5.04MB )
: 156Wow thats a really cool tone man sounds great!
Posted by: K1R Dec 2 2011, 08:40 PM
Here is my take if it is not too late
fvc.mp3 ( 1.99MB )
: 133
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Dec 2 2011, 10:28 PM
Veeery nice! Thanks
Man, your take is always so memorable and effective! Excellent job man
EDIT: OK guys, I'm waiting just couple of more promised takes, and I recorded my own. This should turn into something very interesting
Posted by: John72 Dec 3 2011, 01:57 AM
Here is my take. Sorry it so last minute. And a hot mess as well. Hopefully there's a little something in there to use!
John.zip ( 39.8MB )
: 181
Posted by: Todd Simpson Dec 3 2011, 02:45 AM
Great take man! Works well. This is gonna come out great!
.....
Posted by: Nimrandir Dec 3 2011, 05:39 AM
I'm really sorry for missing the deadline 
. I'll record my take tonight if it is still not too late.
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Dec 3 2011, 11:22 AM
Yes, yes, please do mate!
Posted by: JamesT Dec 4 2011, 02:08 AM
Don't be so hard on yourself, this take is awesome and very effective! Great job man! Thanks a lot for this!
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...I guess you're right. But then, when I listen to my recordings, especially the raw guitar track, it always sounds different than I expected it to. I always felt that once I can play it like I can hear it in my head, then I will be getting there.
Thanks Todd. Yeah, I'm looking forward to hearing the final mix and seeing the video too.
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Dec 4 2011, 02:29 PM
I'm probably finalizing this tomorrow guys!
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Dec 4 2011, 03:35 PM
Hehe Can't wait!
Posted by: Sinisa Cekic Dec 4 2011, 11:47 PM
I'm not too late?
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Dec 4 2011, 11:53 PM
Just in time! Thank you very much! Excellent playing Sinisa!
Posted by: Nimrandir Dec 5 2011, 04:30 AM
Sorry, I've failed again . Have been trying to record something for three hours now, but only thing I got is pain in the left wrist.. I just can't play precisely in time, maybe because I'm not used to this style (was trying to use lots of syncopation and abrubtly stopped notes). Again, sorry.
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Dec 8 2011, 10:32 PM
OK man, it's not a problem!
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Dec 8 2011, 11:33 PM
Yeah! Nice take Sinisa!!!
Posted by: quadrium Dec 12 2011, 06:50 PM
Hey Ivan,
When will we able to see the final result? I'm really excited
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Dec 12 2011, 07:20 PM
Sorry about the delay, very soon (I mean tonight)!
Posted by: quadrium Dec 12 2011, 07:23 PM
Awesome!
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Dec 12 2011, 10:10 PM
Please sorry about this, but due to rendering videos, I will have to prolongue the deadline until tomorrow. Quadrium, please excuse me for promising the take tonight. It's physically impossible
Posted by: quadrium Dec 13 2011, 01:10 AM
Ah i see
No problem but i am really excited
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Dec 14 2011, 01:58 AM
Ok guys, the final mix is done! Some of the takes were longer, some shorter, but I put them all in order. Comments coming tomorrow!
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Dec 14 2011, 09:31 AM
Some of the takes were longer, some shorter, but I put them all in order. Comments coming tomorrow! Yeehaw
this rocks!
Posted by: quadrium Dec 14 2011, 02:40 PM
Wow. This turned out awesome
Posted by: Todd Simpson Dec 14 2011, 03:21 PM
Some of the takes were longer, some shorter, but I put them all in order. Comments coming tomorrow! ]
KILLER! Well done Ivan and everyone! Another AWESOME collab
Maybe a playlist on the GMC youtube channel just for collabs?
Posted by: John72 Dec 15 2011, 03:48 PM
Great job Ivan! Thanks for the work you did. And thanks for fixing my video. I thought I was going to have to use an "artistic" excuse for my sideways video. 
Its cool to listen to everyones takes. I don't improvise much, so I have a hard time coming up with one idea. Hearing other peoples ideas really opens things up. That's a great lesson in itself!
Looking forward to your comments on the takes!
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Dec 15 2011, 04:20 PM
Thanks my friend. Unfortunately I've been busy these days a bit, so comments will not be up today, but I will work hard to finish them by tomorrow.
Posted by: John72 Dec 15 2011, 05:32 PM
Unfortunately I've been busy these days a bit, so comments will not be up today, but I will work hard to finish them by tomorrow.I totally understand being busy.
Don't rush because of me!
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Dec 15 2011, 08:25 PM
Oki doki, I'll try to do it sooner then later
Posted by: Sinisa Cekic Dec 15 2011, 10:04 PM
Hey ,GREAT COLLAB !!! All shots are extra ! Congrats
Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Dec 21 2011, 10:59 PM
Awesome playing guys!
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Dec 23 2011, 04:37 PM
After some delays, I have comments for all participants, and working on upgraded version of the collaboration with names. Stay tuned!
1. quadrium:
very cool intro lick, and nice octaves. Simplistic approach with this solo,
and during the solo you used a lot of cool call & responce phrases.
I think you managed to pull out very good solo, but you should be
a bit more careful with the timing.
2. AK Rich
Great intro riff, and fantastic insertion of Hendrix's Third Stone from the Sun,
that really blended nicely! THe rest of the licks in the style of Jeff Beck
were excellent too, nice fit over the chorus part. Structure of the solo is
quite good too, and so is whammy usage. I think a bit more care around
the oriental scale part would make it super effective.
3. Daniel
Excellent groove and following the drums, fantastic blazing runs and
aggressive playing, picking, bending and vibrato. All done very tastefully,
and in your style mate. Well played whammy licks in the second part as well.
I'm guessing this is all improvised, so it makes it even better.
4. Cosmin
Very cool bending licks and really cool "bended-like" playing, that I already
remember as part of your style mate. Great big slides, cool attitude and
nice tone, all important ingredients are there, all sounding very good,
and done with good taste and measure.
5. Todd
Short but effective, we have some of the fastest and meanest licks
onboard in this take, and great theme in the second part.
Excellent playing, good note separation, and solid autofilter signature tone.
Video looks very interesting and fresh because of the added effect.
6. JamesT
Great call & response licks, cool vibrato, and very nice voicings
in the second part. We have one of the better chordal playing
onboard on this take. Take develops later, into more phrases.
This is how a pro rhythm player would play it. One small downside
is that lead licks are repeating possibly a bit too much.
That doesn't takes away from their effectiveness tho.
7. K1R
As always, I will recognize your style, as you have created one
with simple yet super effective phrasing. Excellent playing ala
Frusctiante/BB King, sounds very very good. Getting those
faster passages exaclty in time is the next step for you mate.
8. John72
Very solid playing in the verse with nice ideas all around, but the
solo shines in the chorus section. Really nicely made call & response
phrases, with cool bends up the neck. One thing that would add to
the feel is that those bends are slightly more precise.
9. Sinisa
Fusion-approach with quick bursts, part of your distinctive style,
very good note separation, and polished technique. Good scale
usage, following the progression, and managing to tell 2-3 more
stories along the way to make it interesting.
Posted by: Daniel Realpe Dec 23 2011, 06:43 PM
Thanks for the comments everyone! This was a really great fun collab to be part of!
Posted by: AK Rich Dec 23 2011, 08:02 PM
Thanks alot Ivan! This was a really fun collab man! I still improv to it once in a while cause its such a cool backing. Rock on!!
Rich....
Posted by: Sinisa Cekic Dec 23 2011, 09:48 PM
Thanks for the comments Ivan ,great job guys
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Dec 24 2011, 01:49 PM
Thanks for participating here guys!
Posted by: John72 Dec 28 2011, 01:19 AM
Thanks for the comments Ivan! Accurate bends are something I need work on for sure! I think I may need interval training or ear training.
This was a great time! Looking forward to the next collab for sure!
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Dec 28 2011, 10:35 PM
Thanks my friend!
Posted by: Todd Simpson Dec 31 2011, 01:55 AM
Just a a KILLER collab! I've never had so much fun ripping it up over the funk The TH1 Triode "Auto Wah" came in very handy. Thanks for the comments and for all your work on this one. I"m glad to provide all the "Fast and Mean" licks that I can muster!
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Dec 31 2011, 12:14 PM
Thanks mate, pleasure to have you on this collab!
Posted by: AK Rich Jan 29 2012, 08:01 PM
Hey Ivan!
love the Funky Collab remix man nice job!
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Jan 30 2012, 01:31 PM
Thanks mate!
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