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IS THAT YOUR MAMA?
Nope didn't think so either. We all know parents don't get this.
I can show you how to be the virtuoso your folks could only dream about, but I first need your help:
* Pm me and I will show you where to start. I am online every day and I will help you out directly!
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* You haven't missed my latest video lessons, have you?
* Oh and did you know that to become a killer guitarist you just need to focus on one thing? Everything
else is secondary. Pm me and I will explain.
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Apr 4 2014, 12:03 AM
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Dude!
You are awesome  I mean, the progress is THERE and it's big! Good going! Articulated, clean, with good timing and with intention - I like all the recordings and if I were to say something, I think that in the AP you still move your left hand fingers a bit too much and the vibrato could be wider, otherwise, I really haven't got anything to complain about and ... Alive - I am a big grunge music fan and that tune alongside Jeremy, is one of my favorite Pearly Jam tunes  I think you did a great job on the solo man! Kudos!Here's a live recording with the grunge tribute band I occasionally play with - Redrum You can see me in the right corner I had long hair back then QUOTE (bleez @ Apr 2 2014, 03:53 PM)  hey Cos I done a little recording today, wondered if you'd check it out. here's where Im at with that Alt picking lesson Also, the Gary Moore collab, a bit simple maybe but the more complicated stuff I tried didn't pan out at all! what do you think? Ive been working on a ton of stuff these last few months. Im trying a couple lessons which are probably a bit fast for me but even playing them slow sounds pretty cool! Im also re-visiting some older lessons which I either stopped playing or never quite nailed, usually because of bending issues  Also still working on learning some solos, I finally got comfortably numb learned and can play through it, you won't confuse it for Gilmour but that was never the immediate goal A new solo Ive been working on is Alive. I tried a few years ago to play it but never managed so it was kinda cool to get through it now. I tried to keep as close to the album version as I could. The bit in the middle where the vocals come back in I found really difficult to make out the guitar and everyone on youtube seems to play something different in that bit, so I just done my own thing but the rest is as close as I can get. here's the outcome so far - cheers dude. |
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Apr 6 2014, 09:26 PM
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duder, I took a quick recording of a couple of the more difficult lessons Im working on, Ive recently been able to increase the speed of them and tbh actually surprised myself when I played them and didnt totally screw them up!
Although being able to play them at the proper speed seems a million miles away at the moment, Im closer than I was this time last week! 1. Southern Metal solo - Im playing this at 110bpm, the target speed is 130. 2. Alice in chains - Im playing this at 115bpm, target for this is, again, 130bpm. Ive only recorded the lead part as the first bit is the riff and Im fine at that section so just focusing on the solo part. 3. The last one needs no introduction  Im still working on your bends! I was a bit sloppy with the slides in this recording but Im just 100% concentrating on those bends. Its nowhere near correct but I think Im getting a lot more of the bends closer to proper pitch than I used to.--------------------  You say 'minor pentatonic ' like it's a bad thing |
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May 10 2014, 03:12 PM
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QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ May 10 2014, 02:59 PM) Want me to recommend something you could start with? for sure I looked at a few lessons, but I liked the vid you posted for dcz702, https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...showtopic=49035 - that was going to be my starting point, Im open to suggestions though
-------------------- You say 'minor pentatonic ' like it's a bad thing |
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May 11 2014, 01:03 PM
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Ah! Great, great
Start with that, throw a recording my way and we'll take it from there  Deal?QUOTE (bleez @ May 10 2014, 02:12 PM) for sure I looked at a few lessons, but I liked the vid you posted for dcz702, https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...showtopic=49035 - that was going to be my starting point, Im open to suggestions though |
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May 12 2014, 11:46 AM
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Perfect then! Let me know how it goes
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Jun 22 2014, 11:00 PM
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Hey dude, just droppin in with an update. Still working on that sweeping exercise of yours, up and down the neck with the metronome. It really is as difficult as I thought it would be! Its quite frustrating at times but on occasion when I get a section smooth and consistent its awesome
I let it slip the last few days so I'll need to get back at it as of monday. Im into the swing of having a practice session early before work, so that has been great. I get an extra hour of solid practice, its really good because now Im averaging over 2 hours of practice every day ( next goal will be 3 hours! ) As I focus a lot on fast picking exercises I had a look for a couple of different lessons last week to try, I started your 'Modes of the rising sun' , remember that one? That was such a cool collab dude, that is seriously some amazingly tasteful stuff you play in that lesson and those bends  you hardly ever seem to do many 'normal' bends, you always seem to throw in these subtle quirky ones. they're really cool.Im playing the lesson at 80 bpm (full speed is 100 ) not getting all the bends yet but its going quite well. the other lesson was this Frusciate one. It's not as difficult as the Rising sun lesson so I managed to get a recording of it tonight. What d'ya think? -------------------- You say 'minor pentatonic ' like it's a bad thing |
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Ive actually not fired it up for quite a few years, not since I played in the band!
And see what you can get - using the mic input of the UX is a good idea. What mic do you have available?|
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Jun 28 2014, 07:42 AM
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Well, it's a huge dude! It's supposed to be loud
Anyway, I also have a vocal mic that I have used - a dynamic one - that means it picks sounds up best if you sing close to the bulb. As I told ya, experimenting is the way to go and otherwise, threads such as this one: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...showtopic=21437 amassed some info from the experience of other folks who found themselves in a similar situation  Lemme know how it goes
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