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MonkeyDAthos View Member Profile	Feb 6 2011, 09:27 PM
Feb 6 2011, 09:27 PM	GMC:er Posts: 2.979 Joined: 28-October 10 From: Portugal; Bombarral	i have been struggl'ing with a problem lately, gonna be a little hard to explain bout..here it goes my main problem in solo/improvisation isn't that i am only playing in for example, all shapes of pentatonic or only in one octave of a X scales...is about...it jusn't doesn't sound like a solo it sound more like exercices or just some phrases that we repeat 100 times. what should i do to fix this : c to start to solo and feel like a solo not just random notes or exercices. you probl'y will answer learn some licks or sing the solo. and if you do answer that, i will give you another question how do you sing a solo? You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- QUOTE It's a proven fact that guitar faces have a bigger impact on tone than wood does.

thefireball View Member Profile	Feb 6 2011, 09:53 PM
Feb 6 2011, 09:53 PM	Learning Roadie Posts: 4.537 Joined: 9-March 10 From: United States, Arkansas	Ramiro can really help with this, I'll bet, in his video chats. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- YouTube - A Place For Melodic Guitarists Instagram - Behind the Music Analyzed Within - My Christian Metal Band

MonkeyDAthos View Member Profile	Feb 6 2011, 10:09 PM
Feb 6 2011, 10:09 PM	GMC:er Posts: 2.979 Joined: 28-October 10 From: Portugal; Bombarral	guess i'll have to wait then. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by MonkeyDAthos: Feb 6 2011, 10:10 PM -------------------- QUOTE It's a proven fact that guitar faces have a bigger impact on tone than wood does.

jstcrsn View Member Profile	Feb 6 2011, 10:23 PM
Feb 6 2011, 10:23 PM	Learning Tone Master Posts: 3.622 Joined: 29-March 08 From: kansas, USA	QUOTE (MonkeyDAthos @ Feb 6 2011, 10:09 PM) guess i'll have to wait then. Improvisation is = things you have memorized but played in a new order thus , the more you memorize the more you can and the wider range of styles = a wider range of improve there is no easy answer to this , but you need to memerize everything you can get your hands on it is up to you at this point, are you willing to put the hard work in to get the results you want? You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by jstcrsn: Feb 6 2011, 10:25 PM

dark dude View Member Profile	Feb 6 2011, 10:24 PM
Feb 6 2011, 10:24 PM	GMC:er Posts: 1.081 Joined: 27-September 09 From: London, UK	It's something that happens over time, you can't rush it otherwise everybody would be putting out killer solos haha. People's work ultimately tends to be a fusion of all their influences, be it dropping in a pentatonic zakk riff or some satriani-esque legato, etc. Learning licks and listening to your influences definately helps with ideas but it'll still take a bit of time to work out something awesome and make that solo yours. My improv. is essentially licks that I've played countless times before with very few original lines that just pop up (e.g. "What if I doubled up the notes here, played that slower and built up to the tempo here... ") here and there. Maybe learn a few solos from your favourite artists and try use bits from each in your improv.? I know it's a basic idea, but it's effective. That's all I can really say man, sorry it's not much, but hope it helps. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Ibanez 2550E LTD EC-1000 VB Roland Cube 30W

Ben Higgins View Member Profile	Feb 6 2011, 10:31 PM
Feb 6 2011, 10:31 PM	Instructor Posts: 13.792 Joined: 11-March 10 From: England	The thing that you need is to be able to take these notes from the scale and turn them into melodies. It doesn't have to be complicated at first. Just take 3 notes. Pretend we're in Eminor... so let's take the 12th fret, 14, and 15th on the high E string. That's E, F# & G. Try playing them in different orders.. like E, G, F#, G... or E, G, F#, E, F# G.... also try repeating certain notes in a rhythmical manner. Joe Satriani used to create his guitar melodies by pretending that his guitar was replacing the vocalist. So play certain notes twice maybe.. make it sound like a vocal melody from a song. When you hit something that sounds good, it IS good ! I hope this helps. Anybody else got any advice on how to start creating melodies and phrases ? You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My Lessons My Youtube Channel My Band

MonkeyDAthos View Member Profile	Feb 6 2011, 10:36 PM
Feb 6 2011, 10:36 PM	GMC:er Posts: 2.979 Joined: 28-October 10 From: Portugal; Bombarral	ty all!i guess i just got a bit dismotived, like hearing amazing tracks from mr'friedman, vai etc etc and then when i try to improvise i just suck q: You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by MonkeyDAthos: Feb 6 2011, 10:40 PM -------------------- QUOTE It's a proven fact that guitar faces have a bigger impact on tone than wood does.

Bogdan Radovic View Member Profile	Feb 6 2011, 11:42 PM
Feb 6 2011, 11:42 PM	Bass & Beginner Instructor Posts: 15.614 Joined: 30-November 07 From: Belgrade, Serbia	Don't feel discouraged. It takes some time to absorb different licks that you can later on re-use in your own playing. Try working on connecting the different boxes with slides. Also concentrate on short phrases with expression tools like bending/vibrato. It will immediately make it sound more musical. Check out this video of Kris talking about similar topic : If you put some practice, licks and cool solos will come out! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- For GMC support please email support (at) guitarmasterclass.net Check out my lessons and my instructor board. Check out my beginner guitar lessons course! ; Take a bass course now!

Cosmin Lupu View Member Profile	Feb 8 2011, 10:36 AM
Feb 8 2011, 10:36 AM	Instructor Posts: 22.808 Joined: 14-June 10 From: Bucharest	Hey man! I found this really useful and I still do it quite often: Step 1: Download backing tracks of famous songs created for vocalists (pop songs, rock, metal.. regardless) which have really well known and catchy vocal lines. Step 2: Emulate the vocal lines with your guitar as close to the vocal intonations as possible (this will develop your musical direction and it'll build up tremendous articulation skills) Step 3: As soon as you can emulate the vocal lines, start straying from them: replace notes, accentuate different notes, change the metrics of the lines, in lesser words, noodle around with the lines until you can create some simple but logic and beautiful lines of your own. Step 4: Once you have the simple lines, link them up by using familiar licks that you know. If I am correct, Richie Kotzen once stated that he uses certain guitar licks only to get to a certain place on the neck or link phrases Step 5: Make sure that you know as many harmonic-melodic relationship tricks as possible - there are a lot of small things which can flavor your playing in a way that makes a notable difference! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My lessons We can work on YOUR GUITAR and MUSIC development TOGETHER. Write me a private message if you wish to! Please subscribe to my Youtube Channel Days Of Confusion Facebook Page Mozart Rocks My facebook page

quadrium View Member Profile	Feb 9 2011, 12:09 AM
Feb 9 2011, 12:09 AM	Learning Tone Master Posts: 1.094 Joined: 16-October 10 From: Bursa,Turkey	QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Feb 8 2011, 09:36 AM) Hey man! I found this really useful and I still do it quite often: Step 1: Download backing tracks of famous songs created for vocalists (pop songs, rock, metal.. regardless) which have really well known and catchy vocal lines. Step 2: Emulate the vocal lines with your guitar as close to the vocal intonations as possible (this will develop your musical direction and it'll build up tremendous articulation skills) Step 3: As soon as you can emulate the vocal lines, start straying from them: replace notes, accentuate different notes, change the metrics of the lines, in lesser words, noodle around with the lines until you can create some simple but logic and beautiful lines of your own. Step 4: Once you have the simple lines, link them up by using familiar licks that you know. If I am correct, Richie Kotzen once stated that he uses certain guitar licks only to get to a certain place on the neck or link phrases Step 5: Make sure that you know as many harmonic-melodic relationship tricks as possible - there are a lot of small things which can flavor your playing in a way that makes a notable difference! Wow.These are great instructions.Thanks man It will definetely help my improvising. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPOTIFY PAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL

jstcrsn View Member Profile	Feb 9 2011, 01:37 AM
Feb 9 2011, 01:37 AM	Learning Tone Master Posts: 3.622 Joined: 29-March 08 From: kansas, USA	QUOTE (quadrium @ Feb 9 2011, 12:09 AM) Wow.These are great instructions.Thanks man It will definetely help my improvising. i just want to point out the fact that first you have to memorize the lyric lines before you can vary them so once again memorize everything you can You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

del-4fr53e3 View Member Profile	Feb 9 2011, 12:04 PM
Feb 9 2011, 12:04 PM	Learning Tone Master Posts: 1.940 Joined: 18-January 09	You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Cosmin Lupu View Member Profile	Feb 9 2011, 12:35 PM
Feb 9 2011, 12:35 PM	Instructor Posts: 22.808 Joined: 14-June 10 From: Bucharest	QUOTE (Sollesnes @ Feb 9 2011, 11:04 AM) VERY, VERY NICE!!!! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My lessons We can work on YOUR GUITAR and MUSIC development TOGETHER. Write me a private message if you wish to! Please subscribe to my Youtube Channel Days Of Confusion Facebook Page Mozart Rocks My facebook page

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