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Posted by: chapuzator Jun 17 2014, 04:49 PM
Hi, I'm Chapuzator, live in Andalusia in Spain and I like the music and "try" to play the guitar and more.
I have a Vintage V-100, a Ibanez RGR08LTD and SG kit and assembled by me.
To play at home I use a Pocket Pod and I have a Randall Diavlo head 1W and 65W Laney Prism.
I love Punk, Reggae, Metal, etc, etc..
And my goals are simply playing to entertain and try to learn to play guitar better.
I leave a cover of the Sex Pistols:
Greetings to all.
Posted by: huargo Jun 17 2014, 05:10 PM
Hola Chapuzator!
Soy Huargo de Barna... muy guay la versión!
Normalmente se utiliza inglés en el foro osea que si utilizas el google translator supongo que te lo agradecerán!
un saludo!!!
R'nR!!!
Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Jun 17 2014, 06:16 PM
Hola Chapuzator! Bienvenido!! Entiendo español but the idea here is to speak in English to let everybody understand what we are talking. Can you write and read in English?
Posted by: chapuzator Jun 17 2014, 09:51 PM
Thanks guys, it is already translated.
Gabriel i'm a fan of your lessons.
Best Regards.
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jun 18 2014, 08:22 AM
Hello man! Welcome to GMC!
In here, we are all a big family and everyone helps one another 
Feel free to ask us anything and if you would like to, I would like to let you in on my mentoring program here: http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=50025&st=0&start=0
Your video is very nice and I like your playing! Since you are here and you want to improve, I would suggest you to focus more on being in better synch with the drum track - I am saying this because you mentioned styles in which rhythm plays a crucial role and I am sure you would like to become an ace with this - am I right?
Now, in order to become an entertainer, you need to have a good grasp on your instrument, so that onstage, you could focus on other things such as communicating with the crowd, jumping and singing even - players that sing attract a lot of attention, you know 
We can work on your groove and rhythm chops if you wish and I can also help out with stage tips, or even singing if you wish, so let me know if you would like that!
Cosmin
Posted by: Monica Gheorghevici Jun 18 2014, 01:38 PM
Welcome to GMC! Enjoy the site
Posted by: tonymiro Jun 18 2014, 02:04 PM
Hi chapuzator
from someone else who lives in Andalucia 
By the way - I was a teen in the late 70s so saw a lot of UK new wave and punk bands live. Never saw the Pistols though.
Posted by: chapuzator Jun 18 2014, 02:15 PM
QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Jun 18 2014, 07:22 AM) 
Hello man! Welcome to GMC!
In here, we are all a big family and everyone helps one another Feel free to ask us anything and if you would like to, I would like to let you in on my mentoring program here: http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=50025&st=0&start=0
Your video is very nice and I like your playing! Since you are here and you want to improve, I would suggest you to focus more on being in better synch with the drum track - I am saying this because you mentioned styles in which rhythm plays a crucial role and I am sure you would like to become an ace with this - am I right?
Now, in order to become an entertainer, you need to have a good grasp on your instrument, so that onstage, you could focus on other things such as communicating with the crowd, jumping and singing even - players that sing attract a lot of attention, you know
We can work on your groove and rhythm chops if you wish and I can also help out with stage tips, or even singing if you wish, so let me know if you would like that!
Cosmin
In here, we are all a big family and everyone helps one another
Feel free to ask us anything and if you would like to, I would like to let you in on my mentoring program here: http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=50025&st=0&start=0Your video is very nice and I like your playing! Since you are here and you want to improve, I would suggest you to focus more on being in better synch with the drum track - I am saying this because you mentioned styles in which rhythm plays a crucial role and I am sure you would like to become an ace with this - am I right?
Now, in order to become an entertainer, you need to have a good grasp on your instrument, so that onstage, you could focus on other things such as communicating with the crowd, jumping and singing even - players that sing attract a lot of attention, you know
We can work on your groove and rhythm chops if you wish and I can also help out with stage tips, or even singing if you wish, so let me know if you would like that!
Cosmin
Thanks for your advice Cosmin.
Indeed one of my biggest mistakes is monitoring the pace of drums, I really have to learn.
I'm practicing your lesson Flamenco Metal since I live in andalucia birthplace of flamenco.
In my city "Granada" was born one of the most important poets of flamenco, Federico Garcia Lorca wrote lyrics to songs Camarón de la Isla.
QUOTE (Monica Gheorghevici @ Jun 18 2014, 12:38 PM)
Welcome to GMC! Enjoy the site
Thanks Monica!!
QUOTE (tonymiro @ Jun 18 2014, 01:04 PM)
Hi chapuzator
from someone else who lives in Andalucia
By the way - I was a teen in the late 70s so saw a lot of UK new wave and punk bands live. Never saw the Pistols though.
from someone else who lives in Andalucia
By the way - I was a teen in the late 70s so saw a lot of UK new wave and punk bands live. Never saw the Pistols though.
Hello Paisano.
I have not been lucky enough to see the Pistols.
Hopefully another tour of "Lucro Indecente"
Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Jun 18 2014, 03:22 PM
QUOTE (chapuzator @ Jun 17 2014, 05:51 PM)
Thanks guys, it is already translated.
Gabriel i'm a fan of your lessons.
Best Regards.
Gabriel i'm a fan of your lessons.
Best Regards.
Now we are talking!! Do you like football? Today is an important day for Spain! You have to win!
So, getting back to music. You have two interesting goals:
- Playing guitar better
Based on your video, the main thing you have to work on to make your guitar playing better is your timing. You like styles where rhythm is fundamental, you must be a very tight guitarist if you want to play punk metal. In that video I can see that you lose a bit your timing in the connections between parts, when drummer plays fills and off course when things become more complex.
There are two main reasons why we sometimes play with timing issue. It can be a technical issue, this means that we are not comfortable yet to play at that tempo, and the second one is a mind issue, which means that we are not paying the correct attention to timing while we play.
The first, can be fixed taking small sections of the song and playing them as a loop, as it were an exercise over a drum loop or metronome.
The second can be fixed focusing on timing, trying to feel the rhythm of the backing in your whole body, closing your eyes, moving your foot and marking the beats. Feel the groove and focus on connecting your right hand movement with the drummer's rhythm.
I have lost of lessons that you will enjoy practicing because I love those styles and covered many popular bands like Sex Pistols, Ramones, The Clash, Offspring, Rise Against, and many more. Most of these lessons are rhythm lessons that will definitely help you to train your rhythm abilities, but remember to follow the two steps that I explained here.
- Become a good entertainer
It's very cool to find this goal. Students usually forgot about the attitude side of playing an instrument which is very important if you are planning to be a live player. When people decides to watch a Youtube video or go to see a band live, it's important to know that they are deciding to WATCH the video and SEE the concert. Attitude, movements and image are very important for punk and metal styles, and it defines your personality and style. There is no a correct way to act on stage, you have to find your own personality there, but there should be some connection with the music that you are playing, unless you use the contrast as a part of the artistic message of just for making it look more funny.
Once again, based on the video that you shared here, I think that there are some things that I can suggest.
- Show your face in your cover videos.
- Play the punk covers standing up.
- Move your body and head with the music and groove, experiment, see what happens.
- Check you clothes, use weird stuff.
- Get inspiration by the best music entertainers.
and watch this movie:
Posted by: Ben Higgins Jun 18 2014, 07:45 PM
Welcome to GMC !! You've come to the right place if you wanna learn how to rock
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jun 19 2014, 09:00 AM
QUOTE (chapuzator @ Jun 18 2014, 01:15 PM)
Thanks for your advice Cosmin.
Indeed one of my biggest mistakes is monitoring the pace of drums, I really have to learn.
I'm practicing your lesson Flamenco Metal since I live in andalucia birthplace of flamenco.
In my city "Granada" was born one of the most important poets of flamenco, Federico Garcia Lorca wrote lyrics to songs Camarón de la Isla.
Indeed one of my biggest mistakes is monitoring the pace of drums, I really have to learn.
I'm practicing your lesson Flamenco Metal since I live in andalucia birthplace of flamenco.
In my city "Granada" was born one of the most important poets of flamenco, Federico Garcia Lorca wrote lyrics to songs Camarón de la Isla.
Hello mate! Wow, I am honored that someone coming from the birthplace of Flamenco is interested in my lessons - I am but a rookie in this musical field, so that makes me feel great
If you would like to take the exploring further, I will tell you a bit about what inspired me to come up with this piece - the combo of metal and flamenco practiced by bands such as Ill Nino or Flametal, basically, but since you tackled it I am sure that you are already listening to some of these bands or other similar ones, right?
I deduce that you have a guitar that could be tuned to drop C
If that's the case, I would totally recommend two more lessons in which you can work on your drum synch skills:http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Metal-Metrics-4/
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Metal-Metrics-6/
These are not too simple and not too complicated, but they accentuate the idea in which you need to work on being in synch with the bass drum a lot, so please let me know if you like them and I'll be glad to assist further
Posted by: chapuzator Jun 19 2014, 05:34 PM
QUOTE (Gabriel Leopardi @ Jun 18 2014, 02:22 PM)
Now we are talking!! Do you like football? Today is an important day for Spain! You have to win!
So, getting back to music. You have two interesting goals:
- Playing guitar better
Based on your video, the main thing you have to work on to make your guitar playing better is your timing. You like styles where rhythm is fundamental, you must be a very tight guitarist if you want to play punk metal. In that video I can see that you lose a bit your timing in the connections between parts, when drummer plays fills and off course when things become more complex.
There are two main reasons why we sometimes play with timing issue. It can be a technical issue, this means that we are not comfortable yet to play at that tempo, and the second one is a mind issue, which means that we are not paying the correct attention to timing while we play.
The first, can be fixed taking small sections of the song and playing them as a loop, as it were an exercise over a drum loop or metronome.
The second can be fixed focusing on timing, trying to feel the rhythm of the backing in your whole body, closing your eyes, moving your foot and marking the beats. Feel the groove and focus on connecting your right hand movement with the drummer's rhythm.
I have lost of lessons that you will enjoy practicing because I love those styles and covered many popular bands like Sex Pistols, Ramones, The Clash, Offspring, Rise Against, and many more. Most of these lessons are rhythm lessons that will definitely help you to train your rhythm abilities, but remember to follow the two steps that I explained here.
- Become a good entertainer
It's very cool to find this goal. Students usually forgot about the attitude side of playing an instrument which is very important if you are planning to be a live player. When people decides to watch a Youtube video or go to see a band live, it's important to know that they are deciding to WATCH the video and SEE the concert. Attitude, movements and image are very important for punk and metal styles, and it defines your personality and style. There is no a correct way to act on stage, you have to find your own personality there, but there should be some connection with the music that you are playing, unless you use the contrast as a part of the artistic message of just for making it look more funny.
Once again, based on the video that you shared here, I think that there are some things that I can suggest.
- Show your face in your cover videos.
- Play the punk covers standing up.
- Move your body and head with the music and groove, experiment, see what happens.
- Check you clothes, use weird stuff.
- Get inspiration by the best music entertainers.
and watch this movie:
So, getting back to music. You have two interesting goals:
- Playing guitar better
Based on your video, the main thing you have to work on to make your guitar playing better is your timing. You like styles where rhythm is fundamental, you must be a very tight guitarist if you want to play punk metal. In that video I can see that you lose a bit your timing in the connections between parts, when drummer plays fills and off course when things become more complex.
There are two main reasons why we sometimes play with timing issue. It can be a technical issue, this means that we are not comfortable yet to play at that tempo, and the second one is a mind issue, which means that we are not paying the correct attention to timing while we play.
The first, can be fixed taking small sections of the song and playing them as a loop, as it were an exercise over a drum loop or metronome.
The second can be fixed focusing on timing, trying to feel the rhythm of the backing in your whole body, closing your eyes, moving your foot and marking the beats. Feel the groove and focus on connecting your right hand movement with the drummer's rhythm.
I have lost of lessons that you will enjoy practicing because I love those styles and covered many popular bands like Sex Pistols, Ramones, The Clash, Offspring, Rise Against, and many more. Most of these lessons are rhythm lessons that will definitely help you to train your rhythm abilities, but remember to follow the two steps that I explained here.
- Become a good entertainer
It's very cool to find this goal. Students usually forgot about the attitude side of playing an instrument which is very important if you are planning to be a live player. When people decides to watch a Youtube video or go to see a band live, it's important to know that they are deciding to WATCH the video and SEE the concert. Attitude, movements and image are very important for punk and metal styles, and it defines your personality and style. There is no a correct way to act on stage, you have to find your own personality there, but there should be some connection with the music that you are playing, unless you use the contrast as a part of the artistic message of just for making it look more funny.
Once again, based on the video that you shared here, I think that there are some things that I can suggest.
- Show your face in your cover videos.
- Play the punk covers standing up.
- Move your body and head with the music and groove, experiment, see what happens.
- Check you clothes, use weird stuff.
- Get inspiration by the best music entertainers.
and watch this movie:
Gracías Gabriel, i will consider your advice to improve my playing.
I'm watching the video and it's very interesting, I'm a fan of most artists on the video, in the eighties and even personally met Joe Strummer.
QUOTE (Ben Higgins @ Jun 18 2014, 06:45 PM)
Welcome to GMC !! You've come to the right place if you wanna learn how to rock
Hi Ben! Lets rock!
QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Jun 19 2014, 08:00 AM)
Hello mate! Wow, I am honored that someone coming from the birthplace of Flamenco is interested in my lessons - I am but a rookie in this musical field, so that makes me feel great
If you would like to take the exploring further, I will tell you a bit about what inspired me to come up with this piece - the combo of metal and flamenco practiced by bands such as Ill Nino or Flametal, basically, but since you tackled it I am sure that you are already listening to some of these bands or other similar ones, right?
I deduce that you have a guitar that could be tuned to drop C If that's the case, I would totally recommend two more lessons in which you can work on your drum synch skills:
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Metal-Metrics-4/
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Metal-Metrics-6/
These are not too simple and not too complicated, but they accentuate the idea in which you need to work on being in synch with the bass drum a lot, so please let me know if you like them and I'll be glad to assist further
If you would like to take the exploring further, I will tell you a bit about what inspired me to come up with this piece - the combo of metal and flamenco practiced by bands such as Ill Nino or Flametal, basically, but since you tackled it I am sure that you are already listening to some of these bands or other similar ones, right?
I deduce that you have a guitar that could be tuned to drop C
If that's the case, I would totally recommend two more lessons in which you can work on your drum synch skills:http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Metal-Metrics-4/
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Metal-Metrics-6/
These are not too simple and not too complicated, but they accentuate the idea in which you need to work on being in synch with the bass drum a lot, so please let me know if you like them and I'll be glad to assist further
Thanks for your advice Cosming.
Actually i have a tuned guitar C i have added to favorites your rhythmic lessons.
Best Regards.
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jun 20 2014, 07:43 AM
QUOTE (chapuzator @ Jun 19 2014, 04:34 PM)
Gracías Gabriel, i will consider your advice to improve my playing.
I'm watching the video and it's very interesting, I'm a fan of most artists on the video, in the eighties and even personally met Joe Strummer.
Hi Ben! Lets rock!
Thanks for your advice Cosming.
Actually i have a tuned guitar C i have added to favorites your rhythmic lessons.
Best Regards.
I'm watching the video and it's very interesting, I'm a fan of most artists on the video, in the eighties and even personally met Joe Strummer.
Hi Ben! Lets rock!
Thanks for your advice Cosming.
Actually i have a tuned guitar C i have added to favorites your rhythmic lessons.
Best Regards.
Heh! Glad to hear that man
I have a lot of material covering rhythm lessons in this tuning and I would also like to recommend three more:http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Disturbed-Style-Riffing/
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Rearranging-A-Cover/
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Dancehall-Metal-Riffing/
Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Jun 20 2014, 06:53 PM
QUOTE (chapuzator @ Jun 19 2014, 01:34 PM)
Gracías Gabriel, i will consider your advice to improve my playing.
I'm watching the video and it's very interesting, I'm a fan of most artists on the video, in the eighties and even personally met Joe Strummer.
I'm watching the video and it's very interesting, I'm a fan of most artists on the video, in the eighties and even personally met Joe Strummer.
Really?? Cool! How it was? Could you talk with him? What can you tell of the experience?
Posted by: chapuzator Jun 20 2014, 11:39 PM
QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Jun 20 2014, 06:43 AM)
Heh! Glad to hear that man I have a lot of material covering rhythm lessons in this tuning and I would also like to recommend three more:
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Disturbed-Style-Riffing/
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Rearranging-A-Cover/
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Dancehall-Metal-Riffing/
I have a lot of material covering rhythm lessons in this tuning and I would also like to recommend three more:http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Disturbed-Style-Riffing/
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Rearranging-A-Cover/
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Dancehall-Metal-Riffing/
Thanks Cosmin, add to favorites these lessons to review them.
QUOTE (Gabriel Leopardi @ Jun 20 2014, 05:53 PM)
Really?? Cool! How it was? Could you talk with him? What can you tell of the experience?
In the eighties, after dissolving "the clash", he went to Granada inspired by the poetry of Garcia Lorca and lived there as a beggar, I took a few beers with him more than once.
A very modest guy, we do not believe that we had just was Joe Strummer.
My town has a square named.
He ended up producing a disk to a known group of the city: "091" :
http://cultura.elpais.com/cultura/2012/02/03/actualidad/1328274599_973157.html
http://www.naranjasdehiroshima.com/2013/08/quiero-tener-una-ferreteria-en-andalucia.html
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jun 21 2014, 04:48 PM
Wow, amazing story man! Glad you like the lessons and I think there would be others to talk about as well, but I would be very curious to see your take on the Flamenco metal first hand What say you?
Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Jun 22 2014, 12:10 AM
QUOTE (chapuzator @ Jun 20 2014, 07:39 PM)
In the eighties, after dissolving "the clash", he went to Granada inspired by the poetry of Garcia Lorca and lived there as a beggar, I took a few beers with him more than once.
A very modest guy, we do not believe that we had just was Joe Strummer.
My town has a square named.
He ended up producing a disk to a known group of the city: "091" :
A very modest guy, we do not believe that we had just was Joe Strummer.
My town has a square named.
He ended up producing a disk to a known group of the city: "091" :
Wou! Awesome story man. I didn't know about him living there like a beggar. This is one of those moments that you'll always remember and I'm sure that him and the experience surely taught you many things of life.
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jun 22 2014, 01:48 PM
QUOTE (Gabriel Leopardi @ Jun 21 2014, 11:10 PM)
Wou! Awesome story man. I didn't know about him living there like a beggar. This is one of those moments that you'll always remember and I'm sure that him and the experience surely taught you many things of life.
It's amazing how life turns things around, isn't it?
One day you are an international superstar and the next...It was pretty much the same with Maryanne Faithful - you know, the lady with the weird voice in Metallica's 'The memory remains'...
Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Jun 23 2014, 03:48 PM
QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Jun 22 2014, 09:48 AM)
It's amazing how life turns things around, isn't it? One day you are an international superstar and the next...
It was pretty much the same with Maryanne Faithful - you know, the lady with the weird voice in Metallica's 'The memory remains'...
One day you are an international superstar and the next...It was pretty much the same with Maryanne Faithful - you know, the lady with the weird voice in Metallica's 'The memory remains'...
I honestly don't know much about her story, she is a singer, actress and Mick Jagger's girlfriend, but don't know anything about being a beggar.
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jun 24 2014, 06:51 AM
QUOTE (Gabriel Leopardi @ Jun 23 2014, 02:48 PM)
I honestly don't know much about her story, she is a singer, actress and Mick Jagger's girlfriend, but don't know anything about being a beggar.
Well, this link on wikipedia shows what drugs and an undisciplined life can do to a weak soul: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marianne_Faithfull#1970s
It's amazing she survived and furthermore, managed to re-invent herself!
Posted by: chapuzator Jun 27 2014, 10:34 PM
When Joe came to Granada he sat in the corner of the bar and made notes, had a beard and spoke to no one, because no wise speak English, so we thought it was a beggar.
They had just separated "The Clash" and was depressed.
Joe had heard of Granada that was drummer boyfriend "The Slits" Palmolive.
At the inauguration of the square named attended his widow and his ex-wife.
http://s891.photobucket.com/user/chapuzator/media/strummer091_zpsc33a8b63.jpg.html
http://s891.photobucket.com/user/chapuzator/media/1320325235680_zps880f4a25.jpg.html
http://s891.photobucket.com/user/chapuzator/media/PALMO_zpsf9cec62a.gif.html
http://s891.photobucket.com/user/chapuzator/media/imagen-1_zpsc34e9acb.jpeg.html
Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Jun 28 2014, 04:43 AM
QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Jun 24 2014, 02:51 AM)
Well, this link on wikipedia shows what drugs and an undisciplined life can do to a weak soul: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marianne_Faithfull#1970s
It's amazing she survived and furthermore, managed to re-invent herself!
It's amazing she survived and furthermore, managed to re-invent herself!
Thanks for the link. This is a sad story with a happy ending.
QUOTE (chapuzator @ Jun 27 2014, 06:34 PM)
When Joe came to Granada he sat in the corner of the bar and made notes, had a beard and spoke to no one, because no wise speak English, so we thought it was a beggar.
They had just separated "The Clash" and was depressed.
Joe had heard of Granada that was drummer boyfriend "The Slits" Palmolive.
At the inauguration of the square named attended his widow and his ex-wife.
http://s891.photobucket.com/user/chapuzator/media/strummer091_zpsc33a8b63.jpg.html
http://s891.photobucket.com/user/chapuzator/media/1320325235680_zps880f4a25.jpg.html
http://s891.photobucket.com/user/chapuzator/media/PALMO_zpsf9cec62a.gif.html
http://s891.photobucket.com/user/chapuzator/media/imagen-1_zpsc34e9acb.jpeg.html
They had just separated "The Clash" and was depressed.
Joe had heard of Granada that was drummer boyfriend "The Slits" Palmolive.
At the inauguration of the square named attended his widow and his ex-wife.
http://s891.photobucket.com/user/chapuzator/media/strummer091_zpsc33a8b63.jpg.html
http://s891.photobucket.com/user/chapuzator/media/1320325235680_zps880f4a25.jpg.html
http://s891.photobucket.com/user/chapuzator/media/PALMO_zpsf9cec62a.gif.html
http://s891.photobucket.com/user/chapuzator/media/imagen-1_zpsc34e9acb.jpeg.html
Awesome stuff man. It's a pity that The Clash couldn't keep working together, once again, it seems that drugs destroyed all the things that had achieved.
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jun 28 2014, 07:24 AM
What a story indeed! I don't think that people in Spain had any clue who they were dealing with, maybe not even after he died... so sad.. Drugs are clearly not good.
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