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Posted by: Alex Feather Apr 26 2012, 09:08 AM
Hi! I am glad you have decided to join my mentoring program!!!
I have a few questions before we will start! It will give me a better idea about you and what direction you want to go!
-What are your goals?
-What is your weakness?
-What is your strongest point?
-Your favorite guitar players?
I am looking forward to start working with you!!!! That will be fun! 
Posted by: paket Apr 27 2012, 03:32 AM
I've been playing casually for around three years, doing mostly chording, strum-along kind of stuff. My goal is to be able to grind out some down n' dirty blues, think George Thorogood meets ZZ Top with some Kenny Wayne Shepherd thrown in. My weaknesses are, well I'm a crappy player. I don't know many licks. I think my strong point is my chording; I am familiar with E-shape and A-shape barre chords and they are finally starting to feel kind of comfortable and sound kind of OK. I know the first two patterns of the major, minor, pentatonic and blues scales.
Favorite guitarists:
SRV (of course)
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Jeff Healey
Billy Gibbons
George Thorogood
thanks!
QUOTE (Alex Feather @ Apr 26 2012, 08:08 AM) 
Hi! I am glad you have decided to join my mentoring program!!!
I have a few questions before we will start! It will give me a better idea about you and what direction you want to go!
-What are your goals?
-What is your weakness?
-What is your strongest point?
-Your favorite guitar players?
I am looking forward to start working with you!!!! That will be fun!
I have a few questions before we will start! It will give me a better idea about you and what direction you want to go!
-What are your goals?
-What is your weakness?
-What is your strongest point?
-Your favorite guitar players?
I am looking forward to start working with you!!!! That will be fun!
Posted by: Alex Feather Apr 28 2012, 01:28 AM
Cool! We like the same players!!!! Nice choices!!!
I have a very cool exercise for you that will help you develop your timing,alternative picking and will sync your hands together! Use it as a warm up exercise daily and you will be impressed with the results! The trick is to practice it at a very slow tempo so you have a full control over your hands!!
Here is the tab
E ||---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B ||---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G ||o5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|
D ||o--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A ||---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E ||---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
----------------------------|---------------------------------------|||
----------------------------|---------------------------------------|||
--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--o|||
----------------------------|--------------------------------------o|||
----------------------------|---------------------------------------|||
----------------------------|---------------------------------------|||
-------------3--3----------|--------------3--3----------|
-------4--4--------4--4----|--------4--4--------4--4----|
o5--5----------------------|--5--5----------------------|
o--------------------------|----------------------------|
---------------------------|----------------------------|
---------------------------|----------------------------|
--------------3--3----------|--------------3--3---------|||
--------4--4--------4--4----|--------4--4--------4--4---|||
--5--5----------------------|--5--5--------------------o|||
----------------------------|--------------------------o|||
----------------------------|---------------------------|||
----------------------------|---------------------------|||
-6--3----------------------|--6--3----------------------|
----------4--6--3----------|-----------4--6--3----------|
o------5-----------5--3----|--------5-----------5--3----|
o--------------------------|----------------------------|
---------------------------|----------------------------|
---------------------------|----------------------------|
--6--3----------------------|--6--3---------------------|||
-----------4--6--3----------|-----------4--6--3---------|||
--------5-----------5--3----|--------5-----------5--3--o|||
----------------------------|--------------------------o|||
----------------------------|---------------------------|||
----------------------------|---------------------------|||
-6--3--------------------6--3----------------------|
----------4--6--3-----------------4--6--3----------|
o------5-----------5--3--------5-----------5--3----|
o--------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|
--6--3--------------6--3----------------|
--------4-----------------4-------------|
-----------5--4--3-----------5--4--3----|
----------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|
--6--3--------------------6--3----------------------|
-----------4--6--3-----------------4--6--3----------|
--------5-----------5--3--------5-----------5--3----|
----------------------------------------------------|
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--6--3--------------6--3---------------|||
--------4-----------------4------------|||
-----------5--4--3-----------5--4--3--o|||
--------------------------------------o|||
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-6--4--3-------------------------------------------|
-------------------6--4--3-------------------------|
o---------7--5--3--------------------7--5--3-------|
o---------------------------6--5--3----------------|
----------------------------------------------6----|
---------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
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--------6--5--3-----------------------------3--5----|
--5--3-----------------------------3--5--6----------|
-----------------6--4--3--3--4--6-------------------|
-----------------------4--6--8--3--4--6-------------|
--------------4--6--8--------------------3--4--6----|
-----3--5--7----------------------------------------|
--6-------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
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--6--4--3-------------------------------------------|
--------------------6--4--3-------------------------|
-----------7--5--3--------------------7--5--3-------|
-----------------------------6--5--3----------------|
-----------------------------------------------6----|
----------------------------------------------------|
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--------6--5--3-----------------------------3--5----|
--5--3-----------------------------3--5--6----------|
-----------------6--4--3--3--4--6-------------------|
-----------------------4--6--8--3--4--6------------|||
--------------4--6--8--------------------3--4--6---|||
-----3--5--7--------------------------------------o|||
--6-----------------------------------------------o|||
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Hands_workout.gp5 ( 4.5K )
: 127Please let me know if you have any questions or need help!!!
Posted by: Alex Feather May 2 2012, 07:30 AM
QUOTE (paket @ Apr 27 2012, 02:32 AM)
I've been playing casually for around three years, doing mostly chording, strum-along kind of stuff. My goal is to be able to grind out some down n' dirty blues, think George Thorogood meets ZZ Top with some Kenny Wayne Shepherd thrown in. My weaknesses are, well I'm a crappy player. I don't know many licks. I think my strong point is my chording; I am familiar with E-shape and A-shape barre chords and they are finally starting to feel kind of comfortable and sound kind of OK. I know the first two patterns of the major, minor, pentatonic and blues scales.
Favorite guitarists:
SRV (of course)
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Jeff Healey
Billy Gibbons
George Thorogood
thanks!
Favorite guitarists:
SRV (of course)
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Jeff Healey
Billy Gibbons
George Thorogood
thanks!
I just wanted to check if you have any questions or need help with anything! Please let me know!
Posted by: paket May 4 2012, 05:56 AM
Hello Alex
Thanks for checking up on me. Things have been busy lately, but I am working on the exercise that you gave me. No questions right now, other than what is the next step?
Posted by: Alex Feather May 4 2012, 06:20 AM
QUOTE (paket @ May 4 2012, 04:56 AM)
Hello Alex
Thanks for checking up on me. Things have been busy lately, but I am working on the exercise that you gave me. No questions right now, other than what is the next step?
Thanks for checking up on me. Things have been busy lately, but I am working on the exercise that you gave me. No questions right now, other than what is the next step?
If you can make a video or recording of you playing this exercise that would be great! If not Let me know when you are ready and I will give you a new challenge to work on
Posted by: paket May 7 2012, 01:02 AM
I'm still working on it. It's harder than what it looks!
QUOTE (Alex Feather @ May 4 2012, 05:20 AM)
If you can make a video or recording of you playing this exercise that would be great! If not Let me know when you are ready and I will give you a new challenge to work on
Posted by: Alex Feather May 7 2012, 05:39 PM
QUOTE (paket @ May 7 2012, 12:02 AM)
I'm still working on it. It's harder than what it looks!
It is hard but you will be impressed with the results!
Posted by: Alex Feather May 22 2012, 06:44 AM
Hello! Have fun on your trip! I have a simple assignment for you that will help you to develop your technique!
This exercise will be easy to do on acoustic guitar as well!
Here is the tab!
E |----------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------1--2--3--4----|
D |--------------------------1--2--3--4----------------|
A |--------------1--2--3--4----------------------------|
E |--1--2--3--4----------------------------------------|
--------------1--2--3--4--3--2--1-------------------|
--1--2--3--4-----------------------4--3--2--1-------|
-----------------------------------------------4----|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
--3--2--1-------------------------------------------|----|
-----------4--3--2--1-------------------------------|----|
-----------------------4--3--2--1-------------------|----|
-----------------------------------4--3--2--1--0----|----|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------1--3--2--4----|
--------------1--3--2--4----------------------------|
--------------------------1--3--2--4----------------|
--1--3--2--4----------------------------------------|
--------------------------1--3--2--4--2--3--1--0----|
--1--3--2--4----------------------------------------|
--------------1--3--2--4----------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
--------------4--2--3--1----------------------------|
--4--2--3--1--------------------------4--2--3--1----|
--------------------------4--2--3--1----------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
--------------4--2--3--1----------------------------|
--4--2--3--1--------------------------4--2--3--1----|
--------------------------4--2--3--1----------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
--------------4--2--3--1--------------4--2--3--1----|
--4--2--3--1----------------------------------------|
--------------------------4--2--3--1----------------|
-----------------------------------------------1----|
--------------------------------------1--2--4-------|
----------------------------------------------------|
--------------4--2--3--1----------------------------|
--4--2--3--1----------------------------------------|
--------------------------4--2--3--1----------------|
--2--4-----------2--3--5-----------3--4--6----------|
--------2--3--5-----------3--4--6-----------4--5----|
----------------------------------------------------|
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-----4--5--7-----------5--6--8-----------6--7--9----|
--7-----------5--6--8-----------6--7--9-------------|
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-----------7--8--10----------8--9--11----------9----|
--7--8--10----------8--9--11----------9--10-12------|
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--10-12----------10-11-13-------------11-12-14------|
--------10-11-13----------11-12-14-12----------12---|
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--------12-13-15----------13-14-16-----------------|----|
--13-15----------13-14-16--------------------------|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
--16-14-13----------15-13-12----------14-12-11------|
-----------16-14-13----------15-13-12----------14---|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
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--------13-11-10----------12-10-9-----------11-9----|
--12-11----------13-11-10----------12-10-9----------|
----------------------------------------------------|
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--8-----------10-8--7-----------9--7--6-------------|
-----11-9--8-----------10-8--7-----------9--7--6----|
----------------------------------------------------|
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--8--6--5-------------------------------------------|
-----------8--6--5--7--5--4-----------6--4--3-------|
-----------------------------7--5--4-----------6----|
----------------------------------------------------|
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----------------------------------------------------|----||
--------5--3--2-----------4--2--1-------------------|----||
--4--3-----------5--3--2-----------4--2--1----------|----||
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--------------------------------------------0-------|----||
Technique_exercise.gpx ( 16.22K )
: 139Let me know if you have any questions! Enjoy your trip! I will have a new assignment for you in a week!
Posted by: paket May 22 2012, 02:23 PM
Thx Alex
What is this: --16L16L16--
and this: --0L-0-
What does the L mean?
QUOTE (Alex Feather @ May 22 2012, 12:44 AM)
Hello! Have fun on your trip! I have a simple assignment for you that will help you to develop your technique!
This exercise will be easy to do on acoustic guitar as well!
Here is the tab!
Technique_exercise.gpx ( 16.22K )
: 139
Let me know if you have any questions! Enjoy your trip! I will have a new assignment for you in a week!
This exercise will be easy to do on acoustic guitar as well!
Here is the tab!
E |----------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------1--2--3--4----|
D |--------------------------1--2--3--4----------------|
A |--------------1--2--3--4----------------------------|
E |--1--2--3--4----------------------------------------|
--------------1--2--3--4--3--2--1-------------------|
--1--2--3--4-----------------------4--3--2--1-------|
-----------------------------------------------4----|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
--3--2--1-------------------------------------------|----|
-----------4--3--2--1-------------------------------|----|
-----------------------4--3--2--1-------------------|----|
-----------------------------------4--3--2--1--0----|----|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------1--3--2--4----|
--------------1--3--2--4----------------------------|
--------------------------1--3--2--4----------------|
--1--3--2--4----------------------------------------|
--------------------------1--3--2--4--2--3--1--0----|
--1--3--2--4----------------------------------------|
--------------1--3--2--4----------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
--------------4--2--3--1----------------------------|
--4--2--3--1--------------------------4--2--3--1----|
--------------------------4--2--3--1----------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
--------------4--2--3--1----------------------------|
--4--2--3--1--------------------------4--2--3--1----|
--------------------------4--2--3--1----------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
--------------4--2--3--1--------------4--2--3--1----|
--4--2--3--1----------------------------------------|
--------------------------4--2--3--1----------------|
-----------------------------------------------1----|
--------------------------------------1--2--4-------|
----------------------------------------------------|
--------------4--2--3--1----------------------------|
--4--2--3--1----------------------------------------|
--------------------------4--2--3--1----------------|
--2--4-----------2--3--5-----------3--4--6----------|
--------2--3--5-----------3--4--6-----------4--5----|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
-----4--5--7-----------5--6--8-----------6--7--9----|
--7-----------5--6--8-----------6--7--9-------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
-----------7--8--10----------8--9--11----------9----|
--7--8--10----------8--9--11----------9--10-12------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
--10-12----------10-11-13-------------11-12-14------|
--------10-11-13----------11-12-14-12----------12---|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
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--------12-13-15----------13-14-16L16L16------------|----|
--13-15----------13-14-16---------------------------|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
--16-14-13----------15-13-12----------14-12-11------|
-----------16-14-13----------15-13-12----------14---|
----------------------------------------------------|
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--------13-11-10----------12-10-9-----------11-9----|
--12-11----------13-11-10----------12-10-9----------|
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--8-----------10-8--7-----------9--7--6-------------|
-----11-9--8-----------10-8--7-----------9--7--6----|
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--8--6--5-------------------------------------------|
-----------8--6--5--7--5--4-----------6--4--3-------|
-----------------------------7--5--4-----------6----|
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--------5--3--2-----------4--2--1-------------------|----||
--4--3-----------5--3--2-----------4--2--1----------|----||
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--------------------------------------------0L-0----|----||
Technique_exercise.gpx ( 16.22K )
: 139Let me know if you have any questions! Enjoy your trip! I will have a new assignment for you in a week!
Posted by: Alex Feather May 22 2012, 07:19 PM
QUOTE (paket @ May 22 2012, 01:23 PM)
Thx Alex
What is this: --16L16L16--
and this: --0L-0-
What does the L mean?
What is this: --16L16L16--
and this: --0L-0-
What does the L mean?
It means legato I am using it have the same note to ring instead of changing a duration!
I fixed it in the tab:)
Let me know if you need help or have any questions!
Posted by: Alex Feather Jun 4 2012, 05:52 AM
I have a new melodic assignment ready for you! Let me know and I will post it asap!
Posted by: Alex Feather Jun 22 2012, 07:25 AM
QUOTE (paket @ May 22 2012, 01:23 PM)
Thx Alex
What is this: --16L16L16--
and this: --0L-0-
What does the L mean?
What is this: --16L16L16--
and this: --0L-0-
What does the L mean?
I have a new melodic assignment for you! Let me know if you are ready!
Posted by: Alex Feather Jul 14 2012, 05:49 PM
QUOTE (paket @ May 22 2012, 01:23 PM)
Thx Alex
What is this: --16L16L16--
and this: --0L-0-
What does the L mean?
What is this: --16L16L16--
and this: --0L-0-
What does the L mean?
Hello! I have a new assignment ready for you!
Let me know!!!
Posted by: Alex Feather Aug 27 2012, 07:57 AM
Hi! I just wanted to check and see how everything is going? Are you ready for a new challenge?
Posted by: paket Sep 8 2012, 06:38 PM
QUOTE (Alex Feather @ Aug 27 2012, 01:57 AM)
Hi! I just wanted to check and see how everything is going? Are you ready for a new challenge?
I'm still working on the exercises you have already given me, but I'll take on a new one. Bring it on!
Posted by: Alex Feather Sep 10 2012, 04:49 PM
QUOTE (paket @ Sep 8 2012, 05:38 PM)
I'm still working on the exercises you have already given me, but I'll take on a new one. Bring it on!
No problem! Let me know if you have any questions or need help with anything!
Posted by: paket Sep 30 2012, 04:03 PM
Hello Alex
I'll take the next challenge that you have for me. Also - this video was posted in the forums a while ago:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=noYnK9KZXAA#!
I'm trying to figure out the main riff - the part he is playing when he sings "You throw me water when I'm drowning...". It looks like he starts with a D chord, but I can't figure out where it goes from there. Can you help?
Posted by: Alex Feather Oct 1 2012, 02:14 AM
QUOTE (paket @ Sep 30 2012, 03:03 PM)
Hello Alex
I'll take the next challenge that you have for me. Also - this video was posted in the forums a while ago:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=noYnK9KZXAA#!
I'm trying to figure out the main riff - the part he is playing when he sings "You throw me water when I'm drowning...". It looks like he starts with a D chord, but I can't figure out where it goes from there. Can you help?
I'll take the next challenge that you have for me. Also - this video was posted in the forums a while ago:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=noYnK9KZXAA#!
I'm trying to figure out the main riff - the part he is playing when he sings "You throw me water when I'm drowning...". It looks like he starts with a D chord, but I can't figure out where it goes from there. Can you help?
Awesome! Give me a few hours and I will post it!
Can you please specify the time in the video so I can know exactly what you are talking about?
Posted by: paket Oct 1 2012, 06:56 AM
QUOTE (Alex Feather @ Sep 30 2012, 08:14 PM)
Awesome! Give me a few hours and I will post it!
Can you please specify the time in the video so I can know exactly what you are talking about?
Can you please specify the time in the video so I can know exactly what you are talking about?
He starts into it around 1:11 and it continues for most of the song.
thx
Posted by: Alex Feather Oct 3 2012, 12:24 AM
QUOTE (paket @ Oct 1 2012, 05:56 AM)
He starts into it around 1:11 and it continues for most of the song.
thx
thx
Cool! Give me a couple of hours to look into it
Posted by: paket Oct 13 2012, 05:59 PM
QUOTE (Alex Feather @ Oct 2 2012, 06:24 PM)
Cool! Give me a couple of hours to look into it
Hey Alex - were you able to figure this out?
Posted by: Alex Feather Oct 14 2012, 05:42 PM
QUOTE (paket @ Oct 13 2012, 04:59 PM)
Hey Alex - were you able to figure this out?
Yeah I had to transcribe the song in order to help you out!
He has a drop D tuning and the chords are:
D - F - G
Here is the tab play the same fingering with drop D (Scale generator can't do open D tuning)
D
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/scalegenerator
F
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/scalegenerator
G
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/scalegenerator
Let me know if this helps!
Posted by: paket Oct 14 2012, 05:48 PM
That looks easy enough - even I should be able to do it!
thanks
QUOTE (Alex Feather @ Oct 14 2012, 11:42 AM)
Yeah I had to transcribe the song in order to help you out!
He has a drop D tuning and the chords are:
D - F - G
Here is the tab play the same fingering with drop D (Scale generator can't do open D tuning)
D
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/scalegenerator
F
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/scalegenerator
G
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/scalegenerator
Let me know if this helps!
He has a drop D tuning and the chords are:
D - F - G
Here is the tab play the same fingering with drop D (Scale generator can't do open D tuning)
D
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/scalegenerator
F
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/scalegenerator
G
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/scalegenerator
Let me know if this helps!
Posted by: Alex Feather Oct 15 2012, 05:57 AM
QUOTE (paket @ Oct 14 2012, 04:48 PM)
That looks easy enough - even I should be able to do it!
thanks
thanks
Of course you will able!
If you can make a video of you playing it I can help you out and we can get this song tight!
Posted by: Alex Feather Oct 24 2012, 01:13 AM
Hi I just wanted to follow up and see how are you doing? Were you able to shoot a video of your playing?
Posted by: paket Oct 26 2012, 05:29 AM
Not yet - I've been working on some other stuff. I'll try to get it done this weekend.
QUOTE (Alex Feather @ Oct 23 2012, 07:13 PM)
Hi I just wanted to follow up and see how are you doing? Were you able to shoot a video of your playing?
Posted by: Alex Feather Oct 27 2012, 04:55 PM
QUOTE (paket @ Oct 26 2012, 04:29 AM)
Not yet - I've been working on some other stuff. I'll try to get it done this weekend.
Sounds good! I am looking forward to hear your playing!
Posted by: Alex Feather Nov 17 2012, 11:09 AM
Hey! How are you doing? Just wanted to follow up and see how id everything going?
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