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...the thing is, I need you to start progressing faster then ever, but to achieve that I need your help:
* Don't know where to start? Just pm me and we will sort it out directly, I am online every day.
* Join My Army. Sounds aggressive? It is! We can study anything from the most fearsome picking techniques to bombastic songwriting. A medal of honor awaits the brave. Seriously, this is an opportunity for you to get a personalised learning experience...what are you waiting for?!
* Join my next video chat! GMC startpage holds a video chat schedule. We always cover a lot of ground and have fun. Remember that you don't need any previous knowledge, and you can be passive in the chat.
* Jam with me - you will find active collabs here.
* Post a topic on this board, guitar related or not - doesn't matter! You will find that chatting with instructors boosts your motivation to practice.
* You haven't missed my latest video lessons, have you?
* Finally I want to tell you a secret. Nah I changed my mind - pm me instead ;)
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Oct 12 2015, 08:07 PM |
Welcome to your thread for Gab's Army as we arranged via PM.
At first, I'd like to know more from you: - How many time have you been playing guitar? - Favorite guitarists, bands and musicians. - What are your guitar goals? - How would you like to you see yourself in 5 years (related to music and guitar)? - How many time can you play guitar each day? - Do you have playing live experience? - Which are your strong and weak points with guitar? - What do you know about music theory? - Can you record videos of you playing? - Share here audios and videos that reflect your current playing. -------------------- My lessons
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Oct 13 2015, 01:20 PM |
Hi John! Thanks a lot for all this info. It really makes me know you a lot more. The next step is to hear you playing. This video will give you all the tips you need to know to create guitar videos:
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Oct 13 2015, 01:45 PM |
Thanks a lot! Gonna try this now. Cheers. Great. You'll also find this thread helpful: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...showtopic=52512 -------------------- My lessons
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Oct 14 2015, 02:12 PM |
Hi John! Great job putting this together!
I think that I can suggest a first plan for this week: 30 minutes - Guitar Gym: Routine I 30 minutes - Working on a solo lesson: Neoclassical Solo 30 minutes - Working on a rhythm lesson - Anvil Style Let me know what you think! -------------------- My lessons
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Oct 14 2015, 04:30 PM
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Hi John! Great job putting this together! I think that I can suggest a first plan for this week: 30 minutes - Guitar Gym: Routine I 30 minutes - Working on a solo lesson: Neoclassical Solo 30 minutes - Working on a rhythm lesson - Anvil Style Let me know what you think! Hi!, Thanks for the first suggestions. I think I'm capable of playing this perfectly (at a first glance, lets see what happens when I start ). Gonna start it just now, will upload my progresses when I finish any part. Edit1: I have noticed that in the "Anvil Style" lesson you use just down strokes for the second rift. My natural way of picking it is alternate picking. Is there any problem with this? Cheers! This post has been edited by JohnMathew: Oct 14 2015, 05:53 PM |
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Oct 14 2015, 05:51 PM
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I double posted because of a problem with my connection.
This post has been edited by JohnMathew: Oct 14 2015, 05:53 PM |
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Oct 15 2015, 02:22 PM |
When playing this kind of riffs, the use of only downstrokes is not related to how easy or difficult it is for us, it's related to the accentuation and feel that you get. You won't get the same sound using alternate picking so I recommend you to practice this one with only downstrokes. This element is used for riffing and also for soloing, it's an expressing technique that gives a different approach to dynamics.
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Oct 16 2015, 02:17 PM |
Hi John! Here I show how to play exercises 1 and 2:
-> I have noticed I could play this lifting the first finger when moving between strings or just put first finger doing a capo on fret 8 and just moving finger 1. Which version do you think is the ocrrect one? Both versions are possible and you should be able to play it in both ways, however, if using your finger as a bare, you need to do a small movement (inclination) to mute one string when playing the other one. If you ask me about my personal favorite, I prefer moving the fingers instead of using it as a bare. Check the slow videos of this lesson where this pattern is used: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Killer...kk-Wylde-Style/ And finally, I get really tired doing BLock1: exercise 2 pretty soon. Can't do more than 5-7 seconds at once smile.gif. Am I just a weak boy? hahaha no, you need more training. Remember to relax your body and hands while practicing, this will help to gain more endurance. -------------------- My lessons
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Oct 18 2015, 10:59 PM |
Hi mate, I got this one. I'll be back with feedback about the video.
About your practice, let's keep with the current routine until this Wednesday and then tell me how the first week was, ok? -------------------- My lessons
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Oct 19 2015, 01:56 PM |
Hi John,
I've just checked your video. The quality is good for this purpose. Then you can continue experimenting to improve your tone/mix but it's really good to have these kind of videos from you here. About your playing, there are 2 first things to work on: - Alternate Picking: You are doing some left hand fingers movement when playing alternate picking and I don't recommend it. The movement when playing alternate picking should start from your wrist and a bit from your elbow but not from your fingers. - Vibrato: Your vibrato is not consistent and regular. I recommend you to play along with the original backing focusing on imitating the instructor's vibrato, to get used to play it more naturally and connected to the backings groove. -------------------- My lessons
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Oct 19 2015, 02:38 PM |
Hi John! I'm sorry! I mean your right hand!
Does it make sense now? -------------------- My lessons
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