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Outlaw2112 View Member Profile	Jun 18 2008, 04:17 AM
Jun 18 2008, 04:17 AM	GMC:er Posts: 1.881 Joined: 16-January 08 From: Washington DC	When practicing scales and with the metronome is it better to practice in the clean channel or with distortion? I always use distortion, but i was wondering what everyones thoughts were on this and what everyone else is doing.. 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! --------------------

The Uncreator View Member Profile	Jun 18 2008, 04:26 AM
Jun 18 2008, 04:26 AM	Fire Up The Blades, Moderator Posts: 8.933 Joined: 6-March 07 From: St. Petersburg, Florida	Sometimes when its something new that your learning, Its good to use clean because you hear your mistakes more easily, And when your getting the hang of it, switch to distortion. I just do the first 20 minutes or so in clean, then the next in distortion, balance it off. 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!

AIB234 View Member Profile	Jun 18 2008, 04:34 AM
Jun 18 2008, 04:34 AM	GMC:er Posts: 388 Joined: 5-March 07 From: Canada	It's important to do both. As The Uncreator already mentioned you hear your mistakes easier when you're playing clean. Another way to put this is to say that notes 'get lost' sometimes when we only play in distortion. However, it's important to play with distortion too because it helps you play cleaner due to the need to mute strings and fret/pick cleaner when the gain is higher. 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 RG350DX Alvarez RD8BR Behringer V-Ampire LX1-112 DigiTech JamMan

The Uncreator View Member Profile	Jun 18 2008, 04:36 AM
Jun 18 2008, 04:36 AM	Fire Up The Blades, Moderator Posts: 8.933 Joined: 6-March 07 From: St. Petersburg, Florida	QUOTE (AIB234 @ Jun 17 2008, 07:34 PM) However, it's important to play with distortion too because it helps you play cleaner due to the need to mute strings and fret/pick cleaner when the gain is higher. Yes, another good point, very true 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!

skennington View Member Profile	Jun 18 2008, 04:58 AM
Jun 18 2008, 04:58 AM	Learning Roadie - Never Give Up - Moderator Posts: 7.461 Joined: 25-November 07 From: Charlotte,NC USA	I practice both as well. Clean let's me hear my mistake's and distortion let's me hear all the harmonic's I want to add. Also help's me develope different sense's of melody within the given scale. 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! -------------------- *Show Off The Lessons You Have Learned Here On The REC Board And Receive Valuable Feedback from Our Instructors!* *Check Out The Virtual Bands* *Want To Join One, Or Maybe Form Your Own?*

Bogdan Radovic View Member Profile	Jun 18 2008, 09:18 AM
Jun 18 2008, 09:18 AM	Bass & Beginner Instructor Posts: 15.614 Joined: 30-November 07 From: Belgrade, Serbia	As said earlier its important to practice on clean channel , you will allow you to hear better and gain better sound control..Than if you want you can switch to dist channel. 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!

OrganisedConfusi... OrganisedConfusion View Member Profile	Jun 18 2008, 09:23 AM
Jun 18 2008, 09:23 AM	GMC:er Posts: 5.635 Joined: 29-November 07 From: Nottingham, UK	I use only clean. I don't really like distortion. I prefer to practice clean due to tone and playing Jazzy stuff sounds better 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! -------------------- Gear Guitars:- Caparison Horus Snowcloud, Parker Nitefly M, Parker Nitefly SA, Gibson SG, Parker P10e, 40 Year Old Spanish Acoustic Amps:- Framus Ruby Riot 2x12" stack

mattacuk View Member Profile	Jun 18 2008, 09:37 AM
Jun 18 2008, 09:37 AM	Lets go fishing! Posts: 5.526 Joined: 21-December 06 From: illinois	I go for a high presence sound, rather than distortion personally Either way, I feel its important to practice with a distorted tone if thats how your going to play it live. This is because you need to learn how to mute what your playing correctly, for example of you played a sweep picking lick clean, you might think your a sweep master untill you put the distortion back on 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! -------------------- *mysql> SELECT FROM master_name WHERE ((firstname = 'Paul') AND (lastname = 'Gilbert')); "The Fundimental Difference between Paul Gilbert and Buckethead is that Paul Explores the Good side of the force, while Buckethead Explores the Dark Side of the Force" :)**

Ivan Milenkovic View Member Profile	Jun 18 2008, 04:19 PM
Jun 18 2008, 04:19 PM	Instructor Posts: 25.396 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Belgrade, Serbia	Well I never really practice with my amp turned on, it would be too much of a hassle for me. I think you can in reality practice everything unplugged. If it is quiet you'll hear every mistake you make. 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! -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE - Check out my GMC Profile and Lessons - (Please subscribe to my) YouTube Official Channel - Let's be connected through ! Facebook! :)

JVM View Member Profile	Jun 18 2008, 07:21 PM
Jun 18 2008, 07:21 PM	Learning Roadie Posts: 2.878 Joined: 2-June 07 From: Raleigh-Durham, NC	QUOTE (Ivan Milenkovic @ Jun 18 2008, 11:19 AM) Well I never really practice with my amp turned on, it would be too much of a hassle for me. I think you can in reality practice everything unplugged. If it is quiet you'll hear every mistake you make. I do the same thing lately. I used to plug into my toneport GX when I wanted to practice but now I mostly do it unplugged, but thats because I LOVE the sound my hollow chambered les paul gets acoustically, it sounds wonderful. But in reality I do practice plugged in sometimes. You need to practice everything, including clean and distorted. If you start to play clean more, and especially make music that utilizes clean tones, you'll discover a whole other dimension to your playing. When you play cleanly, theres a lot more you can do in terms of chording and dynamics that you can't do heavily distorted IMO. So do both 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! -------------------- Gear: Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster, Gibson '67 RI Flying V, Mesa Boogie F-30 112 combo, crazy pedals.

Mark. View Member Profile	Jun 18 2008, 07:49 PM
Jun 18 2008, 07:49 PM	GMC:er Posts: 847 Joined: 8-January 08	If I wanna get something clean and tight, I practice it with distortion. Much harder to keep things clean with distortion then without 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!

mattacuk View Member Profile	Jun 18 2008, 08:43 PM
Jun 18 2008, 08:43 PM	Lets go fishing! Posts: 5.526 Joined: 21-December 06 From: illinois	QUOTE (Mark. @ Jun 18 2008, 07:49 PM) If I wanna get something clean and tight, I practice it with distortion. Much harder to keep things clean with distortion then without Im with you there Mark, there is the danger of turning distortion back on and finding out your not the guitar god you thought you were On the flip side, if your practicing other styles of music, like blues for example maybe clean is the way to go 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! -------------------- *mysql> SELECT FROM master_name WHERE ((firstname = 'Paul') AND (lastname = 'Gilbert')); "The Fundimental Difference between Paul Gilbert and Buckethead is that Paul Explores the Good side of the force, while Buckethead Explores the Dark Side of the Force" :)**

seagull View Member Profile	Jun 20 2008, 05:11 PM
Jun 20 2008, 05:11 PM	GMC:er Posts: 360 Joined: 12-April 07 From: Denmark	Yeah, it's a fine balance to go between gain or no gain when you practice. I practice perhaps 60-40..with 60% being with gain and 40 without. @Mattacuk: Nice touch in your signature with Mr. Big.. Just finished my music-exam and played that song for the practical part, singing and guitar. Had a friend for backing guitar during the solo...well, nuff said, I got an A+. 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!

Storm Linnebjerg View Member Profile	Jun 20 2008, 05:18 PM
Jun 20 2008, 05:18 PM	Learning Rock Star Posts: 7.676 Joined: 14-June 08 From: Odense, Denmark	Warm ups/stretches: Clean Speed/alternate picking: Distortion due to having to mute strings - letting the string ring out cleanly doesn't sound as bad as is does with distortion Legato: Distortion - same as above Sweep picking/arpeggios: Distortion - same as above Tapping: Distortion - same as above Chords/harmony: A little of both - to get a hang of harmony clean is good, and a lot of chords work nicely both distorted and clean. That was just from the top of my head. I may have left something 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! -------------------- Check out my TikTok! - or check out my GMC video comments on YouTube

Bondy View Member Profile	Jun 20 2008, 05:21 PM
Jun 20 2008, 05:21 PM	Learning Roadie Posts: 2.267 Joined: 27-September 07 From: Telford.Shropshire.England	All top tips nothing more to say ill shut up now 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! -------------------- www.minorglance.com www.facebook.com/minorglance www.facbook.com/majorlookband www.twiter.com/minorglance

Oxac View Member Profile	Jun 20 2008, 06:03 PM
Jun 20 2008, 06:03 PM	GMC:er Posts: 693 Joined: 14-June 07 From: Sweden	QUOTE (Caelumamittendum @ Jun 20 2008, 06:18 PM) Warm ups/stretches: Clean Speed/alternate picking: Distortion due to having to mute strings - letting the string ring out cleanly doesn't sound as bad as is does with distortion Legato: Distortion - same as above Sweep picking/arpeggios: Distortion - same as above Tapping: Distortion - same as above Chords/harmony: A little of both - to get a hang of harmony clean is good, and a lot of chords work nicely both distorted and clean. That was just from the top of my head. I may have left something out. good points, but here's some counterpoints Speed/alternate picking: Clean, due to the fact that you'll notice if your upstrokes and downstrokes has the same dynamics. Clean due to that you'll put more emphasis on your attack. Legato: Clean because you need to make sure that every note rings even when playing clean. Same goes with tapping. Sweeping: Clean due to that you need to make sure that you aren't losing attack when sweeping. You also want to make sure that you're sweeping LOUD! Chords/harmony: Clean because you might not notice that you're blocking a note when barring if you play distorted. Distortion, because you still want to be able to play it with distortion, muting and stuff. 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 Oxac: Jun 20 2008, 06:04 PM -------------------- Olle "AJ" Svensson

Storm Linnebjerg View Member Profile	Jun 20 2008, 06:09 PM
Jun 20 2008, 06:09 PM	Learning Rock Star Posts: 7.676 Joined: 14-June 08 From: Odense, Denmark	Well, indeed, there are counterpoints to all probably. For me, I've always found that clean picking tends to sound good, but when distorted it takes a lot more "practice" to make sure strings are muted properly. If two strings ring out at the same time, it's not as noticable when playing clean as it is distorted. At least that's how I see it. To sum things up; one should probably play all things both clean and distorted. 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! -------------------- Check out my TikTok! - or check out my GMC video comments on YouTube

Mark. View Member Profile	Jun 20 2008, 06:16 PM
Jun 20 2008, 06:16 PM	GMC:er Posts: 847 Joined: 8-January 08	I practice almost always without an amp these days because it sounds so crap with an amp, it's really difficult to play when it's on because the tone you get from it when soloing is just pure crap. But it helps me getting a nice and clean technique ;D Gonna buy a better amp pretty soon 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 Mark.: Jun 20 2008, 06:16 PM

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