Hufschmid 18th Anniversary Competition, Win a pair of Custom built pickups Options

[Darius Wave]

Hello fellows

Me and Patrick have just launched a new competition. You can win a pair of handmade, Kent Armstrong pickups ( those really made in U.S.A by Kent himself - not the ones made by his son in England and not the Korean ones). All details in the video and it's description





Pickups showcase here



So....who is entering ?

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[Mith]

nice sounding pups. I might have a crack at it if I get the chance but I'm sure there are many that will out do me .... Tho I could always do something whacky

this the same as the guys that make those picks out of all those crazy materials. Really gotta get around to trying those one day. Just seem strangely thick and over sized from the pictures but i'm sure they are different in real life

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[Darius Wave]

Yes that's the same guy Go for it man! I mean it You never know what kind of musical taste will the judges have


Here's the competition backing track by the way

http://soundcloud.com/dariuswave/hufschmid-18th-anniversary-competition-backingtrack

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This post has been edited by Darius Wave: Jul 15 2014, 11:54 AM

[Monica Gheorghev...]

I'm not sure if I can manage something nice for the backing. If I not hear nothing in my head in the first 5 minutes it means that it's not an easy task
Last year was much easy because the participants chose the backing and I made my take in few days
But listening carefully the backing I asked myself how do You think on this. Then a little light appeared in my mind I will give You a tiny clue: structure- SD: SSL-52- Poulin - (I guess You get the idea )
I will try something

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This post has been edited by Monica Gheorghevici: Jul 15 2014, 12:05 PM

[Mertay]

Tasty challenging progressive backing track

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[Darius Wave]

Monica - this time I cannot help You

Mertay - Can I treat this as a participation promise ?

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[Mertay]

ehhe let's just say I'm tempted for now

Definitely not a backing track one can pull-off in a day or 2 to the point he/she is happy with the result (besides the competition factor).

I'll give it an easy day and just listen to see what plays in my head, but I think what makes it hard (and fun!) are the sections and how one can combine them with just melody.

By the way pickups look AWESOME! the cosmetic detail and engineering thought put in to them are stunning. You look pretty relaxed while playing them

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[Monica Gheorghev...]

Monica - this time I cannot help You

I know that
Anyway I will stay away from contest. All day yesterday all I had in my head was: contest, contest, contest, contest I lost all the night, thinking for an approach and finding the main idea (I found it) Actually for first bars I have the most crazy and great idea that I ever had. But this distract my focus from our lesson and I can't let this to happen.

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[Darius Wave]

I know that
Anyway I will stay away from contest. All day yesterday all I had in my head was: contest, contest, contest, contest I lost all the night, thinking for an approach and finding the main idea (I found it) Actually for first bars I have the most crazy and great idea that I ever had. But this distract my focus from our lesson and I can't let this to happen.

Ha ha ha ! Monica! better get used to it! don't want to know how many opened projects I have at the same time. Distraction is something naturall in this business That's because You can't predict how long the composing process will take Music is not making a pie

You cannot move things aside because of the lesson You will learn all Your life so let's make some breaks for using some skills You got thanks to those lessons

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[Monica Gheorghev...]

Ha ha ha ! Monica! better get used to it! don't want to know how many opened projects I have at the same time. Distraction is something naturall in this business That's because You can't predict how long the composing process will take Music is not making a pie

You cannot move things aside because of the lesson You will learn all Your life so let's make some breaks for using some skills You got thanks to those lessons

Hahaha...You kidding... no acceptable breaks, not yet
Remember You didn't wanted breaks when I wanted to make improv

I will try to get used with more things in the same time. I already work at many things and I have almost 2 improv done with all details from our work because I can't stop myself to improvise daily and I want to be sure that I can use all those details from lessons in my stuff (you know me) and our lesson "squeeze" me for any additional power
I will think again and I will try to manage the time without any breaks from our work but it's not a promise. I will not fail a take just to done something Anyway, next year will be another Hufschmid contest

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[Darius Wave]

No no....that's not exactly what I said about improv Anyway....You should participate to get some new friends and share Your playing

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[Patrik Berg]

Hey Darius and fellow guitarists,

Here is a link to my entry

I'm a big boy and I can handle any criticism or compliments

Pat

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[Monica Gheorghev...]

Here is a link to my entry

Pat

Awesome entry Patrick!!! I like all from your take: idea, tone, playing, everything sounds really great!!! Best of luck!!!

The funny thing is that I'm almost ready with my take for the contest and our takes have something in common. Mostly at the beginning were I start in force and with the same "noise"
Also your descending run it's in the same place with my ascending run Overall my idea has the same scheme but with others notes and of course with a bad playing

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[bleez]

Hey Darius and fellow guitarists,

Here is a link to my entry

I'm a big boy and I can handle any criticism or compliments

Pat

a tasty solo from the P-Dawg very cool indeed matey. good luck with the comp.

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[Cosmin Lupu]

Hey Darius and fellow guitarists,

Here is a link to my entry

I'm a big boy and I can handle any criticism or compliments

Pat

Hey Pat I already sent you a PM on this one - but I will also say it here - nice lines and solid playing, although the vibrato and bending need a bit more focus as you are still using your fingers more than your wrist Slowly but surely, you can overpass this issue and bring your articulation techniques up to the level of the others you are using. Let me know what your thoughts are after reading the PM

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[Patrik Berg]

Awesome entry Patrick!!! I like all from your take: idea, tone, playing, everything sounds really great!!! Best of luck!!!

The funny thing is that I'm almost ready with my take for the contest and our takes have something in common. Mostly at the beginning were I start in force and with the same "noise"
Also your descending run it's in the same place with my ascending run Overall my idea has the same scheme but with others notes and of course with a bad playing

Thanks Monica, I look forward to hearing your solo. I don't think there will be any bad playing from you.

a tasty solo from the P-Dawg very cool indeed matey. good luck with the comp.

Hey Bleez, thanks man. Rock on

Hey Pat I already sent you a PM on this one - but I will also say it here - nice lines and solid playing, although the vibrato and bending need a bit more focus as you are still using your fingers more than your wrist Slowly but surely, you can overpass this issue and bring your articulation techniques up to the level of the others you are using. Let me know what your thoughts are after reading the PM

Hey Cosmin,
Thank you for taking the time to analyse and respond with the PM. I've been trying to change my technique but I'm struggling a bit with trying to use the wrist. I really wish that I would have had a teacher all those years ago rather than just teaching myself. I will continue to work with the video links that you sent me.

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[Cosmin Lupu]

Hey Cosmin,
Thank you for taking the time to analyse and respond with the PM. I've been trying to change my technique but I'm struggling a bit with trying to use the wrist. I really wish that I would have had a teacher all those years ago rather than just teaching myself. I will continue to work with the video links that you sent me.

Howdy Pat!

Please keep me updated on your progress as I would like to help out, if it's ok with you as well and please send me a PM if you have questions about the recommendations I have sent!

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[enlo22]

Darius you should make a lesson on the backing track or something. some chords in there sound really cool! i kinda want to get more into this type of metal sounds really nice

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[Darius Wave]

Nice to see sucha cool acitivity here Competition is still opened As for the backing track - it's more rock than metal That's what comes when You listen a lot to Disturbed, Korn, Deftones, P.O.D etc... some of those where called nu-metal...but for me it always been...a kind of hard rock This form of backing track is like...."Sit and play the most abused stuff ever to make the track nice and friendly for players at very wide range of skills" That's how I see it. No matter how much we can complicate our compositions,,,for most poeple it will still be the best to keep things simple...and use something that has been used many times

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[Cosmin Lupu]

Nice to see sucha cool acitivity here Competition is still opened As for the backing track - it's more rock than metal That's what comes when You listen a lot to Disturbed, Korn, Deftones, P.O.D etc... some of those where called nu-metal...but for me it always been...a kind of hard rock This form of backing track is like...."Sit and play the most abused stuff ever to make the track nice and friendly for players at very wide range of skills" That's how I see it. No matter how much we can complicate our compositions,,,for most poeple it will still be the best to keep things simple...and use something that has been used many times

I'm with Darius on this one Why not simply go for what the ears tell you? Usually, getting lost into all the styles and denominations, will make take your mind away from the most important things:

- building a structured solo
- making it musical and catchy
- making it personal

I would start with these things in mind and see what's what from that point on

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