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Posted by: Todd Simpson Feb 2 2015, 02:27 AM

Welcome to SHRED BOOTCAMP! I'll be your Drill Instructor! And I do mean DRILL! As in a large power tool used in slasher films and Paul Gilbert concerts. Here is were you EARN THE LIVING DEATH out of your fingers and break through any speed bumps/barriers to become a MASTER CHIEF of Shred!

THE MISSION

1.)Your mission is to go all the way back to the very start. The base of the mountain.

LESSON 1. http://bitly.com/gmclesson1

Which you will play SLOWWWWWWLLY, very SLOWWWLLLLYYYY until you master it at a crawl (As You'll Do With Each Mission, and focus on left hand FORM! Make it SUPER PERFECT!). Speed it up bit by bit until you feel your ready to take it to WAR (Any speed, it's up to you) Shoot a video and post it as a reply to this post. I'll then offer a constructive and brutally honest critique.

THE AFTERMATH

Upon nailing the crap out of lesson one at a speed you didn't think possible, and playing it a clean as a freshly waxed floor, you will be given your first insignia of Rank in BOOTCAMP!

Here is your link your personal training ground/HELL!

http://bitly.com/hadjuksbootcamp

Practice!
Todd

Posted by: Hajduk Mar 9 2015, 12:02 AM

Here is my first vid, I promise better audio quality very soon Todd.

Posted by: Todd Simpson Mar 10 2015, 03:11 AM

WELL FOUGHT SOLDIER!! The quality is fine Even better, WELL PLAYED!!!!! Let's debrief!!

You have very good technique here soldier, and I think you are gonna RIP Through these!



MEDAL OF HONOR
1.)Good hand synch
2.)Playing with the beat
3.)Tight hand synch!!

In short, you just ...

LEVELED UP!!!!!!

Posted by: Hajduk Mar 10 2015, 06:45 AM

Awesome Todd thanks Will go onto to lesson 2

Posted by: Todd Simpson Mar 10 2015, 01:49 PM

Glad to hear it!!! FIGHT ON SOLDIER!!

Sarge

Posted by: Hajduk Mar 17 2015, 05:49 AM

Hey Todd here is my second lesson. I did it at 100 BPM.

Posted by: Todd Simpson Mar 17 2015, 11:34 PM

WELL FOUGHT SOLDIER!!!! This is very well done. Your playing is very even and measured which is the entire point of this lesson. I think you are ready for a bigger challenge!! Ready?

1.)DOUBLE PICK!!! Try this one more time using DOUBLE PICKING (E.G. pick each note twice)

FIGHT ON SOLDIER!!

Sarge

Posted by: Hajduk Mar 18 2015, 08:07 AM

Thanks Todd, will do the doubles asap

Posted by: Todd Simpson Mar 18 2015, 03:27 PM

GIVE EM HELL SOLDIER!!!!

Sarge

Posted by: Hajduk Mar 18 2015, 11:28 PM

Hey Todd here is a take at 100BPM doing doubles this time. Sorry I didn't realize the sound wasn't loud enough let me know if you want me to do it over again.

Posted by: Todd Simpson Mar 19 2015, 09:29 PM

WELL FOUGHT SOLDIER!!! You are well on your way to SHREDVILLE!!!!

Let's Debrief....

MEDAL OF HONOR

1.)Very Clean Strikes
2.)Consistent, Even Pacing and Progression
3.)Solid right hand position, planted on the bridge.

You Sir have just earned your first MISSION BADGE!!!!

In short Soldier, you just drew FIRST BLOOD and ...

!!!!!!!LEVELED UP!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Hajduk Mar 19 2015, 09:40 PM

Awesome Todd, thank you will work on next lesson right away!

Posted by: Todd Simpson Mar 21 2015, 12:55 AM

Give em hell!!!

Sarge

Posted by: Hajduk Mar 24 2015, 07:49 AM

Hi todd did this at 120 bpm, actually got a blister on the pinky

Posted by: Todd Simpson Mar 25 2015, 04:17 AM

THAT'S EARNING IT SOLDIER!! I can see some great work here and I think you are again ready for SPECIAL DUTY!!! Go to the MED STATION and get that thing wrapped and come back to the battle and try this same lick with DOUBLE PICKING. This is REALLY HARD so don't give up when your hands start to complain a bit!!! Don't play to the point of pain soldier, but keep at it til you can run this as a DOUBLE PICK LICK.

Keep the same great precision, palm mute, and clean picking!! Just double it!!

FIGHT !!!!
SARGE

Posted by: Hajduk Mar 27 2015, 11:17 PM

Hi Todd, here is the recording at 105 BPM double picking.

Sorry for the poor lighting

Posted by: Todd Simpson Apr 6 2015, 04:50 AM

Let's Debrief!!!! Soldier!! You are on a roll!!! WELL FOUGHT!!!

MEDAL OF HONOR
1.)Consistent strikes!
2.)Consistent Tempo!
3.)Tight Pick Control!! (AWESOME!)
4.)Double Picking!!

You are playing very well here Soldier. You are getting a very good handle on playing very evenly. This is the first step in the NOBLE JOURNEY!!!!

In short Soldier YOU KILLED IT! Onward TO BATTLE!

Posted by: Hajduk Apr 9 2015, 10:54 PM

Hi Todd here is lesson 4, at 75 BPM also did double picking at 75BPM

Posted by: Todd Simpson Apr 11 2015, 12:02 AM

WELL FOUGH SOLDIER!! Good to see you jumping on the DOUBLE PICKING!
On to the debrief!!

I know this one has very odd timing. You managed it well! It's one of many curveballs that will be thrown your way You dug deep and even pulled out the DOUBLE PICKING! Nice

MEDAL OF HONOR

1.)Precise Strikes
2.)Tight hand synch
3.)Tight beat synch

Soldier, you just

!!!!!!LEVELED UP!!!!!!!

ONWARD!!!!!!!

Posted by: Hajduk Apr 11 2015, 09:01 AM

Thanks Todd

Posted by: Hajduk Apr 28 2015, 05:59 AM

Hey Todd here is lesson 5, at 100 BPM then did the double picking one at 113 BPM

Posted by: Todd Simpson Apr 29 2015, 07:57 AM

WELL FOUGHT SOLDIER!!! I can see Blood on the frets!! You are really getting the hang of the multi picking!!! Keep it up!

On to the debrief!!

MEDAL OF HONOR

1.)Clean and Tight picking
2.)Very Tight hand Synch
3.)Killer Endurance!

Soldier, you just

!!!!!!LEVELED UP!!!!!!!


KEEP PUSHING YOURSELF SOLDIER!! ONWARD!!!

Posted by: Hajduk Jun 3 2015, 04:31 AM

Hey Todd here is lesson 6.

Posted by: Todd Simpson Jun 3 2015, 10:17 AM

WOW!!! NICE!!! Soldier this is really well fought!!! But I can't badge you unless you follow the ROE!! (Rules of Egagement) for COMBAT MISSIONS. Your picking is very clean and even but I need to hear it paired to a beat of some kind, like a metronome or drum track or something just to hear the notes time matched to a beat. Remember, you gotta learn to play like a robot, in order to SHRED LIKE A GOD!!!!

Sarge

Posted by: Hajduk Jun 3 2015, 04:14 PM

oh man what a jackass I am Forgot to put metronome in the video. Will get it done right away!

Posted by: Todd Simpson Jun 4 2015, 11:34 PM

Don't be so hard on yourself soldier!! Some great playing! Looking forward to BADGING YOU UP!!!


Sarge

Posted by: Hajduk Jul 2 2015, 10:46 AM

Hey Todd, sorry this took awhile just was in the middle of figuring out how to synch video and audio and use all my new equipment. So here is my first time using Reaper with my audio interface, put very little distortion in there as well.

Posted by: Todd Simpson Jul 5 2015, 09:04 PM

VERY NICE!! This is not an easy lick to pull off and you are doing it quite well Let's debrief!!!

Let's Debrief....

MEDAL OF HONOR

1.)Tight Hand Synch!
2.)Solid Techniques on all fronts, right hand, left hand, picking, muting, nice!
3.)Keeping Good right hand position, planted on the bridge.

You Sir have just ...


!!!!!!!LEVELED UP!!!!!!!!!!!


Keeping your picking steady and even is the real trick to a lick like this and you did a fine job of it What is your current recording setup? I may be able to help you tweak things a bit? Are you using a metronome inside your daw? I typically use Guitar Rig Free for a free way to have a metronome that can live on a track in the daw. On another track you can use guitar rig free for guitar tone. Very handy

Posted by: Hajduk Jul 5 2015, 11:06 PM

Hey Todd thanks for the level up Right now I'm going through amp, Shure SM57 mic into my Focusrite 2i2 then through Reaper. I am using the metronome in Reaper right now.

Posted by: Todd Simpson Jul 11 2015, 06:19 PM

Are you using any distortion on your amp? It almost sound like the input level may be a bit hot to the focus rite as the distortion sounds a bit like clipping instead of guitar distortion tone. If you are playing clean tone, make sure it stays clean during recording if possible by watching the level meter. they should dip in to red now and then but not much. RAWK ON!!