Mith's Guitar Journey, for Gab's Army |
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Sep 12 2014, 10:01 PM
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QUOTE (Mith @ Sep 11 2014, 10:17 PM)  I'll have a look. I think my biggest hold back in trying to use these ideas. everytime I do something like double tapping it always feels disjointed. Maybe I should look at tapping one string appegios yes, I know what you mean. 8 fingers tapping seems to be better for complete etudes that are based on this technique. I honestly don't use it too much, but I think that normal tapping and even using 2 fingers from your right hand to do some tapped patterns can be interesting and easy to connect during a solo or jam. Learn some of the licks from the lessons shared and let me know how it feels. Check out this guitarist: -------------------- My lessons
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Sep 13 2014, 07:55 AM
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thats pretty awesome. I also like that fast little whammy bar dip
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Sep 15 2014, 04:58 AM
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hehehe yeah! Your takes are being downloaded! People is monitoring your improvisations and that's a very good thing! Why? Because your takes are getting more and more musical. This new one is very interesting. I can see how you applied the ideas that I gave previously and the big impact that they have in your improvisation. As you said, your leit motif is very catchy and the overall recording sound close to a finished song, it just needs some polishing and backing variations.
 There is nothing to improve here, just keep on exploring each of the topics previously discussed, since everything need practice, practice and more practice. Congratulations on your great work!
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Sep 15 2014, 01:59 PM
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QUOTE (Mith @ Sep 15 2014, 06:00 AM) Also are the any sequences that are typically the staple of metal and hard rock? just want to pick a few to really focus on? Hi Mith, there aren't sequences that sound more metal than others, but some very known guitarists like Yngwie Malmsteen, Vinnie Moore, Paul Gilbert and Zakk Wylde have made some patterns and sequences more popular. Check out this lessons and apply the ideas to the shapes that we are currently working... https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Metal_Patterns_1/ https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/My-Picking-Patterns/ https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Sequential-Patterns/ Most of the patterns and sequences that you will find in the previous lesson are some of the most used in Metal. QUOTE (Mith @ Sep 15 2014, 06:00 AM) And is this improv course going to get into 3 octave patterns or is that something to do afterwards? Off course. Everything will be covered.  -------------------- My lessons
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Sep 15 2014, 02:36 PM
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yeah, i wanna do some fancy long runs lol
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Sep 15 2014, 11:04 PM
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QUOTE (Mith @ Sep 15 2014, 10:36 AM) yeah, i wanna do some fancy long runs lol hahaha, you will, but take your time to do this workouts because they are very helpful to learn the fret-board and to make the connection between mind and ear smoother. The course will cover all the stuff that I consider useful to master rock, blues and metal improvisation but it's also applicable for jazz and other fusion styles. Just be patient, the course will take some months.
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Sep 24 2014, 07:20 PM
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Hi Mith! Nice improvisation. I can notice that you aren't completely comfortable with the backing but you tried to create melodies after all. The result is a bunch of very original phrases with a melancholic and dark feeling. I think that your tone is a bit noisy, maybe too much distortion, not enough mids/treble or too much delay? There is something that makes your tone sound unclear and I think that it would be good to polish it.
As you said, there are some techniques that could be improved as well as some other stuff that could make your solo more interesting: - More variety of vibrato: wider, faster, slower. Vibrato is a expression tool and you are not using it like that while you improvise. - Bending? Use more bending as an expression tool. Play aggressive bending, double string bending, etc. - Use more rhythm variation while you improvise to make your solo less static. - Silences are part of the music. You don't have to make that guitar sound all the time. Use silences to divide phrases. - Use of dynamics. Your tone is not helping but maybe setting your amp with less distortion could inspire you to use more dynamic variations when you improvise. This recording shows that you are using the improvisation course stuff perfectly. The idea is to play along with the backing, play phrases, sequences, just random notes, everything that helps you to incorporate the sound of the scale and learn the notes in your fret-board. The things that I detailed would be the next step to make this practice more musical. You are definitely on the right track. Keep on the great job!
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Sep 25 2014, 01:54 PM
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Great mate. Please keep on practicing with these things in mind. There is a lesson that is not exactly in your style but that is great to practice dynamics. Check it out:
https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Blues-Dynamics/ As you will see in the video, Piotr goes from very powerful blues soloing to very soft section in a very smooth ways. The lesson is a very good training to control dynamics. -------------------- My lessons
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Sep 25 2014, 08:56 PM
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Hi Mith! I can say that you are always one step forward the improvisation course! hahah. Please work on the current stuff because we will get deeper into arpeggios soon. Arpeggios are a great tool for improvising but also for rhythm and arranging so it's a great plan to master all that stuff.
About blues, that's great! It's always good to master different styles. I know that you like John 5 and you can see how he made his shred technique very unique incorporating elements from country music. Please give a try to Blues Dynamics lesson and share here a video playing it.
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Sep 29 2014, 03:18 PM
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Hi mate, it's great to see you experimenting with this stuff and also being so analytic with the way you are applying each of the concepts we are covering on the course. I like the motif of this improvisation and how you connected with some other riffs. The way you managed silences is also really good, keep on experimenting with this tool to divide and give air to phrases.
One thing that I feel your improvisation is lacking is more rhythm variations, I think that most of the time the phrases have similar rhythm figures. I would add some longer notes as well as some faster stuff (if it's possible). However I know that it's difficult to generate more different feelings with a backing that stays all the time playing the same progression but with different intensities. As well as the course advances, the backings will become richer (more chord progressions and variations) so don't worry about this detail. Keep on practicing like this to incorporate the sound of the scales. I can notice that your phrasing is becoming much more melodic on each new recording and that's what we are looking for. Melody and direction. You are doing a great job. Some other things to have in mind: - Use more bending technique. - Use more vibrato. - Use legato technique. -------------------- My lessons
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Sep 29 2014, 05:25 PM
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That sounds very good! Check out this lessons for some inspiration about this topics:
https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Phrase-Book-Pre-Bends/ https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Phrase-Book/ -------------------- My lessons
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