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Todd Simpson
Aug 1 2016, 06:25 PM
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I wanted to follow up to see how the double picking was going? I know it can be a big hurdle. Let me know if I can help smile.gif

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Sep 29 2016, 05:05 PM
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Here we go. I had trouble getting the right time signature for the 2nd exercise double picked so it does sound a little weird to my ears.

Lesson 6 double picked at 140 bpm



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Sep 30 2016, 10:11 AM
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ONGRATS SOLDIER!!!! Your hard work is continuing to pay off!!!!!


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1.)Tight hand synch (This Mission requires serious hand synch)
2.)Smooth looping (Timing is spot on especially in the first vid
3.)Precise pick control (No way around it, pick control is required to play this and you got it!)

Now this is what I'm talking about!! You nailed the mission and then nailed it on DOUBLE PICKING!! Well played and well fought soldier!!! You are ready for MISSION 7!!!!

Congrats Soldier, you just ...

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QUOTE (PosterBoy @ Sep 29 2016, 12:05 PM) *
Here we go. I had trouble getting the right time signature for the 2nd exercise double picked so it does sound a little weird to my ears.

Lesson 6 double picked at 140 bpm



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Oct 5 2016, 10:14 AM
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Todd

On lesson 7 do you add another note to the pattern at the end (B string 14 fret) to make it feel more completed and give 18 notes to the pattern?

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Oct 7 2016, 04:47 AM
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That would certainly work and make it more symmetrical smile.gif Good call!!

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Todd

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Nov 10 2017, 09:26 AM
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Yet again I'm back after over a year of being AWOL.

This is where I am with lesson 7 @ 100bpm my fingers seem to be fatiguing quite quickly at this speed

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Nov 10 2017, 07:45 PM
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Dear God, look at that pinky flapping about like it thinks it's a flag!

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Todd Simpson
Nov 11 2017, 02:54 AM
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NICE IBBY!!!! smile.gif You start out really strong on this!! It gets a pinch wonky after a few bars but I think you've got the lick down!! Don't worry about pushing the speed on this, it's more important to play with precision than play fast. As you work through these, you'll notice that speed just happens almost by itself the further you dig in to the Missions. Also, once you know these licks/drills, you can play them on solos and in warmup so you have as long as you need to get them up to speed. For Bootcamp, I just need to see good form. You have great form on the first part of this and if you would have edited out the rest I'd have never known!! smile.gif But I appreciate the effort and honesty. Back off just a pinch and you'll have this licked.

You've got all the production elements down. Video/Audio/Synch/metronome, it's all there. That's half the battle. Just being able to produce vids with the elements in them. So kudos there!! Keep your rig "hot" and ready if you can so that it's ready for you when you are ready for it. I keep mine in sleep mode so I can just tap space bar and record. smile.gif

You have good form here but I fear you may be tensing a but much in your left arm due to the speed. It's tough to relax at speed, takes a bit of practice. Once way to force your hand to NOT tense is to use the THUMBLESS TECHNIQUE! Just take your left thumb off the neck. It makes you press with just the finger tips and prevents your hand from clamping hard which causes fatigue. Let me know if this helps!

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QUOTE (PosterBoy @ Nov 10 2017, 04:26 AM) *
Yet again I'm back after over a year of being AWOL.

This is where I am with lesson 7 @ 100bpm my fingers seem to be fatiguing quite quickly at this speed

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I'm going to hold QUICK LICKS #3 for another week to give you a shot at it. It's a great lick and a great pull off drill in one smile.gif here is a link!

https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...st&p=753628

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QUOTE (PosterBoy @ Nov 10 2017, 02:45 PM) *
Dear God, look at that pinky flapping about like it thinks it's a flag!

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Happy Holidays Soldier!! I hope you have a great new year as well! I watched your vid again and I think you are probably ready to do your MISSION TAKE on #7 whenever you get the chance. Looking forward to it!

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Hey Todd

I think if I make one new years resolution it is to stay focussed. So I am going to focus on the bootcamp and record one video a week. Other things can come and go from my practice sessions but I will make this my mainstay.

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Sounds like a plan Soldier!! Here's to a killer 2018!!

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Hey Todd

I think if I make one new years resolution it is to stay focussed. So I am going to focus on the bootcamp and record one video a week. Other things can come and go from my practice sessions but I will make this my mainstay.

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I can fairly comfortably do this bpm with minimal warm up, but 5 bpm faster and I still run into some trouble after a few cycles

This is using Bias FX rather than my Axe Fx, it feels like I'm being unfaithful!!!

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WELL FOUGHT SOLDIER!!! This is what I like to see!! I dig how you took the Drill and made it in to something musical, something your own. Nice!!!!!! Let's Debrief!!!

MEDALS OF HONOR
*TiGHT AS A DRUM!: Your hand synch is TIGHT! No drift, no rush, no lag, perfect lock step!

*GETTING LOOPY!: Found a loop point and kept in the groove the entire time. Nice!

*GETTING PICKY!: Your Picking is spot on here, precise, and controlled.

You are making it look to easy Soldier!!! The good news is that crazy bits are coming your way Soldier!! Lean in to it!

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QUOTE (PosterBoy @ Jan 13 2018, 08:54 AM) *
I can fairly comfortably do this bpm with minimal warm up, but 5 bpm faster and I still run into some trouble after a few cycles

This is using Bias FX rather than my Axe Fx, it feels like I'm being unfaithful!!!

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Jan 14 2018, 04:57 PM
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I've started on Lesson 8 and trying to push the tempo upwards!!!
Also giving myself some extra work by doing the lick in the original position, up 12 frets and also over on the G and B string to get that pesky rolling finger action going.

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Keep in mind Soldier, ZERO points for Speed! Only for precision. You'd be better off spending one hour each on 5 Missions than 5 hours making one mission faster. Onward!

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QUOTE (PosterBoy @ Jan 14 2018, 11:57 AM) *
I've started on Lesson 8 and trying to push the tempo upwards!!!
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So Todd yet again I'm back tail between my legs.

A lot has been and is going on in my life, my wife and I are separating and I'm getting counselling to sort some issues out.
But this is a place of happiness and guitar and I need to add some structure to my life so enough of that.

Rather than keep creating a pressure on myself and create a losing environment where I make the lessons harder trying to get the most mileage out of them. I'm just going to do them as prescribed

So here is lesson 8, at 105 bpm not taking it up 12 frets or doing it on a different string set (although doing those did pose interesting problems to tackle but another time for that)



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Jul 14 2018, 05:07 AM
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NAILED IT!!!!! smile.gif I'm glad to hear you are adopting this approach. I"m reminded of a post I just made for another GMCer about the very same thing. I"ll share it here as it applies directly.-------
It's more important that you keep moving forward than get too stuck on any one drill or lesson or mission. I know this goes against the grain of your natural instincts, but it's something that's worth spending mental energy to try to address IMHO. In the long run, learning new things and maintaining a general forward direction is the most important thing. Repetition happens along the way as time progresses. I know it's tempting to want to reach a level of mastery on something before moving on to something else, but I've seen that instinct eat many players alive and spit them out as burned out husks. Once you have a given drill/bit/sequence down, head toward the next one and just put the ones you know on repeat during warm up, practice, cool down, whenever you can toss one in.

It's a long road after all. Momentum is important. It's easy to lose momentum when one gets too focused on a given chunk of notes. In the thousands of repetitions of various chunks of notes to come, things will smooth out in their own good time.-----
Sometimes it feels like you have to almost force yourself to let go of something in order to reach for the next thing. That too is something that takes practice, and repetition in order to get good at it. It feels wrong at first. It feels better as you go. Keep going smile.gif Let's Debrief!!!...
MEDALS OF HONOR

*SYNCH: Hand synch is very good here. If your hand synch is sloppy on this bit, it will show. There are no gaps, no extra spaces, each note is right next to each other note. This is to make it easy to tell if there are issues with hand synch. Good news. No issues!!

*PACE: Smooth!!!! It's easy to rush or drag this one based on which parts feel easier vs which parts feel more difficult. This is where the "no gaps" thing comes in to to play again and the steady marching of notes. It's easy to hear any rush/lag. More good news, none heard!
*MUTE: This drill has constant string traverse. If you are sloppy on your mute, you get unwanted string noise. Yet more good news, no string noise!
You've got this one down Soldier. You are ready to move on!!!! In other words you just...
LEVELED UP!!!
WELCOME BACK SOLDIER!!
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QUOTE (PosterBoy @ Jul 13 2018, 03:37 PM) *
So Todd yet again I'm back tail between my legs.

A lot has been and is going on in my life, my wife and I are separating and I'm getting counselling to sort some issues out.
But this is a place of happiness and guitar and I need to add some structure to my life so enough of that.

Rather than keep creating a pressure on myself and create a losing environment where I make the lessons harder trying to get the most mileage out of them. I'm just going to do them as prescribed

So here is lesson 8, at 105 bpm not taking it up 12 frets or doing it on a different string set (although doing those did pose interesting problems to tackle but another time for that)

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Aug 4 2018, 01:45 PM
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Pretty pleased that without a warm up I had this at 105 bpm

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Look at him go!!! Well fought Soldier!!! This is a great one for finding out of your hand synch is going to drift once you start marching your way up the neck. The good new is that your synch stayed solid all the way!! Let's debrief!!!!..
MEDALS OF HONOR
*SYNCH: Hand synch is critical in this one. It's easy to lose synch during string traverse and during fret traverse. Not so with you Soldier!!
*PINKY POWER: Some folks end up using the first three fingers for licks like this. It's good to see you using the PINKY to full advantage!!!

*MUTE: Since this involves constant string/fret traverse, keeping string noise to a minium is key. Nailed it!!!
You made short work of this one Soldier!! You are more than ready for what lies ahead!!! Onward!!!In other words, you just ...
LEVELED UP!!!
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