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HEY MAN, I really need your help...
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Sep 4 2015, 09:53 PM
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Ok! It's been a while since I've seen you playing electric guitar soloing, so I'd like to suggest one of these two lessons:
https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/BB-King-Blues/ https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Bendy-Blues/ -------------------- My lessons
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Sep 5 2015, 01:13 PM
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I find good bending difficult sometimes, so I'll go with the bendy blues one
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Sep 7 2015, 04:30 AM
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QUOTE (Lester @ Sep 5 2015, 09:13 AM)  I find good bending difficult sometimes, so I'll go with the bendy blues one Good choice. 
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Sep 9 2015, 11:52 AM
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That full 2-tone bend is hard!
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Sep 9 2015, 03:08 PM
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QUOTE (Lester @ Sep 9 2015, 07:52 AM) That full 2-tone bend is hard! Not hard, it's just unfamiliar right now.
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Sep 15 2015, 01:19 PM
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Hi Lester,
No, there is no difference, you can say A major mode or A major scale and it would mean the same. However, you'll find that the word scale is more used when referring to major and minor and the word mode is used when referring to the mode names like Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Locrian. However, if anybody says, let's use Mixolydian scale and it's right, it's the same than saying Mixolydian mode. Does it make sense? When playing blues, there are many possible scale choices: blues minor scale, blues major scale, blues mode, Mixolydian, Dorian, Dominant arpeggios. And all these scales can be combined on the same solo! If you do it cleverly. Blues mode is like a blues minor scale but with the 6th instead of the 7th. It gives a more jazzy sound to the phrases. -------------------- My lessons
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Sep 17 2015, 01:50 PM
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QUOTE (Lester @ Sep 16 2015, 04:14 PM) Right, thanks for the explanation! I think I got it! Because there is a 6th instead of a 7th in blues mode, I got a bit confused, since I thought modes and scales where the same thin But that's just for the blues scales and modes then it's just this particular case... and I honestly don't call it blues mode, I call it Minor 6th Pentatonic. -------------------- My lessons
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Sep 18 2015, 08:05 AM
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Sounds good to me!
I'll get back to practicing, the bends are becoming more accurate!
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Sep 18 2015, 01:06 PM
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Excellent!
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Sep 29 2015, 02:17 PM
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Hi Lester! Thanks for the update! I'm glad to know that you are focused working hard. Feel free to share a video to let me check your progress.
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Sep 29 2015, 09:34 PM
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Sure, here it is:
https://youtu.be/uFX4E1AnccQ The first part is just working to get better timing and less sloppy, but it's easy to see where it goes wrong I really don't like that type of hand movement for some reason, the more I should work on it ofcourse 
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Sep 30 2015, 01:44 PM
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Hi Lester, thanks for the video!
Please remember when bending that you can use the other fingers of your right hand to help the one that is bending. I notice that your bending is weak, and I suspect that this is the reason. Check out some guitar videos and see how guitarists use the other fingers to help the one that is bending. Besides this, yes, timing, and a more consistent vibrato are the next steps. Keep on the hard work.
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Sep 30 2015, 02:34 PM
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Hi Gabe,
Thanks for the feedback! I am not exactly sure how my other fingers could support my bending finger, so I suppose you are right I will go and check how others do it
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Oct 1 2015, 02:11 PM
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Please check this video, and include the exercise in your diary practice:
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Oct 2 2015, 02:04 PM
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Great!! Keep on practicing!
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Oct 28 2015, 02:46 PM
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Hi Gabe,
What's going on? Although it has been quite for a while, I do have been practicing a lot I thought I would post a few takes, including the bendy blues one, but also two others I was working with. These are the Muse style lesson and the beginner solo lesson by marcus Lavendell. I have uploaded them before, but I think I have improved quite a bit so I thought I might do it again. Do you think they are ready for MTP? Muse style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4EWxtwNzGk Beginner solo, level beginner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB2SrZGcJCs The bendy blues one is definitely not yet ready for MTP, but I thought I'd post the progress. I know now the entire scale by heart, but I got to go and learn the major pentatonic as well, since he rotates between them. I have been practicing bending with more fingers, which really helps me in all of my playing actually. The blues lesson is still a bit sloppy, especially the last few licks are hard with timing, but I do have more power in bending I think. It's at 90 percent of orginal speed right now, but I'll keep on practicing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmZHFfw2oM8 |
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