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You're welcome Eddie,keep me updated!!
Hi Muris!
Just finished my usual morning practicing
and all I can say now is that my clean top speed
without stopping is 16th notes at 90 bpm's
and I'm confident with 8th triplets.
Do you think it's good at this stage?
Bye
Just finished my usual morning practicing
and all I can say now is that my clean top speed
without stopping is 16th notes at 90 bpm's
and I'm confident with 8th triplets.
Do you think it's good at this stage?
Bye
After few months of playing??You're joking me??
When I was at that stage,I didn't even know what triplets ARE
Keep up the good work Eddie!!
When I was at that stage,I didn't even know what triplets ARE
Keep up the good work Eddie!!
QUOTE (Muris @ Feb 1 2008, 01:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
After few months of playing??You're joking me??
When I was at that stage,I didn't even know what triplets ARE
Keep up the good work Eddie!!
When I was at that stage,I didn't even know what triplets ARE
Keep up the good work Eddie!!
True, but at my stage you didn't have yourself to learn from!
I don't think you can imagine how motivating and helpful your work is. Thanx.
And at low tempos 8th triplets are quite easy to feel
after some practicing because you have enough time
to count those 3 notes per beat...
16th triplets? Forget those!
Thank you once again
and hope you're doing fine.
Eddie
Well,I'm not gonna forget about 16th triples,you can count on that!!
Grab your axe and get those triplets...otherwise
..well 
Grab your axe and get those triplets...otherwise
..well
Hy folks!
For all those who are willing to really practice timing,
I just bought a new metronome (and tuner) that is just great.
It has all the metronome functions you can think of,
including a Subdivision option: let's say you want to practice
16th note triplets, you just have to set the subdivision option to 6
and there you go, you hear all the 6 notes per beat.
I'm posting a photo so you can see it.
It's not very cheap but it's worth the money for sure.
Oh, the metronome is a D'Addario Planet Waves!
Cheers to you all, Eddie
For all those who are willing to really practice timing,
I just bought a new metronome (and tuner) that is just great.
It has all the metronome functions you can think of,
including a Subdivision option: let's say you want to practice
16th note triplets, you just have to set the subdivision option to 6
and there you go, you hear all the 6 notes per beat.
I'm posting a photo so you can see it.
It's not very cheap but it's worth the money for sure.
Oh, the metronome is a D'Addario Planet Waves!
Cheers to you all, Eddie
Nice new tool Eddie,
I hope timing issues will vanish quite soon!!
I hope timing issues will vanish quite soon!!
QUOTE (Muris @ Feb 10 2008, 12:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Nice new tool Eddie,
I hope timing issues will vanish quite soon!!
I hope timing issues will vanish quite soon!!
Hello there!
The tool is great,
my timing not so great...
But I'm sure it will help.
I wish you all the best, cheers
Eddie
It WILL be better,just needs some time and practicing,
keep it up Eddie,you're doing just great!
keep it up Eddie,you're doing just great!
Ciao Muris,
16th triplets are sooo hard to count!
I can hear them but I just can't shift to them at higher tempos!
At slower tempos my brain and fingers treat them
like fast 8th triplets but I would like to feel them like 16th triplets, any hints?
New update: 94 bpm, clean 16th notes.
As always, thank you.
(I found a new part time job in a bar on weekends: "money for Pandora?")
Eddie
16th triplets are sooo hard to count!
I can hear them but I just can't shift to them at higher tempos!
At slower tempos my brain and fingers treat them
like fast 8th triplets but I would like to feel them like 16th triplets, any hints?
New update: 94 bpm, clean 16th notes.
As always, thank you.
(I found a new part time job in a bar on weekends: "money for Pandora?")
Eddie
It's impossible to treat 16th triplets as 8th triplets Eddie.
Answer is simply,3 notes per beat=8th triplets,6 notes per beat=16th triplets.
Now basic thing is to understand the beat and split it into right pieces.
Once again,try 3+3 combi for 16th triplets.
Answer is simply,3 notes per beat=8th triplets,6 notes per beat=16th triplets.
Now basic thing is to understand the beat and split it into right pieces.
Once again,try 3+3 combi for 16th triplets.
QUOTE (Muris @ Feb 16 2008, 05:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It's impossible to treat 16th triplets as 8th triplets Eddie.
Answer is simply,3 notes per beat=8th triplets,6 notes per beat=16th triplets.
Now basic thing is to understand the beat and split it into right pieces.
Once again,try 3+3 combi for 16th triplets.
Answer is simply,3 notes per beat=8th triplets,6 notes per beat=16th triplets.
Now basic thing is to understand the beat and split it into right pieces.
Once again,try 3+3 combi for 16th triplets.
Ok, I will.
I think that my problem is that I just can't SPLIT the beat in half.
But I will force myself to get it.
I'm doing great with my new metronome,
but a soon as I try it over a BT, I get lost!
This is so frustrating, but I'll do my best.
Ok, back to practice...
Easiest way to get it is to play 3nps patterns,
that way you'll have one string for half of beat and another string for another half.
Simply turn ON metronome on play the same 6 notes in loop,
you'll get it after some while,don't worry,just don't stop!
that way you'll have one string for half of beat and another string for another half.
Simply turn ON metronome on play the same 6 notes in loop,
you'll get it after some while,don't worry,just don't stop!
QUOTE (Muris @ Feb 16 2008, 08:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Easiest way to get it is to play 3nps patterns,
that way you'll have one string for half of beat and another string for another half.
Simply turn ON metronome on play the same 6 notes in loop,
you'll get it after some while,don't worry,just don't stop!
that way you'll have one string for half of beat and another string for another half.
Simply turn ON metronome on play the same 6 notes in loop,
you'll get it after some while,don't worry,just don't stop!
Nice one! I'll start right now!!!
Thanks
Oh, man...
Aaaarrrrggghhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
My head hurts, my fingers hurt, my eyes hurt, my butt hurts... everything hurts!
Let's hope tomorrow's going to be a better day!
I'm going to bed, and instead of counting sheeps
I'll count triplets...
Good night.
16... triplets... 16... triplets... 16... triplets... 16... triplets... 16... triplets... 16... triplets... triplets... triplets... tr...............
Aaaarrrrggghhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
My head hurts, my fingers hurt, my eyes hurt, my butt hurts... everything hurts!
Let's hope tomorrow's going to be a better day!
I'm going to bed, and instead of counting sheeps
I'll count triplets...
Good night.
16... triplets... 16... triplets... 16... triplets... 16... triplets... 16... triplets... 16... triplets... triplets... triplets... tr...............
I'm posting this in the timing thread
because it is really about timing and picking.
Before I always used to practice with a bit of distortion and delay
and it seemed to me that everything I did sounded good.
I was wrong!
Playing clean with just a little reverb showed me that most
of what I was doing was crap (still is, btw ).
Now I only practice "clean" and my timing and picking
have improved a lot.
Maybe it's less fun, but progress is much easier to track!
What do you think?
Eddie
because it is really about timing and picking.
Before I always used to practice with a bit of distortion and delay
and it seemed to me that everything I did sounded good.
I was wrong!
Playing clean with just a little reverb showed me that most
of what I was doing was crap (still is, btw
).Now I only practice "clean" and my timing and picking
have improved a lot.
Maybe it's less fun, but progress is much easier to track!
What do you think?
Eddie
No Eddie,you're absolutely right,
lots of distortion usually hides some mistakes,specially when it comes to picking.
So you did right thing with moving on clean sound and practicing that way.
Just don't forget to use distortion from time to time as well,
with clean you don't have to do much muting
and you'll still wanting to play some stuff on dist.
So use both for practicing,clean and dist.
Add even acoustic guitar to your routine,that's good way to
upgrade your picking much more.
lots of distortion usually hides some mistakes,specially when it comes to picking.
So you did right thing with moving on clean sound and practicing that way.
Just don't forget to use distortion from time to time as well,
with clean you don't have to do much muting
and you'll still wanting to play some stuff on dist.
So use both for practicing,clean and dist.
Add even acoustic guitar to your routine,that's good way to
upgrade your picking much more.
Yeah, I'll add an acoustic as soon as I can afford one!
I can see another part time job coming up!
Have a nice day!
Eddie
I can see another part time job coming up!
Have a nice day!
Eddie
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