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Gabriel Leopardi
Hey guys! I recorded a backing track inspired in Buckethead to start this new Collaboration!! The idea is to get a good balance between melody (concentrating on chord tones) and shredding.

Chord Progression: Am - C G
Am C - F G

Scales: A pentatonic minor - A minor scale -

This is the Collab's backing:
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and this is a Jamloop that I prepared for you to have fun!
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Deadline: June 28 th (20 days)

Who is in?? smile.gif





EDIT - COLLAB NOW FINISHED

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Hey guys!! Here I’m posting the final mix of this amazing collaboration!! Thanks a lot to all the students that participated on this one!! Here I’ll give you some comments for eac take. See you in the next one!! biggrin.gif

FINAL MIX - DOWNLOAD HERE

Guitarrero: (00:05 to 00:49)
Nice take man! I like the melodies that you created for this one. Each note sounds in tune and good over each chord. I think that you used too may long notes, It would be good if you also add some silences to this solo. Rests give more space, air and more importance to every phrase that you create. Tecnically you played the solo well, there are just some noisy notes but the overall is very good. Your tone could be a bit warmer a cleaner for this solo but sound ok.

K1R: (00:50 to 01:33)
Your solo has very Buckethead style vibes! The notes, the melodies and your tone sound very in his style. I like how the solo starts with those melancholic phrases. Then when the song explodes you go higher in your neck and continue doing phrases that relate to each other. Your solo’s evolution really makes sense! It is a tasty take man!
The faster lick (alternate picking) need some work but the other sections are placed perfectly. Good job!

Marek: (01:33 to 02:18)
I really enjoy listening to your solo! It sounds very natural over te backing track. Your ejecution is excellent. You pick strong every note and it makes your solo sound very professional. I like the evolution of your composition. You start with slower melodies, then you increase the speed of your links ending with some cool hammerings. You did a great job!

Michael AC: (02:19 to 03:03)
Nice melodies Michael! I like the leit motiv of the first section. I can hear some little timing issues in the first to phrases but the 3rd and 4th phrases are perfect.
The second section also has some very little timing issues and there is one bend where you don’t reach the correct pitch. I like your tone but I would add some more prescence or treble to the amp. I did it in te mix but it’s alwys better to get the wanted tone from your amp.

Quadrium: (03:06 to 03:49)
The ideas used in your solo are very interesting so it’s a cool solo! There are some parts that seem to be over your tecnique level. The faster parts need more work so I think that it would be better if you try to avoid licks tat you stilll need to practice in your compositions.

SpaceMonkey: (03:53 to 04:33)
Hey man! Your solo is played very good! Even the trickier parts are played good. But we have a VERY important problem… there are many notes out of scale. There are also some bends that doesn’t sound very good over the chords that are sounding in the backing at that moment. I Hill give y ou two suggestions to fix this… first check the scale that you are using. I said that you have to use A minor and A Pentatonic minor scales. My second sugestion is to start to train your ear with any sofware or any lesson from our archive. A trained ear will help you to compose melodies that work better over the backings.

WeePee: (04:34 to 05:18)
Nice take man!! It starts with a cool violinish idea! And then you added some hamonized notes that sound really cool. The second section has lots of bends that make it more dramatic and generates a cool contrast with the first part. Everything is played well and your tone is also great! Well done!! biggrin.gif

Willy: (05:18 to 06:05)
Beautiful playing Willy!! Your solo starts melodic but then it becomes the most rocker solo of this collab. I like those rocker licks that you played in the distorted section.
The last ideas are fantastic and sounds so fresh for me. Your tone sounds cool and you playing is flawless on this one. Good job man!

Zen: (06:08 to 07:36)
I love the feel of your solo man! It’s a pleassure to hear it over and over… I think that you nailed the style perfectly and gave as a flawless take with lots of beautiful melodies. You take is groovy, dramatic and meloncholic at the same time. Buckethead would be proud! biggrin.gif Well done man!!
quadrium
I am in smile.gif
Gitarrero
Me too wink.gif
MonkeyDAthos
dam i wish i had a record system T_T
Gabriel Leopardi
QUOTE (quadrium @ Jun 8 2011, 01:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I am in smile.gif


QUOTE (Gitarrero @ Jun 8 2011, 02:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Me too wink.gif


Great guys!!


QUOTE (MonkeyDAthos @ Jun 8 2011, 03:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
dam i wish i had a record system T_T


Let me know if you need some help about recording! smile.gif
MonkeyDAthos
QUOTE (Gabriel Leopardi @ Jun 8 2011, 07:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Great guys!!




Let me know if you need some help about recording! smile.gif



well my main problem is that i don't have any way to record xD


ahah the backing kind remind me of soothsayer, nice backin'
K1R
Cool backing track! I'm in smile.gif
EDIT: Just noticed that BT should last 50 seconds, but it stops at 38th second. Does anyone else have the same problem?
quadrium
QUOTE (K1R @ Jun 8 2011, 07:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Cool backing track! I'm in smile.gif
EDIT: Just noticed that BT should last 50 seconds, but it stops at 38th second. Does anyone else have the same problem?


Yeah. I have the same problem also.
Gitarrero
same problem here with the BT
Gabriel Leopardi
There is something wicked about this backing! I uploaded it three times! ohmy.gif It should be working now! smile.gif
quadrium
QUOTE (Gabriel Leopardi @ Jun 8 2011, 09:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
There is something wicked about this backing! I uploaded it three times! ohmy.gif It should be working now! smile.gif


Hehe smile.gif It's working now. Thanks Gaby smile.gif

One more thing, can you give us a deadline?
Gabriel Leopardi
QUOTE (quadrium @ Jun 8 2011, 06:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hehe smile.gif It's working now. Thanks Gaby smile.gif

One more thing, can you give us a deadline?


yeah! 20 days. smile.gif
VilleFIN
Yep sounds really cool. I'm in too !
It's going to be busy june 'cos i'm in Ben collab also. tongue.gif

Btw what is tje tuning ? E or Eb ?
Gabriel Leopardi
QUOTE (WeePee @ Jun 9 2011, 08:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yep sounds really cool. I'm in too !
It's going to be busy june 'cos i'm in Ben collab also. tongue.gif

Btw what is tje tuning ? E or Eb ?


It's E. (Standard 440)

velci
I am in too
Fran
Omg what an awsome backing Gabe, I'll try to make it wink.gif
K1R
Not sure if it is in style of Buckethead, but anyway, here is my take.

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MonkeyDAthos
QUOTE (K1R @ Jun 9 2011, 08:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Not sure if it is in style of Buckethead, but anyway, here is my take.

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very "electric tears album" grazts ma ; ), btw buckethead styles depends from song to song q:
Gabriel Leopardi
QUOTE (Fran @ Jun 9 2011, 11:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Omg what an awsome backing Gabe, I'll try to make it wink.gif


Cool Fran! It would be great to have your take on this one! smile.gif


QUOTE (K1R @ Jun 9 2011, 04:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Not sure if it is in style of Buckethead, but anyway, here is my take.

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Wou! You are faster than light! One day and I already have your take! smile.gif Nice playing man! I'll give you some feedback when I upload the final mix. Thanks for your take! biggrin.gif
Fran
Just wondering, are we still using the collabs forum or will the collabs take place at the instructor's boards since the new forum structure?
Michael AC
Do we have to be able to do video to participate? I have never worked on a collab before...Thanks!

Michael
Gabriel Leopardi
QUOTE (Michael AC @ Jun 10 2011, 11:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Do we have to be able to do video to participate? I have never worked on a collab before...Thanks!

Michael



Hi Michael! It is not necessary to be able to record video to participate. You have to record an audio solo over the backing and then post here two mp3 files... a first one of your solo mixed with the backing track and a second file of your solo without backing.

Here you have a thread with some "Collaborations" guidelines.
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...?showtopic=8610

It would be great if you can participate on this one! Let me know if you need more help. smile.gif



QUOTE (Fran @ Jun 10 2011, 07:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Just wondering, are we still using the collabs forum or will the collabs take place at the instructor's boards since the new forum structure?


The collabs will take place at the instructor's boards!
SpaseMoonkey
Here is my attempt at this with my widdly widdly wah! laugh.gif




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- Travis S.
Michael AC
Do I need to only use the scales that you mentioned for this?

Not that I am thinking of any others at the moment. LOL....

QUOTE (Gabriel Leopardi @ Jun 10 2011, 11:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi Michael! It is not necessary to be able to record video to participate. You have to record an audio solo over the backing and then post here two mp3 files... a first one of your solo mixed with the backing track and a second file of your solo without backing.

Here you have a thread with some "Collaborations" guidelines.
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...?showtopic=8610

It would be great if you can participate on this one! Let me know if you need more help. smile.gif





The collabs will take place at the instructor's boards!
Gabriel Leopardi
Thanks SpaseMonkey for your take! I'll give you my feedback when I post the final mix!

QUOTE (Michael AC @ Jun 10 2011, 03:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Do I need to only use the scales that you mentioned for this?

Not that I am thinking of any others at the moment. LOL....



You can use the scales that work ok for you! Those are my scales suggestions... smile.gif
quadrium
Hey Gaby,

Here is my take smile.gif

Michael AC
Here are my files. No video.

Michael

New files are posted below....
zen
What a beautiful backing track... I want in.
Gabriel Leopardi
QUOTE (quadrium @ Jun 11 2011, 01:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey Gaby,

Here is my take smile.gif




Thanks quadrium for your take! biggrin.gif I'll post some feedback with the final mix!


QUOTE (Michael AC @ Jun 11 2011, 07:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Here are my files. No video.

Michael

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Hi Michael! Thanks for your take! There is something weird with mix that you posted... it seems that the tempo is a bit accelerated compared with the original backing.. do you note it?



QUOTE (zen @ Jun 11 2011, 10:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What a beautiful backing track... I want in.


Cool Zen!! You are welcome!!
Michael AC
I set the BPM at 85 as I thought that is what it was. I can redo it. I can have the software detect the beats from the track and will repost.

Update: When I tested the backing track it said it was 85.03 BPM and the solo when I exported it was at 87 bpm for some reason. I will redo it as slowing it down with software made it sound worse than it really is! LOL!

QUOTE (Gabriel Leopardi @ Jun 12 2011, 01:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thanks quadrium for your take! biggrin.gif I'll post some feedback with the final mix!




Hi Michael! Thanks for your take! There is something weird with mix that you posted... it seems that the tempo is a bit accelerated compared with the original backing.. do you note it?





Cool Zen!! You are welcome!!
Gabriel Leopardi
QUOTE (Michael AC @ Jun 12 2011, 08:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I set the BPM at 85 as I thought that is what it was. I can redo it. I can have the software detect the beats from the track and will repost.

Update: When I tested the backing track it said it was 85.03 BPM and the solo when I exported it was at 87 bpm for some reason. I will redo it as slowing it down with software made it sound worse than it really is! LOL!



mmm that's very weird..
Michael AC
Ok I believe I have my error fixed. I checked both the output files and they say they are 85 bpm.

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Michael
Gabriel Leopardi
QUOTE (Michael AC @ Jun 13 2011, 11:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Ok I believe I have my error fixed. I checked both the output files and they say they are 85 bpm.

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Michael


yeah, it seems to be working now.. thanks Michael!
chainsbroken
Sounds great!!!!love the mixture between melody and shred!!! gonna play around with this one alot!!!!
Gabriel Leopardi
QUOTE (chainsbroken @ Jun 15 2011, 02:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Sounds great!!!!love the mixture between melody and shred!!! gonna play around with this one alot!!!!


Thanks chainsbroken! I use loop a lot to jam! smile.gif You are already invited to participate on this one! wink.gif
jafomatic
I HAVE BEEN SUMMONED FROM ANOTHER WORLD.

Zen shared the backing arrangement and I loved it so much I had to stop by and say hello, perhaps even participate.

chainsbroken
I was also wondering what the deadline would be on this
MonkeyDAthos
QUOTE (chainsbroken @ Jun 16 2011, 02:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I was also wondering what the deadline would be on this



28 jun i blv
Gabriel Leopardi
QUOTE (jafomatic @ Jun 15 2011, 10:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I HAVE BEEN SUMMONED FROM ANOTHER WORLD.

Zen shared the backing arrangement and I loved it so much I had to stop by and say hello, perhaps even participate.


hey man!! It's been a long while since I saw you here for the last time! welcome back! smile.gif You are obviously invited to participate! biggrin.gif


QUOTE (chainsbroken @ Jun 15 2011, 10:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I was also wondering what the deadline would be on this


Deadline: June 28 th (20 days)
VilleFIN
Hi

Here's mine:





Michael AC
QUOTE (WeePee @ Jun 19 2011, 04:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi

Here's mine:



Very nice man! Sounded really good!
Gabriel Leopardi
QUOTE (WeePee @ Jun 19 2011, 05:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi

Here's mine:



Nice playing man! Thanks for your take! biggrin.gif
Gitarrero
No video this time, and no fancy shredding, I just tried to create some nice melodies and experimented with the ping-pong effect smile.gif

Christian
Gabriel Leopardi
Thanks for your take guitarrero!! Hey guys! Tomorrow will be the last day to post your takes... if any other one want to be part please let me know and post your take here! biggrin.gif
Marek Rojewski
I felt that trying to record something instead of having a normal practice session is a good idea, so here it is smile.gif

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Hope You like it a bit;)
Gabriel Leopardi
QUOTE (Marek Rojewski @ Jun 29 2011, 01:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I felt that trying to record something instead of having a normal practice session is a good idea, so here it is smile.gif

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Hope You like it a bit;)


Definitely!! Recording new stuff is as important as practicing and learning new things... Nice playing and tone man! Thanks for your take!

zen
OH man, it seems i'm gonna miss the deadline. sad.gif
But I'll upload somethin in the next few hours though.

Is this an audio or video collab ?
zen


With Backing
No Backing
Gabriel Leopardi
QUOTE (zen @ Jun 30 2011, 10:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>



Nice man!! Thanks for your take! biggrin.gif
Fran
Wow that was beautiful Zen smile.gif
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