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Cosmin Lupu
Hey there Tucker!

glad to know you decided to enter the RING biggrin.gif

Instead of writing me a PM, you can write about yourself in this thread, which is your personal space wink.gif

Looking forward to start out

Cosmin
TuckerG
QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Mar 1 2012, 07:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey there Tucker!

glad to know you decided to enter the RING biggrin.gif

Instead of writing me a PM, you can write about yourself in this thread, which is your personal space wink.gif

Looking forward to start out

Cosmin


Hello good sir! biggrin.gif Cosmin man, again thank you for affording me the opportunity to have personal interaction, real feedback, and ability to grow my playing -and- creative skills with your influence. I like so many types of music, anything from tribal grunting chants, to Mozart, to the Police, I guess what matters to me is how the melody makes me feel, if my brain likes it, its good music....LOL! Anyway, you have a very appealing quality in your musical expression; both in your style of play, and in the melodies that flow from your creative focus. Your ability to combine those qualities gives your music -synergy- my friend!:D Most hard working musicians have an element of talent, but few have synergy. smile.gif I'm not saying this just to make you feel good, I say this because it is true, and I want to have a synergy in my playing some day, and having an instructor that blasts out synergy in drop D like a beast, is such a blessing!! biggrin.gif

My gear as of right now (I'm broke from school) is an Ibanez Gio, Les Paul shaped guitar, I love it smile.gif Stage 6 13 watt amp, big Crate 2 speaker amp that sounds pretty mean, and I recently bought a Korg ToneWorks AX30B...lol, which is for a bass, I'm such a dork tongue.gif haha! Other than that I have a few guitar cords, a tuner, string winder, and 2 Dimebag Darrel Riffer Madness books. biggrin.gif

I used to play some, never advanced far, but I played enough that by nature I can play decent rhythm guitar, and pick. However, I just came on fire a few weeks ago, and man I want to play for real, play better, and play what I want. My motivation believe it or not is inward. I don't have any desire to be famous, or legendary, for that matter even be in a band...I want to play because the way it makes me feel man biggrin.gif Is that a good motivation, what do you think? smile.gif To be great you need to have bigger dreams?

I very much want to improve my technical skills Cosmin, my knowledge of music and guitar etc...I don't want to just focus on becoming a fantastic technical player, but I want those skills smile.gif
Fro example: I know 6 chords: a, g, e, f, d, c,a-minor. I can play bar chords all the way up the fret board, and lots of power chords. I just do not know what they are...
...my muscle memory is somewhat developed, lol I can play level 4 riffs, but what key is it in, I do not know biggrin.gif lol

Ok my friend, next week I will be able to get some of the gear I need to make a video. If you would like man, let me know what things I should include, so you can get a good idea of where I am at. smile.gif Much is improvement needed lol biggrin.gif

Ah man, Metal Metrics 5, I've been working it the past couple days and almost have it smoothed out. Gah, I love the part where the rythm slows down, and becomes the pure essence of what hard core is! biggrin.gif lol

Once again, thanks man, ttys! biggrin.gif Please Let me know any info you would like from me, or any questions you would like to ask, so you can get me going in the right direction smile.gif

Btw, I enjoyed the video session man biggrin.gif
TuckerG
Hola again Cosmin! I'm struggling pretty hard with the 7 6 5 4 3 2... transition in MM5. smile.gif I'm not sure if it is simply that I'm just not fast enough, or my technique is hindering me... lol. It's hart to tell me much without a video, but any thing you can think of in the meanwhile, tips, pointers, or ideas would be much appreciated good sir! biggrin.gif I've been running it as an exercise over and over to try and pick up speed...I think I'm close, but its tuff on me haha smile.gif
Cosmin Lupu
QUOTE (TuckerG @ Mar 3 2012, 08:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hola again Cosmin! I'm struggling pretty hard with the 7 6 5 4 3 2... transition in MM5. smile.gif I'm not sure if it is simply that I'm just not fast enough, or my technique is hindering me... lol. It's hart to tell me much without a video, but any thing you can think of in the meanwhile, tips, pointers, or ideas would be much appreciated good sir! biggrin.gif I've been running it as an exercise over and over to try and pick up speed...I think I'm close, but its tuff on me haha smile.gif


Hey Tucker biggrin.gif just got in front of the PC. That part is a bit difficult indeed the idea is that there are 4 16th notes followed by triplets. You have to take it slowly and clean - give yourself some time to develop it at speed and then implement it in the context.

Let me know how it works - just take care to make it sound as 'machine gun' like as possible, in sync with the drums!
TuckerG
QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Mar 3 2012, 01:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey Tucker biggrin.gif just got in front of the PC. That part is a bit difficult indeed the idea is that there are 4 16th notes followed by triplets. You have to take it slowly and clean - give yourself some time to develop it at speed and then implement it in the context.

Let me know how it works - just take care to make it sound as 'machine gun' like as possible, in sync with the drums!


Perfect! Thank you sir, I will build up to it. I think I am trying to force it as fast as I can. I'll slow it back down to square one, then correctly build my speed. I've got to get it down, any transition in a song that must sound as close to a "machine Gun" as possible, gets me freakin' excited haha! biggrin.gif Awesome man, gracias!

Btw, my right arm hurts so bad man...ugh. >_<! biggrin.gif <---That sounds kinda bad, lol! But I don't no any other way to say my arm is going to fall off at the elbow from not having anymore strength left to hold it in place sad.gif haha!
Cosmin Lupu
QUOTE (TuckerG @ Mar 4 2012, 10:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Perfect! Thank you sir, I will build up to it. I think I am trying to force it as fast as I can. I'll slow it back down to square one, then correctly build my speed. I've got to get it down, any transition in a song that must sound as close to a "machine Gun" as possible, gets me freakin' excited haha! biggrin.gif Awesome man, gracias!

Btw, my right arm hurts so bad man...ugh. >_<! biggrin.gif <---That sounds kinda bad, lol! But I don't no any other way to say my arm is going to fall off at the elbow from not having anymore strength left to hold it in place sad.gif haha!


Have you forced yourself while playing? Regarding elbow and arm strain, I highly recommend this little vid by Guthrie tongue.gif take the time to listen and apply the stuff he advises here, k?



Now, I want to thank you for your kind words biggrin.gif you have no idea how good it makes me feel, knowing that I can be a source of inspriation for people smile.gif Tell me mate, how much time can you practice each day?
TuckerG
QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Mar 4 2012, 11:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Have you forced yourself while playing? Regarding elbow and arm strain, I highly recommend this little vid by Guthrie tongue.gif take the time to listen and apply the stuff he advises here, k?



Now, I want to thank you for your kind words biggrin.gif you have no idea how good it makes me feel, knowing that I can be a source of inspriation for people smile.gif Tell me mate, how much time can you practice each day?


I think I force quite a bit when I'm playing, but lately I've trying to ease off a little and work slow, more patience. I've put my goal at 1 hour a day, guitar in hand practicing. Sometimes I only get 15 or 20 minutes, but other times I'm able to hit it for 2 or 3 hours. How does that sound? I'll take any advice on a structured practice routine... biggrin.gif

Well, after Guthrie's video, I see I've been practicing some bad habits. I've been using the thinnest pick I can find (I thought it would be easier), my picks are rounded, so I have now used scissors and made them all have a point biggrin.gif and I need to not leave so much pick sticking out. Haha, very good video sir! I think I've got a comfy method that is correct now as far as arm movement! Lol, I'm ready to do some work and form some good habits now biggrin.gif

Thank you much Cosmin for the direction sir biggrin.gif I'll get a vid camera soon! haha

Cosmin Lupu
QUOTE (TuckerG @ Mar 5 2012, 09:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I think I force quite a bit when I'm playing, but lately I've trying to ease off a little and work slow, more patience. I've put my goal at 1 hour a day, guitar in hand practicing. Sometimes I only get 15 or 20 minutes, but other times I'm able to hit it for 2 or 3 hours. How does that sound? I'll take any advice on a structured practice routine... biggrin.gif

Well, after Guthrie's video, I see I've been practicing some bad habits. I've been using the thinnest pick I can find (I thought it would be easier), my picks are rounded, so I have now used scissors and made them all have a point biggrin.gif and I need to not leave so much pick sticking out. Haha, very good video sir! I think I've got a comfy method that is correct now as far as arm movement! Lol, I'm ready to do some work and form some good habits now biggrin.gif

Thank you much Cosmin for the direction sir biggrin.gif I'll get a vid camera soon! haha


hehe biggrin.gif looking forward to see you perform mate! Tell me, what else would you like to know? I mean is there anything else troubling you with the lessons you're working on so far?
TuckerG
QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Mar 5 2012, 10:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hehe biggrin.gif looking forward to see you perform mate! Tell me, what else would you like to know? I mean is there anything else troubling you with the lessons you're working on so far?


yessir, I cannot wait to get a video up to get your feedback!! well, I'm not looking forward to putting my lack of skills on display, haha but I think the best thing for my progress right now would be a straight up critique by yourself, it would be invaluable, especially since I want to emulate your style to such a hi degree. Next week I should get my scholarship $$, with which I'm going to get setup with a decent camera, so video will be soon, sir! smile.gif

Cosmin, when playing, should I try in use hammer ons and pull offs as much as possible, or approach everything as to pick as many notes as possible? biggrin.gif
Cosmin Lupu
QUOTE (TuckerG @ Mar 9 2012, 06:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
yessir, I cannot wait to get a video up to get your feedback!! well, I'm not looking forward to putting my lack of skills on display, haha but I think the best thing for my progress right now would be a straight up critique by yourself, it would be invaluable, especially since I want to emulate your style to such a hi degree. Next week I should get my scholarship $$, with which I'm going to get setup with a decent camera, so video will be soon, sir! smile.gif

Cosmin, when playing, should I try in use hammer ons and pull offs as much as possible, or approach everything as to pick as many notes as possible? biggrin.gif


Wow dude you got a scholarship! It means you are studying hard man! COngratulations biggrin.gif

About alternate picking and HO/ PO - everything has to have a balance mate, use them when you feel like it smile.gif these two techniques have different effects and sounds so they should be used where they are called upon in a context smile.gif

Let's see the videooooo biggrin.gif

Cosmin
TuckerG
QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Mar 9 2012, 07:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Wow dude you got a scholarship! It means you are studying hard man! COngratulations biggrin.gif

About alternate picking and HO/ PO - everything has to have a balance mate, use them when you feel like it smile.gif these two techniques have different effects and sounds so they should be used where they are called upon in a context smile.gif

Let's see the videooooo biggrin.gif

Cosmin

Cosmin good sir, I have one small layaway payment on a camera, I'm going to make a video this week, and over the weekend! I'm so nervous about it. I'm going to do my favorite riff/song ever of all time, without question, most fantastically awesome series of notes ever arranged in a permutative sequence, Pillar style biggrin.gif and Metal Metrics 4 and 5 I've been working hard on. smile.gif I will ttys good sir!! Hope you are having a good week!

-Tucker
Cosmin Lupu
QUOTE (TuckerG @ Mar 16 2012, 01:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Cosmin good sir, I have one small layaway payment on a camera, I'm going to make a video this week, and over the weekend! I'm so nervous about it. I'm going to do my favorite riff/song ever of all time, without question, most fantastically awesome series of notes ever arranged in a permutative sequence, Pillar style biggrin.gif and Metal Metrics 4 and 5 I've been working hard on. smile.gif I will ttys good sir!! Hope you are having a good week!

-Tucker


Wow! Hey man biggrin.gif looking forward to seeing the takes - don't be nervous, it's only you in there smile.gif a few tips:

- relax! Without being relaxed, you won't be able to give it your best
- you are NOT in a competition smile.gif
- take time to record as MANY TAKES AS NEEDED, until YOU are satisfied wink.gif
- post them here and we'll discuss them so that you may get a BIG 10 in the REC zone if you choose to post them there as well wink.gif

best of luck Tucker!!

Cosmin
TuckerG
QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Mar 16 2012, 10:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Wow! Hey man biggrin.gif looking forward to seeing the takes - don't be nervous, it's only you in there smile.gif a few tips:

- relax! Without being relaxed, you won't be able to give it your best
- you are NOT in a competition smile.gif
- take time to record as MANY TAKES AS NEEDED, until YOU are satisfied wink.gif
- post them here and we'll discuss them so that you may get a BIG 10 in the REC zone if you choose to post them there as well wink.gif

best of luck Tucker!!

Cosmin

Thank you much Cosmin!
Cosmin Lupu
QUOTE (TuckerG @ Mar 17 2012, 11:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thank you much Cosmin!


Always a pleasure man smile.gif keep me updated please biggrin.gif
TuckerG
Cosmin good sir, I have my new camera, its just a little handheld on by Nikon that takes high def video, and my amps, guitar, some various cables, etc. Do you have any advice on how to record my video so the sound is ok? I tried it with just setting the camera on a shelf and hitting record, but the sound is very bad. I'll keep seeing if I can get better sound, but if you have any advice, I am all ears biggrin.gif I have a web cam mic also...

-Tucker
Cosmin Lupu
QUOTE (TuckerG @ Mar 19 2012, 12:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Cosmin good sir, I have my new camera, its just a little handheld on by Nikon that takes high def video, and my amps, guitar, some various cables, etc. Do you have any advice on how to record my video so the sound is ok? I tried it with just setting the camera on a shelf and hitting record, but the sound is very bad. I'll keep seeing if I can get better sound, but if you have any advice, I am all ears biggrin.gif I have a web cam mic also...

-Tucker


Hey Tucker smile.gif congrats on your new acquisitions biggrin.gif mate, I suggest the following:

- record the video with the cam
- record audio in the same time in a DAW software - there's this nifty movie here teaching you how to do it wink.gif

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=playe...p;v=18Kh2LB7K_E

blend the two of them in a movie editing software, Vegas maybe? and there ya go - hiQ vid and audio biggrin.gif

what do you say? now until you get the hang of things, you can also post the videos with the camera sound smile.gif here in this thread, let me witness a sample of your recording just as it is now, k?

Cosmin
TuckerG
QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Mar 19 2012, 01:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey Tucker smile.gif congrats on your new acquisitions biggrin.gif mate, I suggest the following:

- record the video with the cam
- record audio in the same time in a DAW software - there's this nifty movie here teaching you how to do it wink.gif

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=playe...p;v=18Kh2LB7K_E

blend the two of them in a movie editing software, Vegas maybe? and there ya go - hiQ vid and audio biggrin.gif

what do you say? now until you get the hang of things, you can also post the videos with the camera sound smile.gif here in this thread, let me witness a sample of your recording just as it is now, k?

Cosmin

Awesome! Ill get that software going for the near future, and have you a video up this evening with just the cam sound! I'm freakin' dying to get your assessment Cosmin, haha for real. If possible, see what you think and help to structure a disciplined practice method smile.gif Be on after class tonight!! biggrin.gif

-Tucker
Cosmin Lupu
QUOTE (TuckerG @ Mar 19 2012, 06:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Awesome! Ill get that software going for the near future, and have you a video up this evening with just the cam sound! I'm freakin' dying to get your assessment Cosmin, haha for real. If possible, see what you think and help to structure a disciplined practice method smile.gif Be on after class tonight!! biggrin.gif

-Tucker


Hey there Tuck biggrin.gif yessir, we can most likely do that smile.gif first, how many hrs a day do you think you can dedicate to the guitar? biggrin.gif

all the best

Cosmin
TuckerG
QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Mar 19 2012, 06:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey there Tuck biggrin.gif yessir, we can most likely do that smile.gif first, how many hrs a day do you think you can dedicate to the guitar? biggrin.gif

all the best

Cosmin

Hey Cosmin, I followed your link, and got all the software, I'm making a video this moment! biggrin.gif Lol, I have to admit, this process is so fun man, I can't wait to post my first video right here! Ok sir, after you watch me play, I can put in two to four houra a day practicing, with the minimum being two hours, and probably the mode closer to 3 or 3 1/2 hours per session. I'll go in any direction you point and follow the system. smile.gif I'm learning chords and scales steadily on the side, and have charts I am learning. I am not to focused on creativity right now, I am highly focused on technique and form. As an adult, I am still afraid of the dark, because of goat legged faceless creatures I am just positive exist, so I have an imagination lol I'll have fun with creativity later. biggrin.gif After you see me, whatever you say... biggrin.gif

-Tucker
Cosmin Lupu
QUOTE (TuckerG @ Mar 21 2012, 06:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey Cosmin, I followed your link, and got all the software, I'm making a video this moment! biggrin.gif Lol, I have to admit, this process is so fun man, I can't wait to post my first video right here! Ok sir, after you watch me play, I can put in two to four houra a day practicing, with the minimum being two hours, and probably the mode closer to 3 or 3 1/2 hours per session. I'll go in any direction you point and follow the system. smile.gif I'm learning chords and scales steadily on the side, and have charts I am learning. I am not to focused on creativity right now, I am highly focused on technique and form. As an adult, I am still afraid of the dark, because of goat legged faceless creatures I am just positive exist, so I have an imagination lol I'll have fun with creativity later. biggrin.gif After you see me, whatever you say... biggrin.gif

-Tucker


Great news Tucker! After I can see your playing I will most definitely have a good idea regarding our direction studying together. I will pick out specific lessons here at GMC focusing on various aspects of playing and we can go through them together till you master each and every one wink.gif

let's rock man!

Cosmin
TuckerG
QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Mar 21 2012, 08:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Great news Tucker! After I can see your playing I will most definitely have a good idea regarding our direction studying together. I will pick out specific lessons here at GMC focusing on various aspects of playing and we can go through them together till you master each and every one wink.gif

let's rock man!

Cosmin

Haha, all I can say to that is perfect! biggrin.gif I love it. Next post is video, from me!!!! biggrin.gif

-Tucker
Cosmin Lupu
QUOTE (TuckerG @ Mar 21 2012, 09:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Haha, all I can say to that is perfect! biggrin.gif I love it. Next post is video, from me!!!! biggrin.gif

-Tucker


biggrin.gif awesome mate!
TuckerG



Is there any chance you could give me any pointers on my mic distance? biggrin.gif

This my guitar stuff, what I have available for practicing

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Cosmin Lupu
QUOTE (TuckerG @ Mar 30 2012, 09:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Is there any chance you could give me any pointers on my mic distance? biggrin.gif

This my guitar stuff, what I have available for practicing

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Hey Tucker! Nice RIG man!! I would totally advise you to ask Todd Simpson about the mic distancing because he is more experienced than I am at this smile.gif he'll provide excellent counseling at this wink.gif Let's see the takes bro!

Cosmin
TuckerG
QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Mar 30 2012, 04:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey Tucker! Nice RIG man!! I would totally advise you to ask Todd Simpson about the mic distancing because he is more experienced than I am at this smile.gif he'll provide excellent counseling at this wink.gif Let's see the takes bro!

Cosmin

I'm posting them here in a bit, right after I close down the Accouting Lab, and take one more shot at the machine gun in MM4! But like , I really am sir HAHA! I have a mic and no more excuses to delay my first video up on GMC!!!! biggrin.gif I am putting 3 tracks in each video, and the videos are straight through so you can see all my mess ups, my whole process...smile.gif I am so embarrassed about everyone (at least that clicks in) seeing me play. tongue.gif Man Cosmin, am I on the right track in thinking that watching me play, uncut and with all my mistakes a great way for you to see my weaknesses, and what needs the most focus? biggrin.gif

Haha, man for some reason as I read your "nice RIG man" comment, my sense of well being elevated into bliss for a while. LOL biggrin.gif
Cosmin Lupu
QUOTE (TuckerG @ Mar 30 2012, 09:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm posting them here in a bit, right after I close down the Accouting Lab, and take one more shot at the machine gun in MM4! But like , I really am sir HAHA! I have a mic and no more excuses to delay my first video up on GMC!!!! biggrin.gif I am putting 3 tracks in each video, and the videos are straight through so you can see all my mess ups, my whole process...smile.gif I am so embarrassed about everyone (at least that clicks in) seeing me play. tongue.gif Man Cosmin, am I on the right track in thinking that watching me play, uncut and with all my mistakes a great way for you to see my weaknesses, and what needs the most focus? biggrin.gif

Haha, man for some reason as I read your "nice RIG man" comment, my sense of well being elevated into bliss for a while. LOL biggrin.gif


Relax Tuck! biggrin.gif may I call you that? I'm sure you'll do fine and remember that these vids will only help you improve!! wink.gif Let me know when the takes are ready, k?

Cosmin
TuckerG
QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Mar 31 2012, 01:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Relax Tuck! biggrin.gif may I call you that? I'm sure you'll do fine and remember that these vids will only help you improve!! wink.gif Let me know when the takes are ready, k?

Cosmin

Haha, heck yea you can call me Tuck! I love it! biggrin.gif Cosmin, I need some help sir tongue.gif I have several videos loaded into Reaper, and I have spent so much time on them, lol but have been enjoying every minute...Anyway, I even went and bought a $99 microphone for my amp (Haha!! I love gear!), got everything lined up, hit render, and can't get anything? LOL, Should I put them in another program? It says it is because the video is too big or something. I am looking online for a way, but if you have any ideas, I'm down!! biggrin.gif If I can't get it to work, then I'll just post the web cam audio, gosh it really isn't much different!! biggrin.gif Haha

-Tucker

QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Mar 31 2012, 01:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Relax Tuck! biggrin.gif may I call you that? I'm sure you'll do fine and remember that these vids will only help you improve!! wink.gif Let me know when the takes are ready, k?

Cosmin

BTW good sir, Midterms were over the past 2 weeks, and I am the Student Assistant for the entire Economics, Finance, and Accounting dept at school, and grade all the exams from all the profs lol! I have been many nights grading until the AM tongue.gif LOL, otherwise Cosmin, I would have had these vids out long ago, actually am a very timely person most of the time good sir!! I can't wait to get going, gah! smile.gif

-Tucker
Cosmin Lupu
Hey Tuck biggrin.gif wow man, that's a big responsibility you got there with the grading biggrin.gif hope you'll make it through like a champ! Mate, for the time being you can post the movies in this thread so that we may discuss them and then get to editing with Reaper. First thing, I am interested in your playing wink.gif so don't worry about the quality too much at this point biggrin.gif

Cosmin


QUOTE (TuckerG @ Apr 2 2012, 02:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Haha, heck yea you can call me Tuck! I love it! biggrin.gif Cosmin, I need some help sir tongue.gif I have several videos loaded into Reaper, and I have spent so much time on them, lol but have been enjoying every minute...Anyway, I even went and bought a $99 microphone for my amp (Haha!! I love gear!), got everything lined up, hit render, and can't get anything? LOL, Should I put them in another program? It says it is because the video is too big or something. I am looking online for a way, but if you have any ideas, I'm down!! biggrin.gif If I can't get it to work, then I'll just post the web cam audio, gosh it really isn't much different!! biggrin.gif Haha

-Tucker


BTW good sir, Midterms were over the past 2 weeks, and I am the Student Assistant for the entire Economics, Finance, and Accounting dept at school, and grade all the exams from all the profs lol! I have been many nights grading until the AM tongue.gif LOL, otherwise Cosmin, I would have had these vids out long ago, actually am a very timely person most of the time good sir!! I can't wait to get going, gah! smile.gif

-Tucker

TuckerG
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Good Sir, my videos woohoo! biggrin.gif I'll post more through the night. Finals are over as of yesterday, tax season is over...gosh I am ready for a serious practice schedule man, and the live sessions! I have a GNX4 (Digitech) I'm using through Reaper. Lol, I suck Cosmin, but so want to get better smile.gif Anyway, I will post these videos, then await your instruction! biggrin.gif

-Tucker

QUOTE (TuckerG @ May 2 2012, 05:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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Good Sir, my videos woohoo! biggrin.gif I'll post more through the night. Finals are over as of yesterday, tax season is over...gosh I am ready for a serious practice schedule man, and the live sessions! I have a GNX4 (Digitech) I'm using through Reaper. Lol, I suck Cosmin, but so want to get better smile.gif Anyway, I will post these videos, then await your instruction! biggrin.gif

-Tucker


Oh geez, man di I post that video right? i am just using the upload thing...

LOL, man my lead guitar ability is highly entertaining tongue.gif haha enjoy
Cosmin Lupu
Duuuude biggrin.gif welcome back! Man, you've got an awesome balance when you are playing! The things which you have to work on is the attack in your right hand biggrin.gif for this sort of riffing, you are a bit too soft tongue.gif you need to be more aggressive but keeping the tightness. The single note riffs towards the end were a bit unsure, but with a little more practice and keeping in mind what I told you above, you can rip this lesson apart biggrin.gif

Congratulations my friend! I like your playing - so, the Pillar style lesson? tongue.gif I can move on to the details with ya, that's great!

Cosmin
TuckerG
QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ May 2 2012, 01:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Duuuude biggrin.gif welcome back! Man, you've got an awesome balance when you are playing! The things which you have to work on is the attack in your right hand biggrin.gif for this sort of riffing, you are a bit too soft tongue.gif you need to be more aggressive but keeping the tightness. The single note riffs towards the end were a bit unsure, but with a little more practice and keeping in mind what I told you above, you can rip this lesson apart biggrin.gif

Congratulations my friend! I like your playing - so, the Pillar style lesson? tongue.gif I can move on to the details with ya, that's great!

Cosmin

Pillar Style? Oh, Sir you mean the single best union of melodic permutations ever conceived of, and transcribed from mind to material experience with all existential riff perfection in uniform translation to a tab sheet? LOL, I am on my 28th take or so, it will be posted shortly! biggrin.gif Along with some MM4 and 5 if possible. I want you to see as much as possible man. Just the instruction in you reply to the video is worth the 6 month membership fee. biggrin.gif Thanks man

I definitely see what you are saying. When I watch the video, my attack looks really weak ( when I observe objectively). It seems maybe by increasing my confidence, my attack will get stronger? I will work on that, awesome.

P.S. Cosmin, man i am so glad to be back in the program smile.gif I am having a hard time dialing in the tone I think Pillar Style is worthy of, so I'm using the best sound I can do biggrin.gif Ok, back to video... biggrin.gif

-Tucker
Cosmin Lupu
You're far too kind Tuck! Keep me updated wink.gif

Cosmin
TuckerG
Hello Cosmin!! biggrin.gif How are you sir? I, have found a good summer job, know my schedule for next couple months, and am ready to get pretty focused on lessons. I will have around 3 hours a night, and sometimes as much as 4 to 5 hours I would like to commit to! smile.gif I am very pensive about my speed and attack man. I do not even know a good finger exercise that will build endurance, muscle memory, and speed. An exercise like this it seems is must have in the practice arsenal for students, haha biggrin.gif I have several tabs from some of the other instructor's lessons, but I don't know where to start bro tongue.gif Anyway, I await your lesson plan sir!! biggrin.gif

-Tucker

P.S. LOL, I added a goofy riff on the end of Metal Metrics 5, I think I might be OCD (Obsessive Compulsive), or something, but its like I have to put it on there!! biggrin.gif Haha! Don't laugh too much man. smile.gif





QUOTE (TuckerG @ May 14 2012, 03:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello Cosmin!! biggrin.gif How are you sir? I, have found a good summer job, know my schedule for next couple months, and am ready to get pretty focused on lessons. I will have around 3 hours a night, and sometimes as much as 4 to 5 hours I would like to commit to! smile.gif I am very pensive about my speed and attack man. I do not even know a good finger exercise that will build endurance, muscle memory, and speed. An exercise like this it seems is must have in the practice arsenal for students, haha biggrin.gif I have several tabs from some of the other instructor's lessons, but I don't know where to start bro tongue.gif Anyway, I await your lesson plan sir!! biggrin.gif

-Tucker

P.S. LOL, I added a goofy riff on the end of Metal Metrics 5, I think I might be OCD (Obsessive Compulsive), or something, but its like I have to put it on there!! biggrin.gif Haha! Don't laugh too much man. smile.gif





I swear I'll Get a better Camera also man biggrin.gif
TuckerG
I had to post those vids on youtube and imbed them, I can't seem to upload anything...Haha, I blocked comments though, people can get really nasty, real often, kind of sad tongue.gif LOL
Cosmin Lupu
Hey Tuck! Great to see you back man biggrin.gif

Dude, let's take things one at a time:

1) The vids are ok, by this meaning that I can see and understand what you are playing smile.gif
2) The first thing I would suggest to focus on, is timing and for this, we should try and work on the lesson parts separately, starting at half the tempo. This style of playing requires maximum tightness and impecable timing so this is what you need to build up mate biggrin.gif

Regarding the schedule wink.gif I will make a post today for all my mentoring army, which will be directed towards this idea and you will ALL benefit from it, k? smile.gif

Cosmin
TuckerG
Awesome, I will be looking for the post. smile.gif Man, i'd really like to get my timing down tight.

I was just reading several comments in Dinaga's thread about the insane lessons, and breaking down a lesson in to sections at slower speeds seems to be the way its done! biggrin.gif This sounds great sir, tell me what lesson and section to get to work on, and I'll get to work! smile.gif

-Tucker
Cosmin Lupu
Alright Tuck biggrin.gif let's start with the Metal Metrics 5 lesson - almost forgot to tell you - congrats on nailing the 16th notes and triplet little phrase biggrin.gif that one is very tricky at higher speeds tongue.gif

So, isolate the first part, take it to 50% and play it with the metronome, bringing it up to speed. Focus on timing and perfect execution smile.gif Then, do the same with every other part.

I noticed that you had trouble with part 4 (the verse part finishing with the octaves) that one should be treated with care biggrin.gif

Let's see a recording at 75% speed and let me know if there's anything more you'd like to know smile.gif

all the best

Cosmin
TuckerG
QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ May 15 2012, 07:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Alright Tuck biggrin.gif let's start with the Metal Metrics 5 lesson - almost forgot to tell you - congrats on nailing the 16th notes and triplet little phrase biggrin.gif that one is very tricky at higher speeds tongue.gif

So, isolate the first part, take it to 50% and play it with the metronome, bringing it up to speed. Focus on timing and perfect execution smile.gif Then, do the same with every other part.

I noticed that you had trouble with part 4 (the verse part finishing with the octaves) that one should be treated with care biggrin.gif

Let's see a recording at 75% speed and let me know if there's anything more you'd like to know smile.gif

all the best

Cosmin


Cosmin, I am having some trouble with the BPM, the tab says its 105, but on my metronome and drum machine thing, 105 is way slower than the lesson. I've just been practicing at much lower speeds, which I am now playing the lesson RIGHT btw smile.gif like really, but I don't know how to dial in 75% of 100% of the regular lesson speed on my gnx4, because 75% of speed seems more like 10%, lol! I use the lesson track at 75, but I don't know how to record me with that for you to see, good sir biggrin.gif

Anyway, just seems the bpm aren't translating for me, or i am noob, probably the latter haha biggrin.gif I also want to get it right for my journal entries...

If i am confusing you, just say bust! And I'll post up a recording of me playing MM5 at a slower speed, rightly, and with better timing, somewhere around the 75 of speed mark smile.gif lol, im a dork

-Tucker
Cosmin Lupu
Hey Tuck smile.gif hmmm 105 BPM should be 105 BPM on any device, now, in order to calculate 75% out of 105, we have the following formula:

(75/100) x 105 = 0.75 x 105 = 78, 75 which we shall round up at 80 BPM

Use any metronome on the internet (search 'online metronome' on Google) and set it at 80 BPM, playing quarter notes, ok?

Record yourself having the metronome playing and there you go tongue.gif you can record in the same fashion using the provided backing tracks smile.gif

let me know if it works wink.gif

Cosmin
TuckerG
QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ May 17 2012, 06:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey Tuck smile.gif hmmm 105 BPM should be 105 BPM on any device, now, in order to calculate 75% out of 105, we have the following formula:

(75/100) x 105 = 0.75 x 105 = 78, 75 which we shall round up at 80 BPM

Use any metronome on the internet (search 'online metronome' on Google) and set it at 80 BPM, playing quarter notes, ok?

Record yourself having the metronome playing and there you go tongue.gif you can record in the same fashion using the provided backing tracks smile.gif

let me know if it works wink.gif

Cosmin


Cosmin, good sir do not disown me , please haha!! biggrin.gif lol, the bpm on MM% is 105? Man, I think it may be that there are more notes per beat? I am going to do some research on notes real fast, i think that may be my issue. I was an applied physics major before I switched to Acc/Econ, so I can convert pretty much any quantifiable integers with counting properties using a standard set of differential equations, however this is because its interesting, not because I'm smart!! LMAO biggrin.gif So, I am stuck on this, which i think I need to study some music theory bro, having you as a mentor and the opportunity to learn how to play right is worth the study smile.gif. Also, I was doing the main riff wrong, that is corrected now.tongue.gif I bought GuitarPro so this will help much! biggrin.gif Anyway, Posting video tonight of MM5 sir!...and my excel goal chart for you to see.

-Tucker
TuckerG


biggrin.gif Sir Maestro! Here is MM5 @ appx 75% of speed. Man, this riff is fantastic when played right, it is not a simple riff I have found. It sounds great, but the sequence is not what it seems, as I was playing it while leaving many intricacies out man. Great riff Cosmin, for real! smile.gif I am ready to work up full speed, after I get your feedback and direction good sir biggrin.gif

-Tucker
Cosmin Lupu
Alrightie man! This sounds good! Clean and accurate! Good work! the only details you should focus on, would be the 16th note and triplet lick - you played 8 sixteenth notes instead of 4 sixteenth notes and 3 triplets. Its 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 biggrin.gif

Focus on this little issue and then raise the speed. Oh and don't gallop before playing the octaves at the end of each verse part wink.gif keep them straight- as I played them in the lesson. It's not wrong, but if you wanna take it to the REC section, you will lose points tongue.gif

Keep it up Tuck! Good work!!

Cosmin
TuckerG
QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ May 19 2012, 11:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Alrightie man! This sounds good! Clean and accurate! Good work! the only details you should focus on, would be the 16th note and triplet lick - you played 8 sixteenth notes instead of 4 sixteenth notes and 3 triplets. Its 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 biggrin.gif

Focus on this little issue and then raise the speed. Oh and don't gallop before playing the octaves at the end of each verse part wink.gif keep them straight- as I played them in the lesson. It's not wrong, but if you wanna take it to the REC section, you will lose points tongue.gif

Keep it up Tuck! Good work!!

Cosmin

Ok, awesome good sir! Ill get to work, new post tonight (if I improve enough:D)! Great direction man, really

-Tucker
TuckerG
Omg Cosmin, those are octaves! I was playing power chords! I am shameful haha tongue.gif gah... smile.gif redo
Cosmin Lupu
Hey Tuck, no problem man, you're already getting better so it's only going in the right way wink.gif biggrin.gif let me see what you got for me!

Cosmin
TuckerG
QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ May 20 2012, 11:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey Tuck, no problem man, you're already getting better so it's only going in the right way wink.gif biggrin.gif let me see what you got for me!

Cosmin

I feel like in 3 days I've improved by a factor of 10 Cosmin! Steady going sir... Little more work to do before I record, almost there smile.gif you will behappy with my progress, hopefully! Haha:D

-Tucker
Cosmin Lupu
Tuck smile.gif there's nothing you can't play once you understand how it's played and you have the patience to master it wink.gif Let me know when you are ready biggrin.gif

Cosmin
TuckerG
QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ May 21 2012, 08:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Tuck smile.gif there's nothing you can't play once you understand how it's played and you have the patience to master it wink.gif Let me know when you are ready biggrin.gif

Cosmin


I'm off work and back on the guitar. biggrin.gif Thank you for those encouraging words man, really. smile.gif I'm pulling a metal metrics marathon tonight, lol smile.gif

-Tucker
Cosmin Lupu
biggrin.gif Thank you for your enthusiasm Tuck biggrin.gif I think you are a very positive person and you will progress a lot due to this!

Cosmin
TuckerG
Hola good Maestro! biggrin.gif I sir, have been in the Dominican Republic for the past few weeks with my in laws. However, I am back now and with my guitar!!!! biggrin.gif Haha! Hope you didn't think I put down my axe for good. smile.gif I'm back home in my groove ring sir, time to continue...

Ok, I am going to pick right back up where we left off if that is ok man? I'll video Metal Metrics 5 the right way on video, then record a second take just straight audio, and pan the two takes in opposite directions? I understand that to be the technique y'all were talking about...

Anyway, I'm happy to be back once again bro, let's get me learned on guitar, lol. biggrin.gif

-Tucker

P.S. BTW, awesome new lesson my good mentor!
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