GregH27th December 2012Great lesson.
A nice mix of acoustic and electric guitar.
Javier Aviles27th December 2012Very good combination of acoustic and electric. Greetings!
Cosmin Lupu27th December 2012Thank you gentlemen!
Sensible Jones27th December 2012Nice one Cosmin!!
DarkWaveRiffer27th December 2012Great lesson, Cleveland is my home town!
Gabriel Leopardi27th December 2012Awesome job! I love this band and I could say that this could be a song from their new album. Great job Cosmin!
thefireball28th December 2012Very cool! Great for beginners! and I might even give it a shot.
- Cosmin Lupu28th December 2012
Thank you once again gentlemen! There's more where this came from
Ben Higgins28th December 2012Great lesson and textures C-Maestro !
- Cosmin Lupu28th December 2012
Thanks Ben!
mad3rd January 2013Nice one! These chord changes are out of my comfort zone, but with the 'homework' you provided, there is a chance I'll get that one down
- Cosmin Lupu3rd January 2013
Marc! I'm glad you find the homework as a useful tool
I'll have homeworks for you guys at each lesson 
Piotr Kaczor4th January 2013Sounds really great, Cosmin!
- Cosmin Lupu4th January 2013
Thank you Piotr!
mroberts7010th January 2013This one oozes with style and finesse!
- Cosmin Lupu10th January 2013
Thanks mate
Dieterle11th January 2013Very Nice !
like that combination acoustic and electric -
:-)- Cosmin Lupu11th January 2013
Thank you Dieter!
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Hi GMC'ers!
This lesson is dealing with obtaining a unique sound based on combining acoustic guitars with distorted riffing and a steady groove, spiced with percussion elements. This sort of combination is particularly encountered in the music of the American group called Filter!
A few words on Filter:
Filter is an industrial/ alternative rock group formed in 1993 in Cleveland by singer Richard Patrick and guitarist/programmer Brian Liesegang. Filter has released five studio albums, the most recent being The Trouble with Angels, which was released on August 17, 2010. A sixth album titled Gurney and the Burning Books is scheduled for release in 2013 - Wikipedia
What will you learn?
- Developing your rhythm skills
- Beginner level hand coordination skills development
- Combining acoustic guitars with electric riffing
- Open string chord shapes
Homework included - check out the video part 7
Tempo: 100 BPM
Scales you can use: A major, B Mixolydian, C major
Tuning: Drop D - D A D G B E
Time signature: 4/4
Tone settings: AMT SS20 Lead Channel, having the Bass at 10 O'clock, the Mids at 8 and the Highs at 1 O'clock, while the gain is somewhere around 2 O'clock for the riffs on the Crunch channel. I have kept the guitar's volume pot at about 7 for the lighter palm muted riffs in Parts 2 and 4 and full volume in Part 6.
The acoustic guitar was recorded straight in the DAW.
Guitars: PRS Paul Allender and a Fender 1981 acoustic
Effects: DAW added reverb for the acoustic parts. (Variverb plug-in)
For a wider modern rock/ metal learning experience, I invite you to check out my modern metal based lessons here -> More of Cosmin's modern metal oriented lessons
While other modern acoustic lessons can be found here:
Joy to the World
Song writing - Acoustic fingerstyle
Acoustic Alternative Rock
