Members Ron Burgandy Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 ? No hover brah For me? I heard J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. Holy {censored} he sucks. Nobody wants to hear atonal flurries of misguided note selection mixed with out of pitch bends. I realized I did the same thing so I'm working on playing in key, and hitting bends properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NinjaRaf Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 For me it was actually trying to write solos to songs in a band. It really improved my playing out of necessity, and it made me WANT to actually get better to play some of the ideas that were happening in my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 yeah J Mascis sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members charveldan Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 I heard Steve Morse of the Dixie Dregs and realized i didn't know jack...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ju5t1n20 Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 Just learning different scales and modes and getting outside that pentatonic box. Charting music and learning from ear has helped me greatly. I just recently got Tom Quayles Rock to Fusion DVD from licklibrary. It's killer but I'm slowly learning from it. And I still suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members "sasquatch" Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 learning modes = my world opened up, and not just lead playing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ***1776*** Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 Originally Posted by Ron Burgandy ? No hover brah For me? I heard J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. Holy {censored} he sucks. Nobody wants to hear atonal flurries of misguided note selection mixed with out of pitch bends. I realized I did the same thing so I'm working on playing in key, and hitting bends properly. ............................................... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTjjMP40n3c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stompboxfreak72 Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 starting lines with an upstroke and actually sweep picking three note per string patterns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sleewell Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 using a looper for practice and listening to recordings helps me. mainly just comes down to practice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thurston Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 Taking lessons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pepi Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 Learning rhythm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zozobra Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 Doing coke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnowStorm Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 Originally Posted by sleewell using a looper for practice and listening to recordings helps me. mainly just comes down to practice Yep, buying a looper pedal to practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members reddt1 Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 I am hopelessly stuck in the pentatonic scale. But learning the pattern of the scale all over the neck made my solos far more interesting. Forcing myself to include different techniques in every solo helps too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 100 watt Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 lightly picking with my fingers, instead of a pick (in certain spots) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretless Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 I study the masters of the instrument Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ron Burgandy Posted December 19, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 Originally Posted by guitarbilly74 yeah J Mascis sucks Winner I don't care how the rest of you practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members peavey_impact Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 Weekly improv jams with a drummer and bassist did it for me Not to sound like a smug bastard, but I've put in SO many hours of improv jams that I feel like I could pretty much hold my own in damn near any context, except maybe some super complex 5-key-change-per-second jazz {censored} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members draelyc Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 Recording it & listening back to it later. VERY motivating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sixtonoize Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 Getting a VHT.I thought I was pretty good until I got to hear how sloppy my leads were without layers of saturation and compression to make them sound better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thefyn Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 Originally Posted by draelyc Recording it & listening back to it later. VERY motivating! Yep. I recorded 2 solos last night. It was like Jekyll and Hyde. One was awesome (for me) ..the other..so bad I may keep it. I kinda like how gonzo it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thefyn Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 Originally Posted by draelyc Recording it & listening back to it later. VERY motivating! Yep. I recorded 2 solos last night. It was like Jekyll and Hyde. One was awesome (for me) ..the other..so bad I may keep it. I kinda like how gonzo it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members draelyc Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 Originally Posted by thefyn Yep. I recorded 2 solos last night. It was like Jekyll and Hyde. One was awesome (for me) ..the other..so bad I may keep it. I kinda like how gonzo it is. I know the feeling, mang! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wrongnote85 Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 Originally Posted by "sasquatch" learning modes = my world opened up, and not just lead playing this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KCTigerChief Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 I can't play leads for {censored}...but threads like these motivate me. David Gilmour motivates me. Lots of players motivate me...I just don't feel like I have the time to get that good. I could probably do 30 minutes a day, and it'd take me a lifetime to be able to play what I hear in my head...Bummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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