Members ilovemystrat Posted August 10, 2008 Members Share Posted August 10, 2008 Scales, Review, New Stuff, Jam out don't forget your metronome or drum machine! you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jürgen Posted August 10, 2008 Members Share Posted August 10, 2008 I just play to backingtracks or to a song when playing at home. It's boring to play without bass & drums. So we try to rehearse as much as possible... And it's got to be loud ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted August 10, 2008 Members Share Posted August 10, 2008 I go to rehearsal, we run the set. That's pretty much it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members john_p_t Posted August 10, 2008 Members Share Posted August 10, 2008 I am really lazy about this. I run up and down scales while watching TV sometimes. The rest of the time, I just play whatever I feel like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fendercaster Posted August 10, 2008 Members Share Posted August 10, 2008 Practice, what's that? All my practice time is spent here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members figfuggo Posted August 10, 2008 Members Share Posted August 10, 2008 Play what you enjoy playing. I try to push myself and experiment with new fingerings or scales, but if I get bored I switch to something that is fun to play. I try to work myself into a "trance", which is when songwriting ideas suddenly start popping out of my fingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GibsonQC Posted August 10, 2008 Members Share Posted August 10, 2008 I go to rehearsal, we run the set.That's pretty much it. Me, too. Same thing at home, though I run through about 5-10 new songs a week and work on hard solo sections. Unfortunately, I feel like I've been at a brick wall for the past year. I think it's time I do something about it. If someone has a specific practice regimen, please post it here. I'd love to see what players do to advance their technique. I'm hoping _Pete_ or Alchemist will chime in (or Rocco)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Patuney Posted August 10, 2008 Members Share Posted August 10, 2008 When I get in a rut(same old songs over and over), I cruse UTUBE and the like and play along with anything that has a beat and guitar lines I can hear. Found a lot of fun songs that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members atimoc Posted August 10, 2008 Members Share Posted August 10, 2008 You know you're in HCEG when practicing is considered offtopic I don't have a specific routine, I should though. Usually it's just playing whatever comes to mind, trying to find new riffs/melodies to use in songs, or practicing the difficult parts of a couple of songs I really want to learn to play (currently Eric Johnson's SRV and Dream Theater's Overture 1928). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faber Posted August 10, 2008 Members Share Posted August 10, 2008 Lately it's been: Wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank, (learn new song)wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank,wank, The incentive to practice in a coherent and determined fashion comes and goes for me. During the times when I'm *not* coasting, usually have a few particular aspects, technique, theory, songs, that I'll break down to the smallest possible bits and practice slowly and meticuously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members book_of_lies777 Posted August 10, 2008 Members Share Posted August 10, 2008 I haven't 'practiced' in years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metallica_00 Posted August 10, 2008 Members Share Posted August 10, 2008 I don't practice mechanical things. I take jazz lessons during the school year, so during the week I'm working on whatever my teacher assigns me...reading/playing the head, chord melody if applicable, getting the changes down, and then I put the progression into Band in a Box or jam over somebody's version of the track to practice soloing. I like to the HC Sticky Jams, that helps me as a player. And I'll learn tunes when the mood strikes. I'm more interested in developing my ear and melodic content than raw technique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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