Members Mike LX-R Posted November 15, 2012 Members Share Posted November 15, 2012 I love ya! I'm proud of ya! YEAH, This is Great! Just like the 60's again! "step aside you Nazi Cow!!! (fake punches)" Karen, I know who's pain I'm supposed to ease! I was a little too excited wasn't I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cougar Hunter Posted November 15, 2012 Members Share Posted November 15, 2012 I was a little too excited wasn't I? Not at all, but It sounded just like Karen at the PTA meeting on Field of Dreams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mike LX-R Posted November 15, 2012 Members Share Posted November 15, 2012 Not at all, but It sounded just like Karen at the PTA meeting on Field of Dreams. "If you chop build it, leads will come..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Slaymoar Posted November 15, 2012 Members Share Posted November 15, 2012 How do I get better at playing leads? You {censored} rhythm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Slaymoar Posted November 15, 2012 Members Share Posted November 15, 2012 Three factors; 1. Practice, depending on the person this may take a while. Practice improvising. Practice favorite solos. You don't know it until you can play it while talking to someone else - while keeping the timing tight. 2. Your style, this plays a big role in your impro. You'll always sound like you no matter how you try to hack it. So get used to you and your skill will be all you. 3. Take risks. Learn new techniques. Try a solo you know will take you a while to figure out. Write a new solo that uses these new techniques. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted November 15, 2012 Author Members Share Posted November 15, 2012 You {censored} rhythm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members telephant Posted November 15, 2012 Members Share Posted November 15, 2012 I agree with the looper pedal. I started taking lessons again and that's the fist thing my teacher recommended. Basically said this: Create a random chord progression in whatever scale you want to practice. Loop it. Then start running up and down that scale in time. Practice your sequencing: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ovid9 Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 Thanks for that book k-fux! Been using it tonight already, I can tell its going to help my fingers out a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeadNight Warrior Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 get a looper for practicing on your own. Aside from irritating my band mates, this is what I use the Axe-FX's looper for. Just loop a chord progression and improv over the top of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Norton666 Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 Send me your RD ! That's the first step Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Krank'N Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 Get a whammy bar and a wah pedal. You can cover a lot of "sour" notes with liberal use of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deconstruction Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 Get a whammy bar and a wah pedal. You can cover a lot of "sour" notes with liberal use of them! Damn rights... and if a mistake is too noticeable to cover up, just repeat it, then it's not a mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rock Hardness Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 Aside from all the good advice already given, learn to bend. Don't do it while watching tv - you have to reallylisten while you do it, and compare the bent note to an unbent note alternately. For example, play D-E on adjacent strings( pinky or ring finger - index finger) then play D-E on the same string ( Pinky or ring, then bend to pitch). I recomend alternating strictly at first.Prepare yourself to be bored with it - Set a timer for half an hour or whatever and concentrate. Set your metronome to a nice slow speed and bend (or check your pitch)in time to the beat. Later, when you have it down, Practice bending to pitch half steps, whole steps, minor thirds. Even major thirds, fourths on the fatter strings...if you dare.... Practice bending with all of your fingers....even the index finger. Work on your vibrato with a metronome, too. Work on bending up to a note s l o w ly... Go ahead...Blaze away on your shrediest bits, then at the end of the phrase, stretch that final bend -really milk it for all it's worth - until the last possible nano second when you hit the pitch. Make the listener ache for it.....that's where the sex comes in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jnurp Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 Have you considered practicing? this is sound advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sheik_Yerbouti Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 If you're looking for instructional dvds, the Gambale one is excellent, so is basically anything by Paul Gilbert. The guy's a great teacher, one of the sickest players on the planet, and he's usually very entertaining, too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6BERF9Nw3I [video=youtube;U61-WsGcUhg] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DoubleBarrel Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 Get a whammy bar and a wah pedal. You can cover a lot of "sour" notes with liberal use of them! I always say, 1 bad note is a mistake, 2 or more, and it's Jazz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RiffDaemon Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 That vid pic goes so well with the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted November 16, 2012 Author Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 Send me your RD ! That's the first step Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted November 16, 2012 Author Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 I tried the Gamble vid last night! Awesome! I think this is going to really help! Will check out the Paul Gilbert stuff later on as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knucklefux Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 watching paul gilbert videos makes me want to quit playing guitar all together. his speed and accuracy make me go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 100 watt Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 learn to utilize your thumb on your fretting hand. It free's up an extra finger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fortress55 Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 get a looper for practicing on your own.record your practices and listen to them, that really helps. + 1000 I record all my practice sessions, alone or with the band and listen back to my playing and try to improve what doenst sound right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Hotcakes Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 I like the Kerry King instructional DVD: "Turkey Fights In 30 Days" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mike LX-R Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 learn to utilize your thumb on your fretting hand. It free's up an extra finger that can work with certain chording techniques but it also takes the rest of your hand out of optimal position for single line melodies, IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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