Members jack harper Posted March 14, 2009 Members Share Posted March 14, 2009 I try to go as slow as possible with as much soul as possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted March 15, 2009 Members Share Posted March 15, 2009 Somewhere in between Luther Perkins and Brad Paisley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members O'Rourke Posted March 15, 2009 Members Share Posted March 15, 2009 I've never been able to play very fast and I've been playing for 14 years. I spent hours practicing those EVH style hammer on and pull off runs as a teenager and just never could get my fingers to move fast enough. I can do fast palm muted thrash rythym stuff no problem but my left hand just doesn't move quick enough for shredding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DonK Posted March 15, 2009 Members Share Posted March 15, 2009 I can play REALLY fast. So long as accuracy isn't required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mistersully Posted March 15, 2009 Members Share Posted March 15, 2009 here's a clip of how fast i am www.soundclipps.com/sullyfastwow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted March 15, 2009 Members Share Posted March 15, 2009 here's a clip of how fast i am www.soundclipps.com/sullyfastwow The link didn't work. Regarding the topic, it is remarkable how "playing fast" is a skill that gets people's attention and recognition while feel, good taste, nuanced playing, musicianship, etc. are rather rarely spoken of in this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mistersully Posted March 15, 2009 Members Share Posted March 15, 2009 The link didn't work. yes it did... it was just really REALLY fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DavidMgT Posted March 15, 2009 Members Share Posted March 15, 2009 I can play REALLY fast.So long as accuracy isn't required. that pretty much describes me as well:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted March 15, 2009 Members Share Posted March 15, 2009 yes it did... it was just really REALLY fast I tried again and i get a Google page that says "OOps, the link appears to be broken". But my computer is doing other funny things and is ready to give up the ghost. I just ordered a new PC with good performance and I decided to go with the M-audio Fast track pro as an AI. I'm also getting a new space in the house for my little home studio where I can leave things plugged and guitars on stand without fear of the kids breaking something. I want to get more serious about recording. Mistersully, I might PM you from time to time asking for tips!... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members skovol007 Posted March 15, 2009 Members Share Posted March 15, 2009 So fast I'm always finished. Ok, comfortably, and accuratley about 12 notes per second using alternate picking. Faster using legato techniques. Glad to see I'm not the only one on here who can't sweep worth a pick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MichaelSaulnier Posted March 15, 2009 Members Share Posted March 15, 2009 Between any two notes... I'm like lightning! M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted March 15, 2009 Members Share Posted March 15, 2009 So fast I'm always finished. Ok, comfortably, and accuratley about 12 notes per second using alternate picking. Faster using legato techniques. Glad to see I'm not the only one on here who can't sweep worth a pick! The same note 12 times or a diminished scale? The question is not to poke fun at you but what does so many notes per second means really. Difficulty varies greatly depending on what's been played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members skovol007 Posted March 15, 2009 Members Share Posted March 15, 2009 The same note 12 times or a diminished scale? The question is not to poke fun at you but what does so many notes per second means really. Difficulty varies greatly depending on what's been played. I was talking about a scale, or something I wrote/planned out (which is actually how I came to the 12 NPS). And i can only do it in short burts. i can't do the 43,576,323 non-stop 32nd notes like some guys can. (Which I admit is fun to watch, but boring to listen to). The same note as fast as possible would technically be cheating, but I think I'd be even faster that way! If I play too fast, it get's sloppy (which this part of the solo was actually meant to be to counterbalance the melodic part that follows) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veBEvXZeSS0 But one of my favorite solos that I've composed is only about a minute long and actually rather slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted March 15, 2009 Members Share Posted March 15, 2009 I'm starting a thread about tempo and how it affects playing. Check it out. http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2271855 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarman3001 Posted March 15, 2009 Members Share Posted March 15, 2009 [YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mistersully Posted March 15, 2009 Members Share Posted March 15, 2009 I tried again and i get a Google page that says "OOps, the link appears to be broken". But my computer is doing other funny things and is ready to give up the ghost. I just ordered a new PC with good performance and I decided to go with the M-audio Fast track pro as an AI. I'm also getting a new space in the house for my little home studio where I can leave things plugged and guitars on stand without fear of the kids breaking something. I want to get more serious about recording. Mistersully, I might PM you from time to time asking for tips!... the link is fake... it was just an attempt (albeit lame) at humour looking forward to hearing your recordings... i'd be happy to help any way i can i'll be interested to hear how the M-audio works out... i'll be changing back to computer based recording soon... so i might be after an AI myself... i have an old hoontech c-port around somewhere... not sure how functional it still is though as for this thread... i'm not fast... at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jerry_picker Posted March 15, 2009 Members Share Posted March 15, 2009 tree fitty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members leopardstar Posted March 15, 2009 Members Share Posted March 15, 2009 not that fast really, but fast enough to get a ticket for going 85mph on a 65mph freeway ;~) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members caveman Posted March 15, 2009 Members Share Posted March 15, 2009 Nobody is as fast as The Cisco Kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted March 15, 2009 Members Share Posted March 15, 2009 as for this thread... i'm not fast... at all Nor am I but that's no goal of mine to play fast. I'm fast enough for my purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members twotimingpete Posted March 15, 2009 Members Share Posted March 15, 2009 who gives a {censored}? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nuke_diver Posted March 15, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 15, 2009 As I tried to say initially there is a speed that is needed to play a particular piece and then there is pure speed. I wanted to put up a poll to have some kind of guage but I messed up . I've heard Jkater play and I cannot do that . I'm not that fast. I can maybe do 8th notes at 200 for a short period, 180 sustain. There is a speed that is needed for any piece and being slower does restrict what you can play. I'm working on pressing the limits of what I can play and how I can improve. I'm not trying to set any records just trying to guage what I need to target long term in order to be able to play a lot of things but not necessarily everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members adlo76 Posted March 15, 2009 Members Share Posted March 15, 2009 Nobody is as fast as The Cisco Kid. he was a friend of mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metallica_00 Posted March 15, 2009 Members Share Posted March 15, 2009 I would say around a Slash level of speed (although a different style of player)...moderately fast but well short of outright shredding. Listen to the end solo of this piece if you want to get an idea of my max speed. This is pretty sloppy actually. I can do this cleanly, but this was a track that was due for a recording/music creation class and I ran out of time to make it clean. Figured the professor probably wouldn't care too much if I didn't get a perfect take. http://academics.hamilton.edu/music/spellman/studio/archives/fall2008/PrescottanoRocketship.mp3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members adlo76 Posted March 15, 2009 Members Share Posted March 15, 2009 Somewhere between this and this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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