dougpg
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thought this would be Skakti. I had 3 albums when I had a vinyl collection. Good stuff.
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Question: What are you practicing?
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DinoMikeSr
I have the box
I've been playing in the Marshall Tucker vibe this week.
Help!I'maRock!
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reverend1
Kick Henry Jackassowski
A quick chorus trying out the new Greer Southland Harmonic Overdrive.
Three scales but no outside notes for @VoidTerraFirma.
Three scales but no outside notes for @VoidTerraFirma.
Help!I'maRock!
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I restarted the Music Theory Workbook a couple of weeks ago. Writing out scales and then practicing them, without CAGED boxes. Since posting this, I've shoehorned these examples into that work. So right now I'm in the D major scale, playing 4 string chords in a major I-IV-V and also ii-V-I.
I'm not necessarily gung ho on gypsy jazz, but at least I like listening to Wrembel. And despite it's abstractness, it's more exciting than sawing through Barney Kessel's version of Autumn Leaves. Which is a lot like being forced to eat your overcooked mushy vegetables. Despite how great he is as a guitarist, I just don't connect with it.
In just a few days, my hand strength is starting to come back. And the neck of my Taylor, which is a behemoth, is starting to feel smaller. I've also been experimenting with picks. My regular Ultex .73 feels a little too thin and the 1.5mm Gator Grip feels like playing with an eraser. I've settled on Ultex 1.14, which is my standard for electric guitars. I'm sure I'll switch again a few hours from now.
DinoMikeSr
I have the box
Les Paulish whankery this evening.
I use pick and middle finger. We usually play it was too fast to start with so I could never pick the whole thing.
Motorik
Kick Henry Jackassowski
Aw yeah! I can imagine the temptation to ramp up the speed at the start and then run into the 'oh shit!' moment when it comes time for the outro.
I'll try it pick and finger, that sounds like a good compromise. I was doing the Setzer 'palm the pick' thing at that point, but using the pick would be a more elegant solution.
I liked this:
'On the record their version is 114. I would like to do it 1bpm slower'.
BlockInlay
Octavate.band
Online voice lessons? I need them. Badly.
I'm not really practicing anything other than songs. I found the isolated studio tracks to a couple of tunes. I'm going to play the bass and guitar parts and record them over the isolated drums. If I can make it work with my shitty voice, I'll do the vocals too. Then mix it all and try and get a decent rendition. More a fun project than anything else.
Guitar Heel
Demented Trick
my GF (think Spinal Tap).
She's a really talented singer that had a strict mom. She's teaching me out to find the note, round out the notes, when to sing softly our loudly, and she's trying to teach me how to sing actual harmony (but this has proven difficult).
nuke_diver
Riding Solo
Oh I'll have to try that, I cannot go fast enough with a pick. Since my practices is always about playing songs I have tried to work on my strumming speed by trying to play some east coast (Newfoundland) music. I also heard a great version of Times like These by BBC1 with some Brit artists that inspired me to learn that, which then inspired me to try and learn some other FF music. And finally and mostly since it's hardest for me, working on the fingerstyle version of Lovers in a Dangerous Time (there is a bit of a theme to what I'm trying to learn these days
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Pine Apple Slim
Armchair Expert
Still coming to terms with Logic. Also having a go at Mainstage 3, Logics live version. Still a long way to go but I’m miles ahead of where I was when the lockdown started. I’ve ordered a little dedicated 25 key midi controller with lots of hands on knobs that can be mapped to many of the functions, so that should be fun. I’ve been using an old Korg X5D digital synth, nice keys and plenty of them but no transport controls, knobs, pads, faders, etc.
I’m in a couple of closed Facebook groups of people uploading covers and originals. I’ve used that to make myself record a video of me doing some tune or another about every day. Some days just an acoustic, some days with an electric, looper and drum machine.
I’m also playing banjo and fiddle each for at least 10 min every day in an effort to get my chops back up to an non embarrassing level.
Actually this has done wonders for my creativity and motivation to play. I’ve accomplished more in the last 3 months than in the last three years, musically.
Here’s me noodling to an original composition. Stick around for the sick keyboard skills at the end, lol.
I’m in a couple of closed Facebook groups of people uploading covers and originals. I’ve used that to make myself record a video of me doing some tune or another about every day. Some days just an acoustic, some days with an electric, looper and drum machine.
I’m also playing banjo and fiddle each for at least 10 min every day in an effort to get my chops back up to an non embarrassing level.
Actually this has done wonders for my creativity and motivation to play. I’ve accomplished more in the last 3 months than in the last three years, musically.
Here’s me noodling to an original composition. Stick around for the sick keyboard skills at the end, lol.
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Pine Apple Slim
Armchair Expert
Here’s a laughable attempt at programming a beat in my old Boss Dr5 and using a looper. I was feeling rather proud of myself until I got to the end and realized I hadn’t planned for the bridge.
Eat your heart out Mayer!
Eat your heart out Mayer!
Help!I'maRock!
Mediocringly Derivative
I started incorporating the Segovia scales into my key studies. I'm a little cleaner on "small" chord inversions and arpeggios, though I've not developed any speed yet. That will come later. As for songs, I'm playing what I want, so long as I get through the exercises. Predictably, lots of GSW.
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VoidTerraFirma
Live to wine
Highernoon
Burninator
If you call it a #4 then you're a jazz-blues man