n3r3m4c
IG Regular
Poop?
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Post by n3r3m4c on Mar 4, 2009 13:07:47 GMT -5
people's first impression is in most cases how fast you can move your fingers that's how sloppy players and pentatonic wankers that are hailed by the public as great guitarists get that public status - because they can move their fingers fast. The thing is that a lot of the solo's I end up doing are improvised (I can actually handle the ones I write for the most part), but I have a vague direction I go with one of them that's basically just an ascending e minor scale run into a descending run, but sometimes I just don't feel up to playing those things, so I revert to natural minor wankerage or harmonic minor wanking or even pentawanking just to have at least something to put there for the solo.
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Post by Torkin on Mar 4, 2009 13:41:45 GMT -5
that's how sloppy players and pentatonic wankers that are hailed by the public as great guitarists get that public status - because they can move their fingers fast. The thing is that a lot of the solo's I end up doing are improvised (I can actually handle the ones I write for the most part), but I have a vague direction I go with one of them that's basically just an ascending e minor scale run into a descending run, but sometimes I just don't feel up to playing those things, so I revert to natural minor wankerage or harmonic minor wanking or even pentawanking just to have at least something to put there for the solo. Well I still remember strarting out as a guitar player. All those fast runs and seqeunces that I hear now were like a big pile of blurry fast notes to me back then. So I guess if you aren't a shredder yourself you will look up to any sloppy guitarrist who can move his fingers fast. Not saying that its a good thing, but thinking about it we write complex solos, runs and theorized arpeggios just for ourselves and our colleagues?
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Post by lazyPat on Mar 4, 2009 19:40:41 GMT -5
The thing is that a lot of the solo's I end up doing are improvised (I can actually handle the ones I write for the most part), but I have a vague direction I go with one of them that's basically just an ascending e minor scale run into a descending run, but sometimes I just don't feel up to playing those things, so I revert to natural minor wankerage or harmonic minor wanking or even pentawanking just to have at least something to put there for the solo. Well I still remember strarting out as a guitar player. All those fast runs and seqeunces that I hear now were like a big pile of blurry fast notes to me back then. So I guess if you aren't a shredder yourself you will look up to any sloppy guitarrist who can move his fingers fast. Not saying that its a good thing, but thinking about it we write complex solos, runs and theorized arpeggios just for ourselves and our colleagues? seems like it at times. i mean yeah anybody can tell you that F# demonic 7th arpeggio scale run with a Cb in the bass is cool, but only another good musician could tell you there's no such thing
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axl
Still Wears Diapers
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Post by axl on Mar 9, 2009 11:42:39 GMT -5
Well haveing just gotten back from playing for over 10,000 ppl w/ Buch Cherry & Papa Roach in 2 different arenas... I can relate quite well. It is COLD AS HELL in a damn arena. I froze my ass off and my hands were totally stiff each night before I went on. The dressing rooms were also cold as hell too. I was freaking out about 20 min before we played because my hands were frozen and I'm thinking there is no way I am going to pull any of my faser licks if I can't move my hands. What I did was run my hands under warm water for like 10 minutes before I went on. I also did a whole cardio/ streching/joint warm up routine to get my heart pumping and blood flowing to my hands. The other thing is play guitar for like an hour before you perform. That helped me a lot. I also ate some really hot soup + warm tea to warm up the body. All these things helped a lot and when it was show time.... no problems. 1) No shit, I have a hell of a problem with cold hands. I mean, my circulation isn't the best from smoking 2 packs a day, but I even have that problem at home where it's nice and warm. Cold hands are a bitch; makes your playing so sloppy. 2) This is probably the hardest for guitarists to understand or find. I think I've found a good middle ground, but where I've got my strap situated, it's still hard as hell to do sweeps higher up on the neck i don't really think there's an ideal length, you just have to search for the best one.
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Post by SHRED FAN on Mar 9, 2009 19:07:05 GMT -5
Solution: one of those elastic Bucket head straps
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Post by patril0mic on Mar 14, 2009 19:28:46 GMT -5
Solution: one of those elastic Bucket head straps +1
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