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Originally Posted by zizala
And yea.. growing up with a woodwind greatly influences guitar. There is a melodic linear thinking that goes with it.
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04-07-2020 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Jimmy Mack;[URL="tel:1022401"
Originally Posted by arielcee;[URL="tel:1022422"
I just tried Les Pauls underrated for non rock stuff. One of my longest tenured guitars and I keep finding uses for it.
Originally Posted by zizala;[URL="tel:1022521"
Originally Posted by ruger9
There are all kinds of modelers and knick knacks out there these days. Plug into your amp, your computer, your portal board, your tablet, your phone... Might be worth looking into.
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I'm getting back into composing, with a cool R&B bit in the pipeline right now. It's different for me and something I'll be delving into more. Also working more on scales.
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Thing I've learned...
The more Grant Green and Charlie Christian I listen to, the happier I am.
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Originally Posted by Stringswinger
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I am making a point of playing all the songs I can think of that I've learned or studied seriously. I also am making a point of playing as many different guitars as I can. I have way more than is decent, and I'm rediscovering how much I love each and every one. Even that bad boy Telecaster that just turned up the other day.
I hadn't played my El-Cheapo Epiphone Broadway for ages. It needed a little truss rod and bridge saddle tweak, but I have had a hard time putting it down. Imagine how the L5 feels when I keep reaching for the cheerleader instead of the society lady.
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Stringswinger, its gotta be three for me...electric, steel string acoustic, nylon string.
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Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
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With the extra time:
1. More writing.
2. Arranging by writing full parts on Musescore. So, for example, for the first time, I've written piano comping for a full song. Easy enough to write the first two bars, but then it's more challenging to write another 62 bars which vary the rhythm and hold interest and groove.
3. Making video of guitar and voice. Figured out a few things about making them work better. I posted one in the Showcase section of this forum.
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If gigs were still a thing (or for when they come back) I would offer the most profound thing I discovered long ago. Push your amp into the drum kit under the hi-hat and then place yourself as far away as possible. Ask the drummer permission first (all have said yes and said they liked it).
The purpose is to make the sound source for both the kit and the guitar come from the same place, so the same distance to the ear (of everyone), so the same time lag, delay. This natural synchronization clears and supports all kinds of rhythmic aspects of live playing for both the guitarist and the drummer.
I see people are mentioning what they are doing in the mean time. I have been playing through an analog to midi converter (single notes only, it is not polyphonic) and passing the midi signals to a 25 year old Roland M-OC1 rack mount synthesizer sound module... all orchestral instruments... flute, clarinet, trumpet, violin, etc., great fun because it basically removes the "guitarisic" character and promotes a whole different melodic perspective. I have discovered amazing lines that I might never have found sounding like a guitar.
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Originally Posted by Socalbill
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I’ve learned there’s absolutely no point in my recording more than one take. Either it works or it doesn’t and every consecutive take is worse lol
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The Red Panda Particle v.1 is still really fun to play. I am glad I did not sell it!
(How could you even think about selling a pedal with such awesome graphics?!!)
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Originally Posted by christianm77
John
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Originally Posted by Stringswinger
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I've learned that I skipped over too many important fundamentals. I started taking weekly Skype lessons with a very well known and respected Gypsy jazz guitarist, and it's probably been as painful for him as it has been for me! That being said, I'm working from home, and need the breaks. I keep my Eastman 339 style guitar next to me to practice relatively quietly, and then pull out the Gypsy guitar when volume isn't an issue.
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Originally Posted by John A.
If it does, then probably not going to happen that day,...
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
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I think playing out live no matter as a Solo or with a band, is truly the key. Playing music requires someone else to interact with. After all if a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it?
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Originally Posted by jads57
Not good from my perspective.
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Originally Posted by Stringswinger
It's ironic... in some ways, this whole "quarantine thing" has cause people to talk to friends MORE- because there's nothing else to do LOL- however they are doing it remotely- over the phone or internet. Human contact seems to have increased in some ways, yet DECREASED (REAL contact) in others. It's a "6 of one, half-dozen of the other" proposition.
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Originally Posted by Stringswinger
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Ruger9, time to have a chat with the missus before it all boils over.
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Originally Posted by Spook410
Similarly, I thought that when I'd get a little more time on my hands, I'd get more familiar with various software that I've wanted to learn; that hasn't happened, either.
Getting hung up on rhythms when transcribing
Today, 11:59 AM in Ear Training, Transcribing & Reading