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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
John
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01-30-2021 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by ragman1
John
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Originally Posted by John A.
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
But in Lhasa, Tibet I was served glacé cherries on a pizza
Beat that
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Originally Posted by PickingMyEars
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Originally Posted by John A.
(Click the Soundcloud thing again, I've replaced it with something else, probably better)
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Originally Posted by christianm77
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Originally Posted by ragman1
John
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Originally Posted by John A.
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Originally Posted by ragman1
John
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Originally Posted by christianm77
John
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http://<a href="https://vimeo.com/50...e on Vimeo</a>
same video, but it's on Vimeo. I pulled the one from youTube, and won't go into the why and what for
comments welcome, if you feel so moved. I'm spending more time at this site these days. Also spending more time with guitar, after a hiatus.
hasta lasagna. (don't get any on ya)
edit: WTF? new video won't attach...Last edited by bil; 01-31-2021 at 12:48 PM.
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I don't know if this is a weird question or not.
When you listen to your own playing on these recordings, do you sound the way you want to?
Or, stated another way, are you producing the sounds in your mind?
Speaking only for myself, my answer is "partially". The tone isn't exactly what I want to hear. I imagine more varied harmonic content than I know how to produce. I struggle to be as rhythmically varied as I'd like. On the positive side, I can often feel the emotion I'm trying to express. The good part: it helps me focus on what I need to work on.
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Originally Posted by rpjazzguitar
The notes, usually a mix of "that wasn't so bad" and "shit I want those back."
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Originally Posted by rpjazzguitar
John
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RP,
Not a weird question at all. Sometimes I don't put my portable recorder in the right spot. The guitar sounds either gummy or distorts too much. I actually like a little bit of distortion, but I am talking about to the point that I can't even hear the guitar.
A bass player friend of mine gifted me his old boost pedal--only pedal I ever use and I love it! Before, my guitar sounded like mud. No definition. Now I my sound is more balanced, but it's a work in progress.
In terms of other stuff...
1. Time feel, time feel, time feel. A couple of years ago I switched from tapping on 2 and 4 to stomping on 1 and 3. Not to keep time, but to straighten out my groove. My mentor told me to do 1 and 3 because that's what the "jazz elders of yore" told him. I listen to my mentor because he's played with people I could only dream of. Graham Dechter is definitely worth a listen
2. Fullness of each note. I noticed that some of my notes in the upper register of the guitar were "clicky" on my last couple of posts. I want control over my fullness. Percussive is totally fair game, but I want to control when and where. That's a "me" thing, not a guitar setup thing.
3. Note length. Being intentional with how I attack and start a note. Being even more intentional with how and when I end a note.
4. Phrasing, phrasing, phrasing.
5. Motivic development. I want my improvised solo to sound like a complete solo--sometimes it does and more often... it doesn't.
6. Time feel, time feel, time feel. Groove. Notes gotta dance. If not, my notes don't mean a thing.
RP, you asked--I told. That's the last long post from me--more play play and less speaky speak. That said, as an educator, I think it's crucial to give yourself specific constructive criticism everytime you record yourself. The worst you could say is "I suck!" Why? Be specific and it will help frame your goals.
There I go again. Okay, this jam is fun. What's next, Mr. B?
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Originally Posted by PickingMyEars
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Only other feedback for the moment.....
Gabor Szabo Mr B? You know'em all! Great idea to do these jams.
John A., the "fast bursts" were not premeditated, just the way I felt it. Maybe to avoid falling asleep
Ref. do you sound the way you want to? No, because I only hear the bum/badly fretted notes (lots in my contribution). Doesn't stop me from trying to find the time to play something, however.
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Originally Posted by John A.
I also don't know what you mean by cutting the form in half. If you mean playing 8 bars instead of 16, or 4 instead of 8, I think I did, yes, though it would have been accidental. Does it matter?
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Originally Posted by ragman1
What I meant is that maybe your headphones overemphasize bass (some of mine do), so when you adjust things to sound good to you, you lower bass frequencies. Other people listening on more neutral phones or phones that have less bass response don't hear the bass in your tracks.
And yes, I meant you did 8/4/4 instead of 16/8/8. It matters if you meant to play So What.
John
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Here's my take! Recorded with a real bass player and a not so real drummer(Drum Genius app).
Lots of great versions on this thread! Starting with the groovy Grant Greeny 1st post by Mr. Beaumont!
Ok Pizza time...
Fun!
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Good stuff there, Ron! I do like a guy who just sits there and bangs it out. Great energy. Do some more!
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Originally Posted by Ronstuff
Do you use volume pedal effect?
Jazzingly
Kris
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Originally Posted by kris
I liked your version, cool effect on the telecaster and nice phrases!
RonLast edited by Ronstuff; 01-31-2021 at 08:35 PM.
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Here's my contribution, warts and all:
All comments welcome - thanks!
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