** The Random Shred Chat Thread **

[Resiliance]

Yes sir.

[apocalypse13]

How big??

[leevish]

ahh, at our last gigs me and the drummer played welcome to bucketheadland... with a slower solo of course! ;)

[apocalypse13]

I know a drummer, who is currently unemployed, so I think I'm gonna try and spend more time w/ him. Before I couldn't because he had a demanding job. I need him, and he needs me, lol. I'll get hoss better and so will he if we each have something to work with.

Plus, his amp >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mine.

[leevish]

lol nice. hope hes a reasonable drummer, good drummers can be a hard thing to find.

[apocalypse13]

Quite good actually. He's more metal based, but he can pull out some pretty good beats. He's still got a way to go though. He usually plays pretty simple stuff, but he's pretty good at double bass and fast playing too.

Edit- He plays simple, fast, metally stuff. Like Dave Lombardo on horse tranqulizers.

[leevish]

awesome. our drummer recently purchased himself a double bass pedal. its a beast!

[PooKoo]

crap, im really lagged. fine ill make a topic then. anyone played their shredding skills infront of a live audience?

gonna in feb. Playing serrana.

[apocalypse13]

They've got a thing at our school in the spring that I'm pending. It's an outdoor concert where the school band plays, then anyone else or their band can play. I'm thinking about seeing if I can borrow Matt's (drummer guy) amp and just jamming off to the side. It's a 100 watt Marshall that sounds great. I'll just chill out on the side and jam and if anyone wants to see my 1337 skills (not really...:() they can come over and check it out.

[paddyo]

I'm hopefully playing Far beyond the Sun in a talent show in my school next month.

[PooKoo]

if i could drive i might actually come out and check ya out, itd be cool, though undeniably awkward and weird if we did actually meet.

[apocalypse13]

hahahaha

That'd be cool. I always thought you'd be the person I'd most likely hang out with from UG. :haha

But, we live very far apart! You live in Maine right? I live near Cincinnati, Ohio... :(

[PooKoo]

haha maryland, ive been to ohio before, cleveland it twas, its about a 6 hour drive but i do love a road trip.

Haha i am fun to hang out with on good days, which is usually. Id love to jam with any one of ya, specially paddyo or fp.

[apocalypse13]

Maybe I'll pay you a visit in a couple of years when my parents can't tell me not to. :p:

[pavan]

Last year I played an improvised solo in school - in front of about 600 people.

[Freepower]

Haha i am fun to hang out with on good days, which is usually. Id love to jam with any one of ya, specially paddyo or fp.

Anytime. You're english, right? If im over, i'll look you up if i have the time.

Would any of you guys be interested in the score of my music composition for A level? I'd be willing to post it when finished and it'd give you an insight into my crazy ass mind.

[PooKoo]

nah im american, but who knows whatll happen, i tend to show up anywhere.

And yeah, id love to see it when you're done.

[Axegrinder#9]

hey guys, I've posted my first recording in the covers forum after a hiatus of more than 6 months - it's an instrumental cover of the Beatles classic, "while my guitar gently weeps" - do check it out guys. here's the link to it: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4813866#post4813866

[paddyo]

haha maryland, ive been to ohio before, cleveland it twas, its about a 6 hour drive but i do love a road trip.

Haha i am fun to hang out with on good days, which is usually. Id love to jam with any one of ya, specially paddyo or fp.

:rolleyes: What can I say? We irish are just the charmers:p: Seriously though that would be really cool, but unlikely :) If you're in Ireland look me up!

EDIT: FP-Yes! Do!

[PooKoo]

hey guys, I've posted my first recording in the covers forum after a hiatus of more than 6 months - it's an instrumental cover of the Beatles classic, "while my guitar gently weeps" - do check it out guys. here's the link to it: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4813866#post4813866

downloadin it now, ill leave some comments provided it works.

Youve heard vinnie moores version right?

[Stratwizard]

hey guys, I've posted my first recording in the covers forum after a hiatus of more than 6 months - it's an instrumental cover of the Beatles classic, "while my guitar gently weeps" - do check it out guys. here's the link to it: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4813866#post4813866

Left the comment. :)

You can check some of my songs at http://stratwizard.dmusic.com if you will... ;)

[Beckerism]

How big??

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Somewhere around here.

On TLGOJB, does anyone know what song he starts playing at 35:55-36:01?

Or on the Documentary from 5:30 to 5:34.

[apocalypse13]

^ :o


:liplick:








:(




;)

[chase09]

how fast can you guys sweep? i checked myself doing the same 3 string sweep pattern for 60 seconds and it turned out to be 12.8 nps. later i'm going to check a 4 string sweep pattern, which should be a little bit higher.

[PooKoo]

i cant figure out nps

[Beckerism]

i cant figure out nps

(Beats per minute/60) times (notes/4)

160 bpm at 16th notes:

(160/60) times (16/4) = 10.66667 nps

300 bpm at 32 notes

(300/60) times (32/4)= 40 nps.

random examples ^.

etc. :)


Edit:

**** FOO! Golbez just uploaded Raspberry Jam's for me, and it is nothing like I've ever heard from Becker. Seriously good jazz/rock jams on it. I love it. I'll upload it for you guys later.

[chase09]

i figured mine out by recording myself on a 1 minute time limit and then going back and counting how many times i performed the sweep. since the sweep in its entirety consists of 6 notes, i then took the number of times it was performed cleanly, multiplied it by 6, then divided by 60. if i messed up during the sweep then i didn't count it because it would be too controversial then. so i guess it COULD be a little higher, but 12.8 is good enough for me considering i've only played about 7 months

[apocalypse13]

^Smart!

[Beckerism]

i figured mine out by recording myself on a 1 minute time limit and then going back and counting how many times i performed the sweep. since the sweep in its entirety consists of 6 notes, i then took the number of times it was performed cleanly, multiplied it by 6, then divided by 60. if i messed up during the sweep then i didn't count it because it would be too controversial then. so i guess it COULD be a little higher, but 12.8 is good enough for me considering i've only played about 7 months

That's is actually pretty damn fast. Is it clean?

[chase09]

^Thanks :headbang:

[pavan]

Foo, waiting for the link

[PooKoo]

(Beats per minute/60) times (notes/4)

160 bpm at 16th notes:

(160/60) times (16/4) = 10.66667 nps

300 bpm at 32 notes

(300/60) times (32/4)= 40 nps.

random examples ^.

etc. :)


Edit:

**** FOO! Golbez just uploaded Raspberry Jam's for me, and it is nothing like I've ever heard from Becker. Seriously good jazz/rock jams on it. I love it. I'll upload it for you guys later.

yeah but i still dunno how to do it, i hate math.

and how do i know how many bpm or notes im playing?

Sorry, im a n00b when it comes to that stuff.

[apocalypse13]

Yo! Was it clean?

[Beckerism]

yeah but i still dunno how to do it, i hate math.

and how do i know how many bpm or notes im playing?

Sorry, im a n00b when it comes to that stuff.

THAT, I don't know, and I don't really do myself. That, my explanation, was for how to calculate the nps of a song from powertabs or gp4. One way you could do it I guess would be to play a song at the same speed as a pt/gp4 file. You would just be playing the same nps as the powertab would be. Or yah, you could take 10 seconds, play as many notes as you can. Find out how many notes you played, then divide it by 10.

[pavan]

or set your metronome to 60bpm and figure out how many notes you had played in that one second between the beats.



its not really important this nps thing.

[chase09]

Yo! Was it clean?

most of it, every 15 seconds or so i'd mess up from readjusting the pick in my right hand, but like i said, when i messed up i didnt count it.

[chase09]

its not really important this nps thing.

true, but it's nice to know how fast you are playing.

[priest.fan.]

most of it, every 15 seconds or so i'd mess up from readjusting the pick in my right hand, but like i said, when i messed up i didnt count it.

12.8 nps after 7 months?

I... want... recording :liplick:

thats seriously really good

[Ibanez_rawker]

how do I shred? I have the whole G major scale memerized across the kneck, but I dont know how to shred.... I just dont know what to do. Any tips?

[Axegrinder#9]

chop off your fingers and eat them...

[kirkisking]

Jem or UV777?

[Stratwizard]

If you want 6 string then get JEM, if you want 7 string then UV. I have JEM7VWH and it kicks some serious ass!

[leevish]

the Jem 77's are the best looking ones in my opinion.

[pavan]

Jem or UV777?


both of 'em !

[Stratwizard]

^Haha yeah... I'm thinking about getting UV in summer...

[PooKoo]

i hate all you people with money!

heh, id go for the jem, something about the UV's clean tone is off putting to me, but im really picky about that stuff so who knows.

[chase09]

how do I shred? I have the whole G major scale memerized across the kneck, but I dont know how to shred.... I just dont know what to do. Any tips?

http://www.shredaholic.com/lead.html for lead

http://www.shredaholic.com/rhythm.html for rhythm

12.8 nps after 7 months?

I... want... recording :liplick:

thats seriously really good

Thanks. :D It's the same lick over and over so it'd get boring pretty fast, but once I get ungrounded from having an F on my report card my dad is going to let me have his Tascam 788 8 track digital recorder. Then I'll try to get a recording up (I'll need step by step instructions as I'm a computer noob) but I'd appreciate having you guys comment on my playing when I do put them up. I've heard your Crazy Train recordings priest, and you're better than me :peace: so don't worry.

EDIT: crap, the links didn't turn into links, so just copy paste them into your address bar

EDIT 2: hey, you guys still haven't posted how fast you can sweep yet so record on a tape player or a computer with sound recorder and post!

[PooKoo]

i would but my fastest is incredibly, incredbily sloppy, and fp would rape me for it.

[apocalypse13]

Same hurr.

Me and PooKoo are brothers. :p:

[PooKoo]

oh yes, one of these days in a year or two (heh), when i have a car we must jam.

[apocalypse13]

Yes. It shall happen. Idk if it'll be me or you with the transportation, but it will happen.

[PooKoo]

sounds like a plan. You like cream soda?

[apocalypse13]

It's ok. I prefer cola. But pop in general is pwns.

My favorite drink is chocolate milk. :liplick:

[bobjewell87]

can someone explain to me what the hell is this all about? (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8227019062398605553)

[Stratwizard]

It's from the movie Crossroads.

[PooKoo]

^^^alright well both just bring drinks then

edit!
anyone else notice that lte's hourglass has the same exact melody as love of my life by queen?

[paddyo]

^What is pop? *Awaits inevitable beating for not being American* I mean I've heard of it and I think its just fizzy drinks but I dont know:eek: Tell me!

[apocalypse13]

That's what we were talking about, in that context.

It can also mean a style of music you may know as Britney Spears, the Spice Girls, Hilary Duff, Backstreet Boys, etc.

[leevish]

That's what we were talking about, in that context.

It can also mean a style of music you may know as Britney Spears, the Spice Girls, Hilary Duff, Backstreet Boys, etc.

It would give me great pleasure to hurt those people personally. :liplick:

[paddyo]

That's what we were talking about, in that context.

It can also mean a style of music you may know as Britney Spears, the Spice Girls, Hilary Duff, Backstreet Boys, etc.


:haha I may be ignorant to the American lingo but I'm not retarded:p: I know the genre pop!

[apocalypse13]

;)

[November_Rain88]

^ all right, since you're willing to help a "newb" learn...

What are some good virtuoso tunes that are kind of melody-driven, or riff-like?

[apocalypse13]

Ok. I'll help.

But can you clarify what you mean by that? I'd be glad to help.

Some extremely melodic songs:

Jason Becker- Altitudes
Marty Friedman- Dragon Mistress
Racer X- Technical Difficulties
Steve Vai- For the Love of God
Buckethead- Too Many Humans
Joe Satriani- Always With Me Always With You
Yngwie Malmsteen- Icarus Dream Suite

Riff Driven:
Racer X- Technical Difficulties
Marty Friedman- Gimme a Dose
Steve Vai- The Attitude Song
Buckethead- Welcome to Bucketheadland
Joe Satriani- Satch Boogie
Cacophony (Marty and Jason)- Concerto
Yngwie Malmsteen- Black Star

Alright, there's some examples from a few different guitarists. Here's some quitessential shred tracks imo:

Micheal Angelo Batio- No Boundaries
Rusty Cooley- Under the Influence
Cacophony- Speed Metal Symphony
Racer X- Technical Difficulties
Steve Vai- The Attitude Song
Buckethead- Nottingham Lace
Yngwie Malmsteen- Black Star

Technical Difficulties is a must-hear for any shred fan.


For future reference, most people in this forum are pretty damn tired of threads with noobs either bitching, or talking about how Slash is god. So that's why we didn't take lightly to your thread. ;)

Edit- I forgot Yngwie! :bonk:

[November_Rain88]

I dunno, I tend to enjoy riffs a little more than speed. I.E. Jimmy Page or Tony Iommi's style of playing as opposed to like Yngwie or Rhodes. I heard Friedman is the most diverse of the shredders, but I haven't heard much by him.

[Erc]

Uhh any good one will have a melody in them. Get You Back by Shawn Lane is kick ass. Mediterranean Sundance by Al Di Meola is awe inspiring, the Satch Boogie is an all time favorite. Under the Influence by Rusty Cooley is incredibly catchy, Technical Difficulties and Scarified are great tracks by Racer X (Paul Gilbert).

Yea uh check those out, they are just some appetizers from those artists.

[apocalypse13]

^^True. Friedman is the most diverse imo. He's my favorite shredder by far.

[November_Rain88]

Uhh any good one will have a melody in them. Get You Back by Shawn Lane is kick ass. Mediterranean Sundance by Al Di Meola is awe inspiring, the Satch Boogie is an all time favorite. Under the Influence by Rusty Cooley is incredibly catchy, Technical Difficulties and Scarified are great tracks by Racer X (Paul Gilbert).

Yea uh check those out, they are just some appetizers from those artists.

I'll be sure to check it out... :cheers:

[apocalypse13]

You check my list you'll see me and Erc listed a lot of the same stuff. Those are must hears! Like he said Under the Influence is really catchy.

[November_Rain88]

kudos

oh and to comment your ending paragraph, I didnt mention Slash or GnR once in the thread, lol. I think you just assumed that because of my name.

[apocalypse13]

No it's because someone else mentioned it. Someone said something that had to do with a Slash noob. That made me flip. Me and PooKoo especially are effing tired of the Slash noobs.

[November_Rain88]

well i'm more of a lurker than a newb anyway :P

[apocalypse13]

http://s52.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=31ZWP463K2Z9G2F8P0I9Y9KFOL

There's Under the Influence.

It's pretty "shreddy," but also very melodic. The riff is sooooooo killer. I couldn't get it out of my head all day today. It starts about 1:05 min into the song.

Here's a video of No Boundaries.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7043744079476152944&q=No+Boundaries

[PooKoo]

oh man i just realized i missed a gnr thread...

Thanks for the link apoc, i havent actually heard under the influence before, and i must say, whoever says rusty is pure speed... Is completely right.

But it sure is melodic ****in speed.

[apocalypse13]

Yeah it is teh pawn. That is some melodic sh!te!

[Axegrinder#9]

hey guys I know this is totally random, but if any of you ever get a chance, listen to this composition by Edgard Varese called "Poeme Electronique". That is probably one of the most weirdest pieces of "music" on this planet. Imagine if you had locked up Frank Zappa in a room full of electronic gadgets capable of making sounds, except none that were really musical instruments - that'd probably give you a faint idea of what this **** sounds like.

[Resiliance]

^Yeah, I love Varese :p:

[Scorzerci]

wow...
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e372/scorzerci/untitled.jpg

[mr_clapton]

i have a clip of yngwie playing evil eye with alcatraz back in the day if anyone wants it, i am not sure how to upload it onto you send it though

[PooKoo]

id love it, first put in your email address to the email recipitent thing, and then click browse next to the file place, and find the file on yoru computer, then just click upload.

Its a bitch though, so if it takes a while dont worry.

[apocalypse13]

:headbang:

[pavan]

been studying math the past 12 hours..... I really hope i pass this ****ing exam......

[mr_clapton]

i am gonna post the vid of malmsteen in the only shred uploads or videos thread

[Righteous]

been studying math the past 12 hours..... I really hope i pass this ****ing exam......


Must be a f*cking hard exam... hell I NEVER study and get all A's... but maybe it's just my school.

[pavan]

^ make that 13.
my math exam went ok.

and btw, its college

[leevish]

I only got the chance to watch this a few days ago:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3593623584137678217&q=G3
what you think is the best section? i thought the vai section was pretty sick. :eek:

[apocalypse13]

I saw it on vid google yesterday, but didn't have time to watch it. More like the patience...I was busy watching ebaums videos.

I'll check it out maybe today or tomorrow.

[Beckerism]

Prophet=Tom?

[apocalypse13]

Oh yeah, I remember now. :bonk:

He just posted today or yesterday. How could he be me?

[PooKoo]

haha id join the club but ive very anti pwnage clubs, even as jokes.
Hell, im anti club in general. Im also anti "sig talking abuot how great you are"

[mr_clapton]

yeah they all had good sections in denver i especially liked vais im the hell outta here does anyone know which album thats on?

[pavan]

Any idea why satch went bald?

[PooKoo]

it happens to some people, its called aging.

[public property]

Well I have another theory, someone in the audience once said 'hey satch is on fire tonight!' and someone else said 'nah he isn't, I've seen him on fire, it aint that' and so the first guy says, 'well I beg to differ!' he throws a gallon of petrol over satch and throws a match on him. Turns out satch was really on fire, since he didn't look any different, but it none the less burnt his hair off.

[paddyo]

I'm inclined to agree with PP purely on common sense...

[mr_clapton]

lets try and narrow it down to a year does anyone have all the satch ablums look in the album covers and check if he is bald, i only have the extremist and flying in a blue dream where he has hair and crystal planet where he is bald, bit of a time difference though...

[Axegrinder#9]

Any idea why satch went bald?

hereditary man... he said that in an interview once

[apocalypse13]

If I can't get PooKoo to join, nobody will. (except in the Pit :p: )

So I'll just change it back to what it was. :D Bad idea...

:peace:

[PooKoo]

either way the slash threads a pwnage club

[apocalypse13]

Yeah, who cares though. We're sick of those.

[pavan]

what alternate tunings do you people use ? I sometimes use EBEBEB to get a sort of drone effect when playing slower melodic stuff

[PooKoo]

i love open c, and open g, as well as several of my own invention.(im sure theyve been done, but i dont know the name)

[Freepower]

AADGBE

ADGGBE

DADGBE

*out of tune*

And i believe on one song,

C F Bb Eb G C. But you guys havent heard that one.

[Resiliance]

I never use alternate tunings.

[Freepower]

^ pah, thats like never exploiting half of what you can do with a guitar if you push it...

Course, things get weird and hard, but its great for weirdos like me.

[mr_clapton]

daddad is good its the same tuning as a lap steel, basically anything you play sounds good

[Midnight 260]

i use open g for acoustic stuff

[gatpakermac]

I get to see G3 and Dreamtheater live in New zealand. As soon as theyre both over I might just kill myself because there will be nothing (apart from possibly seeing them again) left to live for

[priest.fan.]

^ sounds awesome :D

and yeah, I almost always use standard, just in different pitches. the lowest I've ever gone is C# standard. I also use dropped tunings sometimes.

[mr_clapton]

hey gatpakermac do you know if that tour is coming to australia?

[leevish]

dadgad and double dropped d are pretty cool for acoustic.

[Resiliance]

^ pah, thats like never exploiting half of what you can do with a guitar if you push it...

Course, things get weird and hard, but its great for weirdos like me.

Sure, but I haven't exploited 1% in normal tuning yet.

[Freepower]

^ just because thats true, doesnt mean its not a lame excuse. Damn your clever perceptive truths.

[public property]

The only reason I'd tune down is to
1.Use a lower note
2.On an acoustic for different harmonics

other than that I agree that theres really no limit to the stuff you can do with standard.

[Freepower]

Depends how big your hands are...

But really, there are limits to what you can do with standard, that dont extend merely to harmonics. Like how much easier 4nps is if you have your guitar tuned to 5ths, for example. Let alone chord voicings.

And then symmetrical scales get a lot easier when you can play in straight 4ths...

Pah. You guys just dont want to have to relearn your precious patterns. :(

[Resiliance]

^ just because thats true, doesnt mean its not a lame excuse. Damn your clever perceptive truths.

It's not an excuse, it's a reason ;)

[apocalypse13]

I can't use alternate tunings unless I change my string size. Well I guess I could, but the bridge would pull back a whole bunch. Sometimes I drop D. I've been down to a drop A on my acoustic before. I could only do it because I have ridiculously heavy strings on it (13's, and I want lighter ones.)

[Scorzerci]

i hardly ever use alternate tunings mainly just because i think it's a pain in the ass...

[apocalypse13]

:cheers:

[pavan]

Sure, but I haven't exploited 1% in normal tuning yet.


have you tried exploiting your guitar with say, 2 strings only, or 1 string?

[Resiliance]

^Ofcourse... One string improvisation is the shiat.

[wil]

I like to use E A E F A E but its kinda limited
-Open G, open D and open A for some slide stuff
- E B D G B Eb is cool to.

[PooKoo]

another question for all ya shredders...

How many of you play slide, at all? Ive just started picking it up in the last couple days, and i love it, so much fun.

[wil]

I love playing slide, its something i really want to master.

[Resiliance]

I occasionally do, but it doesn't appeal to me much.

[apocalypse13]

I don't like to, but I sometimes do. I made a slide in metal shop. :)

[pavan]

I do it with my whammy bar and with some delay sometimes.

[Axegrinder#9]

I don't use it for executing phrases as such, though I have used it for creating ambient and atmospheric effects while using a lotta effects and such.

[Hammett88]

What are some good Symphony X songs?

[Scorzerci]

I don't have a slide:(

[leevish]

Ive tried slide a couple of times. i dont have enough guitars to keep one in an open tuning. Slide can be quite hard.
...one day.

[The UG Squirrel]

What are some good Symphony X songs?


http://www.hoffmanshome.com/prog/

http://www.symphonyx.com/audio.html

My favourite is probably Evolution(The Grand Design) although I haven't bought an album of theirs yet.



On that topic of progressive metal, check out http://www.myspace.com/monterreymetalfest for an Outworld song (Outworld is Rusty Cooleys band)

[godofshred]

i love of sins and shadows, man that solo is awsme :headbang:

[Freepower]

another question for all ya shredders...

How many of you play slide, at all? Ive just started picking it up in the last couple days, and i love it, so much fun.

I dont play conventional slide, but i basically like to pretend my guitar is fretless occasionally. And get really weird noises, obviously.

[Beckerism]

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/j/johann_sebastian_bach/prelude_in_c_minor_power_tab.htm

Adam Fulara.

[apocalypse13]

I'm in the top 600 posters! Woot!

Page 12. :o

[pavan]

I'll never get there. People like Freepower make 1000posts a month.

[PooKoo]

where do i find that out?

[Resiliance]

Just go to members list and sort by posts.

[Scorzerci]

I'm on page 16...

[PooKoo]

thanks.

[pavan]

taylor rain owns

[Freepower]

I'll never get there. People like Freepower make 1000posts a month.

Not at the minute. I have no internet. :wtf:


Imagine. I feel like resi must have.

[Resiliance]

^Yuo av' got mo' posts puh day dan me n00b!

[Freepower]

Which isnt too bad, considering i didnt post for absolutely ages. There was a point where i was apparently making 0.75 posts a day when in reality, it was closer to 5 or 6. Strange, no?

Still, at what point exactly did you creep above me in total posts? Its time to spam this thread up massif stylee i tink.

[Resiliance]

You never had more than me, silly bugger.

[Gadget]

what are these chops I keep reading about in here? Are they fast licks? Forgive my complete ignorance but ppl have to start somewhere.

[apocalypse13]

Chops is a slang word for your skill.

Ex1: Ron Thal has amazing chops.
Ex2: Billie Joe has no chops.

;)


I'm closing in on Resi and FP in terms of posts per day. :devil:

4.90

[PooKoo]

haha i own you all.

[Resiliance]

^You ****ing spammer!

[PooKoo]

^Oatmeal!!

[Resiliance]

^Fear my ****ing anaemia, you beefaced badgmoose wearing a tutu!

[mr_clapton]

whats a badgmoose? is some kind of boyscout moose mascot

[Resiliance]

No, it's a cross between a badger and a moose.

[mr_clapton]

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=314487&page=1&pp=20

very sorry but i had bring this thread to the attention of the shred forum

[Resiliance]

^Bleh, I'm used to low standards everywhere :p:

[sixteen times]

:wavey: Anyone remember me?

Hows things in the shred forum these days?

[PooKoo]

man whereve you been?

[pavan]

:wavey: Anyone remember me?

Hows things in the shred forum these days?
i always knew you were a girl

[mojorisin58]

everybody hear about the Smashing Pumpkins reunion

[PooKoo]

i really couldnt care less.

[Beckerism]

everybody hear about the Smashing Pumpkins reunion

I really dislike Smashing Pumpkins. The lead singer is even worst than the singer from Coheed and Cambrian.

[apocalypse13]

I just transcribed 15 bars of Corazon de Santiago!

There were no tabs for it anywhere, and I wanted to learn it, so I figured it out. :o

I'm proud of myself, because I think it's right and it's the first song I've ever done by ear. I did the whole first part of the song, up until the second clean guitar comes in.

I've uploaded it, tell me if you think it sounds right. The timing isn't perfect, but it's good enough.

[PooKoo]

ahah that was first song i transcribed! Though i lost it, cause i did it on paper. Oh well.

[apocalypse13]

:eek:

It's not difficult. I'll work on the rest later.

[leevish]

you mastered the bends on powertabs.

[leevish]

oh my bad, i just checked again. :D

[PooKoo]

:eek:

It's not difficult. I'll work on the rest later.

yeah it really isnt, he never really stick to one straight key though, he follows the chords more and bends all the off notes, its wierd.

[apocalypse13]

^^Close enough though, right?

It took me forever to get the bends to sound semi-right.

[sixteen times]

I'm not a girl!

[pavan]

i like your old avatar - all those jems

[PooKoo]

^^Close enough though, right?

It took me forever to get the bends to sound semi-right.

nah it sounds good so far.

[PooKoo]

Hey does anyone know what program or whatever becker used to write with after he was afflicted?

[public property]

In defence of my faith, I say he used powertab ;)

[PooKoo]

hahaha

[apocalypse13]

http://www.rofl.name/roflcopter/

[pavan]

^ is that micheal richards in your avatar?

[apocalypse13]

Yes, with a chia afro. rofl

[pavan]

always a fan of cosmo kramer
watch seinfeld?

[apocalypse13]

Seinfeld = Pwnzorz

I watch it all the time on TBS. I doubt that's a channel overseas though. But anyway, that and Yes Dear are like the greatest sitcoms ever. I love how Kramer always busts into rooms.

[SnowballofDoom]

Yes Dear is meh, but Seinfeld is teh pwn.

[pavan]

I like Kramer's ideas

eg : He decides to open a pizza place "where you make your own pizza"

seen the soup nazi episode?

[apocalypse13]

Yep rofl. One of my favorites is when he turns the hallway outside his door into a porch. :haha

Or when he makes his apartment into a gameshow. lol

[pavan]

abstinence is another crazy episode.

well, its a show about nothing

[apocalypse13]

The show is roflcopters galore. The abstinence episode is classic.

[PooKoo]

YES! SEINFELD

i love it bro.

[PooKoo]

And also, im gonna pulll a fp with this one and double post to get attention.

What should i name my new acoustic? Both boy and girl names are acceptable

[canadianshred]

The best one is where he starts his own blood drive

[PooKoo]

theres so many good ones, i cant even begin to think of a favorite.

wait!~ when jerry and kramer switch apartments and become each other! i love that one!

[SnowballofDoom]

I love the cockfight episode, and the shrinkage one :haha

PooKoo, name your acoustic Rufus...you know that would be badarse.

[PooKoo]

yessssss!

[apocalypse13]

Anybody watching the Superbowl?

The refs just made a horrid call saying Roethlisberger got a touchdown, WHICH HE DIDN'T!!!!


Oh, and my dog's name is Rufus.

[PooKoo]

haha im boycotting sports this year.

[priest.fan.]

I don't like football.

it sucks because I have phys. ed. this term and am going to have to play it. and wrestling.



I'm gonna freaking die.

[canadianshred]

I'm watching it! i agree it was a pretty sh*tty call he wasnt in. Also dont you just hate madden the just guys annoying as ****

[apocalypse13]

No sports fans....:(


I love on Madden 06 how Al Micheals mispronounces TJ Hoeushmenzheda's (SP??) name. :haha

[canadianshred]

ohh his video games are the greatest though.

[priest.fan.]

No sports fans....:(


I love on Madden 06 how Al Micheals mispronounces TJ Hoeushmenzheda's (SP??) name. :haha

well, I snowboard hardcorelike. thats a sport. grrz kthx

football has just never really been my forte :(

[canadianshred]

What could be better than watchin grown men in tight pants hit each other??

[PooKoo]

haha anyone watch the stones?

[canadianshred]

omg they look dead

Oh ya and the best sienfeld episode is when they see who can go the longest without beating it

[priest.fan.]

What could be better than watchin grown men in tight pants hit each other??

this.

http://www.youtube.com/w/Kitty-Cat-Dance?v=D9X5CA_leAA&search=guitar%20dancing

[apocalypse13]

Yeah the Stones are way too old to still be at it. Then again, so are Maiden, but I'd pay to see Maiden.

Madien>>>>>The Stones

[priest.fan.]

and judas priest... bunch of leather-outfitted old guys, but I'd still kill to see them

[PooKoo]

yeah, i love maiden.

and priest.

[SnowballofDoom]

this.

http://www.youtube.com/w/Kitty-Cat-Dance?v=D9X5CA_leAA&search=guitar%20dancing

:haha

I love it, but...a search for guitar dancing? :confused:

[canadianshred]

I dont know about that but this beats the hell out of wathing football
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/aicha.html

[priest.fan.]

http://www.youtube.com/w/judas-priest-electric-eye?v=7KrIz8nm73s&search=judas%20priest

no concert is complete without a giant fireworky robot.

[priest.fan.]

:haha

I love it, but...a search for guitar dancing? :confused:

I was trying to find a video of a guitarist dancing crazily



don't ask why.

[PooKoo]

i remember that!

Oh and that dvd is incredible, the priest one.

[canadianshred]

I was gonna see them last year but i had no money

And can any1 change this picture into regular format
http://s54.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3VO0WNJ7O9PY61UTIC253PJYWA

STEELERS WIN!!!!!!

[apocalypse13]

Yeah don't remind me

:grrr:

[frog_friend]

What do you guys think of paul gilberts website? I Have to say it's...unique. Paul seems to like photoshop (http://www.paulgilbert.com/Photoshop.html) :p: These two picutres are my favorites :haha http://www.paulgilbert.com/ps21.jpg http://www.paulgilbert.com/ps22.jpg

[pavan]

Paul Gilbert - a great man with a great site

[wil]

gilbert is as mad as they come, but a very funny guy.
I watched terryfying guitar trip again and realised how much i want to have his style.

[paddyo]

:haha Roseana Davidson(I think thats her name!) last years miss Ireland and miss World is on his photoshop page holding an SG! He's a funny guy though gilbie....

[pavan]

^ She's the daughter of the dude who sang Lady In Red

[leevish]

gilberts site's certainly a good'n. Hes modest and funny.

[paddyo]

^ She's the daughter of the dude who sang Lady In Red

Don't remind me, please! :p:

[canadianshred]

here my favorite pic off his site

[pavan]

finally found an avatar i can stick with.....

[canadianshred]

^Same

[Resiliance]

I've never once even had a tiny smile crack on my face during a Seinfeld episode.


Not funny.


At all.

[paddyo]

Hmmm I tend to not like sitcoms, simply because there's about 50 new ones every month and the old ones seem boring...

[leevish]

what about father ted, that one makes me laugh hard. does that even count as a sitcom?

[paddyo]

^Oh God no! Excuse the pun. Father Ted is far far superior to a mere sitcom;) You fool for even thinking that:p:.

[leevish]

^Oh God no! Excuse the pun. Father Ted is far far superior to a mere sitcom;) You fool for even thinking that:p:.

Ahh just checking:)..too bad there wont be any more :(

[leevish]

Out of interest ...who has lessons?

[public property]

I teach lessons, does that count?

[Scorzerci]

I have lessons

[canadianshred]

does anyone here have rusty cooleys cd??

[apocalypse13]

No I want it though. I've heard Under the Influence and it's one of the coolest shred songs I've heard in a while.

[canadianshred]

ya ive downloaded most of it and its such an awesome album his chops are just amazing

[apocalypse13]

Yep. Heard Shawn Lane?

[canadianshred]

Ya shawn lane owns, I've been trying to get his powers of ten cd for awhile now but no1 has it

[paddyo]

^Internet is the easiest(possibly only?) way to get it;)

[canadianshred]

its even hard to find on the internet Can't get it off ebay because its not there since i have to use the canadian one and amazon never has it

[PooKoo]

Out of interest ...who has lessons?

i have em and i teach em. it pays itself off.

[pavan]

I've never once even had a tiny smile crack on my face during a Seinfeld episode.


Not funny.


At all.


you were born to contradict everything I say, do, and like

[SnowballofDoom]

He's bizarro pavan!

I use Seinfeld references just to spite you Resi ;)

[Freepower]

what about father ted, that one makes me laugh hard. does that even count as a sitcom?

My and my gf worship father ted. Perhaps even literally, in her case.

And i have and teach lessons. Sadly, i can outplay any guitar teacher for miles around, so i have to go for a half hours drive to find anyone who can teach me anything.

Im doing grade 4 theory and practical, which isnt bad considering i can barely read treble clef if i have an hour a note and i've only been going 4 weeks. :)

Yes, im proud because i almost have qualifications.

[mr_clapton]

here is something else, i wanna know why jason beckers site hasnt been updated in 4 years, i at least want an update on his condition

[Beckerism]

Becker's site has actually been updated a few times, but nothing big. For example, the blurb about someone trying to sell his stuff on ebay, the addition of "Higher" to the never heard before recordings, the telling that Hot Licks were out of business, and the addition of "WHAT'S NEW, 20 QUESTIONS & FAQs." Yah, I would like more updates though about him also. :(

[wil]

How old is becker now? I read somewhere they said he only had two years left, and this was a decade ago! that documentary is really sad.

[Beckerism]

I think he is around 34-37.

[wil]

Its a damn shame, although i read somewhere his condition has improved ever so slightly...doesnt look like he'll ever play again though. I dont mind listening to the vocals of Desert Island-- :no: --i like Jason and Marty's playing so much...

[leevish]

thanks guys :cheers: Im definitely going to get lessons then.

[mr_clapton]

yeah he can move 2 more muscles and has gained 30 pounds or something but thats it

[priest.fan.]

doesn't becker have ALS?


because if so, its really incredible that he's survivied this far. Most people diagnosed with ALS live for around 4 years, whereas beckers condition has remained relatively stable for a long time for an ALS patient.

[apocalypse13]

Yes, he does. And yes, he's very lucky. I anticipate his autobiography a lot.

Also, I've heard that Dime had some unreleased and unfinished material he was working on when he died. I'm eager to hear it.

[PooKoo]

Hey, you know that "documentary" on google video about him? Well, they have a vid of end of the beginning with jason playing with an orchestra and such, does anyone have any idea where i can find it? Id kill for it.