** The Random Shred Chat Thread **

[apocalypse13]

I have won.

[invisibletext=.00000000000000000000000000000000001font]bitch[/text]







Edit: Woot New Avatar! I like it a lot.

[TheUltimateSin]

I have won.

[invisibletext=.00000000000000000000000000000000001font]bitch[/text]







Edit: Woot New Avatar! I like it a lot.


:cool: That sweetness in the shiznit

[apocalypse13]

Ohh. Now it's animated!

Roxorz x 4502562

[TheUltimateSin]

Ohh. Now it's animated!

Roxorz x 4502562

:haha you stuck that afro pic in there

That's fockin' wigwam(that's right PooKoo, I wordnapped your word. Current ransom is.......well............nothing I guess.......) :D

[apocalypse13]

Wha? No dude, still haven't found it. Those are all off of his site.

[TheUltimateSin]

EDIT: Nevermind, my eyes are bad. the size of the avatar made his hair look huge for some reason. :p:

[apocalypse13]

No, I saw the post about Snowball. Trying to change the subject, eh? Meh, that's a cool pic IMO.

My favorite's the up-close one where his hair is giant and he looks like slash.


edit: Actually, my favorite is this one where he's got aviator sunglasses on. It's soooooo cool. But, I forgot about it....:(

I may redo it someday.

[TheUltimateSin]

For some reason, I just have trouble picturing Marty playing a Les Paul. An axe just looks better with him I think. But meh, what do I know. Maybe if I see a video of him in his greatness playing one it'll make me feel right.

[apocalypse13]

http://www.guitare-village.com/media/friedman_1.rm
http://www.guitare-village.com/media/friedman_2.rm

I gotcha covered. :)

[TheUltimateSin]

:( I can't play them for some reason

[apocalypse13]

They're harder to play

[TheUltimateSin]

Sorry, I meant that I can't watch them. Windows Media Player is being gay

[apocalypse13]

:haha

I thought you were talking about Les Pauls. :haha

*moment of embarassment*


Anyway, they're Real Media files, use real player if you have it.

[TheUltimateSin]

It's ok. I was kinda vague now that I look at it.



But anyway....


I may be S.O.L. for the moment as I do not have Real Player :(






focking WMP.......I hate you for being gay at a moment of importance...

[apocalypse13]

Do you have fast internet?

[Resiliance]

... Then get it.


What's the problem? :p:


Damn you computer illiterates :cool:

[apocalypse13]

Resi beat me to it.
http://www.real.com/realplayer.html?pageid=broadBandHomePageChoice&pageregion=A1&src=realhome_bb_1_3_1_0_0_1_0&pcode=rn&opage=realhome_bb

[TheUltimateSin]

Yes, I have fast internet.




And the problem is that I am one lazy bastard :p:

[apocalypse13]

See teh link

[SnowballofDoom]

... Then get it.


What's the problem? :p:


Damn you computer illiterates :cool:

Don't be hatin'. *searches for post reply button*

[PooKoo]

any of you guys know any free sites that hold like, wayyyy more songs then dmusic? My accounts full and its angering me immensely.

[apocalypse13]

No idea, make another account.

[Resiliance]

Just buy yourself some nice webspace for like 20 bucks a year.

[PooKoo]

cant afford it right now.
well i probably could, but id forget to pay and they ship me to cuba.

I guess ill just make 2 accoutns.

[Righteous]

cant afford it right now.
well i probably could, but id forget to pay and they ship me to cuba.

I guess ill just make 2 accoutns.

Cuba is actually a very pretty country, so minus the corrupt communist government and that wouldn't be a bad place to be.

[PooKoo]

i was talking abuot guantanemo bay, or however its spelled. But yeahhh, i wouldnt mind just the country, you can drink the water right?

btw, are you in washington state or dc?

[metallica_dan]

hey, since this is the random shred chat I thought i'd come and advertise my shred :D

any way the songs called 'The Sweeper' (obvious reasons) and can be found here http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=322522

please check it out and tell me what you think.

:cheers:

Danny

[Righteous]

i was talking abuot guantanemo bay, or however its spelled. But yeahhh, i wouldnt mind just the country, you can drink the water right?

btw, are you in washington state or dc?

The state. Why?

[Stratwizard]

Hey, has anyone checked out Vai's autographed poster auctions on eBay? I wonder who's ready to pay over 300 dollars for a poster...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7392223234

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7392231703

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7392236024

[PooKoo]

The state. Why?

damn, i thought someone here might actually live near me.

[Beckerism]

My slow but steady transcription and alteration of the tab off of:

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/shredpit/ (Jasin Street by Jason Becker)

As you see, I am a tabbing nooby. I found out how to make the divising line after the first measure/bar/thing. I'm so proud of myself. :p:

http://s4.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=08OLL3LU5M1L505APWQLPNPXOD

[apocalypse13]

damn, i thought someone here might actually live near me.Altronataku and Saxaxe.
:)

hey, since this is the random shred chat I thought i'd come and advertise my shred :D

any way the songs called 'The Sweeper' (obvious reasons) and can be found here http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=322522

please check it out and tell me what you think.

:cheers:

Danny
It's interesting, but kinda gets repetitive. But it seems like it's pretty clean. And the solo kicks ass. The other track is good too. Keep up the good work!

:cheers:

[canadianshred]

hey, since this is the random shred chat I thought i'd come and advertise my shred

any way the songs called 'The Sweeper' (obvious reasons) and can be found here http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/foru...ad.php?t=322522

please check it out and tell me what you think.



Danny

like apoc said it gets pretty repetitive try using some different chord or changing positions, For the most part its clean. good job though

[metallica_dan]

thanks for the comments, and I agree it is quite repetive, it annoys me now, quite tedious I liked it when I recorded it tho :D

:cheers:

[apocalypse13]

No problem.

[SnowballofDoom]

Well I got to thinking today, as I sat in Trigonometry learning the wonders of sine and cosine, about UG. After laughing at the fond memories I have of the Axegrinder/jasonbecker Yngwie arguments, the Freepower/Leevai NPS arguments, and...Resi, I had an epiphany: I came to realize how UG has influenced my playing -- even what kind of music I listen to.

Before I joined UG, I was your typical nu-metal fan, never heard of Vai or Satch, and had no idea what an RG was. When I finally got a guitar and started into the wonderful world of shred and prog, I joined UG.

So as I was studying hard in class, a question popped into my mind, like a little gopher, peeking its head above the ground: Where would you be without UG? I thought of making a thread on this but...well I don't want to. So I ask you, my shreddy pals, how has UG developed you as a musician?

For me, I would probably have given up on the guitar after hacking my way through Stairway a few times. I never would have been concerned with technique, I'd just want to learn a few songs and call it a day. And I NEVER would know of Lane or Becker or Eklundh, or 99% of what I listen to today.

So I'll ask again, because I know some of you have horribly short attention spans:

Where would you be without UG?

[Beckerism]

Well I got to thinking today, as I sat in Trigonometry learning the wonders of sine and cosine, about UG. After laughing at the fond memories I have of the Axegrinder/jasonbecker Yngwie arguments, the Freepower/Leevai NPS arguments, and...Resi, I had an epiphany: I came to realize how UG has influenced my playing -- even what kind of music I listen to.

Before I joined UG, I was your typical nu-metal fan, never heard of Vai or Satch, and had no idea what an RG was. When I finally got a guitar and started into the wonderful world of shred and prog, I joined UG.

So as I was studying hard in class, a question popped into my mind, like a little gopher, peeking its head above the ground: Where would you be without UG? I thought of making a thread on this but...well I don't want to. So I ask you, my shreddy pals, how has UG developed you as a musician?

For me, I would probably have given up on the guitar after hacking my way through Stairway a few times. I never would have been concerned with technique, I'd just want to learn a few songs and call it a day. And I NEVER would know of Lane or Becker or Eklundh, or 99% of what I listen to today.

So I'll ask again, because I know some of you have horribly short attention spans:

Where would you be without UG?

SHUT YO BITCH ASS UP! :haha




<3 snow

[apocalypse13]

Excellent question snowball! *sobs*


Ok, without UG, my music tastes may be different, but they'd still be similar to what they are now. I got into Pantera, Slayer, Metallica, and Megadeth through friends, so I like to think I would have eventually gotten into shred. Considering also, I listened to a few Ozzy CDs my sister had, I sorta got into him myself. Also, after I had heard a bit of Randy Rhoads and Marty Friedman, I was instantly hooked. I had been a fan of the two before UG, and it's no coincidence that they're still my two favorite guitarists of all time. They are, and I forsee them to always be right there next to each other.

Before I got into metal, I was into a mix of oldies, nu metal, and rap. Oldies mainly being Pink Floyd, who I still admire. Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, and Metallica pushed me deeper away from mainstream. I was into Metallica from stuff on the radio. These bands led me to "Greatest Guitar Solo List" searches on google, and I found www.digitaldreamdoor.com
This site got me more into Hammett, sending me into a Metallica downloading frenzy, to hear his "face-melters." However, on these sites were names like "Steve Vai" and "Yngwie Malmsteen." "Who were these strange characters," I wondered? I saw they were high on the lists, and figured they must be good, at least worth a download on Kazaa. So I downloaded For the Love of God. I listened, and thought, "Meh, this is too soft and slow, I don't like." Over time however, I became more drawn to this mysterious side of guitar playing. I downloaded Metal Dog. Then I was hooked. My journey into shred had begun, and then I got itunes during the Pepsi free download frenzy. One of the first songs? Black Star. Then, I'm like, "OMFG this kicks ass!"

From there, I just kept going, found UG, left noobiness, and now, I'm a full blown shred fan. Writing this brought up another interesting thought, but I'm not going to steal Snowball's moment, he's got a great question. However, remind me in a few days in case I forget. It's sad and maybe not one to look forward to, but still a fact of life, and something we all will face.

/suspense]

[Beckerism]

Yah, for me, there was one of those "Hardest Guitar Solo's" thread.


Someone said:

Easy-!@#!#*Insert some green day song*
Medium-Stairway To Heaven
Hard-Black Star.


I was like? WTF? STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN IS MEDIUM! WTF h4x! At that time Stairway seemed basically impossible to play to me, and those now slow pentatonics were out of reach of my technical abilities. So out of curiousity I searched Black Star, came upon Yngwie, then on his website there was him playing a song "Live." So I decided to check it out. It turned out to be the full length clip of him playing Baroque and Roll from the G3 video. Seriously my eyes popped out of my head. I must have watched this video over 20 times nonstop. Kept coming back for more shred after that. :)


Burn has heard this story three times I think. :o

:p:

[Erc]

Uh...well before UG I listened to almost the same stuff, excluding a lot of the neo-classical and jazz/fusion stuff I listen to now, also less prog.

So yea before UG I listened to bands like Metallica, Opeth, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Iron Maiden, Bob Marley (still listen to all these bands). And well now its just expanded into more stuff like Lane, Howe, Al Di Meola, De Lucia, DT, Evergrey, King Crimson, Becker, Yngwie, Vinnie Moore etc. etc. etc. lots more don't feel like listing them all.

Oh and I also wouldn't be nearly as good on guitar ^_^. I have to thank FP for the majority of my not horrid techinque (not good but way better then it would be). Oh and I would still probably be the dumbass saying...

"Blues is about phrasing, shred is about technique."...man did Resi chew my ass off for that back when I first came here.

[SnowballofDoom]

"Blues is about phrasing, shred is about technique."...man did Resi chew my ass off for that back when I first came here.

:haha I remember that.

To add to my list, the way I practice would definitely not be the same without UG, specifically the speed building thread. I'd still tense up every time I play, and I'd never have bothered with unanchoring my pick hand.

Ah UG...I'd be a close-minded nu-metaller with tendonitis without ya.

[Righteous]

Well I got into from Kazaa really, like a lot of other people after hearing about Satriani somewhere on UG. It was not until much longer that I discovered the shred section here. I don't really post much here, but I read a fair amount of it other than the "OMFG metallica i5 shr3d!!!111" type of thread...
But I really haven't been influence to much on the playing side, more the listening, because frankly, I don't practice that much and can't play what I listen to, and what I can play that I listen to, I think is really sloppy but I just can't find that drive to get really good at one song... must be those damn video games I used to play giving me a crappy attention span.

[pavan]

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=310103&page=4

[Freepower]

Well I got to thinking today, as I sat in Trigonometry learning the wonders of sine and cosine, about UG. After laughing at the fond memories I have of the Axegrinder/jasonbecker Yngwie arguments, the Freepower/Leevai NPS arguments, and...Resi, I had an epiphany: I came to realize how UG has influenced my playing -- even what kind of music I listen to.

Before I joined UG, I was your typical nu-metal fan, never heard of Vai or Satch, and had no idea what an RG was. When I finally got a guitar and started into the wonderful world of shred and prog, I joined UG.

So as I was studying hard in class, a question popped into my mind, like a little gopher, peeking its head above the ground: Where would you be without UG? I thought of making a thread on this but...well I don't want to. So I ask you, my shreddy pals, how has UG developed you as a musician?

For me, I would probably have given up on the guitar after hacking my way through Stairway a few times. I never would have been concerned with technique, I'd just want to learn a few songs and call it a day. And I NEVER would know of Lane or Becker or Eklundh, or 99% of what I listen to today.

So I'll ask again, because I know some of you have horribly short attention spans:

Where would you be without UG?


Nowhere! Crap tech, crap ears, crap knowledge, crap theory.... just an inventive nu-metaller. Who could trem pick bricks to smithereens. ;)

Actually, id probably be the berzerker's touring guitarist. Thanks a lot you bastards.

(i love you all)
(ungayly)

[Freepower]

I have to thank FP for the majority of my not horrid techinque (not good but way better then it would be).

And i owe Resi and UG! (just noticed this, and double posting feels SOOOOOoo good)

[perpetual shred]

only good guitarists can make tremelo picking sound decent. that's why new metal's ****

[Scorzerci]

Well on the nukezone.nu forum (online text based game that I played like 2 years ago) there was a guy that posted a MAB video and I thought it was fake. I then later joined UG and eventually ventured into the shred forum and was introduced to lots of other shredders. In conclusion, if it weren't for forums I would probably still be a pop-punk fanboy.

[paddyo]

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=323556&page=2&pp=20
:grrr: :grrr:
*shudders uncontrolably* I do not want to post in that for fear of getting a warning. I don even know where to begin with some of those ass-holes...

[Resiliance]

^Well, that's just not worth it at all.

I posted that blues forum thread, at least they had slightly intelligent people, but the pit? Seriously?

They can't even tell left from right.

[Resiliance]

And i owe Resi and UG! (just noticed this, and double posting feels SOOOOOoo good)

AHA

AHAHAHAHA!




(Double posting does feel good.)


edit: and at the risk of sounding like an arrogant ****wit (I am, so what do I care anyway), I probably wouldn't be worse or much different than I am now without UG.

edit2: UG sucked when the shred section wasn't here yet :p:

[apocalypse13]

^Resi reminiscing of 'the not so good ol' days.' :p:

[Righteous]

There used to not be a shred section????
That must have been a flaming chaotic battle.

[Resiliance]

There used to not be a shred section????
That must have been a flaming chaotic battle.

A lot of forums weren't here, it was pretty small compared to how it is now...

[apocalypse13]

Hey I'm a GP noob, so can someone tell me how to add a new section? Ie: Like on Power Tab all you do is click the add section button, but GP has to be so damn difficult.

Here's my situation:

-Overdub
| Connected
-rhythm

What I want to do is split the two rhythms and make the second rhythm start the song, and have the overdub come in after...say 4 bars. How the hell do I do that??? I only have one section of tab right now.

[priest.fan.]

at the top theres a "track" drop down button. in the drop down bar thing, it'll say "add".

click "add". it'll add another track.

...

yeeuh.

[apocalypse13]

That adds a track (new instrument.) I need to add a new section of tab, that isn't connected to the old one.

[priest.fan.]

oh.



then... I have no idea :confused: but doesn't it do basically the same thing?

[apocalypse13]

No. The instrument adds on to the tab section you're playing. I can't write a song using only a section of like 3 bars!


:(

[SnowballofDoom]

Nowhere! Crap tech, crap ears, crap knowledge, crap theory.... just an inventive nu-metaller. Who could trem pick bricks to smithereens. ;)


Same here, except replace the trem picking skills with decently fast legato.

We could have formed a crazy duo back in the day -- Freeball of Power!

[Righteous]

From there, I just kept going, found UG, left noobiness, and now, I'm a full blown shred fan. Writing this brought up another interesting thought, but I'm not going to steal Snowball's moment, he's got a great question. However, remind me in a few days in case I forget. It's sad and maybe not one to look forward to, but still a fact of life, and something we all will face.

/suspense]


What was your thought?

[apocalypse13]

Consider this:

We all pretty much missed the original shred movement. Most of the guys we sit and blabber about all day are in their 40's. In 20-30 years, it'll be like a musician holocaust. Ie: Most of them will die about the same time, provided it's natural causes. It won't all be shredders either. Many musicians from the 60's, 70's and even 80's will probably die in this time period. We'll be hit by death after death, in theory of course. It'll suck.

[Righteous]

Well, in regards to shred disapearing, there are plenty of new (aka young) shred guitarist. Just look around and you'll see many. It's not a dying passion, and the fathers of the genre have started the movement, but their deaths will not end it.
IMO at least.

[Erc]

Yea shred won't die, there a tons of young shredders today just waiting to get popular...which probably won't happen.

[Boghead]

yea kids these days finally realise that sucking at ur instrument just sucks

[pavan]

Thats ridiculous

Good music will always be around.

[Resiliance]

No. The instrument adds on to the tab section you're playing. I can't write a song using only a section of like 3 bars!


:(

Explain further, I have no idea what you're saying, as you can do what you described perfectly with a new track.

[paddyo]

^Yeah with a new track you can still use the same instrument so you can do exactly what you were saying.

[apocalypse13]

OK, I'll try...

ok, wtf? I'll explain in detail an example of what I'm trying to do.

|------------
|--guitar 1--
|-------------
|--guitar 2---

Ok, Guitar one and guitar 2 are playing in harmony. I want guitar one to play by itself in a new section. Like this:

---Guitar 1----
------------
--Guitar 2 (resting)

So the whole thing would be like this:

--Guitar 1--
--------------Harmony
--Guitar 2--

NEW SECTION

-Guitar 1
--------------------
Guitar 2 (Rest)

Ok, when I click Add new track it adds a new guitar to the song, like this:

----guitar 1---
----guitar 2---
----guitar 3---

How do I add a new section without adding a new instrument?

[Resiliance]

Dude, I still don't get it.

I still don't get what the problem is.

...What do you mean by section?

[apocalypse13]

Section of Tab
Gtr 1
|a-----------------
|e--------------5-5-5-5-5-
|
|Gtr 2
|a--------------------
|e--------------3-3-3-3-3-3

ANOTHER Section of Tab
Gtr 1
|a-----------------
|e--------------4-4-4-4-4-
|
|Gtr 2
|a--------------------
|e--------------1-1-1-1-1-1


What happens when I "add a track." (What I'm trying, NOT to do.)
Gtr 1
|a-----------------
|e--------------4-4-4-4-4-
|
|Gtr 2
|a--------------------
|e--------------1-1-1-1-1-1
|
|Gtr 3
|a---------------------
|e----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-


Alright, I don't think I can clarify it any better. I want to to add a new section of tab, but I don't want a whole new instrument involved.

Edit:
IGNORE WHAT I JUST POSTED, THIS IS BETTER.


Now, I'll clarify further, I don't think I'll go wrong this way.


For the Love of God Tab:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/s/steve_vai/for_the_love_of_god_ver3_tab.htm


I'll take the very first "section" of tab, and post it here.
Gtr I
|-3--|
H a Q Q Q S E. +H. +H E E E E
|---------------|-------------------------|------------12s10-7---|
|------------10-|-10s12----(12)-----------|-(12)---------------8-|
|----------7----|-------------------------|----------------------|
|------7s9------|-------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-------------------0-----|----------------0-----|
|---------------|-----------------0-------|-------------0--------|
|---------------|---------------0-----0---|----------0-------0---|
|---------------|------------4----------4-|--------4-----------4-|
|---------------|--------2----------------|------2---------------|
|---------------|--0----------------------|---0------------------|

Ok, that's one section.

Here's the NEXT section:

Fmaj7+11
|---3----|
a Q. E H +H a Q Q Q
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|-10s12------15p10-------|-(10)-----------------10---|
|------------------------|------------------7--------|
|------------------------|------------7S9------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------0-----|----------------0----------|
|----------------0---0---|--------------0-----0------|
|-------------2--------2-|----------2--------------2-|
|----------3-------------|--------3------------------|
|--------3---------------|------3--------------------|
|-----1------------------|---1-----------------------|

Now, if I tried to do that with my crap GP skills, I'd end up with 4 instruments, all playing at the same time, instead of 2 instruments playing two sections, NOT at the same time. Hope you see what I'm trying to do, I'm a major GP noob.

If you still can't figure it out, I'll post a simple PT, then just tell me how to convert it to GP.

[priest.fan.]

I don't understand. You are too super complicated. O_o





ANYWAYS

I need your help, my people!

*waves arms*

how do I copy folders into my iTunes library?

TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE

[apocalypse13]

DAMN YOU! :grrr:

Answer my question!


Alright, as simple as I can get, right here:

Someone, anyone! Tell me in detail how to make an EXACT copy of this power tab in Guitar Pro 5.

[priest.fan.]

you don't love me ;_;

[TheUltimateSin]

Nonesense. Everyone loves you. Even the squirrles.

[Stratwizard]

I don't understand. You are too super complicated. O_o





ANYWAYS

I need your help, my people!

*waves arms*

how do I copy folders into my iTunes library?

TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE

Do you have a Mac? Cause with it, you can just draw the folders there. I dunno how it works with PC though.

[Resiliance]

DAMN YOU! :grrr:

Answer my question!


Alright, as simple as I can get, right here:

Someone, anyone! Tell me in detail how to make an EXACT copy of this power tab in Guitar Pro 5.

I still don't see the problem.

You can just place the two "sections" behind eachother, wtf is the problem... GP doesn't work with "sections". And if you want it on different tracks, for example the FTLOG thingy, just create 2 new tracks, don't put anything in the space where track 1 and 2 are playing and copy the second section in track 3 & 4 where whatever you put in 1 & 2 ends.

[pavan]

much ado about nothing

[Righteous]

*cough* powertabs *cough*

[Resiliance]

*Cough* sucks large amounts of urethra *Cough*

[Righteous]

*cough* better for us that suck with computers *cough*

[Resiliance]

*Cough* hahahahahaha *Cough

[Righteous]

Resi ----> ::type


Everyone else -------> :wtf:

[apocalypse13]

Exactly.
Anyway, I think I get it now Resi. :cheers:

I feel stupid

Edit: GP >>>>>>>>> Power Tab for writing. I <33333 it.

[Four-Sticks]

"Who's that?" my mother
"Steve Vai" me
"He's cute" *closer look* "yeah, he's cute. I like his guitar"

this happened just like 2 minutes ago while I was watching the Tender Surrender video on You Tube.
What a kooky world.

[PooKoo]

omg how can she think hes cute there?
he looks horrible, i mean, if anything he was cute on g3(any of em) cause he always looked like he was about to cry .

Looked hot in the 80s.

[SnowballofDoom]

"Who's that?" my mother
"Steve Vai" me
"He's cute" *closer look* "yeah, he's cute. I like his guitar"

this happened just like 2 minutes ago while I was watching the Tender Surrender video on You Tube.
What a kooky world.

:haha

On a similar note, my mom seems to have a thing for Paul Gilbert. I mean, who doesn't, but...it's my mom.

She seemed so let down when I told her Intense Rock is a guitar instructional...

[Beckerism]

Exactly.
Anyway, I think I get it now Resi. :cheers:

I feel stupid

Edit: GP >>>>>>>>> Power Tab for writing. I <33333 it.

Yes, but PT > GP when learning songs. You can see all the tracks being played at one time. :p:

I think you can do this with Gp, but that's teh ghey.

[priest.fan.]

:haha

On a similar note, my mom seems to have a thing for Paul Gilbert. I mean, who doesn't, but...it's my mom.

She seemed so let down when I told her Intense Rock is a guitar instructional...

I don't blame her. Paul gilbert is/was super sexy.

http://www.ibanez87.it/foto/cataloghi/covers/scan/gilbert-2.jpg
http://www.paulgilbert.com/fshow.11.jpg
http://www.paulgilbert.com/fshow.12.jpg
http://www.paulgilbert.com/fshow.27.jpg
http://www.paulgilbert.com/fshow.18.jpg

and yes, that last one IS paul :haha

[apocalypse13]

rofl

[TheUltimateSin]

Seriously...that last one....just wow....


:wtf:

[mr_clapton]

hehe dont you all wish it were the 80s again what with those wacky haircuts and its cool to be good at guitar

[Righteous]

It still is... take my mohawk and sweet guitar skills as an example, people like it, even in the 21st century.

[mr_clapton]

ah yes but may i quote one richie blackmoore "to be popular you just have to fashionable, to be successful you have to be a good musician." not sure how that applys here but its still cool

[Resiliance]

Yes, but PT > GP when learning songs. You can see all the tracks being played at one time. :p:

I think you can do this with Gp, but that's teh ghey.

You have about 5 different layout options in GP :p:

[Beckerism]

You have about 5 different layout options in GP :p:


:o


> <.

[apocalypse13]

:haha

[PooKoo]

reported your ignorant ass.

[TheUltimateSin]

^:haha x2

[Stratwizard]

reported your ignorant ass.

Reported? Why?

[PooKoo]

OH ****
he deleted his post. haha i win.

[PooKoo]

**** doubleposting.

My guitar pros being a bitch and not playing piano, or any instruments but guitar bass and drums. Any solutions?

[Scorzerci]

lol what was in the post that he deleted?

[Stratwizard]

I dunno should I laugh or cry...

http://ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=309941

[pavan]

neither. Freepower has made his presence felt there, and now has lovers in the metal forum too.

[Stratwizard]

Damn, he has! Just noticed it... I didn't bother to read much longer after the first few posts... :p:

[pavan]

Apocalypse13 really banned?
I can relax now..........

[Stratwizard]

Yeah, I noticed that earlier. I wonder what has happened... :confused:

[mort1]

Apocalypse13 really banned?
I can relax now..........

wtf???
is he banned??
why??????????

[paddyo]

^Seemingly yes:(...How did "it" happen?

[mort1]

havnt got a ****ing clue??

[PooKoo]

the post was deleted cause he was being a homophobic dumbass.

and im gonna cry now that apocs banned.

[TheUltimateSin]

What?? NO! Why? I want answers! :rant:











EDIT: @ the apoc banning

[mort1]

wtf?????????????????????

[priest.fan.]

apoc is banned :eek:

*falls to knees*

noooooooooooooooo

whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[Scorzerci]

man you know what? **** you. Just **** you, just leave, leave the forum for good. I have half a mind to report your post for being so ****in ignorant, and i hope you get banned for all the stupid **** youve done all this time. **** you, **** your family, **** your friends, **** your pets, **** your country, and **** your race, your religion, and everything else about you.

and learn to spell.
wait, who was that post directed to?

[paddyo]

^A now deleted Apoc post:rolleyes:...Dont you people read!


Anyway,back to the mourning...eh where was I...





Oh yeah...NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!WhY!!!!!

[PooKoo]

no not apocs, it was that mort dude, ima delete that post.

[paddyo]

Ah well then add me to the reatrded list:p: I'm also confused by the last 2 pages and I evidently also do not read!

EDIT: What ban is it? His 1st,2nd or dare I say 3rd?

[Synyster Gates]

wow

i think it may be more after reading his ****

pretty funny

you know like watching a person with a reportedly average IQ pull the push door

its a very sad funny

[canadianshred]

^go die

[Synyster Gates]

?
have i offened because i expressed my opinion

i cry your pardon for my oh so wrong use of the freedom of speech

****bag

[mr_clapton]

says he who claims he is a guitar god^ lol ;)

[Freepower]

^ face it dude. You got offened. Just accept it.

And once again guys, i have no internet. A disk format and OS install that should have taken a day is taking a week and counting....

Still, at least im not apoc. :(

I've been banned twice though. It sucks. You realise you really ARE addicted to UG.

[TheI7ark]

?
have i offened because i expressed my opinion

i cry your pardon for my oh so wrong use of the freedom of speech

****bag

If you're going to come in here and just badmouth people leave. I know... It makes you feel like a badass, and you can't get that feeling in real life when the smallest kid in your school is beating the bejesus out of you but find somewhere else to get it.

In more related news to the shred forum

Paul Gilbert is a sexy beast.

[wil]

That kid who loves Avenged Sevenfold should disappear.

I heard Paul Gilbert's version of Hendrix's Red House the other day and i was quite simply stunned---that guy plays the slinkiest and most fluent blues legato runs i've ever heard.

[Resiliance]

^And here's Hey Joe too: http://resi.saug-meinen-schwanz.net/MP3/Paul%20Gilbert%20-%20Hey%20Joe.mp3

[TheI7ark]

That kid who loves Avenged Sevenfold should disappear.

I heard Paul Gilbert's version of Hendrix's Red House the other day and i was quite simply stunned---that guy plays the slinkiest and most fluent blues legato runs i've ever heard.

Agreed. Towards the end he plays that repeating lick then speeds it up. Sexalicious. :D

Edit: Resi I love you.

[wil]

I want Gilbert's style now....(i'd also like to see Gilbert blow Herman Li---who many people consider some sort of God at the moment---out of the water)

I got Speed Lives the other day as i found Speed Kills a little uninspiring and its helped me so much---although he plays no Boundaries in Em( most GP Files have it as Dminor)---which means my 21 fret telecaster and 22fret les pauls are useless in certain segments... I just love the way MAB says ' OK, heres exercise 18 at full speed'' and just rips out these shred runs unnacompanied and off the cuff...

[Resiliance]

... And here's Highway Chile: http://resi.saug-meinen-schwanz.net/MP3/Paul%20Gilbert%20-%20Highway%20Chile%20(Below%2040).mp3

[wil]

^^^I'll get that later----there was some awesome stuff on your site by the way---Paul Gilbert and Shawn Lane's Let it Be?!!!
Blackmore's Night!
John Coltrane!
Andy Timmons!
Gilbert's Hey Joe!--I used to consider shredders versions of Hendrix songs as kinda sacreligious----i think it was George Lynch's version of Watchtower that did it for me ( i know this was originally a Dylan song blah blah...)---but now im kind of hooked! Anyone got any more?

[Resiliance]

Aight... Andy Timmons' Little wing: http://resi.saug-meinen-schwanz.net/MP3/Andy%20Timmons%20-%20Little%20Wing.mp3

[TheI7ark]

Aight... Andy Timmons' Little wing: http://resi.saug-meinen-schwanz.net/MP3/Andy%20Timmons%20-%20Little%20Wing.mp3

:heart:

[Freepower]

I want Gilbert's style now....(i'd also like to see Gilbert blow Herman Li

Imagine my shock at that line...

[perpetual shred]

Consider this:

We all pretty much missed the original shred movement. Most of the guys we sit and blabber about all day are in their 40's. In 20-30 years, it'll be like a musician holocaust. Ie: Most of them will die about the same time, provided it's natural causes. It won't all be shredders either. Many musicians from the 60's, 70's and even 80's will probably die in this time period. We'll be hit by death after death, in theory of course. It'll suck.

Shred will rise once again as history repeats itself. but it is up to us, the younger generation of shredders to buy each others albums and look 80's like. it'll be awesome.

[TheI7ark]

Imagine my shock at that line...
:haha

[canadianshred]

Imagine my shock at that line...

:haha :haha

[canadianshred]

WTF!!!!!!

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=316339

[priest.fan.]

lol. scandinavia?

[Matt_Malmsteen]

Gilbert blow Li!?....wtf?

[wil]

Imagine my shock at that line...

:no:
why not read the rest of it?

[Matt_Malmsteen]

It was like one of those things, where you catch the main bit and the rest just, doesn't matter, sorry...I have one of those minds :p:

EDIT: And to Perpetual shred, your comment about us all looking 80s and shred rising again, you have the right idea dude, 80s fashion kicked ass.....

[mr_clapton]

yes bring back the spandex!

[Erc]

mmmmhh spandex...

[Righteous]

I actually like the style nowadays better... Vai look hooooott with his short hair, you must agree.

[PooKoo]

http://vai.com/Machines/images/guitars/gtr030.jpg

the best looking vai.

[Beckerism]

http://vai.com/Machines/images/guitars/gtr030.jpg

the best looking vai.

He lacks the soul patch.

[Erc]

rofl his throw-up of color guitar....

[Righteous]

nonono, the one with the grammy interview is muuuuuch better, if you've seen it, you'd see.

[mr_clapton]

i didnt like his short hair in that interview....it just wasnt VAI it instead little stevey vai

[Freepower]

:no:
why not read the rest of it?

I did, its just that that line is so seperate from the end of the sentance it begins...and im 17 and my gf was away all week god dammit..

[wil]

OK then, :p: , I just wish you hadnt drawn my attention to such a gruesome image... :puke:

[TheI7ark]

OK then, :p: , I just wish you hadnt drawn my attention to such a gruesome image... :puke:

Paul was involved... Paul is a sexy beast. ;)

[Matt_Malmsteen]

^^ true words....Paul Gilbert is one hawt piece of man XD

[Axegrinder#9]

and let it not be said that the pentatonic scale is hackneyed and overused, perhaps in the context classic rock guitarists used it yes, but today I was using pentatonic substitutions and some alterations to modal playing and ripping it up, and boy did it sound sweet!!

and some pentatonic scale notes resolved in a certain way, heighten the effect of a phrase... combine major/minor pentatonic with lydian and mixolydian modes and then throw in some aeolian + dorian flavors... it sounds real slick. and then after some hunting on tabs, I saw Frank Gambale uses similar licks, so does Vinnie Moore... :cool:

[GibsonSGSupreme]

in mabels fatal fable by jason becker is there an intro other then the open low e at the start of the song? i ahve a tab that sez there is but can't find the actual recorded version of it.

[Beckerism]

in mabels fatal fable by jason becker is there an intro other then the open low e at the start of the song? i ahve a tab that sez there is but can't find the actual recorded version of it.
http://s14.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=259WCSAX70ITY1F3I0HR6DGBCD :liplick:

[chase09]

sorry for my ignorance and being off topic, but how did apoc get banned and does anyone know for how long?

[GibsonSGSupreme]

thanks beckerism:)

[Beckerism]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3425999330231409912&q=blowjob


:haha

[priest.fan.]

:haha :haha

you were searching for blowjob videos, har har har :haha

[Righteous]

Sicko...

[Beckerism]

:haha :haha

you were searching for blowjob videos, har har har :haha

Actually, I wasn't:

http://forum.ebaumsworld.com/showthread.php?p=1963046#post1963046


:p:

[priest.fan.]

oh.

:(

[PooKoo]

that was incredible idiotic.














hahahahaaaaaa

[Beckerism]

oh.

:(

:haha :liplick:

[wil]

OK, im sure this has been doe a dozen times but so what--
I was wondering how much you guys practise---I seem to have absolutely no time at the moment, what with studying and all, and aside from occasionally playing while watching TV etc, and i'm wondering if my technique is gonna suffer. I began successfully 'reconstructing' my picking style a few weeks ago---i used to be pretty damn quick, but nowhere near as precise as i wanted it to be---but now it looks like i wont be able to put the hours in for a bit which pisses me off after getting Speed Lives and now im listening to more and more fusion, shred stuff--Lane, Holdsworth et al--its inspiring me to improve but i cant!!

[Scorzerci]

lately I've been play guitar like max an hour a day which IMO is waaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy too little...

[Stratwizard]

I'm quite busy with school at the moment. Therefore, I've been playing max 30 minutes a day, which is basically only technique exercises and a little bit of jamming. IMO that's enough, if you concentrate on what you do and don't fool around.

[Matt_Malmsteen]

I've got college and stuff at the moment, so I've been practising like 30mins a day or something, not too much at all.....thats' just learning some stuff..and messing a lil.

[Hong Siah]

Excuse me, but can you define the difference between playing and practising?

I mean, say, is practicing a fast lick or solo from a song, practising, or is it playing. Or is practise strictly fingering and picking excerises and scales?

I'm a noob lol.

[Stratwizard]

When I "play" guitar, it's mostly jamming, playing songs and doing stuff I can already do. Whereas, when I'm practising it's mostly learning technique, new songs etc... Much more disciplined at least.

[Hong Siah]

^ I see...Thanks

[priest.fan.]

basically, playing = having fun and messing around, whereas practicing = trying to improve your technique

and I play around 2 hours a day, although only about half of that is me actually trying to improve :p:

[PooKoo]

i very rarely ever try and do anythin just to improve. I just jam, all the time, nonstop, for hruos and hruos, 5-10 hours on a good day, much less on a normal one. I only actually try and improve when i cannot play something.

[Resiliance]

basically, playing = having fun and messing around, whereas practicing = trying to improve your technique


Or theory, or sight reading, or balancing burning pins on your nose whilst doing it...

[PooKoo]

Ouch dude, why burning? thats harsh

[Matt_Malmsteen]

^^ You wouldn't think it harsh if you could do it....
I can't...so its' damn harsh!

[Axegrinder#9]

OK, im sure this has been doe a dozen times but so what--
I was wondering how much you guys practise---I seem to have absolutely no time at the moment, what with studying and all, and aside from occasionally playing while watching TV etc, and i'm wondering if my technique is gonna suffer. I began successfully 'reconstructing' my picking style a few weeks ago---i used to be pretty damn quick, but nowhere near as precise as i wanted it to be---but now it looks like i wont be able to put the hours in for a bit which pisses me off after getting Speed Lives and now im listening to more and more fusion, shred stuff--Lane, Holdsworth et al--its inspiring me to improve but i cant!!

I hear yea, I rarely practice/play over 4 hours a week when college is in session, but now since it's spring break, I'm actually going back to my earlier 5 hours a day practice schedule atleast for the week, just to keep my chops sharp...

[NevermorePsalm]

Just a question, I'm starting on a book called Patterns Scales & Modes for Jazz Guitar by Arnie Berle. Anyone ever use it? I really like it, very informative. (of course applying it to shred)

[Beckerism]

How does teh Greg Howe get his tone? :cool:

[Righteous]

How does teh Greg Howe get his tone? :cool:
When he was a child he was blessed by a Tibetan Buddhist monk to give me godly tone.

[Freepower]

I practice 0 hours a day, due to wrist problems. I might learn pieces for grade examinations, which takes me about an hour a piece in total, but i have to be careful to spread the load across a while. Still, my chops seem to be getting better, having absorbed previous practice or something. One thing i strive for is flexibility, and last night i was jammin a little and found i could string skip and sweep and legato fluently through my ideas at a medium tempo.

Thats all i want from my chops really, just better, with better ideas!

[Hong Siah]

When he was a child he was blessed by a Tibetan Buddhist monk to give me godly tone.

Speaking of tone, any of you have Steve Vai, John Petrucci and Joe Satriani's tone.
Sorry to be out of topic, but people at the Ultimate Settings Thread are not answering my request for their tones. So what other place is better to ask tones of those shredders than a site dedicated to them? :p:

[Beckerism]

Speaking of tone, any of you have Steve Vai, John Petrucci and Joe Satriani's tone.
Sorry to be out of topic, but people at the Ultimate Settings Thread are not answering my request for their tones. So what other place is better to ask tones of those shredders than a site dedicated to them? :p:

Here is fine. The mods understand.

I hope. :p:

[Stratwizard]

Speaking of tone, any of you have Steve Vai, John Petrucci and Joe Satriani's tone.
Sorry to be out of topic, but people at the Ultimate Settings Thread are not answering my request for their tones. So what other place is better to ask tones of those shredders than a site dedicated to them? :p:

I tried getting Vai's exact tone sometime ago, but I never succeeded. Basically, it's very hard to get their tones with digital effect processors. Sorry I couldn't help ya... :(

On the other hand, you might not want to sound exactly like Vai, Peturcci or Satriani, would you?

[Hong Siah]

^ That wasn't very reassuring was it? ;)

Hehe..

[Stratwizard]

It wasn't. Sorry. :p:

[Hong Siah]

On the other hand, you might not want to sound exactly like Vai, Peturcci or Satriani, would you?

You have no idea how wrong you are. I would give anything to sound like them...like my right arm or left arm... :D

[wil]

I practice 0 hours a day, due to wrist problems. I might learn pieces for grade examinations, which takes me about an hour a piece in total, but i have to be careful to spread the load across a while. Still, my chops seem to be getting better, having absorbed previous practice or something. One thing i strive for is flexibility, and last night i was jammin a little and found i could string skip and sweep and legato fluently through my ideas at a medium tempo.

Thats all i want from my chops really, just better, with better ideas!

Well, for a period of time, i really simplified things in order to 'reconstruct' my picking technique--I did excercises like this-

-1,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,3,0,0,0,4,0,0,0,5,0,0,0,4,0,0,0,3,0,0,0,2,0,0,0-
On one string at a time for hours on end on an acoustic with .12s on and after a while i noticed just how much i could minimise the necessary wrist movements to pick 'ultra fast'--when i was playing a song though, i found id tense up again, this technique id been practising---i dont play a great deal of open string slayer, metallica stuff BTW, its just a good exercise---just hadnt become second nature to me yet. Its like when i watch Yngwie or Al Di Meola, they pick entirely from the wrist--many people assume they can pick better and more accurately by tensing their biceps and picking from the elbow---and the movement is miniscule.
Basically, i realised theres no point in me practising these alt.picking exercises if im learning to alt pick badly so i'm being harsh on myself and not allowing myself to play any songs i like until i have the wrist action down---ive heard it likened to 'waving' your hand somewhere---and ive eradicated all tension from my playing.
Thats the focking plan anyway, if i could just find the time...

[Axegrinder#9]

found a lil' thing here applicable to economy pickers: when I downpick, my pick is usually at an angle with respect to the strings, but when following up on an upstroke, keeping the idea of economising your motion, I saw it was easier to follow on the upstroke by reducing the angle, as opposed to keeping that angle, which often had a tendency of executing a downstroke...

[Axegrinder#9]

hahah you guys remember this new-age/classical musician Yanni who shot to fame in the mid-90s? he got arrested for charges of domestic dispute... anybody who's seen him and heard him and his music will find this positively chuckalacious... it's like Yngwie winning the Nobel Peace Prize...

[PooKoo]

:haha

any links ?

[Erc]

rofl, yea get up a link.

[Axegrinder#9]

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=49149

[splice]

hahahahaha they were talking about that on the radio this morning

[paddyo]

Its a damn shame:(...
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=244254

[Axegrinder#9]

**** the mods out on this site, they are a bunch of ****ing retards... apoc got banned for no reason it seems... they can't close down the million retarded threads but close down one good thread... and **** this censoring device on the site which robs me of my ****ing freedom of ****ing expression.. **** them all

I see a major pilgrimage to SU coming on again...

[Stratwizard]

*sigh* :rolleyes:

[Axegrinder#9]

take that patronizing attitude elsewhere kid

[Resiliance]

The mods have the right to close a thread in which copyright rights are infringed, for UG are liable to be held responsible.

Noone's making you stay here.

[NevermorePsalm]

See, something like that wouldnt be a problem for a small site, but when you have the amazingly large conglomerate of UG, it happens to be a problem.

[canadianshred]

^so well all move to the shred mafia site and make the same forum!!!!!!

[seljer]

I tried getting Vai's exact tone sometime ago, but I never succeeded. Basically, it's very hard to get their tones with digital effect processors. Sorry I couldn't help ya... :(

On the other hand, you might not want to sound exactly like Vai, Peturcci or Satriani, would you?

there were some Vai settings listed on the Carvin Legacy page on the Carvin site but they've redesigned it and they're not there anymore

the only thing I remember is the clean since thats what my amp is set too :p:
treble 9, mids 5, bass 5, no reverb from the amp



edit: wait, what the hell
found it somehow http://www.carvin.com/vai/settings.php

[Axegrinder#9]

The mods have the right to close a thread in which copyright rights are infringed, for UG are liable to be held responsible.

and you really believe that the music company people are going to browse through every page in a sub-forum for a site guitar website?

give it a break... look the mods don't really do anything right around here, and if you disagree I must say you have some vested interest behind that.

[Freepower]

I think they generally do stuff right round here. I do think that thread was getting a little OTT with the uploading. When it stops being a set of links and starts being a pirating thread...well. You get the idea.

[pavan]

The mods like to make their presence felt once in a while. They come up with ridiculous rules like not allowing links to other forums in signatures.

But closing the upload thread was a morally correct thing to do.

Our asylum SU is following the footsteps of UG in being stubborn. I think there should be another one started by the kids which would allow pleasant words without censoring, and pointless insults, ( and maybe nudity?)

[mr_clapton]

yes, nudity will resolve everything

[Hong Siah]

yes, nudity will resolve everything

That, and more. :liplick:

[Resiliance]

and you really believe that the music company people are going to browse through every page in a sub-forum for a site guitar website?

give it a break... look the mods don't really do anything right around here, and if you disagree I must say you have some vested interest behind that.

I'm just not interested in your pointless whining.

[shredfan]

Whats the address of the Shredders United site?

[Resiliance]

http://s12.invisionfree.com/ShreddersUnited/

[Stratwizard]

and you really believe that the music company people are going to browse through every page in a sub-forum for a site guitar website? .

Sharing whole CD's by shredders isn't very supportive to them. No matter if the record company people come here or not.

[Axegrinder#9]

I'm just not interested in your pointless whining.

tone down the grand vizier act, not everybody around here stares in doe-eyed wonder at you, you know? on the contrary, it makes you look kinda fake....

[Resiliance]

I haven't got any act, I'm just getting tired of people whining about the mods on UG, this and that... Just go away if you don't like it... What's so hard about that?

[shredfan]

^^^thanks.

[Freepower]

Sharing whole CD's by shredders isn't very supportive to them. No matter if the record company people come here or not.

Bingo. If you can't convince shred fans to buy shred albums, who's gonna buy them? And its not like we were cheating record companies out of abusing artists - MAB, Vai (though i may be wrong on that), quite a few of those uploads were self produced and would have only cost a few quid...

[Axegrinder#9]

I haven't got any act, I'm just getting tired of people whining about the mods on UG, this and that... Just go away if you don't like it... What's so hard about that?

hehe, now didn't I mention vested interests earlier...

[Axegrinder#9]

Bingo. If you can't convince shred fans to buy shred albums, who's gonna buy them? And its not like we were cheating record companies out of abusing artists - MAB, Vai (though i may be wrong on that), quite a few of those uploads were self produced and would have only cost a few quid...

from my experience with people who're really into music, even if they get an album off the net, which they really like, in time they actually go out and buy that very album. I personally do this myself, and have seen it in a majority of other people.

Think about it for a second, we all know that you can virtually get any song off the net or by using a file-sharing client, so why would record companies bother churning out CDs if they knew that eventually it'd be circulated and downloaded through the net, for free. The reason is the people who rip it off the net, will eventually come around to buying that CD.

[Beckerism]

I'm powertabbing Rain bitches. :)

[mr_clapton]

^sweet
yeah i really dont like downloading music, i mean what it was someone like becker who needed what little income he can get from his albums, whould you still go out and download it?

[Beckerism]

Here is my 2 hour slap job of Rain by Jason Becker. (Power Tab)


http://rapidshare.de/files/15198394/rain.ptb.html

Yah, I suck at tabbing. :p:

[Stratwizard]

from my experience with people who're really into music, even if they get an album off the net, which they really like, in time they actually go out and buy that very album. I personally do this myself, and have seen it in a majority of other people.

Think about it for a second, we all know that you can virtually get any song off the net or by using a file-sharing client, so why would record companies bother churning out CDs if they knew that eventually it'd be circulated and downloaded through the net, for free. The reason is the people who rip it off the net, will eventually come around to buying that CD.

Do you really think those shred-noobs, who came to uploads thread and downloaded everything there was, are going to buy the actual CD's. If there were 100 downloads - for
example, I bet there weren't more than five, who really bought the album. Besides, if you really like some album, why do you have to download it in the first place? There are a lot of places, where you can listen samples from it. I'd understand this flie sharing, if it was some crappy pop music, where the artists have no talents whatsoever. Now, were talking about shred. People, who have spent their lives on mastering the instrument.

[pavan]

Been listening to Joe Satriani's Super Colossal.

Great stuff from the great man, as usual

edit : crowd chant made me fall in love with rock and roll all over again.

[Stratwizard]

^I hope he has an European tour as well. ;)

[Resiliance]

hehe, now didn't I mention vested interests earlier...

Do you honestly think I would even want to be a mod?

If I wanted I would have already been, rest assured.

[Erc]

http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/godfather.htm

So who here remindes you of that?

BTW quite a few of those things are funny (and true), give'em a read. I thought necromancer was especially funny.

[PooKoo]

Do you really think those shred-noobs, who came to uploads thread and downloaded everything there was, are going to buy the actual CD's. If there were 100 downloads - for
example, I bet there weren't more than five, who really bought the album. Besides, if you really like some album, why do you have to download it in the first place? There are a lot of places, where you can listen samples from it. I'd understand this flie sharing, if it was some crappy pop music, where the artists have no talents whatsoever. Now, were talking about shred. People, who have spent their lives on mastering the instrument.

agreed to an extent, i can definantly see your point, and i definantly think the thread was rightfully closed.

but! i also think that most shred artists are more happy that people just enjoy their music then the amount of money they make, at least vai and his ilk.

[Resiliance]

And then there are those that have to take jobs aside from their recording careers because it doesn't make enough money for them to live off.

[pavan]

Like David Gilmour driving a truck before PF made it big......
or Satriani working in many odd jobs, taking a month off to practise sometimes.....
or Vai investing in a house which he let out for rent with the money he earned touring with Zappa


its not an easy life......

Brian May has a PhD is astronomy.....

[Beckerism]

Where My Fortune Lies solo by Cacophony

http://rapidshare.de/files/15253072/where_my_fortune_lies.ptb.html

[Freepower]

http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/jekylhyde.htm

Thats me in real life, though online im generally more guitar-obsessed. :)

Funny how resi was called a godfather before that link was ever called into being though, eh?

[pavan]

am I

http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/impostor.htm

or

http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/eaglescout.htm

[Freepower]

^ teh latter, obviouszor.

[Axegrinder#9]

Kung-Fu Master / Ego

[PooKoo]

who am i?

[canadianshred]

http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/eaglescout.htm

wow this fits resi so perfectly

[gatpakermac]

I find the information about Brian May having a phd in astronomy astounding.And I don't know if you, Pavan, are actually into physics or you just chose that Richard Feynman quote because it was cool but hes was an absolutly briliant man. I find a very strange creative link between my intrest in guitar playing and physics.In physics you arent creating anything, your just making realisations and unearthing concepts. Playing guitar can be likened to that, i feel, in that when I play theres a certain creative independence but also a feeling that your unearthing something that was ready waiting. Ofcourse guitar is a more introverted creativity...... Im happy with that complex ramble.

[Freepower]

^ I'm going to come out of the closet. I use my knowledge of physics to flirt. And i think of that as a good thing. Im a physics nerd.

Ok, all fellow physics buddies, stand up and make yourselves known.

[canadianshred]

I was just wondering wat u guys do for practicing ear training? cuz i really have to work on it, my ears arnt too good :(

[NevermorePsalm]

Who's tone do you guys like the most, just wondering. My favorite is Shawn Lane or Steve Vai.

[Resiliance]

Guthrie Govan's tone at NAMM 2005...

Paul Gilbert's (most of the time... Not including the VC30).

[Beckerism]

Becker's Jazz/Blues tone.
Steve Vai's all around tone.
Paul Gilbert's flat out kick ass fuzz.

Edit: Greg Howe foo! :p:

[SnowballofDoom]

I was just wondering wat u guys do for practicing ear training? cuz i really have to work on it, my ears arnt too good :(

Throw away all your tabs, for starters.

Favorite tone is either Gilbert or Vai.

[Erc]

^ That is a good place to start.

Learning songs by ear will help it a lot. After that (or at the same time) you need to start training what people call "relative pitch". Or well thats what my friend called it. =)

Its the ability to hear the difference between intervals and chords etc. You can do this by getting a friend or family member to play 2 notes on the piano, and you tell them whether its a major 2nd, perfect 5th, octave or whatever. There are ear training programs out there.

I happen to have one (or my mom did since she taught violin) called auralia. It has a wide range of exercises you can do to train your ear, but you don't need a program, you just need some set exercises.

[pavan]

I find the information about Brian May having a phd in astronomy astounding.And I don't know if you, Pavan, are actually into physics or you just chose that Richard Feynman quote because it was cool but hes was an absolutly briliant man. I find a very strange creative link between my intrest in guitar playing and physics.In physics you arent creating anything, your just making realisations and unearthing concepts. Playing guitar can be likened to that, i feel, in that when I play theres a certain creative independence but also a feeling that your unearthing something that was ready waiting. Ofcourse guitar is a more introverted creativity...... Im happy with that complex ramble.


Feynman is one of my favourite scientists. I read most of "Surely your joking Mr.Feynman", and am currently reading his "Lectures On Physics".

oh, and I like Physics.

Who's tone do you guys like the most, just wondering. My favorite is Shawn Lane or Steve Vai.

Steve Vai
Shawn Lane ( I use a similar tone these days )
Andy Timmons
Van Halen
Eric Johnson

[canadianshred]

thanks for the help, Erc are there any programs you could recomend?? or send to me?

[NevermorePsalm]

Feynman is one of my favourite scientists. I read most of "Surely your joking Mr.Feynman", and am currently reading his "Lectures On Physics".

oh, and I like Physics.



Steve Vai
Shawn Lane ( I use a similar tone these days )
Andy Timmons
Van Halen
Eric Johnson
I also use a tone much akin to Lane's (drowning reverb) But I'm really trying to get away from it. I also did forget to mention Guthrie for tone, I also like Ron Thal's tone on Guitars Suck (Its not the usual version you hear, it was on what I think is that songs music video)

[Stratwizard]

Who's tone do you guys like the most, just wondering. My favorite is Shawn Lane or Steve Vai.

Henderson, Vai and Gilbert's.

[gatpakermac]

favourite tone? Definately steve vai.Without a doubt. Then at times some of the many different tones Satch has jumps out at me and I fall to my knees and cry over the godlyness of it. And my trusty John Petrucci too

[Scorzerci]

Guthrie Govan has really good tone from the clips I've seen from him (but then again what can you excpect when he plays Suhr guitars and Cornford amps). David Valdes, I really like his tone. Andy Timmons also has ****ing awesome tone.