** The Random Shred Chat Thread **

[Matt_Malmsteen]

Crazy smart ass shredders, not to say I'm not suprised I mean I usually only come on this forum because everyone here seems to usually say things that aren't totally retarded.

Damn your youth...damn young people.....and being better than me *rants a little*

[PooKoo]

k i actually might get a new gutiar now, so price is now having to be considered, i guess 1-2 thou tops, take ab it of saving but who knows?

and i like being young.

[HammerForce]

Well. I'm 18 and doing a Masters in Theoretical Physics, think of that what you will. After I graduate I'd like to become an an actuary or a futures trader to make big bucks and buy loads of guitars..and houses (hopefully that is).

^Did you read my recommendation of the Ibanez a couple of pages back. Stuff in the States tends to be about the same price in $US as it is in £ here. But I don't know if thats the kind of thing your looking for.

[apocalypse13]

Idk if I look my age or not...

I think I maybe look a little older than I am. I'm 15, maybe I look about year or two older. But that's just IMO.

[PooKoo]

Well. I'm 18 and doing a Masters in Theoretical Physics, think of that what you will. After I graduate I'd like to become an an actuary or a futures trader to make big bucks and buy loads of guitars..and houses hopefully that is.

^Did you read my recommendation of the Ibanez a couple of pages back. Stuff in the States tends to be about the same price in $US as it is in £ here. But I don't know if thats the kind of thing your looking for.

yeah, i saw, Ill look into it.

[Erc]

I have no idea what I'm going to do for a living.

I've always though building amps as a side thing (if I got any good at it) would be cool. Would only have to sell 100 amps at $1000 to live off of.

When I go to college I'm gonna...do...something. I'll probably find some sort of proffession thats just budding out there, because thats where the money is. Making money in an "expirenced" form of buisness = hard.

I'm a freshman in highschool btw. So having no plan for my life (yet) isn't too bad ^_^. Oh and yea Pookoo I thought you looked much older.

[Harmonius]

I'm in my last year of College. I'm setting up myself for an LL.B (Hons) in Law. I hope to become a barrister (my ultimate dream, i'd do anything to get it). As far as music is concerned, i'll deal with that later, once I get my degree, if possible.

[PooKoo]

dude i thougth yo uwere like 12.

[Harmonius]

Ouch...

:(

EDIT: Own up, what gives it away? The pink writing? The juvenielle signature? :p:

[Scorzerci]

Im 14:). I don't really look much older cus I have a chubby baby face:(.

[Reemster]

^Nothing wrong with that :) Looking younger/older than you actually are has its pros and cons I guess. People usually think I'm 5 years younger than I actually am... Ah well, if that's still the case 20 years from now... :p:

It was fun to read what you people do from day to day, and what your plans are :)

[Scorzerci]

hehe I have a friend ( girl) whose sister is 5 years older than her and when they're together and meet someone for the first time apperantly people have asked whos is the older one.

[canadianshred]

I'm a freshman too like the other half of you

[priest.fan.]

moi aussi. :/

[apocalypse13]

^haha ho

Im a sophmore :p:

[priest.fan.]

But I am 15 as well, I have a relatively early birthday, so don't think you can act superior with me now >:0

[apocalypse13]

You turn 16 in?

I do in August. :o

[priest.fan.]

Boy, I've been turning 16 since before your mother was born. :o

[apocalypse13]

:wtf:

[priest.fan.]

er... um...

>_>

WATCH THIS VIDEO

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0eyAL9jXRxw&search=klaus%20nomi

/flees while distraction is in place

[apocalypse13]

*Ahem*

Seen it in upload thread already

[priest.fan.]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=D43yn6g6pb4&search=moskau

then try this one.

Also in the upload thread.

>_>

[apocalypse13]

Again, already seen it foo. :p:

[priest.fan.]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Qy_rUyNLjbg&search=moskau

:mad:

[apocalypse13]

Nope haven't seen that one.







:haha :haha :haha :haha

[Pan-Tallica]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Qy_rUyNLjbg&search=moskau

:mad::haha That actually made me laugh. Most of those damn faking videos are just stupid... That one was good. :haha

[canadianshred]

anyone here use ninjam, wicked program, was on it a couple days ago with beckerism and some other ppl

[priest.fan.]

I have it, but I could never figure out how to use it :/

[PooKoo]

what is it?

[canadianshred]

its a program that lets you play guitar or something with other ppl at the same time

[SnowballofDoom]

A program to jam with people online, in real time. With reasonably high quality. For most of you, you'll wanna go to the download section, and locate the windows XP client. But get whatever one suits you (obviously). They have an IRC channel for people to join so you can play w/ others randomly loafing about. And they have a forum section for it too.

~Golbez

[priest.fan.]

an online jam program. Basically a live chat room, you hook the mic up to your amp and jam with other guys online.

At least in theory. I personally haven't figured it out so far. :o

[Beckerism]

an online jam program. Basically a live chat room, you hook the mic up to your amp and jam with other guys online.

At least in theory. I personally haven't figured it out so far. :o

It's not that hard though? Just copy paste the channel location from website here(thing that says test.ninjam.com:2049-2052:

http://www.ninjam.com/jamfarm/index.php


and then just click connect. :p:

[priest.fan.]

It's not that hard though? Just copy paste the channel location from website here(thing that says test.ninjam.com:2049-2052:

http://www.ninjam.com/jamfarm/index.php


and then just click connect. :p:

o.

silly me, not reading the instructions. :(

edit: ok. I am in the channel. But whenever I play, its weirdly echoey. :/ Anyone know what causes this?

[TheUltimateSin]

:eek: PooKoo! You avatar-idea stealing fiend! *unsheaths Claymore* Prepare defend yourself!

[PooKoo]

i didnt steal yours! yours is moooore... blue!

[TheUltimateSin]

It's the principle of the thing!



Have at thee!

[PooKoo]

:points samurai sword at you:

[priest.fan.]

/me eats you both

[canadianshred]

marty>you avatar

my spongebob one was good too

[PooKoo]

*pops out yer stomach*

[TheUltimateSin]

yeeaeaaahhhhhhhhh..........................................I must be bored











So how bout that......FF7 AC?

[PooKoo]

havent seen it, loved that game.

[apocalypse13]

yeeaeaaahhhhhhhhh..........................................I must be bored











So how bout that......FF7 AC?
I wanna see it so bad

[PooKoo]

whats the soundtrack, the original score?

[canadianshred]

FF7 AC?

:confused:

[apocalypse13]

:eek:

You don't know!

Leave bitch

[priest.fan.]

I've seen it :D

:D

and the one winged angel theme is like TWICE as cool. Very slick animation as well.

p.s myavatarpwnsyouall.hahaha.

[canadianshred]

:eek:

You don't know!

Leave bitch

:cry: why can't you just tell me

[apocalypse13]

:sad:

You sadden me...

Final Fantasy 7, The Advent Children ring any bells?

[canadianshred]

ohh I have final fantasy but old 1 fro dreamcast but GTA owns any game

[TheUltimateSin]

ohh I have final fantasy but old 1 fro dreamcast but GTA owns any game

:eek: Blasphemy! You can not pwn the awesomeness that is FF7!




Wal-Mart stocks their shelves at Midnight tonight. I am so there. I've been waiting for this movie for like a year and half for cripes sakes.

[canadianshred]

theres a movie?

[TheUltimateSin]

>.< Yes. It's official release for the US is April 25th. Midnight Tonight, IT...IS...MINE!

[priest.fan.]

haha. I saw it like a month ago.

In fact, I still have it.

btw, I'd like to point out that canadianshred is one heckuva sexy beast.

[canadianshred]

yaaa baby

[SnowballofDoom]

Ahem. Holiday inspired flying dog > all

And a million w00ts for Advent Children! I'll be buying that as soon as I find some extra cash :liplick:

[canadianshred]

who else wants to punch that ipwnyngwie kid in the face???

[EV6]

wow call me crazy but this doesnt seem like it has to do with shred.......

[canadianshred]

then you must be crazy :wtf:

EDIT:302nd POST!!!!!!

[TheUltimateSin]

wow call me crazy but this doesnt seem like it has to do with shred.......

But it IS random....and by god, it's important!

[canadianshred]

^exactly

and any of u ppl got msn i need someone to talk about guitar with!

[priest.fan.]

I do, although I'm not on it very often. digitwizardz@hotmail.com

yeah, I made it like a loong time ago :/

[canadianshred]

ok digitwizardz

[canadianshred]

or should i call you derek :p:

Wow you live in sudbury!!!!!

[priest.fan.]

:eek:

I see you're already prying into my life, gaining information. Soon you'll probably rape me in the night.

:(

oh, woe is me.

[SnowballofDoom]

Yes...Derek...from...

Ontario!!!

o.O

[canadianshred]

I live in London!

Ontario!!!!

[splice]

chuck norris!!!

[canadianshred]

:haha :haha
whats this weird obsession with UG and chuck norris

[Beckerism]

:haha :haha
whats this weird obsession with UG and chuck norris

He's EVERYWHERE.

[TheUltimateSin]

^And just so you know, if you can see Chuck Norris, then he can damn sure see you. But if you can't Chuck Norris, then you may be only moments from death.

[HammerForce]

On the topic of AC I saw it (subtitled) about 4 months ago. Its pretty much awesome. Although I'd say that the game pwns it in the ass

[mr_clapton]

hey i have a few questions about Ron Thal like how does he reach frets higher that 24, does he have a guitar with that many cause i have seen his bumble guitar when he plays guitars suck and i have a tab where it goes up to fret 36? and also whats this thing i am hearing about a thimble someone please fill me in

:cheers:

[Freepower]

^ he uses a thimble like a slide. That solves both your problems.

[mr_clapton]

so he puts a thimble on one finger and slides up the strings to the pitch he wants?

[wil]

^^pretty much--i read an 'in the style of Ron Tal' lesson in some magazine and the notation was littered with instructions like 'slide up to imaginary fret 33 w/thimble'--which i suppose isnt all that hard except it was performed during a crazy multi-fingered polyrythym tapping sequence with some HUUUGE legato stretches-- :confused: :eek:

[Ace88]

pie

[Stratwizard]

pie

What the ****?

[Scorzerci]

yeah

[Freepower]

RANDOM SHRED CHAT THREAD.


None of that REALLY RANDOM **** stuff in here.

[PooKoo]

wow call me crazy but this doesnt seem like it has to do with shred.......

so?

dude, your really gettting annoying.

sorry, i missed that way back. Anyways, i live in maryland, and ive got no msn, ron thal is a beast, and happy birthday to me.

[wil]

Pookoo, you seem very tense today---just remember AX7ownz and think 'peace'. Just kidding, people do seem to be posting an awful lot of trash these days-and happy birthday(it IS your birthday isnt it?)

On a shred related topic, does anyone know the full list of people EVER to do g3? Ive read that Robert Fripp and Uli jon Roth have done it too, if this is the case why are there only 3 dvds?
Also, whilst learning the g3 'Going down' in this months Guitar Techniques--a little ambitious i know...---they say that Eric Johnson left the tour in unexplained circumstances--anyone shed any light on this???

[PooKoo]

yeah, sorry bout that, but its getting annoying. And yes it is, thank you.

No ideas about g3, but i wish theyd put a dvd with uli jon roth, if he has done it. Never really listened to him.

[Scorzerci]

http://www.satriani.com/G3/
thats got every single G3 listed

[canadianshred]

Ya, i would've loved to see the uli jon roth show

[wil]

yeah, sorry bout that, but its getting annoying. And yes it is, thank you.

No ideas about g3, but i wish theyd put a dvd with uli jon roth, if he has done it. Never really listened to him.


You must have heard Sails of Charon--the scorpions? Its awesome.

[SnowballofDoom]

http://www.satriani.com/G3/2001.html

The LA and Orlando shows must have been incredible :eek:

[canadianshred]

the Ft. Worth one would've kicked ass too

[Scorzerci]

LA gig as well.
and happy birthday PooKoo! I got you ANTOINE!
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e372/scorzerci/antoine.jpg

[PooKoo]

why thank you!

[Scorzerci]

You're welcome!

[priest.fan.]

happy birthday pook. (lol pook)

I got you this - I know you've been talking about getting a sexy new guitar.

http://www.altguitarbass.com/weird/pics%5C38.jpg

ignore the fact that its a bass.

http://www.altguitarbass.com/weird/pics%5C02.jpg

http://www.altguitarbass.com/weird/pics%5C07.jpg

thank me later.

http://www.altguitarbass.com/weird/

lol

[apocalypse13]

Happy Birthday Pookoo

[Freepower]

HBPK! :p:

You have learned much in the past year. Let us hope it is enough for you to confront your father once more, and save the rebel alliance!

[SnowballofDoom]

Happy Birthday Pookster!

I got you a delectable cabbage:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c292/Gilbert_Pwns/chinese-cabbage.jpg

[canadianshred]

Happy birthday pookoo, you got my gift yesterday :)

[HammerForce]

Happy birthday Pookoo. Have a good one, go out n get pissed or something :D

[Godly Moose]

Happy Birthday PooKoo!

[PooKoo]

thanks for all the gifts, antoine was my favorite, but its all appreciated.

<3

[Stratwizard]

I'm a bit a late, but HAPPY BIRTHDAY PooKoo! :cheers:

[Scorzerci]

thanks for all the gifts, antoine was my favorite, but its all appreciated.

<3
YAY!

[slash_620]

Pookoo, you seem very tense today---just remember AX7ownz and think 'peace'. Just kidding, people do seem to be posting an awful lot of trash these days-and happy birthday(it IS your birthday isnt it?)

On a shred related topic, does anyone know the full list of people EVER to do g3? Ive read that Robert Fripp and Uli jon Roth have done it too, if this is the case why are there only 3 dvds?
Also, whilst learning the g3 'Going down' in this months Guitar Techniques--a little ambitious i know...---they say that Eric Johnson left the tour in unexplained circumstances--anyone shed any light on this???

Whoo, me too. Guitarist techniques is one amazing magazine.

How far have you got?

Also, www.guitarprinciples.com is a very very helpful site, it seems to be designed for frustrated guitarists just like me, though i would reccomened it to anyone.

[HammerForce]

I didn't think that the tab loked that hard. Haven't tried to play it yet though as I haven't heard the song. Is it actually hard?

[canadianshred]

thanks for all the gifts, antoine was my favorite, but its all appreciated.

<3

wat about my romeo CD even though half of you guys got it :peace:

[Scorzerci]

*cough*ididn'tgetithinthint*cough*

[PooKoo]

wat about my romeo CD even though half of you guys got it :peace:

oh it was great too, thank you. Doesnt beat antoine though.

[canadianshred]

*cough*ididn'tgetithinthint*cough*
now you do

[Godly Moose]

My present for Pookoo is like infinite times better.



http://img281.imageshack.us/img281/442/sbyif3ih.jpg

[pavan]

Eric Johnson had ear problems and wanted to record a new album desperately

[TheUltimateSin]

Yeah yeah, I'm a little late. It's the thought that matters.



EDIT: Sorry, PK. priestfan made me go and change it......and for safety reasons I had to censor it......

[priest.fan.]

are those supposed to be boobs? :haha

they look more like a frogs face with bulgey eyes lol

[TheUltimateSin]

^Silence! You're ruining the moment!

[priest.fan.]

yeah, ok. I'll leave you to fondle pookoo's frog eyeballs in peace :haha

[TheUltimateSin]

Don't make me go and fix it......

[canadianshred]

frogs are green, geez derek :) but they don't look like boobs eather

[TheUltimateSin]

Fine........take that!



















Buckethead rules!

*flees*

[PooKoo]

:haha

i love this place.

[TheUltimateSin]

^Well, where else could fun oddities of this caliber occur? Chuckie Cheese's?

[canadianshred]

no cuz the boobs cake wouldn't be allowed

[TheUltimateSin]

Well I'm sure if you sweet-talked the owner................

















*cough*nochanceinhell*uncough*

[mr_clapton]

how do you uncough something?

[TheUltimateSin]

Shut up! Those are my rules, I make 'em up! Don't defy me!
















yeeeeaaahh......I'm gonna just leave it at that.....*ahem*......ermm....how 'bout that shred, eh?

[mr_clapton]

say....alot of threads have been closed in this forum....our dumbass population has increased in the past month. My theory *pushes up thick framed black glasses* is that because of Ax7owns or whatever his name is it has cause Pit bafoons to realise our greatness and swamp our holy land and soil it SOIL IT I TELL YOU!!!

Edit: something wonderful has happened the yngwie thread has been closed :dance: :dance: :dance:

[Erc]

Yea so basically today, after what I felt to be a very unproductive practice session, decided to find out how fast I could do a painstakingly simple chromatic spider pattern at.

240bpm 16th notes. Too bad I'm a million miles away from playing anything remotely more complex then that, but it told me what I needed. I have the picking potential to reach at least that. I needed the confidence boost after a half week of what I considered to be unproductive practice sessions.

Just thought I'd share that all with you

[TheUltimateSin]

Yea so basically today, after what I felt to be a very unproductive practice session, decided to find out how fast I could do a painstakingly simple chromatic spider pattern at.

240bpm 16th notes. Too bad I'm a million miles away from playing anything remotely more complex then that, but it told me what I needed. I have the picking potential to reach at least that. I needed the confidence boost after a half week of what I considered to be unproductive practice sessions.

Just thought I'd share that all with you

Sweet. Sounds like it was fun.

[Godly Moose]

Meh, I've been practicing a whole butt loads of Thal-esque tapping, you know huge ass finger gaps, mixed with many finger placements at blood curdling speeds. The usual.

[Erc]

Ugh, I can't tap worth a damn.

The hardest tapping line I can do is probably Eruption =(

Someday I'll get to learning Guitars Suck....someday....

[canadianshred]

im currently working on 7finger tapping and i found that im not good\

I learned sea of lies yesterday though :cool:

[Erc]

Woh! I forgot about that song (sea of lies)

I learned that tapping part quite a few months ago. Damn it has been forever since I've played it, I probably can't play it up to speed anymore.

I really need to stop having uh...practiceing...ADD, or something. I typically start learning a solo, learn a lot of it, and then just quit or get bored of it and find something else. *sigh*

It ends up with me not having a very impressive repritore(sp?)...I really need to kick myself in the ass.

[canadianshred]

ya i have that problem too i'll learn my fav licks from a song then just won't bother with the rest

[Godly Moose]

It's different with me. I'm awful at sweeping(Just replace it with sweep tapping =D), picking techniques, but I'm freakin awesome at legato work. Found a new 8 finger tapping thing for myself where you put fingers crossed and under and between eachother, and then you just keep going up 2 frets then back one and you have do it really fast. It makes a kick ass rain sound effect.

[Scorzerci]

I really need to stop having uh...practiceing...ADD, or something. I typically start learning a solo, learn a lot of it, and then just quit or get bored of it and find something else. *sigh*

It ends up with me not having a very impressive repritore(sp?)...I really need to kick myself in the ass.
Yeah I have that exact same problem. The only song I know in full is Merry Chistmas by John Lennon and Yoko Ono... :(

[Matt_Malmsteen]

I get that problem..I never learn a whole song...but I thought about it and really you don't really need to learn whole songs unless you're gonna cover them or something, just learn your fav bits or whatever.....

But yeah the only songs I know the whole way through are The Trooper by Maiden and Row-Row-Row Your Boat.....

[HammerForce]

I get that too. Like the other day I tried learning Black star but i kinda stopped after it got to the solo ( the bit about 2:40 is through) I thought I'd be better off learning a nice d# harmonic minor or something and just doing it myself. I know quite a lot of metal songs all the way through, but when it comes to shred only about 6 or 7 songs.

[ILoveHarmonics]

^That actually a lot. Only songs I know throughout are those easy first position chord things like house of the rising sun. I used to know purple haze but I didn't play it for such a long time that I only remember the intro and main progression.

[Axegrinder#9]

Edit: something wonderful has happened the yngwie thread has been closed :dance: :dance: :dance:

somebody had to report it to the mods, in the right manner... I take total credit for it.

[Stratwizard]

Yeah I have that exact same problem. The only song I know in full is Merry Chistmas by John Lennon and Yoko Ono... :(

I know 3-4 Vai songs completely and bits and pieces from others.

[slash_620]

I didn't think that the tab loked that hard. Haven't tried to play it yet though as I haven't heard the song. Is it actually hard?

Lol, not sure yet, i'm learning white room and other bits+pieces.

It doesn't sound *That* hard, though i think i'll be very impressed if i could play it all

[slash_620]

^That actually a lot. Only songs I know throughout are those easy first position chord things like house of the rising sun. I used to know purple haze but I didn't play it for such a long time that I only remember the intro and main progression.

Smae thing happened with me for the wind cries mary.

I don't think there's much point in learning whole songs because most of it is just repetition which is hell boring to play all the way through with no backing.

I've learnt tonnes of parts of songs in 3 years, but most of it i forget because i don't play it enough because i'm learning something else.

[Ace88]

stupid question:


what is alternate picking.

[Stratwizard]

You do upstrokes and downstrokes with your pick.

[Ace88]

Thats it!? good grief then im an expert. someone asked me if i can alternate pick and i said i dont think so.



well then.

[Stratwizard]

lol :p:

[pavan]

guitar boys use big terms for small things.

[Scorzerci]

I get that too. Like the other day I tried learning Black star but i kinda stopped after it got to the solo ( the bit about 2:40 is through) I thought I'd be better off learning a nice d# harmonic minor or something and just doing it myself. I know quite a lot of metal songs all the way through, but when it comes to shred only about 6 or 7 songs.
I told myself I was gonna learn Black star, I said I'd learn 5 bars a day, but then I said **** it when there was a legato lick that went 12-15-20 and I couldn't get the 20 to sound so I just gave up:)

[PooKoo]

I stopped learning songs completely a long time ago. Now i just write a ton of my own music, very little of which is ever on my dmusic, as im constantly improving everything. I prefer to learn licks or progressions now and study them to help my own composition.

[slash_620]

I've wrote a total of 5-6 complete songs in 3 years, and about 8 metal riffs.

How much do you guys write?

[apocalypse13]

.......I write all the time. Idk how many in a certain span, but pretty much all I do is write and improvise.

[guywithaguitar1]

I mostly come up with a few melodies and fingering patterns and improvise the rest.

[PooKoo]

I've wrote a total of 5-6 complete songs in 3 years, and about 8 metal riffs.

How much do you guys write?

wellll, ive definantly written about 20-40 songs in the last year. But it usually comes where ill either write about 2 or 3 songs at once in one night or ill work on one over the course of months.

[slash_620]

wellll, ive definantly written about 20-40 songs in the last year. But it usually comes where ill either write about 2 or 3 songs at once in one night or ill work on one over the course of months.

.......I write all the time. Idk how many in a certain span, but pretty much all I do is write and improvise.

Wow, that's pretty impressive, to me anyway.

How do you guys do it? I spend months at a time without coming up with anything, does it matter that im not in a band?

[PooKoo]

im not in a band either, i just write, all the time, it helps most that i play different instruments, that way i can lay down piano, guitar, bass (when i get it) or whatever else i feel like with my keyboard.

[apocalypse13]

Wow, that's pretty impressive, to me anyway.

How do you guys do it? I spend months at a time without coming up with anything, does it matter that im not in a band?
Neither am I, though I REALLY want to be. But, I need to find a vocalist, or learn to sing myself.

And FYI, it SEVERELY helps your playing when you play with others, especially a drummer. Playing with a constant beat forces you to always be thinking on your feet.

1.)So I would recommend keeping writing, and try to write drums and bass too if you have the software to, so you can sort of experience playing with a beat.

2.)Learn theory, that helps a lot, as much as you may want to deny it. I always thought theory wasn't worth the effort to learn, but trust me, it is worth very second. You can write anything you want with a good knowledge of theory (something I don't have yet :o)

3.) Get in a band if you get a chance.

4.) The more you write, the better. Writing comes easier the more you do it, and it becomes more fluent and sounds better when done. So just keep writing.

[TheI7ark]

^ Ta.

You don't even need to find a band. Practicing with anyone helps you immensely. If you've got a microphone and good bandwidth I'd suggest googling Ninjam. Even just noodling with people on there will help you more than you'd think.

[apocalypse13]

^Question about that.

Do you have to hook the mic up to your amp, or can you play into the mic like on "AIM Talk?"

[TheI7ark]

^Question about that.

Do you have to hook the mic up to your amp, or can you play into the mic like on "AIM Talk?"

You can play just like AIM talk... just with less latency issues and higher quality :)

[apocalypse13]

Sweetzorz!

I'm gonna have to look into it. Except I won't really be able to play with you guys since you're only playing on there while my parents are watching TV. In other words, I can only play from about 2-4...

:(

[TheI7ark]

Sweetzorz!

I'm gonna have to look into it. Except I won't really be able to play with you guys since you're only playing on there while my parents are watching TV. In other words, I can only play from about 2-4...

:(

I'll jam with you when I get out of school. 1 week from today I'll be out for the summer ;)

[apocalypse13]

Badass.

I get out in about one month.

[Resiliance]

The most efficient way of coming up with new stuff is limiting yourself.

[apocalypse13]

^Elaborate?

[paddyo]

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5463076#post5463076

Please check out my new technique recording. Quite clean if I may say so and I've been working on it for a while. Please crit it. Thanks a lot:)

[SnowballofDoom]

The most efficient way of coming up with new stuff is limiting yourself.

That's how I've always done it. I think it was something I picked up from a Vai lesson...

Anyway apoc, you just stick with one "thing" (playing on only one string, only doing trills, only playing within a certain fret range, anything you can come up with) until you've completely milked it, and everything you play starts sounding similar and boring.

Then you keep doing it.

Eventually, you'll come up with some really cool ideas or phrases that you can make into a song, or stick in an existing song you've come up with. It's tough to break through that boredom phase where you don't think anything else can be done (for me anyway), but once you do, the possibilities are endless.

[apocalypse13]

Oh I see. :cheers:

[pavan]

The most efficient way of coming up with new stuff is limiting yourself.

amen

[Stratwizard]

How much do you guys write?

Not much at the moment. I used to do 5-8 songs a month, but now it's been quiet.

[Matt_Malmsteen]

I hardly ever write stuff..I'll make like a cool metal riff just noodling around, then I figure out what key it's in and then I'll try to add to it.

For example I wrote a riff yesterday, then i figured it was E locrian with a natural sixth, then I tried to add to it but got distracted...

[Stratwizard]

I had some difficulties at writing good metal riffs too. I was used to do basically only solos, but I had to write kind of rhytym riffs for our band. I'm getting better... :headbang:

[apocalypse13]

To write good metal riffs, it helps to know some good exotic scales.

The best Metal scale I've come across is the double harmonic.

[slash_620]

To write good metal riffs, it helps to know some good exotic scales.

The best Metal scale I've come across is the double harmonic.

Double harmonic?

Never heard of that before

[Matt_Malmsteen]

Some of the japanese scales are excellent for writing metal riffs, also the hungarian minor...from what I've used...

[Stratwizard]

Yeah, exotic scales help. I like the Hungarian minor and the good old chromatics.

[Stratwizard]

Double harmonic?

Never heard of that before

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/1393/guitar/double_harm.gif

[slash_620]

^Where do you get thoose diagrams from?

Sounds ok, but nothing on the harmonic minor IMO.

[Stratwizard]

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/1393/guitar/

Got new set of pickups for my Strat. Holy ****, it sounds good! :liplick:

[NevermorePsalm]

got back from DC last night. I totally missed my guitar. Hello all.

[Erc]

Hi.

[splice]

Hello Mug.

[Freepower]

The most efficient way of coming up with new stuff is limiting yourself.

Certainly the most efficient. Fun, too.

Necessity is the mother of invention. It's a simple idea. You say "I'll only do _____" or "I won't do ______" and then stick to it. While obviously trying to compose something simultaneously.

I've wrote a total of 5-6 complete songs in 3 years, and about 8 metal riffs.

How much do you guys write?

I dunno, it currently sits at 3-4 hrs of continuous music, not counting unrecorded gems and some huge structured improvs...

Check the dmusics, foo.

EDIT: Unbelievably, i was so swayed and distracted by the discussion of original music that i forgot to mention that i did my BIMM open-day stuff, then did an assessment, and i have a place for Sept '07. :headbang:

[mr_clapton]

^right on

[Ugliest Weenie]

Hi, I posted quite some while ago and asked about practice schedules,(doubt anyone remembers :D) but thats not relevant...
I never really got around to practice on my guitar as much as I wanted to, but now I finally have nothing but time! plus now I'm inspired to practice from lsitening to surfing with the alien :D

so where should I start, to eventually after many years of practice learn how to shred?
and what "shred" artists do you recommend? Right know I've been turned on to Satch, Vai ,and a little bit of Freedman... I don't like Malmsteen that much tough...
Thanks...

[mr_clapton]

i would say instead of doing exercises countlessly over a metronome learn one of the songs from those guys, i would say if your starting off do something familiar like satch boogie that isnt too fast. It will be hard and you will be tempted to just go stuff it but when you reach those hard phrases that you cant play and you practice them slowly and build up speed, then finally can play them you know you have gotten better, built techniqe in that are AND be one step closer to being able to play the song.

[Ugliest Weenie]

Yup, that sounds good, since songs can open doors to learn a certain technique and to me learning a song is more fun than countlessly do some exercise...

btw, anyone here have the Joe Satriani - Guitar Secrets book? I actually found it in our basement. I used to belong to my brother and I was wondering if it is any good?
I've already checked out the 4 first exercises and they seemed very useful to mee, but thought I should get a second opinion...

[Ugliest Weenie]

Btw could someone comment on my schedule that I finally worked out? :)
Day 1: Practice new licks and riffs
Speed training 1+1h

Day 2,4,6: Speed training 1+1h
Tapping 1h
Alt. pick. 1h
new scale pattern 1h
triad chords 1h

Day 3,5,7: Speed training 1+1h
practice on new song 1h
new scale pattern 1h
fretboard memory 30 min
new theory 1h

this would be for the 3 first weeks

Day 1: new licks and riffs

Day 2,4,6: speed training 1+1h
new scale pattern 1h
sweep pick. 1h
down pick. 1h
7th chords 1h

Day 3,5,7: speed training 1+1h
theory 1h
scale pattern 1h
learn song 1h
practice writing riffs, licks 1h

That would be another 3 weeks.

I was also thinking that I'd take 1 hour per day to go trough one lesson in the Satriani book...

Oh and I'm sos ossry for the doule post!

[Matt_Malmsteen]

Erm...looks all good to me..the good thing is you vary it so it's not the same thing everyday.

Also what does "speed training" entail?

And congrats to Fp ;)

[Resiliance]

Get your pre-registering on - http://www.alloutguitar.com/

[Stratwizard]

Done.

[Stratwizard]

lol I tried to log in and I got message that said: "The username Stratwizard has been blocked"

[Ugliest Weenie]

Erm...looks all good to me..the good thing is you vary it so it's not the same thing everyday.

Also what does "speed training" entail?

And congrats to Fp ;)

for 1 h I only play at a low tempo (with a metronome of course) different licks and chromatics up and down the neck on all the strings, then pause and another hour where I play short speedy bursts at a higher tempo and in between I play at a medium tempo... there was a thread about that workout in the musician forum a while back...

[Erc]

Get your pre-registering on - http://www.alloutguitar.com/


Awesome, just did.

[apocalypse13]

Dude, The Godfather and The Godfather Part 2 totally > everything

[wil]

Yup, that sounds good, since songs can open doors to learn a certain technique and to me learning a song is more fun than countlessly do some exercise...

btw, anyone here have the Joe Satriani - Guitar Secrets book? I actually found it in our basement. I used to belong to my brother and I was wondering if it is any good?
I've already checked out the 4 first exercises and they seemed very useful to mee, but thought I should get a second opinion...


Yes, i found it really useful-its not an instant shortcut to guitar mastery, but then it doesnt pertain to be, its just a very incisive collection of the things a lot of us--well, me--know we SHOULD learn, but sometimes cant be bothered--harmonised scales, modes, chord voicings etc...

By the way, my current method of practising involves two little books, each one with about 100 short exercises in--the one book is sixteenth notes and the other is triplets--some exercises are from magazines, some are from songs i like and others are just pure 'chop builders'--basically i stick the metronome to a set--slow-- tempo and work through the exercises spending one minute on each one---

For a long time i was really against this type of practising because of everything i heard about the need for diversity and the dangers of repetition but to my surprise, this really works and like what someone said earlier, if the exercise is a little boring i'll end up changing it---sort of a watered down form of improvisation if you like--while playing to the click, which requires a surprising amount of quick-thinking--you know, same rythym but quickly changing the notes...I'm constantly adding to these exercises with anything i like the look of or anything that comes to me while jamming and it has improved my technique SOOOOO much i cant believe it. Obviously, theory and composition play just as large a part for me, but for out and out woodshedding, i think ive found the right formula for me.

[canadianshred]

lol I tried to log in and I got message that said: "The username Stratwizard has been blocked"

ya same with me

[Stratwizard]

^I suppose it's because the site's still not open or something...

[wil]

It seemed to work for me-- :confused:

[Stratwizard]

wtf? :confused:

[wil]

I mean pre-registering on that alloutguitar site thing seemed to work for me.

[Stratwizard]

Yeah, the pre-registering, but not logging in.

[Godly Moose]

Get your pre-registering on - http://www.alloutguitar.com/

Fucking awesome, just registered.

[Freepower]

Yeah, the pre-registering, but not logging in.

PREEEEEEEEEEE-registering. :p:

[PooKoo]

^congrats, btw.

[slash_620]

Get your pre-registering on - http://www.alloutguitar.com/

Done, thanks.

Congradulations freepower.

[SnowballofDoom]

Get your pre-registering on - http://www.alloutguitar.com/

Thanks for that, where'd you come across the site?

[splice]

nice....says im waiting for my approval...

congrats fp

[Erc]

GUESS WHAT BITCHES!!

I just bought a Gibson Goldtone GA-15Rv.

BITCHIN YEA!!

Got it off of ebay. I'm happy.

[priest.fan.]

pics? :D

[Godly Moose]

Is it me or is this thread pissing me off?

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=352435&page=7&pp=20

[SnowballofDoom]

Bah, don't worry about what they say.

I know what I like, and that's good enough for me. It's just the same arguments over and over, I doubt they'll change their opinions because of a few artist recommendations.

Let them be uninformed and ignorant, less people to be in front of me at the concerts.

[mr_clapton]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7409104363&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1#ebayphotohosting i won this **** yeah gonna do that up after gettun rid of the paint

[Stratwizard]

The paintjob looks like puke.

[Tarzan_man]

I thought you guys might like this site. http://javimoya.com/blog/youtube_en.php
It allows you to download Google Videos, Youtube videos and lots more.

[Resiliance]

^Already known 'round these parts, but thanks anyway :)

[Ugliest Weenie]

what kind of a site is it?

[Erc]

pics? :D


Can't yet, just bought it last night, so its gonna take a few days (maybe even a week 0_0) to come. But once it comes in I'm definently taking pics.


EDIT --> And probably some recordings to

[Ugliest Weenie]

what kind of a site is it?

damn my internet seems to be going crazy, I wrote that post about the pre-registering site... wondering what it is.

[paddyo]

The paintjob looks like puke.
:haha Now you've gone and put that image into my head! You're right it does though...

[pavan]

saw this in the petrucci forums : http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8610362188397291938

[Stratwizard]

Holy ****! Ouch, that video is Finnish... Lol gotta love Danny though... :haha

[Godly Moose]

saw this in the petrucci forums : http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8610362188397291938


rofl :haha

[slash_620]

saw this in the petrucci forums : http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8610362188397291938

:p: :p:

[Stratwizard]

The funny thing is that the song of that video was quite popular in Finland somewhere in the 80's. :p: Good old 80's...

[Godly Moose]

Can anyone tell me how many nps is, 32nd quintuplet at 160 bpm?

[Stratwizard]

Not sure, but it could be 26.7...

[Godly Moose]

Not sure, but it could be 26.7...

Yeah I forgot my note divisions. :(

[Erc]

Hmm....I love the part in Hardcase thats 2:53-2:56...so awesome.

[pavan]

Black Market 4:07-4:12

[paddyo]

Not Again 2:15-2:35...Just wow......

[PooKoo]

the way it has to be - 2 16 - 2 21

[mort1]

any of you who knows where you can download some good backup tracks/ comps??
(background music) :confused:

[Stratwizard]

http://www.guitarbt.com

[Scorzerci]

saw this in the petrucci forums : http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8610362188397291938
:headbang:

[splice]

just got super collosal yesterday.....and on the way home im listening to every track when it got to number 5......."ten words"...about half a minute in it goes into a main riff and i was like what the hell i wrote that a year ago....and i did me and my band wrote a whole song and the main riff was the same for ten words.....along with the melody.....


sucks bc wer about to record our first cd :(

[Godly Moose]

Gray Pianos Flying 2:18-2:25

[PooKoo]

i found a song on limewire called stratovarious, while searching for the band. Apperently it is by greg howe, is this true?

[Erc]

Anyone got a tab for Gray Pianos Flying in PT or GP4?

[splice]

tis in teh tab section my friend

[Beckerism]

Anyone got a tab for Gray Pianos Flying in PT or GP4?

There's one on www.mysongbook.com

Check first. :p:

[Erc]

tis in teh tab section my friend


So? Its the shred section ^_^, and someone posted a site with a bunch of PTs of lane songs awhile back but I forgot'em.

There's one on www.mysongbook.com

Check first.

Thanks. And I should have, but mysongbook pisses me off a ton.


EDIT --> Ahh but you see, its GP5 not GP4...I do not have GP5 yet, haven't gotten around to dling it yet.

[Beckerism]

....

http://www.mysongbook.com/tab-tab_list-id_artist=8613.htm

It's gp4.

Edit: Nevermind, they must have converted it. Let me see if I have the gp4 file. I know I tried it out before they changed, but I'm not sure if I saved it.

Edit 2: I didn't save it. :( Perhaps one of these chaps did though.

[Axegrinder#9]

I was corresponding with MoS over mail, and this is what he said: apparently, Greg Howe is the new guitarist for Planet X.
Now I'd never really gotten into Planet X, but now I might have reason to check out some of their new stuff with him.

[wil]

Anyone got a tab for Gray Pianos Flying in PT or GP4?


Is this any good??
http://download.yousendit.com/C7DEEC8E34479F28

I also found this somewhere, dont know if its of any use to any of you---its not all that insightful but there's a couple of nice licks in there which you could make an exercise out of.
http://download.yousendit.com/BF9C8134610E22EF

[Stratwizard]

Yep, Greg plays now for Planet X.

[apocalypse13]

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5500545#post5500545

There's my post

[Stratwizard]

I haven't bothered to go there and flame those idiots, cause it seems so pointless. They'll just reply with the same "no emotion" argument and never learn.

Props to you for sticking out though! :)

[apocalypse13]

Yeah I think I really stuck it to em.

[Matt_Malmsteen]

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5500545#post5500545

There's my post

:cheers:
:golfclap:

[Scorzerci]

It^s threads like that that make me not go into the pit

[paddyo]

As I said in that thread,good try Apoc,credit to you for having enough patience to have another stab at it. But,tbh I could not waste a single cell more of energy on trying to convert ignorant fools. Let them be fucking tools and let us appreciate our stuff. If they're willing,of course by all means I'll be the first to welcome them and give them new stuff to listen to but if not,fuck 'em

[apocalypse13]

ditto