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Forum: Guitar Techniques 05-30-2013, 05:00 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 202
Posted By J2G
How important is it to learn new licks?

I had a paragraph written but ****it.
I know you learn licks in songs, yes. I mean like a tabbed lick, am I missing out on a lot more for my practice?

And does anyone know where I can find some...
Forum: Guitar Techniques 05-21-2013, 09:01 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 3,443
Posted By J2G
I actually love this thread also... it keeps me...

I actually love this thread also... it keeps me motivated lol. It looks like the noob struggle is definitely real folks... I'm 1 year and 3 months in and sometimes I forget that and expect myself to...
Forum: Musician Talk 05-13-2013, 10:29 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 523
Posted By J2G
Alright tons of feedback. Thanks for clearing up...

Alright tons of feedback. Thanks for clearing up a lot. I just saw "learn modes" a lot when I was a infant noobie at guitar, and I know a lot of scales and have been recently studying on intervals,...
Forum: Musician Talk 05-13-2013, 09:06 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 523
Posted By J2G
Well that's not really what I meant exactly BUT,...

Well that's not really what I meant exactly BUT, if you believe I'm not ready well... I'll take your word and advice on where to go.

So harmonizing the major scale I go... I've actually been told...
Forum: Musician Talk 05-13-2013, 08:31 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 523
Posted By J2G
Learning Modes

Anyone know where to find good articles/charts? And explanations on modes. I wanna know everything about what I'm learning.
All I've come across were bad rated articles so far, please help.
Also the...
Forum: Guitar Techniques 05-13-2013, 07:55 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 303
Posted By J2G
When people say sing scales do you mean like......

When people say sing scales do you mean like... "Do Re Mi"? Or just like... "La Dee Dah Dee Buu Dum"? LMFAO I'm sorry. Serious question tho...
Like am I supposed to sing the SOUNDS of the notes I'm...
Forum: Guitar Techniques 04-29-2013, 06:37 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 289
Posted By J2G
Shit man at least you kept it real, thanks for...

Shit man at least you kept it real, thanks for clearing up a lot. As well as sonning me :p.
Forum: Guitar Techniques 04-29-2013, 03:10 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 289
Posted By J2G
Building Chords

I can't lie I've been pretty lazy on learning theory, very on and off.

Today I took notes from the E blues and C blues scale to make a minor and major triad. EBlues came to "E A B" (1 3 5), and C...
Forum: Musician Talk 04-16-2013, 09:28 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 364
Posted By J2G
I have .11s I'm sure power slinkys are more than...

I have .11s I'm sure power slinkys are more than capable of going to Drop C.
But okay I see your points, I like them and they made perfect sense. Between standard E and Drop D I'll remain because I...
Forum: Musician Talk 04-15-2013, 09:35 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 364
Posted By J2G
Changing Tuning

Yo. So I'm about to jam but a lot of these tracks I saved to my playlist from youtube are made from like standard 7 string tuning so I figured if I play in Drop C at least that I'd sound pretty good...
Forum: Guitar Techniques 04-08-2013, 11:14 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 996
Posted By J2G
The funny thing is I did that like my 5th month...

The funny thing is I did that like my 5th month of playing and got so excited. Yes, start simple... you'll see progress like your Poke'Mon get XP... take your time on it, it's not easy but it's not...
Forum: Guitar Techniques 04-08-2013, 11:12 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 268
Posted By J2G
So as you can see, forum peeps on UG give that...

So as you can see, forum peeps on UG give that "stop thinking so hard" answer. And trust me I used to ask the same shit to myself. But I mean check it, there's a lifetime and more to learn on any...
Forum: Guitar Techniques 04-04-2013, 08:06 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 280
Posted By J2G
I've only been playing for a year and 2 months so...

I've only been playing for a year and 2 months so I'm no guru, but that second way seems awkward.
Edit: & the first way looks like your thumb comes off the pick a lot.
Here's what I'll say: Whatever...
Forum: Guitar Techniques 04-04-2013, 07:55 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 996
Posted By J2G
I still don't get how I'm supposed to know where...

I still don't get how I'm supposed to know where to put my fingers when I hear a chord though. If I'm playing like Tool, Deftones, or APC I'm lost. But this Buckethead song is like straight lead so...
Forum: Guitar Techniques 04-04-2013, 03:49 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 996
Posted By J2G
Wow... I started transcribing this very morning...

Wow... I started transcribing this very morning and it was great, fun as hell. Get "Transcibe!" software. It's free and easy to use.
Helped me get like the first 1 minute of Final Wars. Which is a...
Forum: Guitar Techniques 03-25-2013, 11:49 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 496
Posted By J2G
Thanks for the help guys. So I actually just...

Thanks for the help guys. So I actually just jammed for the first time yesterday. All three others were way more experienced than me.

They were so sick... it motivated the hell out of me. Then the...
Forum: Guitar Techniques 03-13-2013, 10:40 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 496
Posted By J2G
Playing In a Band

I didn't know where else to put this, since this is actually about getting better and stuff I decided to put it here.

Basically me and this bassist I met like 2 weeks ago are trying to find people...
Forum: Guitar Techniques 03-07-2013, 03:27 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 518
Posted By J2G
Hey man, I just saw your speed building vid today...

Hey man, I just saw your speed building vid today too :D.
But this with the demonstration really helped, thankyou!

And thanks for everyone's comments, I'll be applying all of them to my playing!
Forum: Guitar Techniques 03-04-2013, 02:51 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 518
Posted By J2G
Playing Cleaner

Yo wassup?

So I've been playing for about a year and I know I've gotten significantly better since my start.

I was recording some solo'ing yesterday at my friends house (first time i recorded off a...
Forum: Guitar Techniques 03-04-2013, 02:45 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,304
Posted By J2G
I like seeing peoples routines for...

I like seeing peoples routines for practice/playing and techniques and such. Thanks lol.

Oh by the way I'm a year in, I'm nowhere as "good" as I want to be before I die! I play hours a day... I...
Forum: Guitar Techniques 03-04-2013, 02:38 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,888
Posted By J2G
When I first started, I wanted to get fast...

When I first started, I wanted to get fast immediately, but that's cause I started so slow it was insulting (doesn't everyone?)
But now I'm about a year in, I just want to play sexier and cleaner,...
Forum: Guitar Gear & Accessories 02-26-2013, 09:20 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 150
Posted By J2G
Also I want to be able to bend and shred as...

Also I want to be able to bend and shred as freely as I do on a .09 size, would .11 take away from that?
Forum: Guitar Gear & Accessories 02-26-2013, 09:17 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 150
Posted By J2G
String guages...

So I'm heading straight for a new guitar within a month or two. (LTD EC-1000).
I wanted to get thicker strings so that going to drop C and maybe lower wouldn't rattle the hell out of my...
Forum: Electric Guitar 02-05-2013, 06:21 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 207
Posted By J2G
@desperatechris: ESP/LTD is like Gibson/Epi...

@desperatechris: ESP/LTD is like Gibson/Epi right? I'm not ballin' by any means so I'd settle for an LTD til I'm godmode on guitar :p.

& thanks for the replies... damn man that purple is so sexy,...
Forum: Electric Guitar 02-05-2013, 01:46 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 207
Posted By J2G
My next guitar...! (Lefty)

I've been playing for a year now, and my electric guitar has and always will treat me with respect, the Epiphone Les Paul Standard.
I want a new one. I know exactly what I want, everytime I look at...
Forum: Guitar Techniques 01-28-2013, 08:43 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 474
Posted By J2G
So many good points and tips... thanks...

So many good points and tips... thanks guys.
Slow.
Clean.
Different Songs/Patterns
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But man... I haven't even started on legato yet o__O.
Forum: Guitar Gear & Accessories 01-28-2013, 08:34 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 192
Posted By J2G
Lmao thanks for the insight brutha man! I'll...

Lmao thanks for the insight brutha man! I'll avoid the bs boards and suck it up thru the tedious process of re-taping.
Forum: Guitar Techniques 01-27-2013, 11:17 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 474
Posted By J2G
Okay so the "la la la la la LA la la la...

Okay so the "la la la la la LA la la la laaaa" i've been doing on this 5-string sweep is what I SHOULD hear til I get the whole motion mastered right? Cause it doesn't sound like that crazy video...
Forum: Guitar Techniques 01-27-2013, 10:37 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 474
Posted By J2G
Sweep Picking

Sup UG?
Exp: 11+ months guitar'n.
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I had a big ass paragraph written earlier... but I was like nahh y'all aren't trying to read all that.

Basically I tried learning this before but I paused for...
Forum: Guitar Gear & Accessories 01-27-2013, 09:48 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 192
Posted By J2G
Love UG for good informative posts. Thanks guys,...

Love UG for good informative posts. Thanks guys, I'll definitely get a power supply. One that has many male ends sounds perfect, I'd like a link if you know where to buy.

ALSO if anyone else still...
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