qwertyuiop8642 posts

8 years ago

Yes get out more. Play with anyone and anywhere.
Also, I steal licks from fusion players to spice up my pop rock oriented playing

Need help with improvising and originality

8 years ago

I just finished writing and recording all the solos for my pop rock band. Im looking to get some feedback. Check them out please!

http://www.youtube.com/user/qwertyuiop8642?feature=mhum

5 rock solos!

Original Recordings

8 years ago

Acoustic and vocals? you should do that at home

So I found this studio near me. . .

Recording

8 years ago

John mayer

Fun songs to sing and play!? (Help topic)

The Pit

8 years ago

Look on craigslist. I have a japanese copy of a gibson custom and its awesome. costs me $450

Good Les Paul Copy

8 years ago

If you use the mixolydian scale over the progression then yes. try E5-D5-A5 and then just play E mixolydian. Thats one of the most basic mixolydian progressions

Mixolydian Progression using power chords

8 years ago

There is no "correct" way to play. Some ways are better than others though. I say get books and dvds. Theyre are better than stuff on the internet because you wont have to spend your time having to browse for everything. I recommend 'Creative Guitar' 1 & 2. They are written by Guthrie Govan, who in my opinion is probably the best guitarist

Looking to master the guitar from the ground up - everything. Short post

8 years ago

go to the music store and play until your comfortable. keep going until you can shred in front of anyone at whim without any setbacks

Cant play in front of certain people?

8 years ago

An advanced player should know at least 5 shapes for each chord.
About the band thing. You should join. Plenty of famous guitarists would fake their way into bands until they improved

What is an advance level rhythm guitarist expected to be able to do?

8 years ago

look up 'how to set your guitars intonation'. try using a real amp or a better guitar too

Noise when picking/playing more than one string

8 years ago

It might be the intonation. sometimes when strings arent in tune, the frequencies will fight each other and sound awful

Noise when picking/playing more than one string

8 years ago

Im left handed but play righty. Ive always wondered if I would be a better player if i played lefty. It is way easier shopping for guitars though. Especially sharing or borrowing guitars

any other left handers do this?

8 years ago

Quote by PIMO

i use my right middle finger and tap down instead of tapping up idk it feels natural to me

I do this too

which way do you finger tap?

8 years ago

pachebels canon

Playing at a Wedding?

The Pit

8 years ago

Some parts were good, some parts were bad. From the good parts though I think you have the potential to be a good singer, especially if this is your first time. so keep it up

First time singing, want opinions!

Original Recordings

8 years ago

Actually professional guitars have spent hours learning licks and scales that they can use when improvising. most of the improvising they will do is when they are playing slow melodic lines. those super fast shred licks they use in between are licks they have already spent hours practicing and may use the same ones quite often. of course there are exceptions when an amazing guitarist having a great night will play some really fast lines that just come out of nowhere. that takes years of practice though

What do I practice?

8 years ago

I always warm up before i play. I dont do it because im worried about injuring myself i just do it because my fingers are cold and slow and i cant play as well until im warmed up.

Also, you should try concentrating on doing drills. Its hard for me to concentrate when im practicing too; i usually get distracted and then get lost playing random stuff which isnt too effective. so i would say about the practicing aspect, if you are really trying to improve then try and concentrate during practice and do meaningful drills. Then, you can noodle around

Warmups to avoid injury

8 years ago

If you cant afford a permanent teacher you wont get out of what you would get for a few lessons. It takes time for the teacher to realize your goals and weaknesses/strengths. The most my old guitar teacher did for my playing was in giving me confidence. He didnt really teach me that much about guitar

Good price for lessons & time.

8 years ago

Ernie ball has strings with heavy bottoms. would those work?

What gauge strings do I need?

8 years ago

Its a modulation to the sixth degree. So lets say you went from C major to A minor. You would want to use an E chord which is the V of A harmonic minor which would make it sound as though you are in the relative minor.

Key change trouble

8 years ago

I just recently finish writing a solo for the alternative pop rock band Im in right now. Im looking to get some feedback on it so check it out please! Its on my profile, called 'Never Alone solo'. I just used to tracks for writing so I wasnt going for for a fully polished recording. C4C too, thanks!

New pop rock solo

Original Recordings

8 years ago

You need to make sure you arent dragging your pick across the strings. You want a nice quick strum or you wont get a tight clean sound

HELP! Funk Guitar

8 years ago

work on the touch and vibrato that he has
also, a strat would help

How do I get the tone in this video?

8 years ago

There are no perfect chord progressions but some work better than others. Learn about the circle of fifths

perfect chord progressions?

8 years ago

Get some books or dvds. You can find plenty of exercises that will help your playing.
I think playing for an hour a day being fully focused is enough time for practice. (unless you want to be a virtuoso guitarist)

First, I would say make some goals. For example, you might want to be better at sweep picking, ear training, tremolo picking, etc.
Then, you put exercises in that one hour that will help you accomplish those goals.
I usually play for more than an hour a day but much of that is just messing around.
Playing an hour a day with a structured and effective practice schedule and then just doing whatever you want with your guitar for the rest of the day should yield to some good progress in your playing

How much time to put into Guitar?

8 years ago

yeah keep doing the hammer on and pull offs from 12 to 15 and then at the same time hit the 17th with either your pick or finger and then slide up fast

how do you do this?

8 years ago

yes you can rest your hand on the bridge. it is needed for palm muting. having your hand floating above the strings seems silly to me, unless your strumming

is anchoring cheating or is this anchoring

8 years ago

get a used sm57

decided to get a mic..but which one..

Recording

8 years ago

I have never played one but one thing to keep in mind is that pros have their equipment modded so that could be the case too

Have I misjudged the JVM?

8 years ago

Tabs?

Looking for the sheet music to stairway to Heaven

Rock & Indie

8 years ago

I have the same problem with my les paul and it doesnt bother me

Fret buzz but not thru amp

8 years ago

Astair by matt costa i think is similar

Dust in the Wind Picking Pattern

8 years ago

Ive heard of people using briefcases

Building a pedalboard... like.. the actual board

8 years ago

Im not sure what kind of frets you have but jumbos will make it a lot easier to bend. I have a les paul with pretty low frets and it makes it pretty hard to bend. I still use 10s though

String gauge in E standard

8 years ago

I used to be in your same shoes. I would say, learn piano if you havent already. Its pretty hard to apply that kind of stuff without a keyboard. For example, the singer in my band writes the vocal harmonies on piano. I was pretty good at four part harmony in my class as well but i cant really say it has helped me with guitar playing.

How to put Four Part (SATB) Writing to use?

8 years ago

Not really because although your head knows the fretboard you fingers need to as well

Learning Shapes vs. Learning The Fretboard

8 years ago

you could do either. when i play funk ill use my fretting hand but when i play other styles ill use my picking hand and then sometimes ill use both. for this bend i would lay my first finger across the muted strings and then bend with my second and third fingers while muting with my picking hand

raking before a bend?

8 years ago

The easiest way for me is to find voicings of the chords that allow me to play the melody. Then I let my instincts/creativity kick in.

How do I write an arrangement?

8 years ago

I rarely use my pinky for vibrato, especially on the high e. I dont see many pros that do either. If you want to then try having other fingers behind it. Also, try different techniques; maybe have your thumb anchored or not anchored on the neck.
Its worth being able to do though so practice it, especially when your ending licks in that situation you want your last note to sound good.

Vibrato with pinky on high strings