(6) new clips. miracle man bridge

[CJ]

haven't done any recording in a while, felt like it. couldn't think of anything to record though so everything (besides mr. crowley) is just me playing whatever i could think of. i've been learning the first solo to mr. crowley, not quite there, but i think i'm getting there. all the new clips are the ones titled riff1-5 and then mr. crowley. i think the lower numbered ones are better.

thoughts...

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[wintersun]

Well, the ideas are quite good, but there are some technique problems. And I think you should back down the gain a little, and possibly lower the pu height, to avoid microphony.

Keep it up :)

[CJ]

Well, the ideas are quite good, but there are some technique problems. And I think you should back down the gain a little, and possibly lower the pu height, to avoid microphony.

Keep it up :)

yeah i know the techniques not great. what were you thinking though? i'd like to know which parts you thought sounded bad or what i'm doing wrong... try to correct it.

and if by microphony, you're talking about the feedback, thats by ZW OD pedal with a dying battery. squeals like a pig if the battery ain't brand new. that was only on in one or two of the clips though, so maybe thats not what you're talking about?

[wintersun]

Yes, feedback, lol. Microphony would be a direct translation from Croatian.

Well, you seem to drop out of tempo every now and then (mostly Riff3)

Overall, i think you need to practice your right hand, it needs to be stronger and tighter. If you need some help, just let me know :)

[samoth2]

Not than i got any great chops myself, but i think you would benefit from practicing slow, to make sure your playing is clean.
And back down the gain as wintersun said   :D

[CJ]

yeah i know i was out of tempo on riff3 for like the first 2 whole minutes. i couldn't get the drum machine to play loud enough for me to hear all that well, but either way yeah i'm bad at playing in tempo. i need to practice with a drummer...

as for some of the sloppy playing, i tend to play real sloppy when i improvise riffs like this. i could probably clean everything up if i re-did all of these.

but, if you have some tips on how i could tighten up the picking attack, please, let me know.

[wintersun]

yeah i know i was out of tempo on riff3 for like the first 2 whole minutes. i couldn't get the drum machine to play loud enough for me to hear all that well, but either way yeah i'm bad at playing in tempo. i need to practice with a drummer...

as for some of the sloppy playing, i tend to play real sloppy when i improvise riffs like this. i could probably clean everything up if i re-did all of these.

but, if you have some tips on how i could tighten up the picking attack, please, let me know.

First of all, DON'T practice witha drummer just yet. You need to work it out alone with a metronome.

To tighten up your right hand, just do a lots of palm mutings. Slower, faster, and all with a metronome!

Metronome is a MUST!

Oh yes! UP DOWN UP DOWN. Not just downstrokes! :D

[CJ]

yeah i know i was out of tempo on riff3 for like the first 2 whole minutes. i couldn't get the drum machine to play loud enough for me to hear all that well, but either way yeah i'm bad at playing in tempo. i need to practice with a drummer...

as for some of the sloppy playing, i tend to play real sloppy when i improvise riffs like this. i could probably clean everything up if i re-did all of these.

but, if you have some tips on how i could tighten up the picking attack, please, let me know.

First of all, DON'T practice witha drummer just yet. You need to work it out alone with a metronome.

To tighten up your right hand, just do a lots of palm mutings. Slower, faster, and all with a metronome!

Metronome is a MUST!

ok, metronome. now, when playing with a metronome, should i be picking on every beat, or 2 per beat, or...

[samoth2]

yeah i know i was out of tempo on riff3 for like the first 2 whole minutes. i couldn't get the drum machine to play loud enough for me to hear all that well, but either way yeah i'm bad at playing in tempo. i need to practice with a drummer...

as for some of the sloppy playing, i tend to play real sloppy when i improvise riffs like this. i could probably clean everything up if i re-did all of these.

but, if you have some tips on how i could tighten up the picking attack, please, let me know.

First of all, DON'T practice witha drummer just yet. You need to work it out alone with a metronome.

To tighten up your right hand, just do a lots of palm mutings. Slower, faster, and all with a metronome!

Metronome is a MUST!

ok, metronome. now, when playing with a metronome, should i be picking on every beat, or 2 per beat, or...

You should have variation, sometimes every beat, sometimes 2 pr. beat etc.
And be sure to keep it on a low speed until you got the riff down, and then slowly increase the speed.

[wintersun]

But dont get it too slow! 90 or 100 bpm is good for a start

[samoth2]

But dont get it too slow! 90 or 100 bpm is good for a start

Slow enough to be in total control  8)

[wintersun]

Slow enough to be in total control  8)

 :drink:

[CJ]

metronomes don't like me. i just broke two A strings, and i don't think i've broken a string in like 2 years...

and by the way, i'm glad you suggested playing with the metronome. i can feel my timing getting better already. and i could tell i was no where close at first. i can play the one note per beat easily. scales i can play one note per beat as fast as the metronome can go, but once i try play riffs and stuff i can't seem to concentrate on the beat and thats how i lose my timing.

[wintersun]

metronomes don't like me. i just broke two A strings, and i don't think i've broken a string in like 2 years...

and by the way, i'm glad you suggested playing with the metronome. i can feel my timing getting better already. and i could tell i was no where close at first. i can play the one note per beat easily. scales i can play one note per beat as fast as the metronome can go, but once i try play riffs and stuff i can't seem to concentrate on the beat and thats how i lose my timing.

Just keep practicing! And don't give up! You should have heard me before, lol. How long have you been playing?

[CJ]

metronomes don't like me. i just broke two A strings, and i don't think i've broken a string in like 2 years...

and by the way, i'm glad you suggested playing with the metronome. i can feel my timing getting better already. and i could tell i was no where close at first. i can play the one note per beat easily. scales i can play one note per beat as fast as the metronome can go, but once i try play riffs and stuff i can't seem to concentrate on the beat and thats how i lose my timing.

Just keep practicing! And don't give up! You should have heard me before, lol. How long have you been playing?

long enough that i should've been using a metronome by now. I guess i've been playing about 4 years, but i never really played much. just within the last couple weeks i'm starting to play a good bit more.