How are you warming up for LGS?

[TwilightOdyssey]

Aside from the 2 fingers of scotch every day, I've been doing the following warmups in preperation for all the guitarring @ LGS!

Warmup 1



Descending quadruplets.  Go up the neck chromatically, one fret position at a time. When you run out of frets, go down one set of strings (eg, the 2nd and 3rd) and the proceed down to the 1st fret; jump to the next set of strings and repeat until you've done all 5 sets.

Warmup 2



6 string arpeggio. I usually play it twice, and then go up a fret. Go up until you run out of frets, and then go back down.

Warmup 3



String skipping arpeggio with slides. Play this one similar to the 1st warmup; when you run out of frets, go back to the 1st fret and play it on the 4th and 2nd strings, 5th and 3rd and lastly the 6th and 4th.

I play through this warmup twice each day.

Let's see your warmup exercises!!

[Dakine]

what program do you use to get those nice neat diagrams Ben? Then maybe I can post summit legible :)

[Muttley]

I've just been practicing the E5 chugs, pickslides and harmonic divebombs.  ;)

Oh, and gradually warming the liver up with plenty of beer too.  :D

Muttley

[indysmith]

sorry, what/why am i supposed to be practising for LGS....? is there a BKP stand guitar duel i havent heard about or what? :P

[TwilightOdyssey]

what program do you use to get those nice neat diagrams Ben? Then maybe I can post summit legible :)

I use Guitar Pro 4.

[Underground_Player]

Well I'm not going to the LGS, but I do do warm ups every day or every other day if my fingers feel stiff/if I can't seem to hit any notes. Similar stuff to what you've put up Ben, but also doing sweeps, slowly, across the neck, then alternate pick up the high/low E string, sweep back across, pick up the E string, sweep back etc etc until I run out of frets.

Also I've found a great warmup/tech exercise to be simply playing 'random' notes on all the strings, moving up the neck again. I think this has the potential to really get your brain, left hand and right hand working together much more instinctively.
Sounds rubbish though unless you like The Mars Volta!

[Johnny Mac]

I'm with Mutley on the chugging lol! PDT_045

Still doing the usual legato exercises, which hit a wall a few months back with no improvement! Plus the spider exercises which are good for beefing your left hand up. Can't do sweeps so it's a bit late to start now as i don't think i will nail them in a week!  :roll:

[Afghan Dave]

Lightweights....

I went out and broke my leg just so that I could have time away from all distractions to practice for the LGS.

Maybe I should have considered how I was gonna hop there but that's dedication.   :?

[sambo]

^ :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

i dunno if im going yet....

but sheesh... you guys practice every day???? nice one...

[Afghan Dave]

No No Nooo.........

I gotta meet the legendary SAMBO!!!

[sambo]

8) wow i err... didnt know i was so popular....  8) how can i disappoint the fans? i guess i'll have to come....  8)

[Afghan Dave]

Yahhh

I'll have a wash and change my socks!

[sambo]

:lol:  :lol:

well let me just say this... whilst i may be legendary when it comes to the sad world of internet forums... im NOT legendary at playing.... so yer know... expect nothing more than some powerchords... and maybe some open chord-picking if your lucky...

P.S... the real reason i dont play anything fancy is cause i dont want to show anyone up- im too cool for playing impressive things you see... im far above that...

[sambo]

WOW... Ben.. that first exercise is really cool.... jus started doing it... (probably seventy times slower than you but still...) thanks for posting it!!!!!

[dave_mc]

man, i wish i could go to LGS... :(