That's what I recorded earlier. Not aimed at being polished at all, it's more meant to be more experimental as in I don't know for sure if what I'm going to play is going to sound good. When I seem to play some lower notes a lot of clarity is lost, but to clarify, I remember playing most of the fast lower parts pretty cleanly so it sounds muddy it is likely a masking issue. Also, the audio seems to be quite off from the video.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz-aV-wFy6M[/media]
[QUOTE=En-Guage V2;27045208]I have improvised so much, I've reached the end of my creativity
All my riffs sound the same, or the stuff I lead into when I just noodle my way around the fretboard
It seems they are all carbon copies[/QUOTE]
That is where I and a lot of other fail. The thing about improb is that is shouldn't be about playing licks and phrases that you know are going to sound good, there needs to be a strong push into a direction where you aren't sure if something is going to sound good but you're still trying it. It's also about being able to play what is in your head right on the spot. If I could get to the point where I could play the music lead that is in my head, then what I could do would be limitless. This is where the ear training comes in, but with the last couple of months I've been trying to be very reckless in my improb. I don't care how much I mess up of it it doesn't sound good, but if I can come up something original on the spot and execute it, then I've met one of my goals.
My other goal is to be more melodic and to come up with a decent melody on the spot. A lot of the melody or phrases I seem to come up with tend to be blues licks or a really simple pattern. Some may say there isn't anything wrong with simplicity, but I want to be a bit more original.
[QUOTE=Pepin;27045494]That is where I and a lot of other fail. The thing about improb is that is shouldn't be about playing licks and phrases that you know are going to sound good, there needs to be a strong push into a direction where you aren't sure if something is going to sound good but you're still trying it. It's also about being able to play what is in your head right on the spot. If I could get to the point where I could play the music lead that is in my head, then what I could do would be limitless. This is where the ear training comes in, but with the last couple of months I've been trying to be very reckless in my improb. I don't care how much I mess up of it it doesn't sound good, but if I can come up something original on the spot and execute it, then I've met one of my goals.
My other goal is to be more melodic and to come up with a decent melody on the spot. A lot of the melody or phrases I seem to come up with tend to be blues licks or a really simple pattern. Some may say there isn't anything wrong with simplicity, but I want to be a bit more original.[/QUOTE]
Well said, very well said
That's a lot to think about, and you've made a great deal of excellent points. Thanks man, I guarantee that's going to help
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[QUOTE=Hullu V3;27045484]Do something bizarre. Tune the guitar to a new tuning and start fiddling around without thinking if this note goes with this one. Just whip it.[/QUOTE]
I tried the pentatonic minor scale in drop C# the other day, and I can't remember where but somewhere between the tenth and third fret I got an amazing 50's hot rod rock n' roll sound when I put it together with pinch harmonics
Shit was awesome
Well my band is going into the studio in a month or so to record our first album. I'm psyched. But do you guys have any tips on specific ways to record the guitar? For our demos we just used a mic next to the cab setup, with the acoustic going straight from the in-built pre-amp into the mixer, but I'm wondering if that's the most proffesional sounding way. Anyone here got any experience?
[QUOTE=kitthehacker;27047046]Well my band is going into the studio in a month or so to record our first album. I'm psyched. But do you guys have any tips on specific ways to record the guitar? For our demos we just used a mic next to the cab setup, with the acoustic going straight from the in-built pre-amp into the mixer, but I'm wondering if that's the most proffesional sounding way. Anyone here got any experience?[/QUOTE]
Basically you want the mic right smack bang in the middle of the speaker, about 3 inches away. 2nd, you want to have your amp set to the precise volume the guitar will be in your recording. The slightest alteration to even volume can warp your tone by digitalizing.
Also, you want 3 guitar tracks; left, right and middle.
Left: Rhythm, Dual Solos, Lower Harmony
Right: Rhythm, Dual Solos, Higher Harmony
Middle: Rhythm, Solos, Rhythm for Harmonies
Acoustic sections should be overdub
There are no rules. No right or wrong.
There is no reason that you must point your mic smack bang in the middle of the speaker, try different angles, and different combinations of mics. Often double tracking is enough to achieve a nice guitar tone, but I know guys that quad track and it sounds great too. Just do what sounds good to you. Be picky, and don't settle for an average tone.
Pretty much anything goes like TheGuru says. Just do what you can to make sure the mic's are in phase if you are using more than one to record anything. Out of phase mics are awful things
[QUOTE=TheGuru;27047461]There are no rules. No right or wrong.
There is no reason that you must point your mic smack bang in the middle of the speaker, try different angles, and different combinations of mics. Often double tracking is enough to achieve a nice guitar tone, but I know guys that quad track and it sounds great too. Just do what sounds good to you. Be picky, and don't settle for an average tone.[/QUOTE]
We tend to use a "track=presence" philosphy, so if there's a part we want really really chunky, we quad track it, most of the time we double track and if we want a specific, spacey effect we single track it. Seems to have worked quite well so far.
[QUOTE=Destroyertf;27036644]I just went to the store and ordered a FG730s acoustic guitar :) however, it's gonna take a week to come. In the mean time, I need to practice a few easy acoustic songs, preferably with chords, barre chords, stuff to strum or fingerpick. Ok I'll admit it, songs to show off : ) good sounding and fairly well known songs, as long as they aren't crappy mainstream.
Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.[/QUOTE]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WonLbvj7Sc4[/media]
I find this kind of funny:
My friend is in a band, and he's a generic ass about being in bands. Since I'm his friend, he got me a gift, but he couldn't deliver it before christmas. Now I find out the reason why he couldn't deliver the present: he went to a guitar/drums/music shop with his band. And he spent about $3,000 on them.
Also, he doesn't know it, but his band doesn't like him. So this might turn out badly.
Which is why: Usually high school bands are learning experiences where you don't get famous with them.
If you are going to track anything, make sure your timing is spot on, otherwise it is going to sound unclear. There is an exception to solos because you can get some cool effects by playing slightly different things, the first part of the Money solo is double tracked and hard panned in opposite directions.
[QUOTE=Peavy262;27036990]
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i don't expect you to learn them all/like them all, but there's some suggestions.[/QUOTE]
Thanks a lot for showing me Green Carnation, I am really enjoying that band!
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAUCK7EQV8M&NR=1[/media]
Hopefully my practicing schedule isn't fucking me up. I'll play for an hour or so, put it down to pick it up in another hour, and when the next hour comes by I get a call.
I hope getting 1 hour a day is enough, I'm trying to get 3-4 though :frown:
[QUOTE=Fycix;27053790]Hopefully my practicing schedule isn't fucking me up. I'll play for an hour or so, put it down to pick it up in another hour, and when the next hour comes by I get a call.
I hope getting 1 hour a day is enough, I'm trying to get 3-4 though :frown:[/QUOTE]
Didn't you watch that video of Marty Friedman? If you only play for 30 minutes a day, but are focused etc, you can get a lot done.
Actually I found a Dunlop big stubby 2.0mm lying around my house and decided to give it a shot. It's amazing.
So, I took my Behringer/Peavey piece of shit hybrid guitar and make a pickguard out of cardboard. I'll post pics later.
Can anyone help me with my pedal order ? I like to play shoegaze, post rock, post metal and indie but I'm really not sure about which order I should have these in.
I have,
Little Big Muff Pi
Boss SD1
Marshall Reflector
Memory Boy
Dunlop Crybaby
Small Stone
This is going to sound stupid, but is there a way I could simulate Drop D without actually retuning my guitar? I don't know how to tune it down to Drop D. That, and I don't want to take forever to retune it.
Eh, I suppose it'd be worth it to learn though.
Wait a sec, is it only the low E dropped to D? Huh.
[QUOTE=Fycix;27058439]This is going to sound stupid, but is there a way I could simulate Drop D without actually retuning my guitar? I don't know how to tune it down to Drop D. That, and I don't want to take forever to retune it.
Eh, I suppose it'd be worth it to learn though.
Wait a sec, is it only the low E dropped to D? Huh.[/QUOTE]
All you do is drop the low E down to a D.
Takes 2 seconds, drop the 6th string to match the 4th (D).
I was actually hoping it was more complicated because when I try to play that first bit to Lateralus it sounds nothing like it :frown:
More practice I guess :eng101:
How do you play it then?
[QUOTE=bunguer;27053438]Thanks a lot for showing me Green Carnation, I am really enjoying that band!
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAUCK7EQV8M&NR=1[/media][/QUOTE]
You better listen to Light of Day, Day of Darkness :v:
[QUOTE=SepticSchizo;27045320]I need a good affordable drumming program[/QUOTE]
Toontrack makes good stuff, Addictive Drums is also solid as hell. And you can find free demos of sequencers to put loops together. Addictive has a loop player in its standalone, but I don't know that you could do a full song with it.
Actually, considering I have Addictive and Drumkit from Hell, if you could write out a few basic midi files of the phrases or songs you'd want clips of, I could make them for you in the mean time.
[QUOTE=kitthehacker;27048072]We tend to use a "track=presence" philosphy, so if there's a part we want really really chunky, we quad track it, most of the time we double track and if we want a specific, spacey effect we single track it. Seems to have worked quite well so far.[/QUOTE]
I love how it's carried to the extreme by some industrial or NDH bands. 16'ers allday erryday.
I think I'll stick with the MXR Smart Gate for now. I don't really want to have to order an ISP Decimator which price will get inflated on levels you cant even begin to imagine in Iceland.
Here's the cardboard pickguard!
[img]http://aljaud.com/files/cardboard_pickguard.jpg[/img]
[editline]29th December 2010[/editline]
I might just call it done.
[editline]29th December 2010[/editline]
You can see where there's too much wood stain by the bridge, and a big glob on the bottom from my friend's butcher job.
=(
Props for doing stuff.
Could have turned out better though.
now draw on that with a sharpie
[QUOTE=Aljaud2;27066401]Here's the cardboard pickguard!
[img_thumb]http://aljaud.com/files/cardboard_pickguard.jpg[/img_thumb]
[editline]29th December 2010[/editline]
I might just call it done.
[editline]29th December 2010[/editline]
You can see where there's too much wood stain by the bridge, and a big glob on the bottom from my friend's butcher job.
=([/QUOTE]
That...
is pretty fucking sweet.
[QUOTE=Aljaud2;27066401]Here's the cardboard pickguard!
[img_thumb]http://aljaud.com/files/cardboard_pickguard.jpg[/img_thumb]
[editline]29th December 2010[/editline]
I might just call it done.
[editline]29th December 2010[/editline]
You can see where there's too much wood stain by the bridge, and a big glob on the bottom from my friend's butcher job.
=([/QUOTE]
Artistic, because that's awesome in my opinion, and done way better than I could ever do.
Found a drummer
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARP2RkxZAhs[/media]
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