MCChris Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 Trying to sort thru the mess in Molly's control cavityWho's Molly? New girlfriend?
Brooks Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 hate to admit, but lately i don't touch a guitar unless i have to teach or play a gig. super busy w/ new job/gigs/lessons. a few months ago i was practicing singing more than guitar.
Devnor Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 Who's Molly? New girlfriend?New girlfriend indeed...
Stike Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 The new cover band project I'd had been working on hit a stumbling block last month when our singer/second guitarist flaked. We're going to resume things here soon and check out some singers/pickers. I have to freshen up on tunes and try to fatten them up until we find another player.
LordOfTheThighs Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 Me? I'm working on not SUCKING so badly. It's tough, but I'm almost up to "hack" level.
Hamerhack Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 Ukulele!!!My son recently borrowed a uke, and in a day he learned a bunch of chords, and he's walking around the house playing...Tiptoe Through the Tulips (naturally)With a Little Help From My Friendsand other classics.It's kinda fun to mess with!Now we want a mandolin.
XKnight Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 I recently started playing again after a ten year hiatus, so I'm just trying not to suck. Actually, I've been practicing almost everyday now for about 6 months just relearning a bunch of old songs I use to play and learning new ones via internet tabs, some instructional DVDs and just playing be ear. The main thing is I'm having a lot of fun doing it. I think I'm about ready to play in my old 80's garage band again.
jettster Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 A few months back I was starting to work through a hybrid picking book by Gustavo Assis-Brasil. That is about the only new technique that I've been inspired enough to try and to learn. Unfortunately, these days I'm lucky to get to play at all so, most of my playing time is dedicated to staying where I'm at.
sirskelt Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 I'm still jumping from standard D to standard E trying to ease the pain of singing and playing. I'm having major difficulty rewriting lyric melodies as my brain has trouble letting go of the way the songs were originally written. Most songs we do with standard E tuning my voice is too nasal and whiney (too emo?!?). I have a solo acoustic show this weekend and just decided it will be all standard D. As a result I have been able to sleep and not toss and turn over the difficulty I'm having with it all. It has felt like patting my head, rubbing my belly, hopping on one foot and reciting the alphabet backwards skipping every other letter. For the gig I'm going with whats comfortable! I've also tinkered with the "new" Duotone and have it sounding pretty good. Great tone and no buzz. Unfortunately its standard E so I won't be using it this weekend Anyone have experience down tuning the Duo? I may try that sometiome because it has an amazing sound and using any other guitar now is just a let-down as far as sound quality. I am also trying to play more lead parts, fills, solos and such with the rest of the band. I always seem to rely on the standard blues scales and I'm just not comfortable "piddling around" while the band is there.
serial Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 I'm fighting with UPS/Crawford to get a claim paid on a four-digit that they smashed. They've acknowledged liability and approved payment of the claim, but trying to get value verification and get the Fing claim paid through Crawford is the biggest pain in my ass.
SirDouglas Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 youll see what im workin on guitar wise around sept/oct....thenll youll go NO WAY!!!!!!! and shit your pants literally.... learning wise... right now im workni on hot for teacher... another day and it will be down... Randy
marcnorth Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 Who's Molly? New girlfriend? New girlfriend indeed... Is she red headed.
serial Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 Who's Molly? New girlfriend? New girlfriend indeed... Is she red headed. Are you asking if her headstock matches? IIRC, she's had a dye job-her body and head color don't match.
marcnorth Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 Who's Molly? New girlfriend? New girlfriend indeed... Is she red headed. Are you asking if her headstock matches? How about the back of her headstock. I think Devnor should just post a pic and show us.
Eric Weston Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 Like Brooks, I'm hardly ever working on guitar chops anymore....I'm always practicing vocals. Singing is a bitch for me and if I go 3 or 4 days without practicing.....it's like back to square one. I don't even sing much lead..... I've seen a couple guitar players around the clubs who can smoke me.....but I've seen alot more who can't....so I don't worry about it I DO worry about the singing though......if you're not in key then EVERYTHING sucks
kurtsstuff Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 I just noodle....or rehash some technical shit I used ta could do in my sleep and call it good.it's funny.....and no brag intended but...I was good back in the day but damn nowadays....I'm content to rise to "hack" level....lol!!
zorrow Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 I am working on several things: 1- Strength and stamina: I want to play for hours without getting exhausted. 2- Singing while I play: Luckily the other guitar player who usually plays with me covers well all the sound holes; but someday I would like to play and sing at the same time. I sing pretty well and I am not so bad at playing, but I suck at doing both things at the same time -- so I am not the entertainer some people think I am... 3- Expression: that is, tone, finger vibrato, dynamics, melodic ideas, rhythmic shifts... I am not interested anymore in pure speed, as I think I'm already fast enough for what I do -- no, I don't want to be Yngwie Malmsteen anymore. I am getting older, I guess. 4- Theory: My guitar teacher is doing a great job on this. I always thought theory would make my playing more mechanical and would limit my inspiration. I was all about "freedom", so I never took lessons, I didn't want my thoughts to be conditioned by external ideas. Man I was completely WRONG! In fact, theory is pushing me to go to places I never went before. Now I am even more "aware" of the music, the chord changes, the modal twists... I still bet on spontaneity, but as John Coltrane said: "learn everything you can, then forget everything and just play".
straightblues Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 I am working on not playing so much and leaving more open space in the music. Playing parts of chords and doing more horn type little riffs.
Guest JackButler Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 Right now I've working on Moto Perpetuo, a violin piece by Nicolo Paganini. Its a non-stop barrage of 16th notes usually performed around 144 bpm. I got it right now up to 132bpm, but only sight reading it. Once I can get it nailed at 144, I'll try commiting to memory.I usually start at 80 and increase in increments of up 2 clicks and then back one. Slowly building up speed. It takes a little while to do, but its a nice alternative/escape from the normal picking exercises.
Camstone Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 MandolinOh, and I'm waiting for my Godin Multiac Nylon to show up that's on it's way here from Hackensack. The Roland GK- 50 arrived three days ago (both ebay buys). Looking forward to being a synth player next Tuesday when the Fedex man shows.
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