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Post by jack1982 on Apr 28, 2019 4:55:31 GMT -6
I think I practiced every day last week, probably got in about an hour a day, maybe a little more or less. Just working on this solo which could definitely use more practice, but the last webinar is tomorrow so I guess this will have to do  I'd like to get the entire song recorded - intro solo, rhythm parts, main solo and the licks between the vocals in the outro chorus. Well hopefully I can get to work on that now, and polish this solo up a bit more. But I'm sure I'll just sign up for next month's challenge and get busy with that instead lol. No no - I will finish this song.  |
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Post by bluesbruce on Apr 28, 2019 5:35:34 GMT -6
Jack, that solo is sounding pretty darn good to me. Think I practiced at least an hour every day except Friday this week - busy work day, then out to dinner Friday evening. Still working almost entirely on Stetina's "Total Rock Guitar".
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Post by cunningr on Apr 28, 2019 8:30:21 GMT -6
Jack sounded very good, great tone.
I got about 5 hours of practice in. Working on several technics. Started a new tune called Chitlins Con Carne jazz blues tune. Practicing raking technics as well.
June the students from where i take lessons are broken out into groups with drummer bass players and singers have to learn 3 songs to put on a show. My instructor asked if i want to do it, not sure i have time or confidence. He said usally after 2 nd year when most do it.
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Post by Phil on Apr 28, 2019 8:58:29 GMT -6
Wow, Jack, you came back from your layoff with a vengeance. Is this your own solo or is it from tab? Either way it sounds great. Very "pro" sounding. I got in about 5 hours. My fingers didn't get as sore as I thought they would after a 2 week layoff. I mostly noodled around from memory on some songs I've been working on to see if I forgot anything. I didn't forget. I even remembered the 2 Emily Remler solos I'd been practicing. Also, I got into seriously into the 2nd half of the Mickey Baker book. This is something I've started and stopped a couple of dozen times over the past year or two. I'm discovering that it has some very good and useful stuff. It's in standard notation, and that's probably the main reason for putting it off. I've been toying with the idea of making a video series of me struggling thru this book. I've been watching some instructional videos by a bass player named Jim Stinett. His YT channel is Real Bass Lessons. Very interesting stuff. Never thought I could learn anything from a bass player.  Anyway, this guy is one of the few teachers who stress the importance of mega-repetitions of things to burn them into your DNA. I also watched a video of the guy who wrote "The Talent Code." Here's yet another person who says the super "talented" among us (musicians, athletes, etc.) have the drive to repeat things over and over until they learn them perfectly. I ran across an interesting anonymous quote, "Amateurs practice until they get it right; Pros practice until they never get it wrong." Some food for thought.  |
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Post by Phil on Apr 28, 2019 9:02:40 GMT -6
Jack sounded very good, great tone. I got about 5 hours of practice in. Working on several technics. Started a new tune called Chitlins Con Carne jazz blues tune. Practicing raking technics as well. June the students from where i take lessons are broken out into groups with drummer bass players and singers have to learn 3 songs to put on a show. My instructor asked if i want to do it, not sure i have time or confidence. He said usally after 2 nd year when most do it. That's a great tune. A mixture of Jazz Blues with Latin rhythm - hence the name. Be sure to check out the original by Kenny Burrell. |
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Post by jack1982 on Apr 28, 2019 14:29:51 GMT -6
Thanks so much everybody, glad you liked that! Phil, that's from tab - at that "other site" where I've been doing the monthly challenges, this month is was a complete song from his new album. That little solo I PM's you folks a few weeks ago was the opening solo, this is the main one. For bass I used to watch Scott Devine's stuff on Youtube www.youtube.com/user/devinebass (and he still emails me every day lol). He's got a whole plethora of videos on every imaginable subject, a lot of which could be of interest to guitarists (walking bass lines, groove vs. time, etc.) |
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Post by cunningr on Apr 28, 2019 22:48:42 GMT -6
Jack sounded very good, great tone. I got about 5 hours of practice in. Working on several technics. Started a new tune called Chitlins Con Carne jazz blues tune. Practicing raking technics as well. June the students from where i take lessons are broken out into groups with drummer bass players and singers have to learn 3 songs to put on a show. My instructor asked if i want to do it, not sure i have time or confidence. He said usally after 2 nd year when most do it. That's a great tune. A mixture of Jazz Blues with Latin rhythm - hence the name. Be sure to check out the original by Kenny Burrell. That is the exact version we are working from, I bought the itunes version and imported it into gb have the intro, main rhythm and riff down pretty good, part of the main riff is similar to water melon man. The whole album is awesome i have it on order in lp version. |
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Post by wannaplayblues on Apr 29, 2019 2:31:02 GMT -6
A good week for me. Made my target of 5 days minimum and racked up just shy of 7hrs overall. Pleased with how it went Not much to report other than carrying on this week, however, Thursday I start the gig-course again, so another gig likely in 12ish weeks time Other thoughts... Improv Soloing in the blues is something that is *really* pulling at my mind - I just want to be good at it - so I'm toying with an idea: recording two choruses of my improv attempts every Sunday to track my progress and assess what I like/dislike about my playing. Then, in a few months or a year I can decide if I'm actually getting better at it or not  |
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Post by grampalerxst on Apr 29, 2019 4:21:45 GMT -6
Jack, that sounded good. Great dynamics!
I was probably in the 4-6 hour range. Picked up a guitar every day for at least 15-20 minutes. On my Electric Gypsy project, a couple months ago I'd gone back to working almost exclusively at 50% tempo for "the lick"--there was one spot where my RH wasn't cooperating. Over the weekend I started back to pushing the tempo a little and got it up to 70% tempo with a "B" for accuracy, and 75% with the "C" for accuracy. That is somewhat better than where I was before I reined in the bpm, and this time I can sense that if I can keep at it I should be able to push the tempo higher as I learn to relax working at the increased speed before I hit the next "slow down and start over" obstacle. Something that was pretty important in getting over that most recent hurdle was playing with my eyes closed. For me it's a much different (and generally more difficult) approach than just not watching my hands with my eyes open. I dunno why, but it forces me to be much more aware of what my RH is doing.
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Post by Phil on Apr 29, 2019 9:11:15 GMT -6
Jack, that sounded good. Great dynamics! I was probably in the 4-6 hour range. Picked up a guitar every day for at least 15-20 minutes. On my Electric Gypsy project, a couple months ago I'd gone back to working almost exclusively at 50% tempo for "the lick"--there was one spot where my RH wasn't cooperating. Over the weekend I started back to pushing the tempo a little and got it up to 70% tempo with a "B" for accuracy, and 75% with the "C" for accuracy. That is somewhat better than where I was before I reined in the bpm, and this time I can sense that if I can keep at it I should be able to push the tempo higher as I learn to relax working at the increased speed before I hit the next "slow down and start over" obstacle. S omething that was pretty important in getting over that most recent hurdle was playing with my eyes closed. For me it's a much different (and generally more difficult) approach than just not watching my hands with my eyes open. I dunno why, but it forces me to be much more aware of what my RH is doing. Good tip, Gramps, I'm gonna try that. |
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Post by Phil on Apr 29, 2019 9:22:02 GMT -6
That's a great tune. A mixture of Jazz Blues with Latin rhythm - hence the name. Be sure to check out the original by Kenny Burrell. That is the exact version we are working from, I bought the itunes version and imported it into gb have the intro, main rhythm and riff down pretty good, part of the main riff is similar to water melon man. The whole album is awesome i have it on order in lp version. Yeah, that whole album is good. There's a lot of Jazz that I don't like - the stuff that gets too far out and non-melodic. Burrell is one of the bluesier Jazz guitarists and he stays more grounded than many others. I first heard "Chitlins con Carne" on a Junior Wells/Buddy Guy album. I'd never heard of Kenny Burrell at the time. Anyway, nice to see you're going right to the original source. |
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Post by cunningr on Apr 29, 2019 9:35:29 GMT -6
That is the exact version we are working from, I bought the itunes version and imported it into gb have the intro, main rhythm and riff down pretty good, part of the main riff is similar to water melon man. The whole album is awesome i have it on order in lp version. Yeah, that whole album is good. There's a lot of Jazz that I don't like - the stuff that gets too far out and non-melodic. Burrell is one of the bluesier Jazz guitarists and he stays more grounded than many others. I first heard "Chitlins con Carne" on a Junior Wells/Buddy Guy album. I'd never heard of Kenny Burrell at the time. Anyway, nice to see you're going right to the original source. I was able to listen to the whole album on Spotify, thought it was worth adding to my collection. Love that latin rhythm with the blues on top. |
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Post by joachim on Apr 29, 2019 10:50:48 GMT -6
Jack, that was really great! Very tasteful and melodic - it reminded me of B.B. King.
My practice-week was a little slow. I am still working on 8th Bar Boogie, and for improvisation John's got me working on anticipating the next chord - I've been a little dim-witted about it, hopeful another week's practice will help.
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I'd like to get the entire song recorded - intro solo, rhythm parts, main solo and the licks between the vocals in the outro chorus. Well hopefully I can get to work on that now, and polish this solo up a bit more. But I'm sure I'll just sign up for next month's challenge and get busy with that instead lol. No no - I will finish this song. 
Anyway, this guy is one of the few teachers who stress the importance of mega-repetitions of things to burn them into your DNA. 
