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Post by grampalerxst on Nov 27, 2022 6:25:29 GMT -6
The Thanksgiving holiday threw me off schedule a little, didn't pick up the guitar at all on Thursday and only about 10 minutes Wednesday. Otherwise a very similar week to the last few. I've got pretty far off course as far as proper practice and study goes (i.e., no books or curricula). But I think I'm putting my free form time to good use by being able to maintain focus on just improving how whatever I'm noodling with sounds in terms of articulation, intonation, and the other "microscopic" things. A lot of it is taking short chord progressions, riffs, or melodic phrases and concentrating on making them smooth and more musical sounding. Usually I have to close my eyes to get the right level of concentration. I'm also experimenting a lot with dynamics. I'm greatly aided in this by the most recent Helix firmware update which added a new "cab engine" and I think a couple under the hood things. Throw on headphones and give it some moderate volume and it's not hard to draw a little extra inspiration. For a long time I've been doing most of my practicing unplugged so this is a nice change. At some point I probably need to go back to a more disciplined regemin, but for now Im going to stick with having fun.
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Post by bluesbruce on Nov 27, 2022 7:51:10 GMT -6
I had a pretty good week guitar-wise, as well. I did miss two days, unfortunately, after developing severe pain in my left shoulder from sleeping on it. You know you're getting old when you develop sleep-related injuries... I've also followed no real curriculum (other than Guitar Aerobics), and now that I'm sort of back in the habit of playing, I probably need to look at developing one, or at least recording something. I've kind of been like grampalerxst - just having fun.
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Post by wannaplayblues on Nov 27, 2022 9:10:55 GMT -6
Happy Thanksgiving to all those who celebrated it!
Busy week - had two rehearsals and lots of prep fo the show. Also managed to get BYCU - Getting Funky REDUX recorded (see the thread for that one).
This week coming: more rehearsals with Saturday being an all day tech setup - including mic placement on the amp; should be fun. Next Monday is official dress rehearsal with performances every night after that including matinees on the following Saturday and Sunday!
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Post by jack1982 on Nov 27, 2022 15:50:14 GMT -6
Happy Thanksgiving everybody!
I had a lousy week as far as practicing - hell it's been a lousy month; always so damned busy with other crap that my practice schedule is shot. I've almost got "Promises in the Dark" finished, just need to do the rhythm parts after the solo, which are easier than the ones before it (I'm double-tracking all the rhythm parts). Can't say I'm all that happy with my playing due to the lack of practice time, but it'll have to do lol. Now I'm mostly screwing around with the guitar sound in Amplitube trying to get everything a little less grating.
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