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Post by wannaplayblues on Sept 21, 2014 1:27:12 GMT -6
Another week down.
I got Hard Edge Blues done and recorded this week, but the comments seemed to imply the bends were off, so I'm staying on it another week. Got the tempo at 90% and trying to get it smooth. Hope to do another recording at the end of the week.
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Post by cunningr on Sept 21, 2014 2:38:03 GMT -6
I continued to practice on Bends Slides and Shifts, I may try to do take 3 this week I think I found my problem spots.
I also worked on spread rhythms from BRYCU, practiced Help the Poor (Clapton, BB King version) also worked on intro to Texas Flood.
As usual patterns 1 thru 5.
edit forgot to mention I ordered new pups for my Carvin a set of Seymour duncan Pearly Gates.
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Post by Phil on Sept 21, 2014 2:47:52 GMT -6
I actually practiced every day last week for a total of 8 hours. That doesn't happen often. I'm still struggling with MBYCU "Drivin' Blues." I can play along with the slow version all the way through. I'm going to keep it slow until I'm comfortable then I'll try to gradually increase the speed. I'm spending more time on the scale and run exercises in lesson 1&2 of MBYCU than I ever did in any BYCU lesson. I've never encountered exercises like these before. They are amazing. A couple take you through the pentatonic scale from open 6th string to fret 17 of 1st string. I also spent an about an hour yesterday playing around with the rhythm to "The Thrill is Gone" over a backing track. Saw a guy on youtube doing some interesting rhythm playing on that song. I took some of his ideas and tried to do my own thing. That's the 1st time I tried to do something like that and I plan on doing more of it. I also started working on the intro solo to "The Thrill is Gone." I took a peek at MBYCU lesson 3, "Cheap Runs." I think it's beyond my capabilities right now, but I'm going to tackle it anyways. I'll just have to take it very slow.  |
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Post by jack1982 on Sept 21, 2014 4:57:45 GMT -6
Got '60s Dance Music recorded, that's been my #2 project for ages so it's nice to have it finished. The phrasing could have been sharper overall, and during the part with the bends I was playing in anticipation of the beat instead of right on it, and the part with the fast pulloffs, well I suppose it was technically in time with the rhythm but I missed John's phrasing entirely. I'm really happy with the rhythm guitar part though, all those offbeat chord strums took a lot of practice and I love the guitar sound I got on that. Now believe it or not I'm actually working on a couple of slow songs - talk about a well-earned break from the fast stuff  Just started on "It's About Time" in the R&B book; imagine it's 1960 and you're at the high school prom and the band starts playing a slow song, and you're out on the dance floor with your best girl, putting your hand someplace that draws a sour look from the chaperones I love this song, the lead is pure melody and the rhythm part is really fun too. Still working on Big Bends in More BYCU; it's coming along satisfactorily. I'll have to study John's vibrato and try to learn that. Still haven't gotten that offbeat part in the middle of the rhythm part down either. It's a hard song to practice for long periods of time as all those long bends with vibrato tire my hand out. I'm not too happy with my bass playing - it's "in the ballpark" but nowhere near to being tight with the drums. I need to practice that a half hour a day every day. I ordered "Bass Grooves: Develop Your Groove & Play Like the Pros in Any Style" by Ed Friedland, I guess it focuses on programming your drum machine and learning the interaction between the bass and various drum rhythms, which I would assume wold be a good thing for a bass player - and guitarist - to know. Hopefully that will give me some fun material to work on. And make me play like the pros!!! It was an okay week of practice, kind of busy with other stuff (and I'll probably be even more busy this week) but still managed to get in a reasonable amount of practice. I should get all my bills paid off this week and then I can order my other Seymour Duncan '59 for the bridge position on my Ibanez. YAY! |
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Post by blackcountrymick on Sept 21, 2014 5:58:38 GMT -6
Well I've had a very enjoyable music week with my first lesson from the R&B book and even learned a bit more about video editing. Spurred on by the success of Easy Rhythm my plans for the next week will be R&B lesson 2. If I need extra material I will probably start lesson 9 rhythm book and carry on with the 9th chord torture . |
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Post by jack1982 on Sept 21, 2014 6:17:23 GMT -6
I took a peek at MBYCU lesson 3, "Cheap Runs." I think it's beyond my capabilities right now, but I'm going to tackle it anyways. I'll just have to take it very slow. That's what I call the blues version of Eddie Van Halen's Eruption. I think you should personalize it a bit and throw some fretboard tapping in there too, maybe a whammy bar dive bomb or two as well |
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Post by Phil on Sept 21, 2014 9:03:21 GMT -6
That's what I call the blues version of Eddie Van Halen's Eruption. I think you should personalize it a bit and throw some fretboard tapping in there too, maybe a whammy bar dive bomb or two as well Thanks for telling me this NOW. I "decked" my whammy bar not too long ago.  |
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Just started on "It's About Time" in the R&B book; imagine it's 1960 and you're at the high school prom and the band starts playing a slow song, and you're out on the dance floor with your best girl, putting your hand someplace that draws a sour look from the chaperones 
