Wim VD1
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Great topic, @Steve Krenz.
In order to improve my solo / improvisation skills I have spend about 2 years now working on scales, chord tones, licks and learning complete solo's from songs, especially in the blues and rock area.
It seems to be a very long road to get to the point where my fingers play the music I "hear" in my head.
Looking forward to another great Live Lesson (although I cannot watch them live because they are in the middle of the night on my side of the Atlantic 😀)
Wim.
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1 hour ago, Nutty 1 said:
Wow @Wim VD1 that is an interesting piece, I have never heard that before. Well played, great sound!😎👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Soundgarden is one of the famous grungebands from Seattle, together with Nirvana and Pearl Jam. They got a Grammy for Black Hole Sun in 1995. There is a great acoustic version by their singer Chris Cornell as well.
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On 7/31/2019 at 6:47 PM, Nutty 1 said:
I am sneaking in on the last day wearing a black wig to play "Dark Lady"
Nice one, Mandy!
A sinking mic and a black wig make me curious about how you will tackle the rain song challenge of this month 😀
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"Black hole sun won't you come and wash away the rain?"
In my search for songs about rain, I came across Singing in the rain, Purple rain, It's raining men, A hard rain's gonna fall, Have you ever seen the rain,... and ended up with this one from Soundgarden.
After some weeks on acoustic, it was fun to go back to electric and play around with effects.
Thanks for listening.
Wim
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1 hour ago, matonanjin said:
Everybody, Please join me in wishing our leader, Steve Krenz, a happy birthday today! It's too bad we didn't plan ahead and compose a group happy birthday song complete with a nice guitar solo part.
@Steve Krenz, I know that I speak for all 1760 of us on here when I say "Thank You" for all you do for us and we hope you have a wonderful, enjoyable, relaxing day.
Happy Birthday, Steve!!!!
Ron,
I think Steve's birthday was yesterday 😀, but of course I join you in wishing him a great time and thanking him for what he does.
Wim.
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@Old Guy, Sorry to hear this. So this month, 2 of our most active forum contributors (you and @Texaspackerfan) had severe damages to their home studio.
Take care guys. I hope that things get back to normal for you real soon.
Wim.
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44 minutes ago, Nutty 1 said:
Superb @Wim VD1, I enjoyed that. Excellently played. 😎👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Aw I was hoping for a video of you playing it with the view in the background!😁
Thanks, Mandy. I only have a picture of the view.
But now our dear moderator @NeilES335 might blame me for using disk space on non guitar related topics 😀
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This month I spent 2 weeks of holidays in the French Pyrenees where I had a great mountain view from the terrace while practicing this solo blues arrangement. Now I know how it feels to have an office like @mark_h!
It's a simple 1 track blues shuffle in E, with some rhythm and some licks.
Thanks for listening.
Wim
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On 7/13/2019 at 6:49 PM, Texaspackerfan said:
Hey everyone i have some not so good news. late last night i woke up to a fire. i managed to catch it before it got out of hand. Ive got a lot of clean up to do. Im not sure how my equipment is, they need a lot of cleaning as well. not sure when i can get to song, sorry.
Danny
Danny,
That's bad news. Luckily you woke up and could intervene quickly!
Music and guitar playing helped me to relax and put things into perspective on several occasions as well.
Take good care,
Wim
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43 minutes ago, NeilES335 said:
So you have to carry along an amp with these Traveller guitars (maybe a Vox AmPlug or AmPhones ... and some headphones) to get some audible sound out of them?
I use an iPhone or iPad with an adapter (iRig from IK Multimedia) and earphones If I want amplification. The sound is not great, but good enough for practice. I often practice without amplification.
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I am travelling regularly for work and manage to take my Traveller Guitar with me most of the times. It looks like a headless Steinberger, weighs only 1.4 Kg. and fits into a suitcase.
The laprest and arm support visible on the picture are own-made modifications that can be screwed on.
At this very moment I am on holidays in France with the family and play my Traveler Guitar almost daily 😀.
Wim.
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8 hours ago, Texaspackerfan said:
I like this @Nutty 1 ill have to try something! most of what we do around here is just pull out the old acoustic guitar and play. I might just film it too.
Danny
@Texaspackerfan and @Nutty 1,
I am also thinking of doing some "playing on the porch" and record it. 1 track, no special effects, just like @mark_h.
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On 6/30/2019 at 9:51 PM, Texaspackerfan said:
Howdy folks! This is my entry for this months challenge.
Another great one, Danny. I listened to it several times and looked up the original song as well. Maybe hard to believe, but I never heard of Merle Haggard before. I think I need to expand my knowledge of country music beyond Johnny Cash and Ryan Adams.
Well done!
Wim.
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3 hours ago, WATSON43 said:
This was a hit for the Shirelles in 1960, but I did it in the style of Carol King (who co-wrote the song).
Please enjoy.
Very well played, Kevin. I like the singing in harmony as well.
Wim.
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Just noticed today that he old L&M site (community.learnandmaster.com) can no longer be accessed. Obviously I am happy that we moved to this Guitargathering forum, but it's still a pity to lose access to the old archive of posts.
Wim.
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10 hours ago, NeilES335 said:
Is anyone else here currently working on S17 or S18? I'd like to hear your comments and experiences at this stage.
Neil,
It is about 2 years now since I have been working on Session 17. Looking back, and after working on many songs, I can say that for playing solo's and melodies, I am benefiting most from the following:
- Steve's Major Scales Fredboard Workouts
- Arpeggio exercises. A good introduction is given in the bonus materials of Session 14. I also used a more in depth resource "Chord Tone Soloing" by Barrett Tagliarino.
- Good old major and minor pentatonics. There is a lot of music you can make with 5 notes, and it takes me more effort than expected to learn to master mixing major and minor pentatonics in a rock or blues song.
I have not yet used the 3 notes per string approach in solo's. For specific legato style soloing this this technique is useful, but that is not a style I have been working on so far. So I did do my homework on Session 17, but the benefit I got out of it was rather limited. And I did use other exercises to learn the notes on the entire fredboard.
Enjoy Session 18! That is a nice one, especially combined with Steve's Jazz Chords Fredboard Workouts.
Wim.
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21 hours ago, IanD said:
Thanks Ian.
I was already working on Layla when @Nutty 1 announced the new challenge. So it was either stretching the theme a bit in some creative way or working out another song. I hesitated on doing "Wild Horses" from the Stones, but decided to stick to Clapton. I will try to tame those horses at a later point in time.
Wim.
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On 6/17/2019 at 2:47 PM, Nutty 1 said:
Here is my entry "Nights in White Satin" by Justin Haywood, performed by The Moody Blues.
It is a tale of posh bed sheets, wasted stationary and a love that is lost causing pain which no one understands.
You know like when you get that sinking feeling .......I had a bit of a microphone problem during this song. Looks like I can not have the boom arm out too much on my mic stand.🤣🤓😂
Well done, Mandy. I found a nice story on the internet about this song being written as part of a musical.
The sinking mic was actually quite funny to watch.
Wim.
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Layla was originally recorded in 1970, but I guess the love of Eric Clapton for Pattie Boyd that inspired this song originates from the 1960's, so it still fits the challenge 😀.
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5 hours ago, costancr said:
Hi All,
I tested myself today and feel pretty ready to start session 4 today, after a return to practicing for about 2 weeks after a month or so of slacking off. I've been doing some reading in the forum and understand that I need to split this session up. I actually have a question about resources though. I've obtained the first book in the Hal Leonard series that Mr. Krenz recommends, and I have also been working from the Song Hits (of which I am on session 3). I feel like I have a lot of material to work from now and want to go through it all at once, but know that's not realistic, yet I always feel that I am practicing one song at the expense of another. Has anyone else had a similar experience?
@costancr Yes, I often have the same feeling. While working on blues and rock resources these days, I would also like to be working on fingerstyle. And there are so many songs and solo's waiting for me to learn...
The way I deal with this is by setting long time goals. After finishing L&M Guitar last year, I planned to take about a year to learn blues and rock. That should take me to August 2019. For fingerstyle, I plan about 18 months, so that will take me to the beginning of 2021.
It's a rough plan, and I mostly underestimate the time required to learn something. But the long term perspective helps me focus and deal with the feeling that I should be working on all those resources at the same time.
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On 5/18/2019 at 8:19 PM, WATSON43 said:
Hat's off to everyone who has contributed this month -- it's a pleasure to listen to all of you.
Here's a short one from the Beatles' Abbey Road:
Great choice, Kevin. I had not heard this song for a long time.
Very well played and produced. I like the stereo effects as well.
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This is my 2 minute version of a Pink Floyd song.
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On 5/12/2019 at 11:52 PM, IanD said:
Great theme this month. Here’s a two minute tale of lust, revenge, arson and Scandinavian decor written by two young lads from Liverpool in the year I was born. This was great fun to do.
Ian
Hey Ian, that is a very sweet cover. I enjoyed it a lot!
Wim.
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Thanks, Ian.
Yes, it was fun experimenting with some dissonant slide guitar for the intro and the flanger and distortion effects for the other parts.
Chris Cornell's unplugged version sounds much more harmonic than Soundgarden's original. I want to record an unplugged rendition as well.
Wim.