Children Of Bodom

[MRDuCran]

yeah that links works, thanks
thats the way i play it, but i cant get it too sound right with the delay. maybe im puttin the delay on too fast or slow?

and whats with the bodom sucks video? it actually helped me play the solo better

Put on a metronome at 142bpm and play that lick.
Set the delay to 316.90 milliseconds.

You need to play each note very staccato other wise it'll ring out and that's how the delayed note will sound so it'll end up very sloppy, especially at higher speeds.

If you check my recording of Flight of the Wounded Bumblebee, you'll hear me playing 8th notes at 200bpm and actually, the hardest part about it was keeping every note staccato while giving each note a good volume and tone otherwise it would have sounded terrible and sound like a big mush. It takes alot of very quick movements to stop the note immediately after it's played so you might need to practise that.

I don't know why he called it Bodom sucks, he was complaining about how bad they played it and how Roope forgot a part and it was very sloppy.

That's complete bull, that played it perfectly fine.

[repcak]

PG solo... yes pls, though i would be jealous about your playing :p

:lol:

[MRDuCran]

PG solo... yes pls, though i would be jealous about your playing :p

:lol:

Hehe, expect it later.

I'm going to record I Like Rock off of Burning Organ.

And yep, I just checked, 190bpm! But it's really damn easy for me to play it...

I even changed the solo to one that's faster sounding and I'm going to play everything all in one track, and actually record 5 seperate tracks. :p

Let's just hope I can play it all in time each time eh?

[unknownsoldier12]

Hey, i have a question for you guys..

I'm thinking about getting this Dean 7 string vendetta, with x2n in the bridge from a dude on mx. He accepted my offer for 150.


should i do it?


http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-06-DEAN-7-STRING-VENDETTA-1-7-ELECTRIC-GUITAR_W0QQitemZ200031356869QQihZ010QQcategoryZ414 35QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[repcak]

Mitch, i can't believe that you recently play only 1h daily... you're progressing really fast and your playing is getting better each week!

do you have a link? (thread?)

[MRDuCran]

I'll record it later when I get back from going out on my bike. Heh, sometimes I don't even practise at all.



Kurrpt: 150 is pretty cheap for a decent guitar, I'd say go for it, especially if you'd be getting a 7 string back.

[Liquid Fantasy]

Guitar forum.
But i guess its not a bad deal.

[unknownsoldier12]

its all about the level of practice, not the amount.


Yea, i think im going to go through with it. That one pup is worth 60-80 alone :lol:

[metalhead_matt]

Put on a metronome at 142bpm and play that lick.
Set the delay to 316.90 milliseconds.

You need to play each note very staccato other wise it'll ring out and that's how the delayed note will sound so it'll end up very sloppy, especially at higher speeds.

If you check my recording of Flight of the Wounded Bumblebee, you'll hear me playing 8th notes at 200bpm and actually, the hardest part about it was keeping every note staccato while giving each note a good volume and tone otherwise it would have sounded terrible and sound like a big mush. It takes alot of very quick movements to stop the note immediately after it's played so you might need to practise that.

I don't know why he called it Bodom sucks, he was complaining about how bad they played it and how Roope forgot a part and it was very sloppy.

That's complete bull, that played it perfectly fine.




thanks, yeah i just worked that out, its goes like

S....S.....S..S
D +rest+ A D(delay)

dunno if that makes sense, but basically the note played, echoes every 3rd 16th beat.

[repcak]

i would buy this guitar!

[metalhead_matt]

http://download.yousendit.com/FF300C9F17458A4C


like that, you'll get the idea, its what you said anyways

[unknownsoldier12]

i would buy this guitar!



yea, i'm going to take a chance and see if this works out

[MRDuCran]

http://download.yousendit.com/FF300C9F17458A4C


like that, you'll get the idea, its what you said anyways

lol dude, I know how it goes. :smash:

I tabbed it out without the delay because I though you were trying to play the delayed notes aswell and you were having trouble.

[unknownsoldier12]

O, i almost forgot :D

My first CoB shirt arrived in the mail yesterday. I completely forgot I ordered the damn thing, and there it was.

I got the black/green one for the hatebreeder album. I can't wait to piss some old people off with it on Friday when i wear it to work

[MRDuCran]

Nice, wear it with pride. :thumb:

I might order the HCDR tour shirt soon.

[unknownsoldier12]

damn skippy. I think my TOoL shirts got scared in the same closet with it


My Dream Theater tour shirt had to be moved to the other side

[repcak]

i still don't have a CoB shirt... most of them jsut don't appeal to me.

i have two nin-shirts, one sunn o))) shirt and a morbid angel shirt...thats all

[unknownsoldier12]

crazy talk...

I really wanted a Hatebreeder shirt, considering the vast amount of times I've listened to that CD, and have yet to pay money for my own copy.

The more I hear Hatecrew, Deathroll the more it makes me want to buy that shirt as well.

I really dug the back graphic on the T-shirt I got yesterday. Its the quote from track one off hatebreeder (Warheart)

[MRDuCran]

i still don't have a CoB shirt... most of them jsut don't appeal to me.

i have two nin-shirts, one sunn o))) shirt and a morbid angel shirt...thats all

I don't actually like msot of them either, it's just something about the HCDR one that does.

[repcak]

yeah... once again... my next 1,000th step will be ITT :thumb:

what i wanted to say, through my break on guitar, i watched a lot of guitarvids recently and thought on what i really want to learn. what purpose i have as a guitarist, which style... so maybe this break isn't that bad

there is a saying: you don't see the forest, cause you see only trees. now i think i started to see the forest again.... :D

/4,000th post

[unknownsoldier12]

putting things in perspective definitely helps*








































* to keep you sane :D

[Ghosts Revenge]

no, i'm not sane and will never be... i think i once again doing something wrong :lol:

[unknownsoldier12]

hey man, at least you eventually arrived at that conclusion.


You have to figure, I'm a good deal older than you

[Ghosts Revenge]

yeah, you are... you are one of the oldest, aren't you? as far as i remember in our last "average-age-thread" the average was between 16 and 17/18?

[unknownsoldier12]

im 24...

im just saying you getting bent out of shape, well, that should put it into perspective for you

I started SO late that I've always felt i'm playing catch-up

[Ghosts Revenge]

when did you start playing?

hm... "getting bent out of shape" ... what does that mean?

[unknownsoldier12]

perturbed ; angry; losing your composure ; full of rage ; livid (just from the top of my head)

I started when i was 21. 26 months ago actually

[Ghosts Revenge]

hm... but i still don't know what you wanted to say through this.... :confused:

26months ago... holly ****... you learnt all this stuff in such a short time?! did you have played another instrument before or some theory?

[unknownsoldier12]

not at all...

I have an obcessive nature when it comes to things I'm truely interested in. For me, it was all about breaking down my technique, and rebuilding.

I think i've done that about 40 times now. I should have kept track, but every time i take 2 steps back, i always wind up learning something new, or realizing something that just helps me get better overall.

I don't have some misguided pipe dreams. I know i will eventually "not suck"


edit : what I was trying to say about that "getting bent out of shape" was that you making this realization, to me, seems like you should have arrived at that conclusion previously, and were some how getting upset over it. I was saying that for your age, compare that to mine, and it should make you feel better

Every time i make that big JUMP in terms of progression, it always seems like the stupidest detail I've over looked countless times. Any time I make that realization, I do feel a little stupid

[Ghosts Revenge]

you can be proud of yourself breaking your technique down every time and start rebuilding it... not everyone has the nerves to do so.

i for myself want to progress and be able to say "i don't suck", and i won't suck... never.... but give me some more time :p

[MRDuCran]

I recorded that song. Different method though, not 5 tracks, just the 2 rhythms and another one in the middle imitating the vocal line. I also tried doubling the solo an octave higher but it sounded too empty and kinda weird so I scrapped that. I dno if I want you to hear it though, it's kinda crappy.

[metalhead_matt]

lol dude, I know how it goes. :smash:

I tabbed it out without the delay because I though you were trying to play the delayed notes aswell and you were having trouble.

yeah i know lol i was just sayin is that the right delay timin.
anyways, pretty much nailed the hate me solo now. my band plays a few bodom songs, so we're probably gonna record some for fun, il put the site up when there done.
recordin downfall at the mo, give our keyboardist a blast.

[AA-12]

I need to learn some more Bodom soon.

[repcak]

i just talked to a medicine student from my floor and she told me not to move my wrist. not even my fingers. so i have to type everything with my right hand :(
i have to rest it completely for 3-4 days - the best thing would be a
cast/gypsum (?)... whatever. afterwards i should slowly move my wrist again if its ok.... so one more week (it happened last week... 7days ago i played for the last day guitar)

whatever, i prefer not playing guitar for 2-3 weeks instead of have a chronical wrist problem :upset:

[unknownsoldier12]

I used to have similar problems with my elbow. It's a bitch to work out the kinks, thats for damn sure

[MRDuCran]

yeah i know lol i was just sayin is that the right delay timin.
anyways, pretty much nailed the hate me solo now. my band plays a few bodom songs, so we're probably gonna record some for fun, il put the site up when there done.
recordin downfall at the mo, give our keyboardist a blast.

Cool, I'd like to hear that, definitely.

[unknownsoldier12]

yea, deff....definitely do that

[MRDuCran]

I submitted my one...

http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?p=13338351#post13338351


Repcak, that's harsh, can't move your hand or fingers? Damn. Just make sure you take it easy then yeah. :thumb:

[repcak]

i can move my hand, wrist and fingers, but the medicine student from my floor said, that if i do this, it won't heal properly ... i should have done this earlier. so now i have a bandage and try not to move my fingers and wrist for the next 3-4 days. so right now i use my right hand for as most things as impossible...

she explained how a wrist works and whats important to heal it, so i hope this will help in the end;

[ghettoeddo]

oh tendonitis?

[AA-12]

Tendonitis is a bitch.

[repcak]

at first i thought its my wrist cause my wrist cracks, but the medicine student said that it could be the sinews who goes through the wrist too ... so maybe its not the directly the wrist...

[AA-12]

You should get some of this if you can find it. http://www.joint-flex.com/

[repcak]

lol .. i have a salve... called 'pasta cool'


i will now write some licks on gp :rolleyes: ... without guitar :amaze:

NP: nevermore - beyond within
i love this song... its so great; have to learn it

[unknownsoldier12]

what CD is that track off of?

[repcak]

dreaming neon black

[unknownsoldier12]

sh!t, no wonder I have no idea what song it was. I'm missing that album for some reason or another. I will say Enemies of Reality is growing on me

[repcak]

get it! its the only one i have but i love i to death,... its the album i listen most recently, beside of rotting christs - sanctus diavolus. both albums are fantastivc

NP: cenotaph - nevermore ... so slow, so beautiful

edit: i'm on #630 of all top posters in this forum :p with 4,012 posts ^^

[MRDuCran]

lol ^

[GenuineImitation]

get it! its the only one i have but i love i to death,... its the album i listen most recently, beside of rotting christs - sanctus diavolus. both albums are fantastivc

NP: cenotaph - nevermore ... so slow, so beautiful

edit: i'm on #630 of all top posters in this forum :p with 4,012 posts ^^


How do you find out what number you are?

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Go to the member list and sort by postcount.

[repcak]

exactly ... i was bored :p

[MRDuCran]

I recorded the Hate Me solo and the Lake Bodom intro earlier at half speed and speed them up, sounds well good. :smash:

[repcak]

upload it :)

[MRDuCran]

The quality blows. I had to record the actual guitar parts and I used some crappy recorder, then I saved over that version so it would save the fast version so after all that, it sounds horrible. Even the chords sound wrong. :(:(

http://download.yousendit.com/8DDD77CF4F5DBEE3

And why has noone posted in my other thread. :(

I actually used 2 tracks through the entire thing too and they were both in synch. :naughty:

[repcak]

i posted in your other thread ... :)

yeah, the sound is horrible, but the solo is well played - did you used the right tuning? it sounds so high pitched...

do you plan to make a video for youtube? would be awesome ...

[ghettoeddo]

idk how to sort by postcount :lol:
someone wanna check for me? :]

im gonna try and learn bodom beach terror sometime...i love that song

[unknownsoldier12]

i rather like that track as well...

I need to somehow get that album on my PSP.

[ghettoeddo]

....PSP can play audio files?

good god. i didnt even know PS1 or PS2 could

[unknownsoldier12]

yea, but only mp3s

i bought a gig card for 30 bucks some time ago. I have 2 nevermore albums, 1 CoB (hatebreeder, which i listen to about 2 times a day or more) 1 symphony x, 1 jason becker, and 1 shadows fall

I have like 230 mb left as well. I want to put dragon force and more CoB on it

[ghettoeddo]

get the rest of CoB on there...

[unknownsoldier12]

I really want to actually...

I only have 3 albums right now. The problem is, my computer was moved to the basement when my bro moved in. I have hatecrew deathroll at work, but i keep forgetting my USB cable....

I should see if its in mp3 here at work. If it is, i could have it tomorrow :cool:

[ghettoeddo]

i want to do nothing more right now than to get outta class and listen to some CoB in my room really loud

[repcak]

idk how to sort by postcount :lol:
someone wanna check for me? :]

im gonna try and learn bodom beach terror sometime...i love that song

#1224

[ghettoeddo]

thanks bud

[MRDuCran]

2k posts ^

[ghettoeddo]

ZOMG!!! YUR RIGHT!
yaaay

[unknownsoldier12]

it sucks my head unit in my car doesn't work, again. I have no way of exposing people to screaming alexi

[ghettoeddo]

screaming alexi going down main streettttt

doodooodooo

[MRDuCran]

ZOMG!!! YUR RIGHT!
yaaay

lol treasure it forever

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/3958/ghettoeddo2000postsmxgp5.jpg

[ghettoeddo]

ill forever remember it was in hte CoB thread

[repcak]

^^
congratulations :thumb:

/i never got such a beautiful picture of my 4,000 :(

[ghettoeddo]

haha thanks bud

[AWV]

Bodom are amazing. Their music is great and their albums are great. My favourite songs are Touch like angel of death, Bed of Razors and Hate Me!

[repcak]

wow ... i just realized that i'm progressing faster than i thought at university :eek:

thats great :D

[ghettoeddo]

progressing....in music?

[repcak]

no, in political science (though my main studies are international development) - i do both. so twice more to learn than normally ...

NP: Touch like angel of death live in tokyo.
(omg i forgot how great this song is)

[ghettoeddo]

i want a live version of bodom beach terror... :(

is tokyo warhearts a DVD also?

[repcak]

no, never released... though there exist a copy somewhere... rumours, ya know?!

[ghettoeddo]

YA I KNOZ!!11

is there ANY cob dvd?

[repcak]

yes, there will be one released in 2-3weeks

www.cobhc.com

Here are the latest news about the release dates of "Chaos Ridden Years -
Stockholm Knockout Live" in all regions:

Finland: October 11th
Europe: October 16th
USA: October 24th
Japan: October 11th

[ghettoeddo]

yaaay alright htanks.

FINALLY class is over.
peace out MX

[repcak]

no, not peace .... hail metal instead ;)

[unknownsoldier12]

wow, new CD


thats news to me :D

[repcak]

wow... not up to date, hm?

its a live dvd + live cd

[unknownsoldier12]

well, i guess not :lol:

[Forlorn Hope]

"Chaos Ridden Years -
Stockholm Knockout Live" in all regions:

Finland: October 11th
Europe: October 16th
USA: October 24th
Japan: October 11th

Jesus why do we have to wait the longest for all the cool stuff to come out. It's like that with just about everything lol.

EDIT: "We" as in the country I live in.

[Shadows Within]

and since im from maine we get everything later than other states...

NP: Ensiferum - Into The Battle

[MRDuCran]

i want a live version of bodom beach terror... :(

is tokyo warhearts a DVD also?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Fc6AaFZkr5I

:cool:

[Shattered_Future]

Yea, US gets majorly shafted with release dates and such.

TORRENT!

[lightningmetal666]

Finally got to listen to Bodom's follow the reaper (song). Very good stuff indeed. I'm pretty sold on buying the album when I get the chance.

[ghettoeddo]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Fc6AaFZkr5I

:cool:

alriiiiightttt >: )

LOAD DAMMIT

[Crickets On A Plane]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Fc6AaFZkr5I

:cool:

That reminds me I've gotta learn the rest and try the solo sometime.

Musicial Theory is fukkin' retarded. How the hell is this easier than tabs? (Sheet music)

I've gotta write out 50something pages of staves and shiit. meh.

Mitch, is this really that useful?

[repcak]

:eek: he's back

:D

[unknownsoldier12]

It's CoB friday :D

I got my new Hatebreeder shirt on

and I put Hatecrew, Deathroll on my PSP

[MRDuCran]

That reminds me I've gotta learn the rest and try the solo sometime.

Musicial Theory is fukkin' retarded. How the hell is this easier than tabs? (Sheet music)

I've gotta write out 50something pages of staves and shiit. meh.

Mitch, is this really that useful?

I don't use sheet music to read from but it's useful for transcribing string concertos and stuff. Also, if you're trying to put piano music onto guitar and the only avaliable source is the sheet music, it helps to be able to read it for obvious reasons.

You don't sound like the kind of person that would use it alot or want to need to understand it, you're probably wasting your time.

[unknownsoldier12]

sheet music is easier to understand the theory behind the writing, as well as recognizing the key that the peice is in, and also gives you the rhythmic feel of the song, even though you may have never heard it.

Sheet music is WAY more descriptive than tab

[repcak]

yeah, but GP has both ...

[unknownsoldier12]

has both the sheet music and tab?

[MRDuCran]

Yeah.

And powertab.

[unknownsoldier12]

I'm getting my new 7 string today :cool:


Though, it won't be nearly as nice as my old LTD 607b, the price was too good to pass up

[repcak]

btw i forgot to mention that today at night some Young guitar Videos were finally downloaded!!

now i have:
YG - Alexi Laiho
YG - Jani Liimatainen

New: (over the night :D )
YG - Paul Gilbert (~30min)
YG - Nuno Bettencourt (~15min)
YG - Michael Romeo (~45min)

isn't this awesome?

edit: i watched nuno and its a shame... this man has such a talent at what he is doing is awful... :upset:

[MRDuCran]

btw i forgot to mention that today at night some Young guitar Videos were finally downloaded!!

now i have:
YG - Alexi Laiho
YG - Jani Liimatainen

New: (over the night :D )
YG - Paul Gilbert (~30min)
YG - Nuno Bettencourt (~15min)
YG - Michael Romeo (~45min)

isn't this awesome?

edit: i watched nuno and its a shame... this man has such a talent at what he is doing is awful... :upset:

What YG Alexi and Gilbert ones are they?

[repcak]

Alexi -> Vivaldi
Paul gilbert -> haven't seen yet

NP: Antichristian Phenomenon - Behemoth

[Shadows Within]

I'vee seen it its on you tube somewhere

[MRDuCran]

Vivaldi, so you're saying you've only just downloaded Passage to the Reaper...:eek:

[repcak]

no, i already have Alexis Passage to the Reaper and Jani Liimatainens demonstrations... the new ones are Paul Gilbert, Michael Romeo and Nuno Bettencourt i downloaded today.

Paul Gilbert ... he's not a human, or he definetly had no life or too much time for playing guitar :eek: even the easiest lick
12-14-12-14 sounds soooo amazing when he is playing it ... wow.

the video is called [Young Guitar] - Paul gilbert - 100% Racer X

[metalhead_matt]

yeah paul gilbert can play. must be somethin do with the astronaut outfit

[MRDuCran]

no, i already have Alexis Passage to the Reaper and Jani Liimatainens demonstrations... the new ones are Paul Gilbert, Michael Romeo and Nuno Bettencourt i downloaded today.

Paul Gilbert ... he's not a human, or he definetly had no life or too much time for playing guitar :eek: even the easiest lick
12-14-12-14 sounds soooo amazing when he is playing it ... wow.

the video is called [Young Guitar] - Paul gilbert - 100% Racer X

oic. Yeah, everything he plays sounds amazing.

You should see the rare footage from 1986, that's some of the craziset stuff I'ev seen him do. He's just sitting there in shorts playing Yngwie tunes better than Yngwie...

[repcak]

haven't you posted a link recently in the guitar forum, with exact this video?

[MRDuCran]

I didn't post it in the guitar forum but I posted it in here.

[repcak]

when i watch it, it seems that gilbert didn't progressed much in the last 20years :lol:

[MRDuCran]

That's because he was amazing at 18.

[repcak]

He's just sitting there in shorts playing Yngwie tunes better than Yngwie...

indeed... would like to ask yngwie : "PG owns you, you know?" :lol:


when did PG start playing guitar?

[MRDuCran]

I can't remember actually, I think it was 9/10 or something. I'm going to have to find out because he said he started playin fast after 8 years. 10 + 8 = 18 which is when he was in Racer X so that confuses me.

OK he started playing at 5 but soon gave up and started again at 11. By 15, he was in Racer X and was in guitar magazines for being recognised because he was amazing. :upset: wtf

[repcak]

Michael Romeo started with 14 and took it seriously with 18...

i started with 18 and took it seriously with 20... so, Mitch, we STILL can GET THERE!!! :D

[MRDuCran]

Yeah I know I will, I just wish I'd started earlier.

I don't think you should say you'll never be good because it just takes time and dedication and I've already put that in so far but I'm slacking lately.

I've noticed all the good bands nowadays have older musicians.

Racer X, Necrophagist, Symphony X, Bodom, Dragonforce, Nevermore.

That's just a few from my collection of favourites and I know there's loads more but you get the point. I think Trivium are doing well at a young age but the guitarists aren't amazing. Alexi was better at that age. At 21, he was writing/playing FtR or something.

[repcak]

i always was interested in music, but i had a teacher from which i started to hate it... my dad was playing classical guitar and i first picked it up at 10, then at 14 again, but he never was a good teacher, neither he wanted to show me anything. the third time i picked it up was wiht 18 (about 1yrs after i quit music-education with my teacher ^^) and teached it myself. my dad showed my only some chords and after a while showed my some sabbath and zeppelin riffs.

yes, and it takes time... PG played 9 yrs to get where he was 1986!

what do you mean by older musicians? so that they started writing music when they were 24?

Alexi recorded Something Wild with 18...

btw. i'm not sure but i think my wrist is getting better... maybe i will pick the guitar up again next week :D

edit: i don't know if you already did, but you should check out more of Michael Romeos style! you will love him!

[MRDuCran]

No I don't mean older as in that, I mean the good bands TODAY are a lot older than the emp/scene bands that consist of 14 year olds.

My wrist was hurting today actually, but then again, I was going too fast on purpose so I stopped.

I don't like Symphony X that much tbh. I like Romeo's style but I'm not a fan of prog bands. They have some great riffs but I can't listen to a whole song.

[repcak]

imo i think 4yrs of practise and you're good, 6yrs and you're near you heroes.

[MRDuCran]

I'm starting to think that too. I can paly pretty good when I'm properly warmed up. Like earlier, I was playing Alcatrazz tunes and improvising the solos and just going crazy and it sounded ok. I just need to start writing my own to see if I can play my own.

I still can't touch Racer X though.

[Crickets On A Plane]

I don't use sheet music to read from but it's useful for transcribing string concertos and stuff. Also, if you're trying to put piano music onto guitar and the only avaliable source is the sheet music, it helps to be able to read it for obvious reasons.

You don't sound like the kind of person that would use it alot or want to need to understand it, you're probably wasting your time.

Agreed. I dropped the class, but I'll work on Major/Minor scales when I've got some spare time. I picked up German instead, since I need that anyways.

I've been trying out the intro(and plan to learn the entire song) SNBN. I think the hardest thing I've played.

[MRDuCran]

I only find the solo in that song tough tbh.

[ghettoeddo]

ooo mrducran is the leet at guitar!!!

i watched their tuska performancec in 2003 on youtube yesterday good stuff :smoke:

[MRDuCran]

Yeah Alexi plays pretty well at that show.

[ghettoeddo]

he wears eyeshadow.

[MRDuCran]

Nah, eyeliner.

[Crickets On A Plane]

I only find the solo in that song tough tbh.

Hmm. I've gotten to the verse. I'm going slower than I normally take a song since I want to get each part right.

The triplets aren't bad. The lead on the AD strings is somewhat tricky, but I'll get it. (cleanly)

You're a way better guitarist though.

[metalhead_matt]

I've noticed all the good bands nowadays have older musicians.

Racer X, Necrophagist, Symphony X, Bodom, Dragonforce, Nevermore.


Necrophagist are awesome, i didnt know people knew about em lol. i think im goin to see em soon.

by the way, how old was alexi when he started playing. i really wish my parents had pushed me onto playing the violin/viola at an early age lol

[Po0sH]

Yeah Alexi plays pretty well at that show.

Yeah he does. If I recall on the CHildren of Bodom solo he hit a lot of bad notes. Thing is with alexi, you never know if he hits the solos, he is never consistent with pulling his stuff off. I think he got lazy. On tokyo warhearts, he does really good.

[repcak]

my wrist is much better today; i can angle my wrist and it doesn't cracks anymore. though when i angle my wrist i feel the tension and a little pain... but its much better than 2days ago... :D

[MRDuCran]

Necrophagist are awesome, i didnt know people knew about em lol. i think im goin to see em soon.

by the way, how old was alexi when he started playing. i really wish my parents had pushed me onto playing the violin/viola at an early age lol

Me too. :) (hopefully)

Alexi was 5 when he started playing the violin and also learnt piano but started playing the guitar at 10 when he heard Passion and Warfare by Steve Vai.

Yeah he does. If I recall on the CHildren of Bodom solo he hit a lot of bad notes. Thing is with alexi, you never know if he hits the solos, he is never consistent with pulling his stuff off. I think he got lazy. On tokyo warhearts, he does really good.

Unfortunately, that's true. It's a shame he messes up sometimes because his solos are really well written but he did play really well on TW. :) He always seems to play SNBN really well too, the arpeggio interlude part.

my wrist is much better today; i can angle my wrist and it doesn't cracks anymore. though when i angle my wrist i feel the tension and a little pain... but its much better than 2days ago... :D

That's good news. Keep resting it and hopefully it'll be healed soon. :smoke:

[Lil’ Bloodred Ridin’ Hood]

My wrist pops all the time,doesnt hurt tho and i hope it doesnt start either

[repcak]

yeah, i will... and start rebuilding my muscles and movements slowly...


btw. when will you see Necrophagist? they were in vienna, but one week before i discovered them (i think i already mentioned this several times ^^)

[MRDuCran]

They're in London on my bday, 15th October.

[repcak]

wow... great.

btw. bodom played on my name-day -> the holy three kings -> kacper, melchior, baldasar (don't ask me how to wrote the other two ^^)

[MRDuCran]

Weird, I don't even understand that. :D

[metalhead_matt]

MRDuCran, where ya from?

other than lake bodom lol

[repcak]

Weird, I don't even understand that. :D

you know the three magi? who brought jesus the presents when he was born? the christians celebrate the three magi on 6 january (or was it the 7th?!) - well and the names of the three magi, were kacper, melchior, baltasar... my name is taken from one of the three magi (Kacper).
and children of bodom played on 6th january in vienna...

[Lil’ Bloodred Ridin’ Hood]

MRDuCran, where ya from?

other than lake bodom lol


Hes from England

[MRDuCran]

you know the three magi? who brought jesus the presents when he was born? the christians celebrate the three magi on 6 january (or was it the 7th?!) - well and the names of the three magi, were kacper, melchior, baltasar... my name is taken from one of the three magi (Kacper).
and children of bodom played on 6th january in vienna...

By "magi" I'm guessing you mean kings?

As far as I know, Christians celebrate Jesus' birth on December 25th, hense Christmas. So I dno really what you're talking about.

MRDuCran, where ya from?

other than lake bodom lol

=

He's from Brazil

:thumb:

[repcak]

yeah, kings.. dict.leo.org translated it to "magi"... whatever. yeah... ok... in christmas we celebrate jesus birth but there is a day for the three kings too... well, its not celebrated in all countries, but there exist a special day for the holy kings... its the 6th january.


yeah... mitch is a latin american dude

[MRDuCran]

yeah, kings.. dict.leo.org translated it to "magi"... whatever. yeah... ok... in christmas we celebrate jesus birth but there is a day for the three kings too... well, its not celebrated in all countries, but there exist a special day for the holy kings... its the 6th january.


yeah... mitch is a latin american dude

Oh right, I didn't know that.

[repcak]

:lol: i just found this guitar trade mark: scheiß

http://www.musik-produktiv.de/shop2/shop04.asp/artnr/100034062/sid/!x38deatc/quelle/listen

and do you know wha scheiß in german is? its "****" ... thats a "****"-guitar

:lol:

[AA-12]

Ahaha, nice.

[repcak]

interviewer: "and what kind of guitar do you play? esp, ibanez, jackson?"
you: "ah, no... its such a ****-guitar, ya know?"

:lol:

[AA-12]

Haha.

You guys have any suggestions for songs to learn? Preferably something fast with a lot of lead guitar and changing riffs.

[repcak]

nevermore songs... beyond within.

or some slayer songs

[MRDuCran]

Haha.

You guys have any suggestions for songs to learn? Preferably something fast with a lot of lead guitar and changing riffs.

Racer X? :lol:

Decapitated seem to have tricky riffs.
And yeah, Nevermore - This Godless Endevour

[AA-12]

Sure, I'll go ahead and rip through Viking Kong...

:p

[MRDuCran]

The only hard part in that is the solo tbh.

Tackle Street Lethal...

[Crickets On A Plane]

Hey Mitch, would you have a waltari "Move" tab (PTTR Demo #2) and the mp3?

I've looked for the tab, but cannot find it. I can't even find the song. Not on torrents, slsk or forums.

[metalhead_matt]

i looked for that for ages aswell, couldnt find it no where.

[ghettoeddo]

Haha.

You guys have any suggestions for songs to learn? Preferably something fast with a lot of lead guitar and changing riffs.

uhh...children of bodom perhaps??

[metalhead_matt]

btw guys how do you find out who has repped u?
i dont get it lol

[repcak]

you go to your user cp and there is a option where you can see it.


btw. a lot of new ppl who start studying are moving to my floor; all in one we got three new girls... but all of them are so... how to say it... pop-girls: a lot of make-up, etc.
no one is normal or at least will listen to metal music :( i always have bad luck...

[metalhead_matt]

no i mean like this:

http://sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=494765

[repcak]

i know... you have to click on your "user cp" and then you have 'subscriped threads" first and below you have your "Latest Reputation Received"

[metalhead_matt]

pfft, i havent been repped once since ive been on here.

ps. dont give me neg rep

[repcak]

now you have your first rep. :D

[metalhead_matt]

excellent, thanks :)

[repcak]

hehe... no problem, and thank you too :thumb:

[metalhead_matt]

no problemo. :)
btw ive just bought myself a new amp, a randall rg50tc. you have to play them loud to get a great sound out of them, don't ya? coz i havent had chance to play mine loud yet :(

[MRDuCran]

Is it a tube amp then?

[metalhead_matt]

hey
yeah it is, i havent been able to play it at a loud volume yet, so im just wonderin whether its suddenly gonna have a lot more quality tone. the guy at the shop said it will, but hes a tool

[BlackFire_]

24 days till I get Chaos Ridden Years!

[Po0sH]

Anyone know how many hours a day Alexi would practice in high school, well , he dropped out, so like how many hours a day before they got the record deal? And if so, link to the interview? Thanks a buncH!

[MRDuCran]

He used to practise lots, I'm guessing around 10 hours a day, max.

I used to too.

[repcak]

yes... something like that... 6-10hours daily with his Vai posters in his room... you can find the interview in Guitar World.

[MRDuCran]

I'm going to start practising that much again.

[Po0sH]

Damn. Looks like I got up my hours.

Also, repcak, was it the guitar world vid where he showed were not gonna fall? cuz if I recall, he didn't mention any #s, he just said he practiced with a metronome.

[MRDuCran]

I don't think he said it in that magazine but he's said it somewhere along the line.

[repcak]

I'm going to start practising that much again.

wow... i wish it for you.

i plan to play 4h daily (at least)



it was in the guitar world number together with zakk wylde and steve vai.

[Crickets On A Plane]

Bump for the Waltari "Move" mp3 & tab of PTTR Demo #2 tab? :) :thumb:

[repcak]

i have waltari move on mp3 but its not 100% the same version as on PttR. its more electronic and hip hop (as far as i remember) - the solo's alexi and roope played are not on the song.

Mitch once tabbed out the song, but only the first minute (main melody) and some solos, but not the whole song....

/good night

[MRDuCran]

Tab:

http://download.yousendit.com/99DB7C950B11171E


Dylan takes it in the behind:

http://download.yousendit.com/9976459648885414

[Crickets On A Plane]

Tab:

http://download.yousendit.com/99DB7C950B11171E


Dylan takes it in the behind:

http://download.yousendit.com/9976459648885414

Thank you sir!

edit: What the ****in' hell is that song? haha.

[MRDuCran]

You've never heard it before?

It r00lz.

[Jelle Strikes Back]

haha. That song is such crap. I guess it shows how amazing Alexi is! Turning something so ****ty into something so sweeet!

Plus doing justice to the summer theme. ^)^ I have the mp3 of that. Good listening.

I might be wrong, but from the tab, it seems Demo #2 is just fast. Except' for the sweeps and shiit later in it.

[MRDuCran]

It's not really amazing to take a guitar riff and put drums behind it...

Plus, it's Roope's old band so I'm sure he had something to do with it too.

[ghettoeddo]

just cuz you practice 10 hours a day (ok that's a bit high) doesn't mean you'll be like vai or laiho...you gotta practice right.

i was stuck in a hole w/ the violin for years because i never practiced "right."

NP: bodom beach terror
i think that's my favorite CoB song

[AA-12]

Practicing is practicing though. You'll get better no matter what.

[ghettoeddo]

not true.
trust me.

i think it's safe to say that an instrument is an instrument and for the 12 years i played violin...7 or 8 was a total waste.

[MRDuCran]

not true.
trust me.

i think it's safe to say that an instrument is an instrument and for the 12 years i played violin...7 or 8 was a total waste.

Yeah I agree. You can actually practise getting worse. It's a fact that like only 2 minutes is taken in properly or something like that. And that's concentrating on anything for long periods of time, that's why you should practise different things during a 10 hr guitar practise session.

Fortunately, I know how to practise and always stay clean.

I timed myself yesterday and I played this lick for 5 minutes straight, 6 notes per beat at 60bpm:

E-----------12--------
B-12-13-15----15-13--

That was so boring, and I really suck at it. :(

[Forlorn Hope]

Yeah I agree. You can actually practise getting worse. It's a fact that like only 2 minutes is taken in properly or something like that. And that's concentrating on anything for long periods of time, that's why you should practise different things during a 10 hr guitar practise session.

Fortunately, I know how to practise and always stay clean.

I timed myself yesterday and I played this lick for 5 minutes straight, 6 notes per beat at 60bpm:

E-----------12--------
B-12-13-15----15-13--

That was so boring, and I really suck at it. :(

I've been messing around with that exact riff to try and come up with something cool.

I need to post more, cause I'm on here all the time, I just tend to never say anything :confused:

[Apocalyptic Raids]

I timed myself yesterday and I played this lick for 5 minutes straight, 6 notes per beat at 60bpm:
Don't you have anything better to do?

[Shadows Within]

I just don't get how someone can play guiltar for 10 hours straight...i'd stab myself with my headstock after 2...

[Forlorn Hope]

I don't have enough patience to practice that long. I haven't truely "practiced" in awhile, but I do frequently play around and try to write songs.

[Po0sH]

I have the patience to practice, because I know I am getting better you know. When I practice, I am always working on techniques on learning new things, instead of just playing riffs that I already know how to play perfectly. I enjoy practicing. The thing is, I can never practice 10 hours because I go to a hard school(in the top 100 high schools of America) and i have a hard class(Calculus AP) that kills my time.

In fact, high school has pretty much killed a lot of my practicing time. Sometimes I wonder like if I am gonna be 40 and I will still be unknown, would I have made it if I went to an easier high school and got to just stay home and practice 24/7 like my guitar heroes did. Anyone else in the same situation?

[Crickets On A Plane]

I agree & disagree with the "practice making you worse" arguement.

On the one hand: (Myself)
I play 2 to 4 hours a day.
I don't "practice right" very often.
I'll take an hour sometimes(couple times a week) and work on various picking or playing techniques. Just random riffs or make stuff up. I've gotten a ton better at picking inbetween strings(Like Petrucci showed in that video which I forget the name of) It's quite difficult, but I'm decent with it. (pause for lols) I actually practice the intro/a bit into MoP for downpicking since it's damn good practice. Just whatever for alt picking.
I play with focus on playing clean. Picking & fingering.
A lot of crap, but I never play to a click. I play along with a song until it's "right".

Good:
Any playing (properly) is better than none
I've gotten a lot better just through expierence of playing over time.
It obviously takes time to do *insert w/e* at whatever higher level.

Bad
I've neglected a major flaw in my picking technique for ages now. Starting tomorrow I'm going to correct it. Never "practicing out of this" has really engrained it in my playing.

The flaw: Take Bodom Beach Terror chrous for an example.

The chords leading up and then the lead.
When I'm playing something on the DGC strings and switch to the FAD strings my hand can get caught in no man's land. Flat out missing the strings. It's only with BBT chorus or Mask Of Sanity. (The way I've always played the intro lead(different from Mitch's tab I believe) and that's it.

It never happened on the Blood And Thunder leads. Even though it's only with those two CoB parts, it still needs to be fixed. As I start playing tougher material, it'll burn me then.

[metalhead_matt]

I've been messing around with that exact riff to try and come up with something cool.


hehe our band uses a riff like that, it sounds awesome :P

but yeah MRDuCran, what do you do to practice then?
when you say you stay clean, does that mean tone wise or somethin else that i dont quite understand

[MRDuCran]

Don't you have anything better to do?

Actually, no.

but yeah MRDuCran, what do you do to practice then?
when you say you stay clean, does that mean tone wise or somethin else that i dont quite understand

Clean as in no mistakes/not sloppy.

If you think about it, when you're practising, there's no problem staying accurate because YOU control the speed you play at. Start getting sloppy? Turn the metronome down so there's no excuse for when people say ahh I was playing so sloppy, it's their own fault because they weren't listening to their body.

[unknownsoldier12]

the fact is, when you make a mistake, its from lack of focus, really. You might 'forget' where your picking hand is, or just not take notice to how the pick is really making contact with the string itself.

As far as practice goes, randomly playing riffs and along to CDs won't help you progress nearly as much as a regimented practice session with goals and a metronome. Organized practice sessions help you make goals and build towards them. There is a plan in mind and you are working towards it.

I've been obcessed with proper practice for some time now. The thing is, it's something that is constantly redefined as you progress as a musician and a guitar player.

[MRDuCran]

Heh my practise "sessions" are so far from organised. I sit down, pick upa piece of paper with some tabs on it and just play it for 10 mins and get bored.

I suck.

[unknownsoldier12]

you're better than the majority here, so what would that say for them :lol:

I wouldn't say I always organized, in that I may not know what ill be practicing an hour, or 20 minutes from now, but I will always try to have a goal in mind, or what I want to accomplish while I'm practicing

[VomitStainedCretin]

I try to play as much as I can, but a lot of the time I dont have the energy to. I feel great when I work out a new riff that sounds good - I consider it a good session if I do. Im useless with solos though.

[repcak]

it seems that i'm most organised and play some licks for 30min sometimes... but thats on the other side bad, cause after a while i start hating special licks

[unknownsoldier12]

I try to play as much as I can, but a lot of the time I dont have the energy to. I feel great when I work out a new riff that sounds good - I consider it a good session if I do. Im useless with solos though.

you're probably just going about them in the wrong manner...

what solo do you want to learn? I'm sure we could easily coach you through it :D

[MRDuCran]

I was thinking about learning a bunch or Racer X solos. Since I can play through most of Alexi's, I thought I'd move on and give me something else to practise. But then I thought, all the 80's solos were based off of all the licks I already know so I should just concentrate on working on those instead and when I go to learn the solos, it'll be easy to put together.

[unknownsoldier12]

maybe do something completely different. If those alexi solos are reminiscent of those solos from the 1980s, I'd recommend doing something completely different, or something you are not used to doing

[MRDuCran]

Well they're kinda different. Most of Alexi's solos use 16th note patterns or just have runs played in 16ths whereas alot of Racer X is mid tempo which calls for 16th note triplet stuff instead.

I already know how to play tonnes of Gilbert licks, I just don't actually know any of the solos from the albums so it wouldn't be that different, I'm just getting frustrated that I can't get certain licks up to speed.

[unknownsoldier12]

that's everyone's problem mate :lol:


for me, i stopped caring about getting it up to speed, as opposed to getting it perfect, and using the least amount of energy possible.

It seems the more I try to get it perfect, the better I realize how to speed it up.

A lot of times, it will also point out what, in particular, gives you the trouble, or what is stopping you from getting it up to speed

[MRDuCran]

Well in this lick:

e-----------12---------
b-12-13-15----15-13--

It's the string cross.

I have never been able to do it and I've been practising it on and off for roughly 2 years.

[unknownsoldier12]

instead of practicing every one of the notes, focus on the 15 12 15 bit (with the string cross)

You need to focus on inside/outside picking


edit : i could easily make up some licks or whatever that really focus on the problem area.

[repcak]

i don't see whats the problem with this lick...

e-----------12---------
b-12-13-15----15-13--
--d--u--d---d--d/u-u/d.

i would pick it like that... its not that hard

[MRDuCran]

i don't see whats the problem with this lick...

e-----------12---------
b-12-13-15----15-13--
--d--u--d---d--d/u-u/d.

i would pick it like that... its not that hard

I didn't say it was hard, I said I can't get it up to a decent speed at all.

I know I should focus on the string cross, I'm gna start really working on it. :angry:

[unknownsoldier12]

you should really practice it both ways....


you should be doing it both ways. try down up down (15 12 15) and up down up (15 12 15)

you could practice it repcak's way, but that style of economy picking is actually slower...

if you wanted to do proper economy picking you COULD do it down down up, but again, you would run into the same problem

[repcak]

down up down (15 12 15) and up down up (15 12 15) :thumb: -> best way to play it

[MRDuCran]

I only practise it strict alternate picking starting with a down (outside picking)

[unknownsoldier12]

well, obviously i would incorporate economy of motion, if thats what you favor.

I like to get reference points in my head as to the best way to pick the strings individually. Ill even practice that for a few minutes until i have EXACTLY how I would down stroke on the 15s, and the upstroke on the 12th.

At that point, it's all about having that change come through when you speed it up.

Also, if you are having problems with outside picking, come up with some licks that are all about string crossing/outside picking

Most people favor outside picking, hence the fact I like to practice both in tandem.

[repcak]

i'm not 100% sure, but i think my wrist is healed...

my wrist feels normal - it doesn't hurt anymore :D

[Crickets On A Plane]

down up down (15 12 15) and up down up (15 12 15) :thumb: -> best way to play it

Agreed. I don't see the problem with that riff, though I haven't heard the song.


Needled 24/7 intro solo has something similar to that.

[Shadows Within]

Anyone going to the Palladium, MA Amon Amarth, COB show?

[Po0sH]

Dude wtf, they aren't playing in SF, CA man!! WTF!

[MRDuCran]

Agreed. I don't see the problem with that riff, though I haven't heard the song.


Needled 24/7 intro solo has something similar to that.

Nope.

e----12-----
b-15----15-

That's what I'm talking about.

Please refer to the first exercise in Paul Gilbert's Intense Rock I video to see how it should be played. :thumb:

[ghettoeddo]

i don't see whats the problem with this lick...

e-----------12---------
b-12-13-15----15-13--
--d--u--d---d--d/u-u/d.

i would pick it like that... its not that hard

that's...quite odd.

i'd just go alternate all the way. if you start on down, that gives you inside-out picking which is easier than outside-in

[MRDuCran]

That's what I'm using, I never use economy picking, except sweep picking. But I suck at that now.

[unknownsoldier12]

inside picking is faster (considering you cover a smaller distance) but it gives people more problems, generally

as far as people "having a problem" with that riff -----> :lol:


it all depends on the speed to which your technique starts breaking down, and the syncopation between the two hands are compromised

[repcak]

how fast can you play it mitch?

[MRDuCran]

how fast can you play it mitch?

I'm not saying. :upset:

I can play stuff on one string, 6 notes per beat at 130bpm but on different strings it's more like 110bpm, and that's PG type perfect. But that's when I'm WARMED UP!! Usually, I can hit 80/90 if I concentrate...which isn't great.

[repcak]

c'mon say it....

on the other side your recordings are all much faster!!! you already recorded some 190bpm fast solos...!!

[MRDuCran]

Yeah but that was all on one string and I can do that stuff pretty easily, I just haven't worked on going through the strings enough.

I can do it, I just need to get to the point where that's easy too. Actually I was playing loads of 3 notes per string exercises the other night at 70bpm with ease, just going through everything and seeing if I could do it. So at last I know I'm there for sure.

[unknownsoldier12]

that's not too bad Mitch. I will say at least you know your weakness. If I were you, thats all I'd concentrate on for a while..


that and your picking hand

[MRDuCran]

Yeah that's what I want to start doing. Hopefully I'll get the whole day to do it.

I was thinking about Paul Gilbert and how quick he got good.

He started again at 9 after giving up at 6 and then got good and appeared in guitar magazines when he was 15...he got like that in 6 years...that's amazing.

He was then a guitar teacher at GIT when he was 18.

[unknownsoldier12]

eh, im really not impressed by that at all, considering ive been playing for 26 months...

I think it all has to do with your approach, and how much you "want" it (passion)

[AA-12]

I'm going to sound like a total **** and whatnot here, but I don't care. If I really put work into it and really pushed myself, I guarantee you guys that I could be an extremely respected guitarist in the industry at a very young age. For some reason though I just don't have the drive.

[unknownsoldier12]

no, it's true...

like I said before, thats really the deciding factor if you want to be good at anything (passion)

[metalhead_matt]

I'm going to sound like a total **** and whatnot here, but I don't care. If I really put work into it and really pushed myself, I guarantee you guys that I could be an extremely respected guitarist in the industry at a very young age. For some reason though I just don't have the drive.

i used to think that. ive only been playin about a year and a half, never had a guitar teacher or anythin, but i can play laiho's solos. hate me is my favourite at the moment, its got everythin in it.

[unknownsoldier12]

I don't think anyone is this thread has a guitar teacher...


That being said, I would love to find a teacher that fit my needs, but those are extremely hard to come by in this area

[metalhead_matt]

yeah thats what im after aswell, someone who suits me. very hard to find here aswell

[repcak]

i have a teacher... well... i go to him once in two months maybe and till yet he explained theory to me...
tbh. its not really a teacher... i hardly go to him

[unknownsoldier12]

that's one of the big reasons I want to become a teacher. Sure, I don't yet understand all the theory I really should, but as far as technique is concerned, I have yet to find a teacher with better technique.

[metalhead_matt]

btw is there an easy way to changin a 8 bars of music from C#m to Fm?

[unknownsoldier12]

im not exactly sure what you are asking :confused:

are you asking for a lick that could link up those 2 chords, or what?

[metalhead_matt]

no ive wrote this section that is in C#m, and i want it played again later in the song but in a different key, preferably Fm. but im havin trouble changin the notes, it sounds wrong

[unknownsoldier12]

its probably the key of the music that is off, or doens't mesh well...

give me an example and I can see if it helps

You could also jot down a list of the notes you are playing in C#m, and just use a different mode, which is what I would do. It would be the same notes, just arranged differently.

If you wanted to keep the same intervals, you might have to change up the notes

[MRDuCran]

no ive wrote this section that is in C#m, and i want it played again later in the song but in a different key, preferably Fm. but im havin trouble changin the notes, it sounds wrong

If you want to transpose the whole section into F from C#, move it up 4 frets. That's the easy way.

[unknownsoldier12]

that would keep the same intervals, but might not fit the peice that well...

obviously, DuCran posted the easiest way.

[metalhead_matt]

il try that and then have a listen, cheers guys.
so anyway i wanna go lake bodom lol

[MRDuCran]

eh, im really not impressed by that at all, considering ive been playing for 26 months...

I think it all has to do with your approach, and how much you "want" it (passion)

But you're not as good as Gilbert...and you're already nearly 1/3 there.

I think it's extremely impressive tbh. 6 years isn't that long to get that good. C'mon, how many people could actually play anything off of Street Lethal with no mistakes first time through with ease...not many.

[unknownsoldier12]

back on topic for a second...


It seems the more I listen to Hatecrew, Deathroll, the harder it is for me to decide which one i like more :/



mitch : that post wasn't to belittle Paul Gilbert, or anything he has accomplished. If anything, it was to rationalize his ability, and basically let everyone know that if they were dedicated enough, they could easily attain that level...

I really have no idea where I'll be in another 4 years. I will say, if I continue on this path, I will eventually be happy with my playing :lol:

[metalhead_matt]

mitch the C#m to Fm thing works, thanks

[MRDuCran]

mitch the C#m to Fm thing works, thanks

Of course it does. :)

mitch : that post wasn't to belittle Paul Gilbert, or anything he has accomplished. If anything, it was to rationalize his ability, and basically let everyone know that if they were dedicated enough, they could easily attain that level...

I really have no idea where I'll be in another 4 years. I will say, if I continue on this path, I will eventually be happy with my playing :lol:

That is very true, actually. It's a shame there's hardly anyone to look up to who are that age nowadays. I mean, it's Trvium and Dragonforce who are in the spotlight at the moment and neither of them can really impress me live at all, and that's what it's all about to me. I know I wouldn't be able to do any better now but if I was in their shoes, I'd want to be able to play alot better.

I think I'm going back into education next year so it's kinda psyched me up to practise more so I can be the Paul Gilbert of the place I choose, I really want to impress people. Then with a full degree, I'll probably go be a teacher somewhere.

[unknownsoldier12]

I tend to agree (as far as having role models)

it's a dream of mine to just play guitar all day and get better. If that means i have to teach little kids to do so, then so be it :lol:

I always wanted to have the SRV approach, where no one knows who you are, yet everyone wants to find out because you kick arse

[MRDuCran]

You don't have to teach little kids, you could go teach in a place like GIT if you had the qualifications. Then you'd be in a place where there's 200 guitarists that are all really really good at different things, plus it'd be much more mature and organised. That's what I want to do, and/or teach theory.

[unknownsoldier12]

yea, im afraid I dont have the theory background for something like that :/

[MRDuCran]

Eh I suppose. You'd need to know quite a bit so you don't get shown up or proven wrong by half the students. One of the teachers at my old college was like that, he just knew everything. Hopefully he'll be there if I choose to go back there.

I wouldn't work in a school though, too crappy for my liking.

[AA-12]

no, it's true...

like I said before, thats really the deciding factor if you want to be good at anything (passion)

Yeah. I had one teacher when I started for like 3 months and then quit, and went self taught. I used to practice (not much at all really) and got extremely better fast. Nowadays I don't play as much and still have my skill and am getting better.

[unknownsoldier12]

yea, you'll just maintain at that point...

I know, for me, I really feel the need to practice on a regular basis. I actually feel bad if i didn't squeeze in more than 2 hours a day :lol:

[AA-12]

I'm really thinking of starting to practice seriously to gain my full potential. My main focus right now is weightlifting though, and I don't want it to take a backseat.

Decisions, decisions, decisions ;)