lol wreaks

yea, i didnt think i spelled it right, but i couldnt be arsed to check

[QUOTE=I'm Charming]I need to work on soloing and pinch harmonics. Those are the most important things right now, that I'm working on.

I'm thinking about learning Nile's Lashed To The Slave Stick :thumb:[/QUOTE]

I leant that when I was obssessing about Nile about a month ago. It's easy for your left hand but you have to make sure you can get your right to keep steady at 170+, if you can then you'll be fine.

[quote=Thor]That's a pretty sweet avatar. I headbang like that when I play shows too. [/quote] Cool man, I would too but I don't have a band. :upset:

[quote=Lil Bloodred Ridin' Hood]How was you able to get the avi to work on the forums?[/quote]
It took fu[size=2]c[/size]king forever. I had to take a pic of every frame I wanted, crop each size and resize, then save to a different location. I used 11 frames. Then I had to mess around with the amount of colours it used so it didn't exceed the maximum limit for these gheybag forums. (19.5kb)

[quote=repcak]in the last few days i'm practising a lot of arpeggios... i just love them. f.e.: serrana by Jason Becker...i can play the first 2 beats at 30% of the right speed [/quote]
I'm not sure what to think of this either, I've heard a ton of recordings of this piece and the amount that were actually any good were: 0. People just don't take the time to get it right before trying to fly through it and post it.

[QUOTE=MOTHER]Just wondering, But can anyone here play the COB keyboard solo's? Are they considerd hard, keyboard wise ? ..I wouldnt know because I dont play keyboards and never really did.



There dont seem to be many Keyboardist in this thread.

Then again I may be wrong.[/QUOTE]
I'm a keyboardist.

I can't play them that great, but they aren't really considored hard at all.

good god fellas. Ive came up with a method (seems really gay but works) for tiring out my left hand fingers before i retire for the night. After 3 days of this, my legato has improved up to 40%!!! Like i said, sounds like BS, but i was amazed :lol:

sounds cool but hard DuCran

[QUOTE=Che Guevara]good god fellas. Ive came up with a method (seems really gay but works) for tiring out my left hand fingers before i retire for the night. After 3 days of this, my legato has improved up to 40%!!! Like i said, sounds like BS, but i was amazed :lol:[/QUOTE]
Post it up?

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To all of those who posted on BAM, i'm still trying to get it back up. Hopefully it will be here soon.

Josh!!!! /pounces

How are you?!

well, me putting a bunch of tabs would really be a waste, considering how easy it really is. The "routine", for a lack of a better term, really requires more focus then anything.


All I do is isolate each finger, and do hammer-on/pull-offs to the open string. Since im such a technique whore, the finger never goes higher then like 3-4 mm off the fretboard itself. Its really about going as fast as possible, while maintaining that "perfection"

The part you can REALLY tell its working is when you can actually isolate the fatigue to the actual finger. When you start to fatigue, your initial reaction will either be

A: tense up like "fresh fish" on his innagural day at the county jail
B: stop cause you're a pussy

I literally push on until i can't go any longer. When you start to fatigue, you'll notice the "perfection" (accuracy/precision) start to go to hell. This is REALLY where the "routine" starts to show its worth. At this stage is where you really need to challenge yourself, not only physically, but mentally.


Mentally, you have to focus even more so, to allow yourself to stay loose, yet maintain that "perfection"


After i cant go on much longer, ill repeat this with all 4 fingers. I want to actually start this with the right hand (like 8 finger taps) because my technique is getting THAT good


edit : ill actually move this up and down the fret board, all 24 frets.

[QUOTE=Lil’ Bloodred Ridin’ Hood]sounds cool but hard DuCran[/QUOTE]

Why don't you just call me Mitch??

[QUOTE=Taste_My_Scythe]Josh!!!! /pounces

How are you?![/QUOTE]
Hey :-)

Let's just say that i've been much, much better. I'm living though, haha.

[QUOTE=Che Guevara]well, me putting a bunch of tabs would really be a waste, considering how easy it really is. The "routine", for a lack of a better term, really requires more focus then anything.


All I do is isolate each finger, and do hammer-on/pull-offs to the open string. Since im such a technique whore, the finger never goes higher then like 3-4 mm off the fretboard itself. Its really about going as fast as possible, while maintaining that "perfection"

The part you can REALLY tell its working is when you can actually isolate the fatigue to the actual finger. When you start to fatigue, your initial reaction will either be

A: tense up like "fresh fish" on his innagural day at the county jail
B: stop cause you're a slightly confuzzled sea lion

I literally push on until i can't go any longer. When you start to fatigue, you'll notice the "perfection" (accuracy/precision) start to go to hell. This is REALLY where the "routine" starts to show its worth. At this stage is where you really need to challenge yourself, not only physically, but mentally.


Mentally, you have to focus even more so, to allow yourself to stay loose, yet maintain that "perfection"


After i cant go on much longer, ill repeat this with all 4 fingers. I want to actually start this with the right hand (like 8 finger taps) because my technique is getting THAT good[/QUOTE]
This sounds quite interesting.

[QUOTE=Necronomicon]Hey :-)

Let's just say that i've been much, much better. I'm living though, haha.
[/QUOTE]

Good. :)
I was ****ing scared out of my mind when I couldn't get into B.A.M. for the longest time. Ben told me what happened, though. Is there anything we can do?

Kurrpt, can you record something, I'm dying to hear how good you are? Especially since you have all this crazy equipment too.

[QUOTE=Taste_My_Scythe]Good. :)
I was ****ing scared out of my mind when I couldn't get into B.A.M. for the longest time. Ben told me what happened, though. Is there anything we can do?[/QUOTE]
No, but thank you. How have you been lately?

[QUOTE=MRDuCran]Why don't you just call me Mitch??[/QUOTE]


I do call u Mitch, sometimes on here i call u DuCran dont know why.You know i have my own names for YOU tho :naughty:

[QUOTE=MRDuCran]Kurrpt, can you record something, I'm dying to hear how good you are? Especially since you have all this crazy equipment too.[/QUOTE]


actually, its funny you ask that :lol:


i normally only record with my GNX4. I barely tweak the tone, so people always bitch about the recordings.


I JUST got my SONIC BBE maximizer stomp pedal last night. I am SO adamant about this pedal, and the way it improves my sound, that im thinking about micing my amp again, and give it a college try for the second time.


If i recorded tho, you guys might think its less then amazing. I go for control over speed, and my technique reflects that. Not that i cant do my share of fast runs :lol:

[QUOTE=Necronomicon]No, but thank you. How have you been lately?[/QUOTE]

Alright. Don't hesitate to ask, though. :) B.A.M. is just as much the HateCrew Elite's responsibility as it is yours.

Eh, alright. Getting by, you know? Guitar, school, work, taking care of my family (mom is sick, and things fall apart, you know? :rolleyes: ) and things like that. And Ben, of course. :p

[QUOTE=Che Guevara]actually, its funny you ask that :lol:

i normally only record with my GNX4. I barely tweak the tone, so people always bitch about the recordings.

I JUST got my SONIC BBE maximizer stomp pedal last night. I am SO adamant about this pedal, and the way it improves my sound, that im thinking about micing my amp again, and give it a college try for the second time.

If i recorded tho, you guys might think its less then amazing. I go for control over speed, and my technique reflects that. Not that i cant do my share of fast runs :lol:[/QUOTE]

It's cool man, play what you like, I for one prefer slow controlled stuff as opposed to trying to play Altitudes 20bpm fast than Becker and posting it on here.

totally agree...


im not sure why these advancements are all coming now. Seems like i opened a flood gate or something. Must be dedication and patience i would assume.


I hope i can get it sounding right man. Its sounded SICK when i cranked the hell out of it last night. I KNOW the neighbors werent happy :lol:

[QUOTE=MRDuCran]I'm not sure what to think of this either, I've heard a ton of recordings of this piece and the amount that were actually any good were: 0. People just don't take the time to get it right before trying to fly through it and post it.[/QUOTE]
even the version played by jason becker ? :lol:

i have seen some versions... and for me they were good.

:lol:

That time and dedication is definately paying off, if all you do is play slow and controlled for ages, you find you can go crazy without even knowing it, because you've never trying it before, it's quite satisfying.


Jason Becker's version is good yes, I meant recordings made by other people.

yea man...


what surprised me, more then just the accuracy, was that with fast legato, my technique remains constant, which was ultimately what i was looking for ya know.

Indeed, stamina and consistency are very important to good technique. Being able to play something well sometimes is only half way there.

do you use/learn (by) books, or do you just play and work on your technique? or do you learn only by lessons you find on the internet?

if you use books, can you recommend me some? would like to work more on my technique, sweep picking, arpeggios and soloing and of course chord-progressions ... metal of course (not blues or rock'n'roll)

I find the best way to learn to play accuratley fast is by doing scales over and over then backwards. It worked for me.

I have soo many dam tabs that I've printed off the net, just search in google images "sweep picking", "alternate picking" etc.

But don't ever forget you're going to get nowhere if you don't actually practise it.

since last week i learn arpeggios... but i don't know if i use the right "right-hand-technique" ... on all these videos it looks so different than i do it (slow).

edit:
the best thing would be to see a arpeggio-lesson video where the right hand technique is explained

There's not really a specific position you should be in, watch Jason Becker and then Marty Friedman sweep, they both can do it but they hold their picks way differently. The important thing is getting a smooth transition between notes/strings.

I don't know if you can record yet but it'd be easier to tell from that.

i play arpeggios very slow... i pick every single note; but when i am warmed up, after some hours playing guitar, i try to play it fast and smooth as in the videos, but then it sounds sloppy.

Then stop trying to play it fast.

ok, i will stop... how long did it take you to learn arpeggios? i mean, to play them fast?!

I could play the first bar of Serrana in the first night I learnt it, but it was really slow. I've been sweep picking for about a year, it does take alot of time and patience.
I kinda learn things fast though.

[QUOTE=MRDuCran]I could play the first bar of Serrana in the first night I learnt it, but it was really slow. I've been sweep picking for about a year, it does take alot of time and patience.
I kinda learn things fast though.[/QUOTE]
Yeah I just started learning sweeping, i can do all the crazy arpeggio stuff but when it comes to actually learning one's from a song....forget it.

:confused: You just started sweeping but you can do crazy arpeggio stuff...um.

I started Lashed To The Slave Stick tonight and made good progress. It's not very hard. It's also really fun to play and sounds sweet... Though sadly theres no way in hell to tune down to AEADBE, I can't even go down to CGCFAD. The strings will flop.

Though with the wonders of ajusting my amp's tone and trying different palm muting tecniques I have it sounding pretty damn heavy and good.

I've gotten pretty good at ajusting tone btw. lol.

It's alright to play the "step down" stuff in standard, doesn't sound as bad as I thought.

the only arpeggio part i can play as fast as it should be is the intro to swamphell by kalmah... this song is just great, and the arpeggio is easy.

[QUOTE=I'm Charming]I started Lashed To The Slave Stick tonight and made good progress. It's not very hard. It's also really fun to play and sounds sweet... Though sadly theres no way in hell to tune down to AEADBE, I can't even go down to CGCFAD. The strings will flop.

Though with the wonders of ajusting my amp's tone and trying different palm muting tecniques I have it sounding pretty damn heavy and good.

I've gotten pretty good at ajusting tone btw. lol.[/QUOTE]

I tryed recording it before but I sounded like saggy as[size=2]s[/size].

[quote=repcak]
the only arpeggio part i can play as fast as it should be is the intro to swamphell by kalmah... this song is just great, and the arpeggio is easy.[/quote]
Never heard it, I'm going to download some of their stuff 'cause I've never heard it.

if you want i can send you the song through email...

It's cool man, I just downloaded it. I hear the arpeggios, the sound alot easier than anything Becker, Cooley or Li have written. I'll give em a shot later I think.