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daddy ray

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Everything I can. I really need to narrow-down a routine to practice more efficiently. Usually these days I just find myself going off on some wankfest of songs or passages I already know.

 

I'm trying to work on my picking technique and speed mainly. Don't get me wrong, I'm not one of those guys who needs to play fast constantly, but it would be nice to play faster than I do now.

Shut up and play.
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I'm just about to start my daily routine. I read for about 30 minutes (my new year's resolution) and then for about another 30, I roughly work on one tune per week, learning the melody, the chords, working out a simple chord melody if possible, and learning how to navigate over changes. I'm also transcribing Wes Montgomery's "Tear it down".

 

Paul

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I'm working on buying more gear :D Just kidding.

 

These days I'm working on a few new originals. When there isn't much inspiration I practise on whatever. One of the nice things about being a beginner is you have so many things to keep you busy it's never boring, and it's cool to hear the improvements.

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Originally posted by jbote:

I'm a complete newbie...I've only been playing since Christmas, when my wonderful wife gave me a Silvertone Gibson knock off to start up on. So, I'm working on what beginners always work on - A, C, E, D, Dm, Em, Am, G...but I am very addicted. After warm ups and chord progressions I am getting pretty adept at playing the Kinks' "Victoria" and Dylan's "If Not For You".

 

It's just too much fun.

Welcome to your new adiction. Congrats on the guitar... you have a good wife.

Hey you white boy there

Go play that funky music

"ok...what's it pay?"

 

first smoke, then silence

your very expensive rig

dies so gracefully

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Originally posted by daddy ray:

i'm so sorry...i meant to edit a spelling error...rather than re-posting

can anyone help?

thanks

dr

You accidentally hit the " " button instead of the little pencil and paper button which is for editing your posts

Hey you white boy there

Go play that funky music

"ok...what's it pay?"

 

first smoke, then silence

your very expensive rig

dies so gracefully

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I'm working on TONE...and I don't mean that in the snobby "I'm a tone guru" sort of way...but as a player here in nashville I don't have the luxury of using one amp,one guitar and no effects...You have to learn how to cop EVERYTHING...recently I set all my pedal board to pretty middle of the road settings and started relying more on my amps and guitars for tone...To me it's important at a gig to be able to switch from a les paul to a tele and not shatter glasses in the room. I've been working on quickly changing settings and dialing up good tones as quick as possible. That and my SHREDDING!!!...not really........
"If you put a hungry ferret in your trousers, he'll run around. You'd be amazed at the energy."-Nigel Tuffnel
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