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  • Troy StetinaDateFri Nov 08, 2013 9:08 am
    Forum post by JoelMedina. Topic: Troy Stetina

  • Troy StetinaDateThu Nov 07, 2013 3:23 pm
    Forum post by JoelMedina. Topic: Troy Stetina

    Oh no! I didn't mean it like that dude. Pebber covers nearly damn everything that can possibly be covered on video haha. I meant it in the sense that the topics Pebber talks about have to "become real" to you or "click". Things that can't be covered that come through experience from learning and playing songs 500 times. I'm very interested in what Pebber has to say about the whole left hand muting thing.

    edit: Post directed to diego

  • Troy StetinaDateThu Nov 07, 2013 2:49 pm
    Forum post by JoelMedina. Topic: Troy Stetina

    I'm learning this song where the left hand is really busy and the issue I'm running into is that the riff requires a lot of both left hand and right hand muting through a good amount of gain. I'm actually not certain if you ever touch on this topic now that I think of it...

    Here is the song I am talking about...

  • Troy StetinaDateThu Nov 07, 2013 12:09 pm
    Forum post by JoelMedina. Topic: Troy Stetina

    The previous Troy Stetina thread was a complete and total mess. Thank you for getting rid of it.

    P.S. I've been studying your material for the left hand for 4 years now. It doesn't cover everything, but it covers the most important things. It is pure gold. Thank you.

  • Guitar technique Olympics!!!!DateThu Nov 07, 2013 7:27 am

    I'm going to film myself doing the Pebber Brown speed challenge. I'll make sure to buy an analog clock ;)

  • Module 7: Tunes and RepertoireDateMon Nov 04, 2013 10:58 pm

    I'll be lurking this thread like a hawk. It's really inspiring to see you go through this tune, I'm certain the end product will be well worth it too. Hopefully we can meet each other in the end but I feel I don't have a firm grasp on simpler jazz standards yet. I am rooting for you dude!

  • Chord ThreadDateMon Nov 04, 2013 7:30 am
    Forum post by JoelMedina. Topic: Chord Thread

    Thanks for that last blurb Nick. I'm noticing from my jazz transcriptions that a perfect fifth is avoided like the plague for the most part. I personally think since there's less harmonic clutter the chords tend to "breath" more without it. Unless you're doing straight up rock or metal, I nix the perfect fifth often and only use it when it's called for.

  • Picking ImprovementDateFri Nov 01, 2013 11:29 am
    Forum post by JoelMedina. Topic: Picking Improvement

    Okay... I'm just going to put it out there now. I do not look for the same things at all as Nick when it comes to guitar playing.

  • Picking ImprovementDateThu Oct 31, 2013 8:59 am
    Forum post by JoelMedina. Topic: Picking Improvement

    I do not want to knock sarod at all guys, please don't take this the wrong way. From my understanding, the main proponent of speed in sarod comes from fore-arm rotation. Could it be that because the fore-arm is a bigger muscle it would take much longer to warm up?

  • Picking ImprovementDateThu Oct 31, 2013 8:44 am
    Forum post by JoelMedina. Topic: Picking Improvement

    Yeah my last post was mainly for people who feel they have to use tension or force to get a desired attack (a viewpoint I understand all too well because I was stuck in it), hence the focus of their technique practice may be something like: sound > relaxed technique. I've noticed the greatest improvement in my playing when the focus in my practice has been relaxed technique. After that is down then I start to experiment in what sounds and attacks I can get. However, I still personally struggle with the temptation of focusing on how things sound as a first priority when practicing/learning new things.

    On a completely different tangent: I'm getting a little confused because I do not relate at all to this warming-up discussion going on. I am good to go the moment my pick hits the strings. Are you guys having problems with being consistent?

  • Guitar technique Olympics!!!!DateWed Oct 30, 2013 8:52 am

    I'll give it a go when I get home \m/

  • That guy is fast as hell. I always find the midi tracks on these picking speed things to be a major annoyance though. On this it seems like the midi is really loud.

  • Posting VideosDateSun Oct 27, 2013 1:25 pm
    Forum post by JoelMedina. Topic: Posting Videos

    Sarod motion for left hand vibrato ftw! I can't believe I didn't think of wording it that way... so much simpler lol.

    Edit: We should also be discussing Yngwie here when it comes to vibrato. He has an insanely mean sounding vibrato!

    Edit 2: He also does that sarod-like arm motion for his when he's on electric.

  • Picking ImprovementDateSun Oct 27, 2013 1:21 pm
    Forum post by JoelMedina. Topic: Picking Improvement

    Just wanted to give my 2 cents on something that helped me improve my picking hand, take it for what it's worth. What was holding me back in terms of being able to pick in a relaxed/controlled/fast manner was how I held the pick. I didn't realize it at the time but I was over-gripping the pick big time. I could pick fast before and get a really good sounding attack but it came from tension and because of that there was no control. The biggest problem that I was running into while I was transitioning was that the much looser grip on picking was giving me an attack I wasn't happy with. I ended up experimenting with many many different angles and small nuances, and after many months of practice and developing my right hand i was able to get a much better attack with a looser grip and also build a lot of control and consistency. Just thought I'd share since this was one of the most frustrating things about picking for me personally.

  • Picking ImprovementDateFri Oct 25, 2013 11:44 am
    Forum post by JoelMedina. Topic: Picking Improvement

    Hahahahahaha!! You're so right about the AxeFX! At least we can be grateful Andy Wood isn't doing the dreaful djentdjentdjentdjentdjent bullshit a good chunk of AxeFx guys are doing. It also looks like the Suhr craze has been dying down a great deal since Guthrie moved over to Charvel.

    EDIT: This is an old video too, Andy has been using a signature tube amp since his AxeFx days.

  • Picking ImprovementDateFri Oct 25, 2013 11:21 am
    Forum post by JoelMedina. Topic: Picking Improvement

    The latest thing I have been working on when it comes to picking is relying more on my wrist. That came from watching players like Andy Wood who are all about picking completely from the wrist even for deadly fast runs and it is a beautiful thing to see executed.

    Video (The playing specifically @5:41 is mesmerizing)

  • Posting VideosDateWed Oct 23, 2013 2:16 pm
    Forum post by JoelMedina. Topic: Posting Videos

    Generally speaking, yes. I believe it was Pebber that gave the advice of practicing vibrato with a metronome, and you can do that with both the classical way of doing vibrato and the blues way. There was a thread on this forum where Ursin put up a really good video regarding vibrato but I can't find it for the life of me >.>

  • Posting VideosDateWed Oct 23, 2013 1:08 pm
    Forum post by JoelMedina. Topic: Posting Videos

    Okay so I'm going to mainly talk about the two most common vibrato techniques out. Classical and blues. A classical vibrato will pull the note flat and sharp and is achieved by using a side to side motion (left and right) on the string. A blues vibrato will only pull the note sharp and is achieved by using the thumb as leverage to push the string up and down. Both vibrato techniques will be very useful for you to learn because they're great for different things. I'm not going to get to in depth on the motions for sake of space but I can help you out with the blues motion the most. Now that we've established that, I'll be talking about your vibrato next.

    Using Pebber's technique will put your hands in a position where your fingertips are curled in and the thumb is behind the neck, It already lends itself to using a classical, side-to-side, vibrato quite well. BUT if you want to be pulling off vibrato like Petrucci, Wylde, Yngwie, Gilbert, and the like you have to switch your grip to the blues grip and use your thumb as leverage; you won't get that sound otherwise.

    From what I see in your video is that you're trying to move the string up and down like a blues vibrato but because your left hand grip hasn't changed, you have little control over it. I suspect that is the reason Tom is telling you to stick to a classical vibrato. And he's right, as long your left hand is in that position stick to a classical vibrato. For me, I've had to learn how to switch my hand quickly to a blues grip and back to Pebber's left hand grip quickly so I could have all options at my disposal.

    EDIT: Also thank you for the kind words it means a lot bro :)

  • Guitar technique Olympics!!!!DateWed Oct 23, 2013 8:11 am

    I actually like this idea! My suggestion though would be to have a couple passages for people to choose from that are technically demanding so we have a standard to measure up against.

  • Posting VideosDateWed Oct 23, 2013 7:56 am
    Forum post by JoelMedina. Topic: Posting Videos

    Cliff your left hand has improved a ton woah! Always strive to make sure the left hand is nice loose and relaxed. Once you have the technique down your hand will feel like a butterfly. Also to mirror what Tom is saying, start looking into building a nice controlled vibrato.

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