cosmic_ape
Aron Ortega Plays: Guitar (25 years)
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to answer the 2nd part of your question(and you thought I had forgotten!)...
is it better technique to only have 1 finger on 1 string at a time or is it OK to keep a string depressed if your next note is not affected i.e. playing F on the 1st string then G can I leave the F depressed - it's easier.
well, that answer has two parts also:
1. It depends on where you're going. In order to play through the song changes without falling behind on the tempo you have to learn to anticipate your next movement. It's like when you are driving, you don't stare at the road that is right in front of your hood... You keep your chin up and look at the road that is a couple of feet in front of you and its surroundings... So that pattern of "driving through the changes" will dictate the fingerings and the different ways you can play the same chords...
2. I wouldn't advice to leave your finger there just to make it easier on you. Yes, your next finger won't have to press as hard, but this might come and bite you later on. Then, you might find afterward that it is hard for you to change to certain chords because your hand is stuck somewhere else. I say deal with the pressure and get your fingers used to it. You will have less fingers to drag to the next position.
Again, it depends on where you're going... If you're coming back to that position, sure... why not?
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Wed Feb 25 '09 11:56:12 pm
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Skippygirl
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Cossy - great! Thanks for that. Since I am just playing the scale there seems to be economy in hitting, say E,F,G with 2 fingers down on F and G (for G) but I can see I need to anticipate where that first finger might be needed next.
How long to Satch Boogie do you reckon? :0)
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Thu Feb 26 '09 12:08:56 am
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cosmic_ape
Aron Ortega Plays: Guitar (25 years)
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that depends entirely on you... I still can't play the thing decently, but I haven't really practiced or tried to figure it out in many years... I guess it scared me away a long time ago and I never wnet back to it... maybe I should...
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Thu Feb 26 '09 12:11:52 am
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Do The Stu
Austin Lewis, III Costa Mesa, CA United States Plays: Bass (25 years)
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CommodoreDrake - It looks like you have a lot of guitar advice now...let us know what you choose...
GoldenGirl2 - Here...I'll help you out with Porcupine Tree. Here's their MySpace page:
http://www.myspace.com/porcupinetree
You can listen to some of their songs there, assuming you have Flash installed. I recommend starting with Blackest Eyes and Trains from the album In Absentia. From there, go to the album Deadwing and check out Arriving Somewhere But Not Here.
After that, if you like the heavier stuff go for something like Shallow or Halo. If you like the lighter stuff, listen to Lazarus or maybe Open Car.
I'd love to hear what you think...have fun! :-)
cosmic_ape - I didn't realize you were a lefty...if we have time on Saturday maybe we can go to Sam Ash (across the street from Guitar Center) and I can show you the sweet lefty Strat that Al nearly fell in love with when he was out here...
Listening to: Paul Gilbert - Burning Organ (current song: Amy Is Amazing)
...Austin...
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Thu Feb 26 '09 12:30:11 am
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cosmic_ape
Aron Ortega Plays: Guitar (25 years)
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the sweet lefty @ Sam Ash... I play it every time I go there... It's a custom shop white blonde with tinted maple neck, right? and there's a vintage one around there somewhere, too...
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Thu Feb 26 '09 12:36:13 am
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slanshroom
roy marchbank Scotland, Barcelona Spain Plays: Guitar (51 years)
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Zen:ah well as they say.....its not what y know its who y know unless you have serious contacts interested in your work y might as well stick t the day job
other thoughts, the net is a remarkable machine but 2 many kids imo are glued t their bedroom with a vid camera uploadin t youtube, its mentally unhealthy.They should be getting out there playing with other musicians n keepin it real....i mean if they ever find work what are they goin t say
30 year old.... job experience? um none,
life experience?.. had a shitload of partys & used up a ton of my parents cash
so what have you done wit your life........umm i know my way round my house real well
sad really fuckin sad
at least the peeps on this board have pulled the finger out, shockin how many "Ma... dya have a spare 1000 on y" lazy workshy spongin bollox out there....it wont be happenin t my kid i tells yer
morning rant over
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Thu Feb 26 '09 12:56:38 am
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Do The Stu
Austin Lewis, III Costa Mesa, CA United States Plays: Bass (25 years)
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cosmic_ape - Yep, that's the one...how silly of me to think it'd be new to you. ;-) I don't think we saw the vintage one there, though.
...Austin...
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Thu Feb 26 '09 12:58:47 am
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Skippygirl
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Cossy - you make it sound like a woman...;0). What's it like living' in Hollywood BTW? Run into anyone famous lately?
Wow the Eric Johson thing was great - thanks - just makes me sigh how much there is to learn, step 1 of the 1000 step journey I guess.
slanshroom - I agree with you, balancing the digital age with teaching kids gratitude and initiative is a constant battle. How old/many are your kids?
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Thu Feb 26 '09 1:25:53 am
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slanshroom
roy marchbank Scotland, Barcelona Spain Plays: Guitar (51 years)
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ibanez_god:Then yer brothers will find it impossible when the money runs out n mummy is no longer around, you,ll have your day, as for as our very own Bush, the man is clueless, Brown doesnt have vision worthy enough t be prime minister hes goin t destroy whats left of the UK
Skippygirl:At the moment one, hes only 14months, mad into teletubbies at mo so everythin is big hugs n uh oh lol
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Thu Feb 26 '09 1:27:25 am
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slanshroom
roy marchbank Scotland, Barcelona Spain Plays: Guitar (51 years)
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ibanez_god:Oh god the old family drill the nail in the head "why cant you get a job" line.I got that shit for years by my first set of wanker inlaws except it was "why cant you get a real job" because being a session musician & teaching private back in the day wasnt regarded as real work ffs so i divorced n went on tour lol, chin up bud it cant rain forever
?you sent a myspace request¿ not checked my mail, gotta go n get some work done anyhoos laters
Slans space
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Thu Feb 26 '09 1:56:17 am
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Skippygirl
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Slans - aww......he sounds cute, do you play to him? Bet he would love the music you can play for him, what a gift from a parent.
ibanez-god - you'll be right my friend, you have a talent with guitar, a lovely nature, generosity and you are a good teacher. I could never earn a crust from music, at least you could busk if you had to (you'd probably earn a good income!) and sit on a stool :0). And it would be all yours.
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Thu Feb 26 '09 2:04:06 am
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Zenfish
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Slansh : Music is currently under a crap system..
Commecial stuff is commercial stuff inside the hands of commercial guys. They don't serve the music. They use music to save money. They kill the flower inside people's brains.
None commercial stuff is full of incredible guys who build serious things to serve music.. check Jamendo. A minority of them become a few known. Very few famous.
To get an other job than music is the price to pay to be independant in music & serve her.
& we are crossing very hard economic days.
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Thu Feb 26 '09 2:39:17 am
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michelle
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Slan, I'm 44 and life is still big hugs and uh oh's!
Man, I'm in such a sucky mood I just wanna quit my job and crawl into a feckin hole for a while. Some days it feels like yer treading water with weights on yer ankles.
ah well, tra-la tra-la.... off I go....
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Thu Feb 26 '09 3:37:08 am
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Satriella
Satriella Walker Sudbury, Suffolk United Kingdom
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ibanez_god - oH MY WORD!!!! ....i dont know what was worse....the singing...the dancing....if thats what you could call it...the words....or leonard nearly kissing that girl....eeeeeurkkkk!
Lord of the Rings...is now ruined!
LMHO!!
Hugs Satriella xx
PS ....I wonder if JOE has his hands insured?
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Thu Feb 26 '09 5:29:03 am
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slanshroom
roy marchbank Scotland, Barcelona Spain Plays: Guitar (51 years)
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mama M:I,m 40 this June 24!!! argh
JLees fav morn brecky program eh oh i,ll mail y a happy pic l8r
Cube:From a substance viewpoint i find most instrumental guitar boring, i mean if your goin t let your chops rip at least bring something original technically t the table, furthermore song structures are looked on as secondary t the guitar solo....thats insane ffs thats where the heart of the work is but peeps rehash old solo ideas concepts spat out over rushed put together drums bass n keys backing, it just all makes for a very dull day
did yer man get that solo o mine stuck in the right place btw goin for a listen t yer track now bro...back laters
Zen:All true
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Thu Feb 26 '09 6:18:24 am
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hybes
Mark Hybers Plays: Guitar (18 years)
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Do the Stu - Well, it's good to hear you're very passionate about journalism. That's always important I think. Sorry to hear you may be shifting offices. that's a bummer. Hopefully gas prices will not go back up. That could put a real dent in your concert budget!! lol. I often wonder where I would be if I had stuck with it. Can't complain though...things have turned out pretty good. I certainly never have regrets...just learn, grow and move on. I still have that journalism instinct however. I ask TONS of questions and research everything to death! Guess you're just born with that stuff.
I wonder if Joe would ever do a meet and greet session with his site members? That would be an amazing time!
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Thu Feb 26 '09 7:14:24 am
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So am I the only person who finds it funny that this site has more than 100,000 members, but a troll is able to come here and take the username "JSatrian" because, well, no one else thought it was one worth having? ;-)
"You might be a big fish in a little pond, doesn't mean you've won cuz along will come a bigger one...and you'll be Lost"
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Thu Feb 26 '09 7:22:14 am
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slanshroom
roy marchbank Scotland, Barcelona Spain Plays: Guitar (51 years)
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Cube:ok n cool new track, loooove the new solo tone tis wicked
JSatrian:Yer in the wrong building---- the nuthouse is thataway>
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Thu Feb 26 '09 7:25:55 am
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Zenfish
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Not talking about technical creativity, but technics... I always thought that the technical ability was more a question of work & obstinacy than anything else.
But composition is a question of creative imagination. Back to the ground, with what you get inside you, naked.
Lot of guitar players wear technics as people wear clothes. You love some clothes, hate some others.. but what does happen when the clothes fall.. nothing at all.
Cube : cool cover.
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Thu Feb 26 '09 7:45:00 am
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