Yea, I've had a few really bad days in a row. My timing is much better when I'm angry, and I have no #$@*&!% clue what the ending was.

http://soundcloud.com/purplefaced/heaviest-yet

Basically, I let go of everything, any thoughts or ideas and just played. It was improv.

Have fun

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1984 Squier Contemporary Stratocaster
1986 Peavey Envoy 110
1967 Kingston Acoustic

It also sounds good when some tone is added. I had my tone at one for this. Though it sounds better when as blunt at possible imo.

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1984 Squier Contemporary Stratocaster
1986 Peavey Envoy 110
1967 Kingston Acoustic

i like it, what recorder are you using?

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former user radio_friendly_unit_shifter

Just a line in and Soundcloud.

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1984 Squier Contemporary Stratocaster
1986 Peavey Envoy 110
1967 Kingston Acoustic

Sounds pretty good! A little too much distortion for my taste, but it's got a cool sound. Keep it up!

Thanks. I normally have volume at 8 and tone at 3. For this I had volume at 10 and tone at 1. I never go like that.

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1984 Squier Contemporary Stratocaster
1986 Peavey Envoy 110
1967 Kingston Acoustic

I'm not a great, even a good guitar player, but I have been picking for awhile and have taught a couple of guys the basics who were much younger than me and they couldn't wait to get into Speed Metal/Too much distortion. I had a really hard time slowing them down to learn the basics, and I bet I ain't the only guy that's been through that.

Buxom. You have what it takes to be a good picker. You practice hard, record yourself, and look for input from others, so Ill be blunt. Turn that stuff down, clean it up and learn the classics before going Death Metal on a guitar that wasn't designed for that.

May I suggest a lesson?

Learn the rhythm of this, and record it as close as you can to Keith Richards.

Wild Horses.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhVLiHPUOIM

Keep kicking little brother, you have the "Passion".

Gary

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Gary

I didn't think it was metal sounding. I thought it had more of a Black Flag tone. This was made to release a lot of built up frustration. I'll probably listen to it and slow it down a bit.

Thanks though. I'll try to get into learning that tomorrow. A lot of what I cover is classic rock anyways But when I play just to play, it's my own thing.

I've also ventured into fingerpicking, which is a ton harder than I expected. I'll get used to it though.

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1984 Squier Contemporary Stratocaster
1986 Peavey Envoy 110
1967 Kingston Acoustic

Sure picking is hard, but get that out of the way and most everything else comes easier.

Slow down and pay attention to your picking hand.

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Gary

A lot of it is getting my fingers to do an even pattern and not get all over eachother. It's a ton of coordination for someone who normally plays barbarically.

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1984 Squier Contemporary Stratocaster
1986 Peavey Envoy 110
1967 Kingston Acoustic

So your resorting to distorted Barre chords and I bet a few of us old timers played nothing but Black Sabbath back in the early 70s. I understand. Done that!

If you want to, I think we band together to help not only become a better guitar player, but learn how to play "MUSIC". That's the ultimate destination IMO.

Now give us a clean D-C-D with some country picking.

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Gary

D-C-D? I know absolutely no terminology, or any actual chords. I set out to do one thing when I started playing, and that was loud, obnoxious, relentless, rhythm.

And the fingers thing was about fingerpicking. I tried it, it's harder than expected.

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1984 Squier Contemporary Stratocaster
1986 Peavey Envoy 110
1967 Kingston Acoustic

It's not really a Black Flag sound man. It's just a lot of distortion covering up everything. Greg Ginn was actually a fairly decent technical player.

I've said it before, it's time to step up and learn proper tuning.
You put in plenty of time on guitar, so why not practice the basics.
I know it's not what you want to hear but I've been giving my friends 10 year old kid some tips for 6 months and he's already getting goood. He loves the distortion too.

Maybe someone else will tell you you're great. In which case, ignore my advice.

I saw Black Flag in the 80s (Rollins is a beast).

It doesn't bother me that a 10 year old is better than me. and I don't have the money to keep steady lessons going. The closest music shop charges $30 an hour.

One of the things that people seem to ignore is the fact that I agree with them when they say I'm not that good. I'm actually ok with it.

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1984 Squier Contemporary Stratocaster
1986 Peavey Envoy 110
1967 Kingston Acoustic

This one's on me.

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