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  1. JakAngelescu

    It's interesting that as you get older you realize your life changes. But not because YOU do...

    It's interesting that as you get older you realize your life changes. But not because YOU do, but because other people do.
  2. JakAngelescu

    After a bajillion years spent on The CAGED System-Pt 1, I finally pushed myself to move on...

    After a bajillion years spent on The CAGED System-Pt 1, I finally pushed myself to move on. Ironically, forcing myself to move on really helped develop my playing. And I learned such a SWEET lick from Papa in one of the lessons and applied it to a solo I'm writing :) Using different positions...
  3. JakAngelescu

    Syn's Fingering for Nightmare Intro

    Fellow small-handed person here. Standing is definitely hard. But know this: Nearly all guitarists will MOVE their body (lean forward, lean back, position the guitar more vertically) in order to reach those difficult areas. If certain 8 year-old kids can shred standing up, so can we! :) Your...
  4. JakAngelescu

    A few of the big things holding me back

    You know Dan, I always see you be hard on yourself. Yet I can't truly pick apart your playing because you haven't posted anything in three years. But to TRULY digest what you're saying, I'll try to answer as best as I can.... 1. If you feel your playing sounds bad, bland, uninspired and sloppy...
  5. JakAngelescu

    Im done with this unfruitful pursuit. Goodbye shredding for now.

    I agree so much with what @Brian Haner Sr. Said. It's suppose to be fun, but sometimes it's not fun when you can't do what you really want to do. If "shredding" is what you REALLY want to do, it WILL come someday, sometime. But for now maybe you're tired of holding yourself up to the standards...