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  1. Matt Wildcat

    Annual Care Package

    Ahhh! Typical that I just bought the Monthly Legendary membership (as I've been meaning to since forever, LOL) and then I see this! Sounds so damn exciting! Decisions, decisions... 😂
  2. Blues Scale + VH Jump Intro

    Blues Scale + VH Jump Intro

    Learned two new things, super proud of how quick I've picked them up! Going over a blues scale and then using it for the intro (??) of Jump! Of course needs work and a metronome to help me get the timing right, but it's just so cool to have another lick to work on!
  3. Matt Wildcat

    ***CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR EVH TRIBUTE CONTEST!!***

    Ahhhhh, this collab video kicks ass!! Everyone did such an incredible job! And mad congrats to Jacques!! :cool:
  4. Matt Wildcat

    EDDIE VAN HALEN TRIBUTE CONTEST ANNOUNCED!

    It is, but it's been so worth it!! Thank you CJ!! Thank you, Ed!! Though I don't know why I do it, it does seem to keep me focused and stops me from getting too frustrated when I mess up by keeping things light-hearted!
  5. Matt Wildcat

    EDDIE VAN HALEN TRIBUTE CONTEST ANNOUNCED!

    Hey peeps!! Finally managed to record my attempts for the Jump solo as my submission! First, I'm just gonna apologise for how long it ended up being, I got pretty excited as I was getting so much closer to my lil goal and got carried away lol! I've always wanted to properly get into tapping, I...
  6. Super Mario 64 - Castle Theme (Progress+Analysis!)

    Super Mario 64 - Castle Theme (Progress+Analysis!)

    Been working away on this on and off... Made so much progress! Worked out all by ear, so it may not be perfect in positioning terms, but should be right otherwise. Also, recorded in one take! :O NOTES: -Sweeping needs more work, too picky. -More rehearsal in general needed. -Positioning many...
  7. Matt Wildcat

    EDDIE VAN HALEN TRIBUTE CONTEST ANNOUNCED!

    Oh hell yeah, this is awesome! Gives me a little more time to work on a small part of Jump that I've been trying to get down! 🤘
  8. Matt Wildcat

    Eddie Van Halen Tributes

    I think I might have a small little thing I can contribute to this, my guitar teacher taught me a tiny bit of VH just a few weeks ago and I just loved it, so time to brush up on it again!!
  9. Matt Wildcat

    Comment by 'Matt Wildcat' in media 'Heretic Attempts III'

    Thank you so much Alicia!!! It's been really tough but I'm just so happy it's all paying off and I'm getting somewhere! I can't wait to get most of this song down! (Those sweeps and solo bits scare me though XD )
  10. Matt Wildcat

    Comment by 'Matt Wildcat' in media 'Heretic Attempts III'

    Thank you so much, Ed!! :D
  11. Heretic Attempts III

    Heretic Attempts III

    Progress!! Played at 137 bpm, so full speed but there's definitely work to be done to make it smoother and more consistent. Few notes because I forgot to call them out in the video: 1. Need to work on holding the notes for a little longer, they're quite short and abrupt, which sounds awful. 2...
  12. Matt Wildcat

    Updates to the Syngates Community

    This is awesome!! Definitely considering Legend for when I get a few things cleared up!! 🤘
  13. Matt Wildcat

    Please Send Love To A Hurting Fellow Student

    Thank you everyone for your messages and condolences. It seriously means a lot to me to have the support from my favourite community at such a time, I'm grateful for every one of you. ❤
  14. Matt Wildcat

    Comment by 'Matt Wildcat' in media 'Practicing Sweeps to Not Ready To Die'

    That's totally fair, it's a great song to practice sweeping to, that's for sure! I know that feeling all too well, and you can get a lot done with just that small section which I love! The riff section after the intro is a tough stretch but awesome if you can pull it off! Keep going!!
  15. Matt Wildcat

    Comment by 'Matt Wildcat' in media 'Practicing Sweeps to Not Ready To Die'

    Damn my dude, look at you go!! Really nice work! As Alicia mentioned, you do look really relaxed and that vibrato is just amazing! Also, you're doing a much, much better job of practising it than I did with setting a good, comfortable tempo and sticking with itm so you're gonna get this in no...
  16. Matt Wildcat

    R.S.S.A Announcement & My Farewell Letter As Your Admin :)

    Thank you for all you've done for us, Jak! Hoping things are going well for you, and relieved to see it's only a temporary departure! We love you!
  17. Matt Wildcat

    Comment by 'Matt Wildcat' in media 'Heretic Intro Attempts Part 2'

    Ahhhhhhhhhh, this is so super helpful, especially the picking hand bit since I have no idea and was just kinda going with it! Thank you so much for recording this!!
  18. Matt Wildcat

    Comment by 'Matt Wildcat' in media 'Heretic Intro Attempts Part 2'

    @Ed Seith Here's the vid I mentioned earlier! 🤘
  19. Heretic Intro Attempts Part 2

    Heretic Intro Attempts Part 2

    Apologies if I sound really tired at the start XD So, the audio isn't the greatest because at parts my phone is louder than my guitar, and you can't see my hand for the last part of the intro, but here's improvement! While warming up today, I got really frustrated because I started picking up on...
  20. Matt Wildcat

    Recorded another set of attempts for Heretic after spending a bit of time on it today, only to...

    Recorded another set of attempts for Heretic after spending a bit of time on it today, only to realise you can't see my fretting hand for like, the most important part and the audio track is louder than my guitar at the end. Oh well, still shows progress I guess? Vid up shortly! XD