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Here am I
Welcome man! You'll be impressing your Son in no time 😁 enjoy the site 🤟- Chris Johnston
- Post #8
- Forum: Introduce Yourself!
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My biggest mistakes while learning guitar (learn from my mistakes)
Thanks for starting this Alex! One of my biggest weaknesses in my playing has been my tendency to ignore learning 'Classic' Guitar songs/solos. This tends to make my job as a Guitar Tutor harder at times, as students will want to learn these things. I find I spend most of my time with Improv...- Chris Johnston
- Post #20
- Forum: General Chat
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Comment by 'Chris Johnston' in media 'Syn's Tips Riff "Thoughts"'
Glad you posted it man, well done! :D- Chris Johnston
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Share your Favorite A7X Lyric(s)!
This has made me want to go back and listen to this track for the distorted vocal parts 😍- Chris Johnston
- Post #31
- Forum: Deathbat Nation
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AMERICAN SPACE MOVIE IDEA
I uploaded this when I first joined the site, and it got taken down after the refurb - So I thought I'd stick it back up 😊 It's basically some midi keyboard ramblings over an idea for an American Space Movie type Theme 🌍🇱🇷 ⭐ enjoy!- Chris Johnston
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- Category: Riffs
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Improvisation - Rythm/Timing
One thing I've found that helps break me out of rhythmic ruts is to look around my room and say what I see, listen to myself say it, and play notes from the scale with the rhythm that matches the syllables. You'll feel really silly saying 'Lamp, chest of drawers, bed, cushion' - but it makes a...- Chris Johnston
- Post #5
- Forum: Lessons, Studying, & Practicing
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Comment by 'Chris Johnston' in media 'Aerials - system of a down'
No worries! Yeah it really comes out of nowhere 😂- Chris Johnston
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Comment by 'Chris Johnston' in media 'Aerials - system of a down'
Love this song so much! The picking at the start can be so tricky to get dialed in at first. A couple of times playing it to a click at 1/2 speed and you'll have it nailed 🤟- Chris Johnston
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Fender CEO wants to sign Syn
With the right TLC, Fender can be a real dark horse for Metal! I've recorded a good few Metal ideas with my Strat (which has factory single coils!) It's all about how you use it :love: Nothing rips like a Schecter though!- Chris Johnston
- Post #26
- Forum: General Chat
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I reckon people will gravitate towards them over time, as they get closer to understanding why...
I reckon people will gravitate towards them over time, as they get closer to understanding why it's useful for their playing :giggle:- Chris Johnston
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Better Dynamics
Yeah I second this, a compressor will limit the dynamic range of what your doing - bringing the quieter notes up in volume and the louder notes down in volume so they are even - compressing an acoustic guitar can be useful if you want a really tight percussive sound though!- Chris Johnston
- Post #6
- Forum: Lessons, Studying, & Practicing
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Better Dynamics
A good exercise for Dynamics is to practice how soft you can possibly play something (really over exaggerate), and then gradually build the intensity to how loud you can play it, then back down to soft - this will teach you how far you can push your playing and how much you can train it back...- Chris Johnston
- Post #4
- Forum: Lessons, Studying, & Practicing
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Food For Thought : Stop Comparing Yourself To Others
Such a great post & really well said! It's something I often battle with 🤟- Chris Johnston
- Post #14
- Forum: General Chat
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Annual Care Package
You just reminded me of this scene from family guy haha! 'God delivered it, I signed for it' kills me every time 😂- Chris Johnston
- Post #46
- Forum: General Chat
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Fender CEO wants to sign Syn
Don't give up man! We all have those days, Mines was definitely yesterday (& maybe today too) 😂 Take some time to refresh and jump back on the horse, you'll feel better 😊- Chris Johnston
- Post #14
- Forum: General Chat
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Fender CEO wants to sign Syn
This is great to hear! As someone who plays a Fender Amp & Guitar, it would be great to see him involved with the company in any fashion 👌- Chris Johnston
- Post #12
- Forum: General Chat
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Share your Favorite A7X Lyric(s)!
Betrayed is such an amazing and underrated song! The lyric you chose is actually my favourite from that song 😍 My fave part of that verse is the backing vox going 'Aah-aaa-aaa-aaah' 👌 It's hard to pick 1 but one of my faves is from 'Warmness on the Soul' 🤟 'Your hazel-green tint eyes watching...- Chris Johnston
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- Forum: Deathbat Nation
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