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I have no criticism, it sounds like you’re on the right track. What I tend to listen most for is timing, bends, and vibrato. Your timing is off in a few places on The Stage solo, but I’m pretty sure you know that, and you’re still working on it. What impresses me here is that your bends are properly to pitch in most cases, meaning you’ve spent good time working on that – RIGHT ON! Nice vibrato, too.
At some point in this life, I’ll be satisfied enough with my other techniques that I’ll bear down and learn proper tapping, but today is not that day. Good for you!
At some point in this life, I’ll be satisfied enough with my other techniques that I’ll bear down and learn proper tapping, but today is not that day. Good for you!
Thanks for the feedback Ed!
One of my biggest problem is that I was just doing bends without working on the right pitch. I’m working on it and it nice to see you’ve noticed!
Actually one of my major changes I’ve done after going through the first lessons is changing the way I hold the pick. it was very limited but now every motion I do feel in the right track.
I was playing for many years (since I was a kid) but never took it seriously. only playing specific songs and part that I want but never took the time to practice and work on my technique.
I started playing seriously only a week ago watching the videos and practice every day and I feel like I’m 200% improved and also that I wasted my life so far and I still have a long road.
One of my biggest problem is that I was just doing bends without working on the right pitch. I’m working on it and it nice to see you’ve noticed!
Actually one of my major changes I’ve done after going through the first lessons is changing the way I hold the pick. it was very limited but now every motion I do feel in the right track.
I was playing for many years (since I was a kid) but never took it seriously. only playing specific songs and part that I want but never took the time to practice and work on my technique.
I started playing seriously only a week ago watching the videos and practice every day and I feel like I’m 200% improved and also that I wasted my life so far and I still have a long road.
J
Jak Angelescu
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Ooohhh that first solo for ‘Victim’ was just unbelievable. I loved everything about it. As far as the Stage 2nd solo goes, I agree with Ed. I think you know where you need work. If I could give ANY suggestion on it, and this will probably come with confidence by more practice, in some spots you seem to lose your bite and your attack. There are some spots in the solo where notes are staccato that you missed. Not all, but some. And those staccatos add that extra attitude. But other than that, great work!
As far as the tapping goes. It’s odd that you seem to struggle with the slow tapping but not so much the fast tapping. It sometimes seemed like your tapping finger didn’t quite hit the RIGHT fret and unintentionally got the wrong note. Just make sure you practice it slow still so you can get the timing and changes right
Also, it seems like you’re holding your right hand anchored to the guitar when you tap. This can make it difficult to move the right hand to target different notes around the neck when necessary. You can hear the example around 0:46 mark when you go to change the position and it slops and sounds “stuck” and doesn’t come through cleanly. So just practice not keeping your hand anchored to the guitar so when those jumps DO come, it’s a clean transition Great work!
As far as the tapping goes. It’s odd that you seem to struggle with the slow tapping but not so much the fast tapping. It sometimes seemed like your tapping finger didn’t quite hit the RIGHT fret and unintentionally got the wrong note. Just make sure you practice it slow still so you can get the timing and changes right
Also, it seems like you’re holding your right hand anchored to the guitar when you tap. This can make it difficult to move the right hand to target different notes around the neck when necessary. You can hear the example around 0:46 mark when you go to change the position and it slops and sounds “stuck” and doesn’t come through cleanly. So just practice not keeping your hand anchored to the guitar so when those jumps DO come, it’s a clean transition Great work!
