Yeah I knew it would be when and not if on the advancing guitarist popping up. I got my copy of it like 10 years ago, and I definitely wasn't ready for it. Only relatively recently am I really starting to get a lot out of it.
I'm not familiar with the other one but will have a look!
Yeah, I'm a guitar guy but I learned theory completely by visualizing it in a linear way like on a piano and then sorting out how to make it work on the frets. Would be a nightmare trying to sort that out purely in a 2D guitar fretboard setting.
I think everyone will probably have their own methodology, but I tend more towards having to memorize these things to the point they're instinctual.
For me, the theory and doing it on paper is easy, where I struggle is conjuring this stuff real time when improvising.
The hack I'm using now for chord spellings is that I have all my diatonic 7th chords memorized in C. So if I need to grab a D7 arpeggio, I just need to raise the third of the Dm7 I have memorized. D - F - A - C --> D - F# - A - C.
As stupid as it sounds, having the extra syllable of "sharp" or "flat" in my head really slows down my processing, hence basing it all on modifications to the C major chords.
I've heard good things about that book, but never had a look myself. I definitely put really learning the fretboard off for way too long - felt like an asshole once I put in the time on it and realized how much it opened things up for me!
Favorite guitar books?
Anyone else really enjoy picking up new ideas from books? There are a lot of crap ones out there, but some real gems too.
Pic related is what I'm working through now and it's fantastic. Randy has another book that's a more general introduction to jazz guitar, which is probably the most useful information dense guitar book I've ever found.
What are your favorites?
Oh God I think I spent more on batteries for that thing in 3 months than I did for the actual handheld.
Clever idea but probably really a niche case - but I could see it making its way into the marketing for when e.g. Gibson puts out high end replicas of their old 60s guitars
This makes me nostalgic for when I lived alone and had my studio setup permanently online. Playing barefoot on a carpet over hardwood is great vibes!
Well said. I'd also be curious to see what OP thinks about it with his (presumably) young eyes. I'd probably pay actual money to watch him Livestream when he gets to Tubular
Teoria looks fantastic for ear training. Anyone know of something for pure theory drilling? E.g. a site that would give me a root and quiz me on what the minor seventh would be?
Good luck! I personally started to use compression in my chain much more once I started thinking of it as a waveform shaping tool.
You should post this on the new communities page to try and grab some people. There could be dozens of us!
Solid pick. Especially his chemistry with Lucille is great. The bit where she slowly closes the door in his face when he wants to hang out with her gets me every time.
It used to be not embarrassing myself at the next rehearsal, but nowadays a big motivator is setting a good example for my kid and showing him the value of putting in the work to get results.
Some acoustic focused amps would have a separate xlr input for a mic.
If you don't have one of those then you're pretty much out of luck. Mic and instrument level are different things, so your amp won't be set up for the mic signal level.
I'd go for a cheapo separate setup, either a dedicated mini PA or run the mic into a mixer and out through some speakers. Also be aware that some microphones require a powered connection to operate, although most all mixers will have at least one channel that can do this.
IMO the best bang for your buck mic is a Shure SM57. You can use it for everything from vocals to an amp to a snare drum.
Random Roots for better practice
Maybe this is useful for some of you - it's a table of optimized random root sequences for the chromatic scale.
Ive found it helpful for reducing the influence of muscle memory when working things out on the fretboard. If I'm practicing things e.g. chromatically or moving around the cycle I find myself cheating and relying on pattern knowledge as opposed to actually thinking about where my notes are.
The guy has a better explanation and some use cases on his site. Enjoy!
This is good commentary. I can only weigh in from a US/Western European perspective, but I think a lot of the principles are the same.
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Do your homework, have a good business plan, and measure about 10 times before you cut.