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EP123 spiced with my own Neil young kinda bam

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    • July 25, 2019 at 10:16 pm #139014
      sunburst
      Blocked

        I missed my Standard Les Paul so much I took her out of the case and started playing made up stuff following the EP123 rhythm section I didn’t try the solo /lead section yet but i am next after

      • July 26, 2019 at 1:05 am #139016
        Dieter
        Participant

          Very well played, but it s not the Style I like best.

          Dieter

        • July 26, 2019 at 3:38 am #139019
          WBlues
          Participant

            You alluded to many, good parts of an improvisation. It was like a brainstorming and patchwork. Since you can certainly put together something great and order bring in. Sound and played as always great.

            Play guitar just like you live; don't get bogged down in theory, it's just a tool without feeling.

            Wilfried

          • July 26, 2019 at 7:49 am #139025
            sunburst
            Blocked

              I did this off the cuff sortta speak.. some participant i was addressed to here under latest topics had asked if anybody here ever did EP123 up to par like Brian.. so I answered in about 15 minutes to look it up rehearse it ..

              .. have about four years here as premium member.. what I know now I wish I learned forty years ago lol .. but I am very happy to be able t take requests nowadays!.. I don’t want to sound cocky but I can just about complete any lesson within a few hrs just following the tab!

              I accept the challenge , it is interesting to see if there is one lesson here I would have difficulty with nowadays..

              I feel it in my fingers.. even the slide lessons.. anything here I missed I want to try too! .. okay ..this Friday morning I’m out by the garden again practicing for my July challenge entry

              thanks fort the inspiring comments and all I wish is to share the same here what Brian teaches us here on and on lol enjoy!

            • July 26, 2019 at 12:18 pm #139030
              snakechisler
              Participant

                I’d just started following the 123 thread an heard this there.

                Soundwise it came over well

                Great playing and it seemed very much like you connect with the style of the lesson

              • July 26, 2019 at 3:07 pm #139034
                sunburst
                Blocked

                  Thanks again and I hope all is well with your knee surgery.. I’m going to take a weekend vacation. Amy these lessons are I pretty easy and fun for practice 😉

                • July 26, 2019 at 3:40 pm #139037
                  snakechisler
                  Participant

                    Yes am out of hospital but laid up, op went reasonable but my post op recovery is a bit slow.

                    Today is the 1St day since I had the surgery I felt like reading much, been a bit zombied out to be honest, never did get on well with the really strong pain killers and only just been able to lower the dosage.

                    • July 26, 2019 at 4:18 pm #139039
                      sunburst
                      Blocked

                        Glad all is well went well, yes take it easy Snake

                    • July 26, 2019 at 3:50 pm #139038
                      JohnStrat
                      Participant

                        John This would not play for me as YT is reporting an error no doubt it will get fixed. I think the real challenge in this piece will be the tempo of the Lead parts good luck! JohnStrat

                        • July 26, 2019 at 4:27 pm #139040
                          sunburst
                          Blocked

                            johnstrat not syre why it seems to work here and on youtube, you aren’t missing nothing believe me it was a revisit and only spent about 15 minutes on this ,, the point I was making was filling a request and sharing some pointers as what these forums are about,,someone here asked if anyone could do this ep123 .. when I looked up the lesson I did something with it .. tell you though, the little yamaha thr10c and the software editor is fun to mess around with, i’m learning how to customize the effect settings using the editor program. Anyhow not sure if i’m leaving later tonight or early to take a weekender to my camper lol

                        • July 26, 2019 at 5:05 pm #139044
                          sunburst
                          Blocked

                            Yes Johnstrat I hope you can pm me..I just tried on my networked LTE mobile Android phone and I recently changed limited apps running constantly draining my battery.. still might be your end I have no idea if it’s my end

                          • July 26, 2019 at 5:44 pm #139049
                            sunburst
                            Blocked
                              JohnStrat wrote:

                              John This would not play for me as YT is reporting an error no doubt it will get fixed. I think the real challenge in this piece will be the tempo of the Lead parts good luck! JohnStrat

                              Johnstrat, I looked up your profile,, you do not have your PM option open,,was going to try to private message you what might be why you got an error and perhaps because i opted to stop running applications on my mobile device LTE ANDROID apps were running constantly so I changed permissions limiting those apps ..I now set my mobile device to limit them running and turn them on and off manually..perhaps limiting oversea connectivity.. not sure though it could be on your end..enjoy!

                            • July 26, 2019 at 6:09 pm #139052
                              sunburst
                              Blocked
                                Dieter wrote:

                                Very well played, but it s not the Style I like best.

                                Dieter

                                Dieter, I read you, there are many styles I try for fun and experiencing a challenge,, like in example , I don’t bother much with shredding but I do like to push my skills to the limit .. that last Eric Johnson “Steve’s Boogie” is still very difficult and that’s just fast country style dounle stop hybrid picking.. man some of the stuff I watch on youtube makes my jaw drop lol.. but the thing is to take small steps..at least I try to familiarize with a lot of different genres

                                Brian does a very good job keeping us busy like that with weekly lessons..it also helps us all break out of the box and most these short lessons are relatively fun and easy unlike some stuff that I try that take much longer to learn.

                                Each of us will learn at our own speed but the best tip I can give anyone reading this far into it,, go it slow and learn how to make the most out of each time practicing..

                                I try more each day to focus more..be more observant as to what chords/scales and theory I guess is the best way to term it.

                                learn how to follow the timing and position the fingers on the fret board to get the patterns smooth to tempo..

                                Brian’s videos help along with the soundslice so everything is really here..the featured tools are here.. it’s just a matter of taking the time to practice. okay think I’ll hold off that camp trip tonight.i;m enjoying the pool it is warm out there lol probably leave late tomorrow afternoon

                              • July 26, 2019 at 7:33 pm #139056
                                Anonymous

                                  Great playing John…as usual. Your LP sounds great.

                                • July 26, 2019 at 10:49 pm #139061
                                  Greenparrottravel
                                  Participant

                                    sounding the goods!

                                    **//James//**

                                    • July 26, 2019 at 11:00 pm #139067
                                      sunburst
                                      Blocked

                                        I’ll be getting back to this lesson and do it some justice, closer and with the solo /lead part,, i just had a very fun time learning 319,, but not going to showplay it ..give somebody here else a chance first.. I also made up a cool theme for ep 319.. I’ll have that tight after I get back from my weekend trip.

                                        My thanks to Active Melody friends and Brian you amaze me,, ep 319 is awesome!

                                    • July 28, 2019 at 2:40 am #139111
                                      Craig S
                                      Participant

                                        you got some chops on you dude!

                                        Wish You Were Here

                                      • July 28, 2019 at 7:21 am #139116
                                        sciencefiction
                                        Participant

                                          Fantastic, Steve!! Great playing and awesome sound out of your SG. Wow! Held me glued the whole time just to see and listen to what was coming next. Great snarls. I can’t match.
                                          Larry

                                          • July 28, 2019 at 7:26 am #139117
                                            sciencefiction
                                            Participant

                                              P.S. Sorry for the misname, John. I confused Sunburst with Sunjamr in my brain, and therefore said “Steve” instead of “John,” if you get my drift. But anyway, that was fantastic improv, Sunburst. You rock!

                                          • July 28, 2019 at 9:30 am #139121
                                            sunburst
                                            Blocked

                                              Good Sunday morning Larry, was actually thinking About you when I trying to Make a solo over this rhythm ..this is the burgardy standard Les Paul ..I love both Gibsons 😀

                                            • July 28, 2019 at 9:34 am #139122
                                              sunburst
                                              Blocked

                                                Good Sunday morning Larry, was actually thinking About you when I trying to Make a solo over this rhythm ..this is the burgardy standard Les Paul ..I love both Gibsons 😀 anyway I am right this minute looks at a Catskills Mt practicing 319 on my Alvarez. Glad for reply

                                              • July 28, 2019 at 9:30 pm #139161
                                                Dave K
                                                Participant

                                                  Cool, John! Rock on man!

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