Hello Ari! Welcome to GMC!

Unfortunately I don't have any openings for Gab's Army at the moment.

All the best,
Gab

Hello Bruce!

Good to see you playing this solo. From my own experience, I can say that it's much more difficult to play than it seems.

I think you do it very well. What you still need to work on are the details of execution such as the duration of the notes, articulation, and precision in bending. Also, you can put more emphasis on the width of the vibrato and the intensity with which you play with the pick.
One of the most important things we need to do to achieve the SRV sound is to strike the strings with exaggerated intensity. SRV attacked the strings in a very aggressive way and maybe this is a good solo and a good exercise to train this resource.

You've honestly done a pretty good job so far, but I think you can get more out of this lesson and work on small details.

Cheers

Hello Phil, thank you for the kind words and friendship

I think we've done a good job in this thread, and you should come back to some of these posts from time to time for ideas for practice

I'm also glad to know you as a person and a friend. You're a very nice guy who's always willing to help and say a few kind words. I wish y'all the best.

As for the million... I think it'll come. This thread will go on with its own life.

Hello Nico! Glad to see you're back. I'm not offering any personal mentoring here at the moment.

Sorry about that.

Hey Alex,

I'm glad to hear you've joined Kris Mentoring! I've really enjoyed our work together. You're a hard worker and guitar enthusiast, so I think there's no limit to your progress!

I'll be around, so feel free to ask me questions or share stuff if you want a second opinion.

Cheers!

Hey Kris! That's a great addition! Well done!!

jajaj tenés razón Duby!

Hey Manu,

I am back home

I just gave you feedback on this lesson in the mentoring thread, but let me repeat some lines here. I think you managed this tricky lesson very well. There is of course some room for improvement, especially in terms of timing and cleanness, but overall it sounds very good.

Please take more time to work on the details, like vibrato, bending, dynamics, and of course adjusting the timing.

This take goes through here, but I feel like you can get a bit more out of this solo.

Congratulations and keep up the good work!

This is very useful. Great addition!

Hey Manu, how are you?

Yeah, I've been away from my studio for the last month.

Good to see you rocking hard here! The Mayer solo sounds good, buddy. There are a few little differences and timing issues, but nothing dramatic, you're on the right track here. I think it'll be very helpful if you take it into your daily practice and combine it with your own licks. Then you'll get a lot more out of the lesson.

What do you think?

Hey Daniel!

Thanks for the video.

The exercises you show there are very effective. Try to economize moments, keep your fingers as close to the fretboard as possible and make sure to practice every day.

What does your practicing look like these days?

Hey Phil. How are you?

Sorry for my absence. I haven't been home for the last 20 days, and yesterday I had a surgery that was already scheduled. Everything went well, so it's time to recover.

How is your practice? I'll check that thread!

Yes! You can transpose these notes.





I think that the third song is very cool. I would give it a try. The first one is also good. The second one has man tricky chords.






Are you talking about the half-diminished that appears in the songwriting lesson?

Depends on the style you play. It's used a lot in jazz and soul, but not so much in rock songs.

Hi Alex! Nice to see a new video from you! This first melody is very close. You just have to match the last note, which is on the upbeat and you play it on the downbeat. Other than that, the melody sounds good the last two times you play it in the video.

Please keep playing it at this tempo and share a new video with the last notes corrected so I can check it before you continue.





In relation to these questions...

1. because it's the best way for beginners to get used to how keys and chord progressions sound. Most songs we usually hear are composed using this trick, so it's important to get used to it before venturing into more advanced variations.

2. yes! This is very important to be able to compose smoothly. First, you can make a table of tonalities. Like this one: https://i.pinimg.com/736x/b7/e6/49/b7e649f0...ition-music.jpg

Hey Phil! I'm happy to know that you are starting to feel better! Please take care of yourself mate.





Yes, I use Hammer Ons as you described. But the pattern would sound good with alternate picking. Zakk Wylde or Petrucci would play it that way. But it's more difficult, of course.

Great Daniel! Thanks for the update.

Enjoy your practice.

Hello Alex!

This Knopfler lesson is cool! I know that this:

https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guit...sciante-lesson/

is older, but it might be a good lesson to play before the Knopler lesson. What do you think about it?

As for your ear training, a good tip is to sing along to the notes you play when you play solos and lessons.

Also, how about learning songs you like, but not the vocal melodies, but the chords, and playing along with them. If you like the idea, please make a list of the songs you currently like and I can suggest which ones are best to start with.

I'm so sorry to read that, buddy. Have you been back to the doctor to see what he says about the cough and cold? Is that normal?

Cool. I think we should combine the course with some lead guitar work. It's always helpful to keep working on your technique and rhythm skills. (And your ear, too).

Do you have any lessons bookmarked?

Hi Alex, I hope you're well!

Thanks for all the information. It seems that starting my songwriting basics course is the way to go. What do you think?

I recommend you start from the beginning because you really need to learn the basics explained in the first 2/3 lessons to get the most benefit from the lessons that follow.

Are you in?

Hey Phil! Nice! How is your practice and this lesson going?

Hi Alex, how are you?

Don't worry about it, it's not a problem. It's quite normal that sometimes we feel a little unmotivated, and in those moments we need to change something or find out what gives us that feeling.

For this reason, I think it was very good that you told me about it so that I can help you solve the problem.

I would like you to tell me a little bit about what is going through your mind today in terms of music. What music do you listen to, what guitarists excite you, what are your next goals or what would you like to learn to play.

Thanks a lot friends!

Hi, friend!

Great performance! The truth is that it's a very demanding solo that I can say from my own experience is more difficult to play than it seems.

I think you're on the right track, but you need a little more time so you don't have to think so much about the notes to come and can focus on the sound of each note and phrase.

Once you feel most natural playing this lesson, you'll improve the sound of your entire performance and play a flawless take.

I don't see any problems with your technique or hand position, you just need more practice days.

Keep working!

Hello Emir. The truth is that you're doing a very good job with this lesson.

It's true that you could incorporate more of the little details that Guido adds to his solo, but still your performance sounds professional to my ears.

If you want to get more out of this lesson, you could edit each lick in detail to mimic the way Guido uses expressive elements like note articulation, dynamics, bending, and vibrato. But either way, this take is approved here at REC.

I'd like to add that you've a very good sound and the guitar is beautiful!

Keep up the good work!