duesentrieb
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Good luck Ralph. But who could be a teacher for you?
Btw: since I saw this thread I just have this old Level 42 song in mind - LOL
Btw: since I saw this thread I just have this old Level 42 song in mind - LOL
Digital Jams
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All I know is that the teacher is going to shit when he hears your vibrato 
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Bob Savage
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Go Ralphie!!! I wish I had the drive to do that... or even practice.
AmpliFIRE
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Bob Savage
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As a lazy bastage like yourself, I admire your drive to do this. I can say almost without a doubt that I will never seek out an instructor or get beyond the 3rd page of an instructional book. Rock on my brutha!!!!
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I'm pushing myself Bob!! You and I are definitely alike, so you know how lazy I am
As a lazy bastage like yourself, I admire your drive to do this. I can say almost without a doubt that I will never seek out an instructor or get beyond the 3rd page of an instructional book. Rock on my brutha!!!!
tweed
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Been fighting with this idea for over 6months now Ralph. I was thinking that paying for lessons would force me to find the time to repolish my chops. Unfortunately the wife and kids ate up all my extra money and they are still looking for more 
That said after taxes get done in the next week or so, I may put it back on the books and just do it.
That said after taxes get done in the next week or so, I may put it back on the books and just do it.
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StevieRaveOn
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Werd... My old teacher is ALL up in the fusion stuff, and taught metal when it was big, but it was kinda pulling teeth to get it out of him sometimes. There was the one time I went to one of his gigs and he was shitfaced, he started calling out changes to the band and just started the most awesome combination of soulful penatonic riffs and sweet 3-note-per-string runs... I've thought about going to buy him drinks again to see if he'd do it again.
Digital Jams":67bbb said:I really want to start up again but I have to find the right guy, he has to of course be of metal mind but I want a strong Jazz/fusion background.......like that John Perry guy
Werd... My old teacher is ALL up in the fusion stuff, and taught metal when it was big, but it was kinda pulling teeth to get it out of him sometimes. There was the one time I went to one of his gigs and he was shitfaced, he started calling out changes to the band and just started the most awesome combination of soulful penatonic riffs and sweet 3-note-per-string runs... I've thought about going to buy him drinks again to see if he'd do it again.
degenaro
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Knowledge is always a good thing...
The Big Snit
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I don't think of it as going backwards (at first i did)...it makes learning easier actually if you are already a good player, because alot of it I was already hearing, but I didn't really know technically what it was I was doing....getting bored means you have to move ahead...or grow stagnant and lose interest.
You already have the hands/feel...that's the hardest thing to acquire really.
I'm seeing a friend regularly that lives nearby (and actually talking alot with Warren 'blackstratblues') that's a great player, he's teaching me to broaden my bag of tricks alot....and think more in terms of theory...insinuating chord changes with your lead playing...things like that.Gainfreak":6a24a said:
I don't think of it as going backwards (at first i did)...it makes learning easier actually if you are already a good player, because alot of it I was already hearing, but I didn't really know technically what it was I was doing....getting bored means you have to move ahead...or grow stagnant and lose interest.
You already have the hands/feel...that's the hardest thing to acquire really.
philb
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Very cool Ralph! I wish I had the time and the patience.
Gainfreak
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DO It!!
tweed":83350 said:Been fighting with this idea for over 6months now Ralph. I was thinking that paying for lessons would force me to find the time to repolish my chops. Unfortunately the wife and kids ate up all my extra money and they are still looking for more
That said after taxes get done in the next week or so, I may put it back on the books and just do it.
DO It!!
Gainfreak
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Bad licks my ass!! (Wait.... That didn't sound good!!)
I think taking lessons from Chris would be huge but I can see how you would not have any time brother! Can;t wait to hear your amps Mark!! You and Chris are da man...... er Men!!!!!
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Ralph Just play, other wise you'll make me have to go learn more bad licks for next NAMM jamm.
I want to take some lessons from Chris Polland to learn that crazy shit he does but I have no time.
On the L42 stuff ....Mark King is an amazing bass player. I have a JD fret-less bass, Its the most fat sounding rubber-bandy tone, kind of like Tony Franklin's. It kind of looks like the one he had in The Firm vid's
Bad licks my ass!! (Wait.... That didn't sound good!!)
I think taking lessons from Chris would be huge but I can see how you would not have any time brother! Can;t wait to hear your amps Mark!! You and Chris are da man...... er Men!!!!!
Gainfreak
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Thats where Im hopefully headed as well and congrats on learning more stuff Adam!! YOU ROCK!
Randy Van Sykes":1a044 said:>|<>QBB<I'm seeing a friend regularly that lives nearby (and actually talking alot with Warren 'blackstratblues') that's a great player, he's teaching me to broaden my bag of tricks alot....and think more in terms of theory...insinuating chord changes with your lead playing...things like that.
I don't think of it as going backwards (at first i did)...it makes learning easier actually if you are already a good player, because alot of it I was already hearing, but I didn't really know technically what it was I was doing....getting bored means you have to move ahead...or grow stagnant and lose interest.
You already have the hands/feel...that's the hardest thing to acquire really.
Thats where Im hopefully headed as well and congrats on learning more stuff Adam!! YOU ROCK!
CoachZ
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Hey Ralph, that's pretty cool. It would be nice to find a good teacher for myself too, right now I'm rather bummed out about not having a good teacher so I'm gonna try the instructional stuff and see how it goes.