The OCUK Guitar Warriors Competition

dmpoole said:
Very impressive ArmyofHarmony.

What makes this so sad is that PaulN can no longer play guitar because of an injury to his neck.
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Thats awful mate. Had a friend who broke 2 fingers playing cricket and never got enough mobility back to use them to play (all fine movement is gone for these fingers basically). Terrible when people with talent cant play :(
 
Mr Poole - I've added you to MSN...Got an empty three of me pratting about with a Hohner LX-30, Marshall valve practice amp, Digitech Vox unit and a little bit of electronic stuff for you...

Not normally one to let others hear my stuff but I think it's about the closest thing I make to 'your kind of stuff'.

*n
 
penski said:
Mr Poole - I've added you to MSN...Got an empty three of me pratting about with a Hohner LX-30, Marshall valve practice amp, Digitech Vox unit and a little bit of electronic stuff for you...

Not normally one to let others hear my stuff but I think it's about the closest thing I make to 'your kind of stuff'.

*n
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You'll be very lucky to get me on MSN - you might as well email them to me.
You can send any kind of stuff in.
My hypothetical band will play whatever impresses me the most.
 
PikeyPriest said:
[..]broke 2 fingers playing cricket and never got enough mobility back to use them to play (all fine movement is gone for these fingers basically). Terrible when people with talent cant play.
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That didn't stop Django Reinhardt becoming one of the most highly respected guitarists. Three fingers are better than none at all :).
 
Slightly OT - I`m looking to do some more guitar playing of both classical and electric, but im not really sure what kind of level i play at for buying song books. The last song i learnt was classical gas, which i can play pretty well.

Would i be looking at grade 4/5 for getting music/grading books? I dont think i will actually be doing the grading, but i want music that is challenging and enjoyable to play. I find playing most trendy music boring (as usually to easy), but vai + satriani..etc are FAR beyond my abilities. Are there any songs/artists/books i should be looking for to fill this gap and help me progress?

Thanks for any help/suggestions

(sorry for derailment, but thought it was best to keep it in a guitar thread)
 
A big thankyou for Mr Pool for uploading my entries... the first one (pratting) is a variation on the riff for "Hurt" by the Man in Black, my apologies for the overloading but my aim was to record it as naturally as possible so when I listened and heard something that I could use I thought it was more important than perfecting the recording...

The second one is a variation on a song I have just written but have not recorded yet, I doubt that the song (when complete) will eventually be 2 minutes of guitar solo and I suspect it will have some lyrics as well. The ending is an attempt to copy an inspiring part of Cassandra Gemini by Mars Volta and I've also noticed that I've paid unintentional homage to a Queens of the Stone Age track in there as well...

Enjoy
 
PikeyPriest said:
Slightly OT - I`m looking to do some more guitar playing of both classical and electric, but im not really sure what kind of level i play at for buying song books. The last song i learnt was classical gas, which i can play pretty well.

Would i be looking at grade 4/5 for getting music/grading books? I dont think i will actually be doing the grading, but i want music that is challenging and enjoyable to play. I find playing most trendy music boring (as usually to easy), but vai + satriani..etc are FAR beyond my abilities. Are there any songs/artists/books i should be looking for to fill this gap and help me progress?

Thanks for any help/suggestions

(sorry for derailment, but thought it was best to keep it in a guitar thread)
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My suggestion would be to look for more music. If you go back a little, Grunge music was sprinkled with solos that usually aren't as hard as Satch and Vai but should challenge you... also more important is that you look to less common guitar music so that you can get a more individual sound. Perhaps listen to Michael Hedges, Queens of the Stone Age, Mars Volta, and some classical piano for inspiriation - I'm not saying learn to play that stuff, but I have found that even listening to it gives you ideas...
 
GordyR said:
Cheers dude, glad you liked it. :)

The quality you can get from a home setup is incredible nowadays if you know what you are doing. Though to be honest that little piece I just recorded doesn't show off the recording quality at all. I just plonked a mic a couple feet in front of me and played. When I am doing a proper recording I go through a good hour or so of mic placement setup and isolate the mic with blankets etc. to stop reflections and of course I turn off most of the fans in my PC, if you listen you can hear them quite clearly in that little "pratting about" recording.

Anyway if you keep working hard mate you can be as good as you want to be. I was lucky and had a fantastic tutor from the age of seven. He was the kind of guy that knew his own limitations, knew he wasn't that great a guitarist himself but he was an incredible teacher. He pushed me on to get my ABRSM Grade 8 classical guitar (with distinction) by the age of twelve. I owe him an awful lot. Shame you don't live in Essex or I would recommend him to you. :)

I don't play classical anymore really but i'm glad I went through the motions and put the effort in to learn it. If you can play classical guitar to a good standard then you will have covered just about every aspect of the instrument and nothing should be out of your reach. I thoroughly recommend learning classical guitar to anyone serious about the instrument, whatever style they really want to play.
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Thanks buddy, i do love your recordings above, and have listened to them a few times :)

I'm currently winging it on my own, i play about an hour a day really, struggle on a few parts, a few choords e.t.c But am sure it will get better with time :)

A mate of time who is an absolute god on the guitar gave me a few basic lessons and books and just really told me to play any thing that makes me motivated enough to learn it. The more i play the better i become.

Still, pretty crap at the moment :)
 
hilly said:
Thanks buddy, i do love your recordings above, and have listened to them a few times :)

I'm currently winging it on my own, i play about an hour a day really, struggle on a few parts, a few choords e.t.c But am sure it will get better with time :)

A mate of time who is an absolute god on the guitar gave me a few basic lessons and books and just really told me to play any thing that makes me motivated enough to learn it. The more i play the better i become.

Still, pretty crap at the moment :)
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Thats pretty much the approach I've taken. What I've found most challenges me is actually taking my guitar out and playing it down a local pub once a month. I always play at least one new song for me each month, and work for the month on a song that challenges my technique in some way. This month I'm determined to get working on my attrocious finger picking technique ("Street Spirit" by Radiohead is about as far as I get), so I'm setting myself the challenge of playing "Science" by Paul Weller. Its not overly complicated but its making me sharpen up my finger placings on the frets and work on my right hand technique a bit. After a few years of playing I've discovered I really need external motivation of some form which the pub provides me :)
 
dmpoole said:
Where are these warriors, have they left the country?
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No, but this is the first time I've checked the forum in 4 months (ish) so give me time. :p If I can be bothered, that is (and if I come back onto these forums again :o ). ;)
 
hilly said:
It's not really motivation, i can't physically play at the moment (ruptered ligaments in my finger)

Bestthink i can play at the moment is James Blunt... yes i am that bad :D
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Heh.. I have been known to play "You're beautiful" at the pub, albeit in a normal baritone register rather than the falsetto 'girly voice' and with a slight change to his version. I play a mainly picked version using a delay pedal to add a certain sound to it, then switch to a strum pattern that combines well with the delay to make the latter part of the song more powerful.
 
Phoenix211 said:
penski's one rocks!
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Thanks :)

I can't play guitar to save myself (every guitar part on that track was recorded one note/chord at a time then sequenced. Seriously.), my bass is average (not played regularly for about 4 years) but my drum programming is the bizznatch! :p

It was mixed with headphones too...so sounds a little vague on most speakers...Stick a good set of cans on and listen to the breaks ;)

*n
 
Big Kev said:
Some great guitar work there lads and if Dave wants a poll added to the thread, just ask. :)
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Not just yet.
There are dozens of warriors still to see the thread.
I think I should be hypothetically auditioning all types of musos for my hypothetical band so drummers, bass, keyboards, strings, woodwind, brass, triangle players are all welcome.
 
Mad-ass-acid mix now available - 'Studio1'.

A bit longer, a bit more polished, better levels for speakers, Warp-style acid breakdown.

Studio2 is me mucking about with some pianer stuff.

*n
 
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