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Didn’t notice the earthquake due to the bed rocking...
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Didn’t notice the earthquake due to the bed rocking...
Happy spending!
[This space for rent]
Guitars: BQW Custom HSH, Yamaha MSG x3, Ibanez AWD83T, Chandler Custom Strat (VA spec), Hitmaker,
Mesa Rack: Lexicon MPXG2, Mesa Triaxis, Rocktron Intellipitch, Mesa 50/50 power amp, Joyo112V x2
Kemper board: Kemper Stage, Line6 M5, Hotone Loudsters x2, custom Thiele 2x12 with neo creambacks.
Fender PRII + AC booster, ODR1, Zoom MDR70S, Ocean Machine delay
[This space for rent]
Guitars: BQW Custom HSH, Yamaha MSG x3, Ibanez AWD83T, Chandler Custom Strat (VA spec), Hitmaker,
Mesa Rack: Lexicon MPXG2, Mesa Triaxis, Rocktron Intellipitch, Mesa 50/50 power amp, Joyo112V x2
Kemper board: Kemper Stage, Line6 M5, Hotone Loudsters x2, custom Thiele 2x12 with neo creambacks.
Fender PRII + AC booster, ODR1, Zoom MDR70S, Ocean Machine delay
- "Write KILLER Guitar Solos in 60 Seconds!"
- "... you’ll be fast-tracked to strumming, soloing and playing songs quicker than you could imagine".
- "... perform in front of your friends & family, or crowd of any size, without spending ridiculous hours practicing".
- "you’ll discover how to apply the wickedly effective process called 'Rapid Muscle Programming' ...".
- "Develop your picking speed faster than you ever thought possible!"
All these promises about how quickly you will assimilate and effect these techniques with minimal practice, yet they and other similar offerings tell you how you can learn at your own pace in the comfort of your own house. What the hell is all this rush about. I know we live in a world where lots of people demand instant gratification, and I acknowledge that a video of somebody teaching barre chords is better than numbered fingering dots on a page, but some disciplines in life involve being shown once then performing repetitious practice to achieve the desired results. Barre chords is one of these disciplines and I don't think being shown once is worth US$37. Maybe the $5 as was the offer being shown by the OP would be money well spent, but it's a money-making racket when they also have this:That's really just your "500 chords in every key" booklet, where each of the 12 pages shows you the same just chords moved up a fret.
It used to be that your tutor would coach you through with technique and encouragement, but lessons are relatively expensive and youtube is free, which I can't really blame people for at the moment.
I used to practice every day and I ‘got’ barre chords within a week or two. The claim about struggling for years is just stupid.
Edit: No offence intended to the OP who I think was genuinely trying to be helpful.
Today I take exception to one piece of advice in ‘Rhythm Guitar’, namely that hybrid picking was a road to mediocrity - either you use a plectrum or you fingerpick with thumb and 3 fingers. Meh, I use hybrid picking all the time, it never hurt Albert Lee.
Didn’t notice the earthquake due to the bed rocking...