Matt on "'An Improviser's OS' and other books"
Has anyone used An Improviser's OS [Wayne Krantz] or any other books that helped them immensely? I heard Kurt answer that question in the Berklee 2001 clinic, and was curious what you guys thought.I...
View Articlesilverwater on "Effortless Left-Hand Technique"
Hey all,I've been doing a lot of overhauling of my technique lately (a scary thing to do after 14 years of playing). I had been focused mainly on the right-hand, but after seeing Ben Monder last month...
View ArticleMatt on "Guitar Tone"
How do you guys think of tone - is it technique, gear, spirit? Do you think there are ways of improving tone, if it is a technical thing?
View ArticleMatt on "Picking Technique....again"
i suck at picking. i try to practice at least 2 hours a day, of which most is running scales and sequences at slow tempos (less than 60, sixteenths), focusing on complete relaxation and i am not seeing...
View ArticleMatt on "Practice Approach"
How to you approach practice? Do you practice a lot of things in a little time or work on a few things for longer amounts of time during sessions, and do you mainly work on increasing technical...
View ArticleDGP on "Incredible fingerpicking technique"
Hey all,Has anyone seen this cat on youtube? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSLykK993Qkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDGFSGQ-CzwThey're transcriptions, but his touch / fingerpicking technique is...
View Articlefilters on "technique : hybrid legato/alternate picking"
Hi all,This forum is really cool. Lots of good stuff ! Recently I've been trying to change my technique. I'd like to play faster lines ala Mike Moreno/Lage Lund. I tried to practice alternate picking...
View ArticleMatt on "right arm tension"
whenever i practice or am picking, i generally find that my right arm tenses up a little bit; not so much to make it impossible to play, but enough to notice that i relax after practice. even at slower...
View Articlecruxtable on "alternate vs economy...again"
I've been attempting to switch my technique from alternating to economy, since I do this already going from high to low, but not low to high...I've mentioned this already on another post...but I've...
View Articlecruxtable on "Pat Metheny/Julian Lage triad picking"
There's a couple videos/songs now where I've heard picking of open triads in triplets, and I'm trying to figure out how to do it cleanly and quickly in the right hand. Here are the...
View ArticleJPMike on "When is Kurt going to release, a dvd lesson or a book??"
The title says it all, I really want to see one of these getting released. Even if it's about technique, theory, harmony, etc.Maybe Kurt can give us some light about this.
View Articlejkw on "Left hand technique, classical vs. rock"
Hi everyone,There is an interesting discussion about the position of left hand, fingering, and the way it moves on the neck, and how it influence your musicality as a guitarist. First I heard it from...
View ArticleMatt on "taking risks"
"I'd like to put the call out to my fellow musicians: let us all vow to put ourselves at maximum creative risk whenever possible. In this climate, what do we really have to lose? If the experience...
View Articlejamacy77 on "Alexander Technique to guitarists"
just wondering if any of you peeps have this book? It sounds interesting, but I'd love to hear your opinion since it hasn't gotten any reviews...
View ArticleHlynurS on "Adam Rogers' right hand technique"
I've been studying Adam Rogers' picking techique lately, it looks really effortless and efficient. I've googled around and it appears that people call it the "Benson technique" since George Benson...
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