Search

show search options
  • Saying hi (I'm from Belgium)DateThu Apr 04, 2013 5:37 pm

    Welcome Kevin,
    The quality and quantity of Pebber's work is indeed prodigious. If you want to see something really amazing check out his theory lectures in the youtube section, they are awesome! He puts a lot of time, effort and money in making this all available to the world for free!!!
    I hope he doesn't mind me saying so but nothing says " HELLO " like a little monetary donation if you can afford it. I would like to enjoy PB Guitarstudio for many years to come!

    Again Welcome,
    Tom

  • Holdsworth initially wanted the saxophone ?DateSun Mar 24, 2013 4:28 pm



    A very young Holdsworth with Soft Machine. Some of this is very rockin, some jazzy and some is just plain alien! He's a monster

  • Holdsworth initially wanted the saxophone ?DateSat Mar 23, 2013 7:44 am

    It's funny, I was watching the 14 position review video last night. At one point when Pebber is ripping through the exercise with the tone he had I thought hhmmm! That sounds just like a saxophone. I knew some great players who used horn books to practice from, also violin books.

  • Alvin Lee has passed March 6,2013DateThu Mar 07, 2013 10:24 pm

    Heres a link to his website.

    http://www.alvinlee.com/

    Didn't you run into him at NAMM this year Pebber? Thought I saw him in one of your video excursion through Anaheim?
    He really lit it up at Woodstock with" I'm Going Home "! Hard to believe it is so long ago. I was eleven when I first heard that recording. Iconic really!
    Feeling nostalgic now so I'll include it here! Link.

    http://youtu.be/_m7Q_rGLS_Q

  • Pebber's DVDsDateThu Feb 28, 2013 5:28 pm
    Forum post by Tsonic Tsunami. Topic: Pebber's DVDs

    Just purchased the three picking DVDs,a conscious commitment to more practice!

  • what metronome?DateMon Jul 30, 2012 11:13 am
    Forum post by Tsonic Tsunami. Topic: what metronome?

    Save your money for strings or picks!

    http://www.metronomeonline.com/

  • Daily Practice Routine Exercises Explained ?DateThu Jul 26, 2012 3:40 am

    Pebber has over 1.100.000 views on his YouTube channel. I have never had a problem finding material through the website.

  • Sets of 5 that begin on the up part of the beatDateSun Jul 22, 2012 4:54 pm

    If you're counting 8th notes:

    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

    40 notes

    12345 &2345 22345 &2345 32345 &2345 42345 &2345.

    That can get a little busy at higher tempos. Suggest you use Quarter notes.
    Start slow and lock in like a machine.

    1 2 3 4

    12345 22345 32345 42345

    FUFU2 FUFU2 FUFU2 FUFU2 :-)

    Once you get Quarters then you can move to 8th's, triplets ,16th's and go Virgil Donati crazy!!

    Gradually increase tempo as you gain more command! Good luck!

  • Slippery pick..DateSun Jul 22, 2012 10:20 am
    Forum post by Tsonic Tsunami. Topic: Slippery pick..

    I saw this video where John McLaughlin hacks his jazz picks with a Swiss Army Knife.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXdKgGS8hGM

    If a pick is made of different material a tool like a dremel wheel might do the trick!

    Cheers!

  • Exposure to fast playing?DateSun Jul 15, 2012 8:31 am

    Early 70's a little known ensemble " Mahavishnu Orchestra " was the opening act for a multi band show. I think I went to see Jethro Tull. You have to understand this was the free LOVE Seventies and there was mucho pharmaceutical enhancement. I remember people making fun of their name and mocking" were going to see the Orchestra! were going to see the Orchestra!"
    One vivid image I have of the set was I looked around after about their third number and everyone's mouths were hanging open, I kid you not!
    McLaughlin was blazing and Cobham was beyond words. The whole band was solidly rehearsed and tight as a clams ass, the performance had the sum total of a sucker punch right in the snot locker. When they finished there was complete silence as if no one could believe what they had just witnessed, then the crowd exploded into a roar of applauds. They really had it together and I remember that the other bands while more well known just didn't seem up to the task, the bar had been raised far to high. I have been a huge fan ever since!

  • Prayers for Doc WatsonDateTue May 29, 2012 6:29 pm

    Doc Watson Has Died. RIP

    1923 Arthel Lane “Doc” Watson born in Stoney Fork Township, near Deep Gap, North Carolina, on March 3, 1923
    1947 Doc marries Rosa Lee Carlton
    1949 Son Eddy Merle Watson born (Named after Eddy Arnold and Merle Travis)
    1951 Daughter Nancy Ellen Watson born
    1953 Doc gets a job playing electric lead guitar in Jack Williams’ country and western swing band
    1960 Doc is “discovered” when Ralph Rinzler meets him while in North Carolina to record Clarence “Tom” Ashley
    1961 Doc, Gaither Carlton, Tom Ashley, Fred Price, and Clint Howard travel to New York to perform a concert sponsored by Friends of Old Time Music
    1962 Doc’s first solo appearance, at Gerde’s Folk City
    1964 Merle starts learning the guitar; in June he plays backup guitar for Doc at the Berkeley Folk Festival
    1973 Doc receives his first Grammy award. This is followed by five more Grammys over the years
    1985 Merle Watson dies tragically in a tractor accident on the night of October 23rd
    1988 Doc is awarded the National Heritage Fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts
    1988 The first Merlefest is held in remembrance of Merle Watson
    1997 Doc receives the the National Medal of the Arts from President Clinton
    2004 Doc is awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences at their 2004 Grammy Awards show

  • Prayers for Doc WatsonDateFri May 25, 2012 6:22 am

    Guitar master and singer Doc Watson was listed in critical condition Thursday at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center after a fall at his home in Deep Gap earlier this week.

    Watson's daughter, Nancy, said in a telephone interview that Watson fell Monday.

    She said he didn't break any bones but that he's "real sick."

    A driving innovator of modern guitar!


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS9oRdOfGDI
    Windy & Warm - Doc Watson

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgL11ITUlcA
    Doc Watson - Peach Pickin’ Time In Georgia

  • Question Regarding metronome useDateThu May 24, 2012 6:51 am

    Just wanted to add that this is kind
    of a micro level.
    The fun really begins when you have 4 bars of click
    followed by 4 bars of silence or 8 & 8 . When you start doing
    these longer increments you find out exactly how screwed up
    your internal clock is. The good news is that with practice your time sense
    Gets stronger.

  • Question Regarding metronome useDateThu May 24, 2012 4:50 am

    One great exercise was to set up a phantom click. It's a great way
    to see if you are locked in . I set mine up on a drum machine, the idea
    Is to set up the 1 and 2 click , have 3and 4 on silent then the 1 and 2 of the next
    bar are audible and 3 and 4 silent again.
    This way you have 1and 2 anchor the time and 3 and 4 are silent while you're counting and playing the exercise,you can really see if your time is wavy or if you're
    nailing the 1 when the click returns.

  • Just starting outDateWed May 23, 2012 7:22 pm
    Forum post by Tsonic Tsunami. Topic: Just starting out

    Zitat von FRaKh

    Great to hear a new one interested in playing the guitar!

    I can hardly wait for mine to get serious about it....but...Im afraid.......it will be DRUMS!!!!!!
    LOL



    DRUMS GOOD :-)

  • Question Regarding metronome useDateTue May 22, 2012 2:07 pm

    Yes agreed, there are many way's to skin a cat. If the objective is speed perhaps you have something there.
    If the objective is to understand the relationship between subdivisions and the " 1 " then slow methodical repetition is the way.
    Speed comes after intellectual comprehension ( not just knowing but owning the material)and setting up neural pathways with slow deliberate repetition.

    If speed is developed before understanding the relationships of various subdivisions, the player will have to slow down and bring it all up to speed later. This to a young player might be perceived to be moving backwards and induce frustration.

    A foundation is built from the bottom up. All young players want to play fast, it is the nature of the beast. They don't see the hours and hours put in by their guitar hero's to pull out those lightning fast licks. If the question is how do I work with a metronome? This is someone who needs to count deliberately and slowly at a natural pace. With work the tempo will increase naturally, it has to.

    And yes it is always good to know your tempo ceiling. Once you have something under your hands and I am relating this as a drummer. I would always push the tempo until it started to fall apart. Then back the metronome down a few clicks and rip there for awhile. Pushing the envelope over time and repetition will always add speed

    Of course this is an opinion, your mileage may vary. It's the internet!

  • Question Regarding metronome useDateTue May 22, 2012 12:22 pm
  • Question Regarding metronome useDateTue May 22, 2012 11:37 am

    I'm no expert but as a drummer I put
    In my time with a metronome. You don't have to change tempo
    but what you will want to do is change the subdivisions you are attacking
    the string with. Example: 50 beats per minute ( bpm )

    Quarter notes

    1 2 3 4

    Eighth notes

    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

    Triplets or 3's

    1 trip let 2 trip let 3 trip let 4 trip let

    1 2 3 , 2 2 3 , 3 2 3 , 4 2 3

    16th notes

    1 e & a, 2 e & a , 3 e & a , 4 e & a

    1 2 3 4 , 2 2 3 4, 3 2 3 4 , 4 2 3 4

    5's, 6's , 7's , 32 nd notes and so on.

    You won't be changing BPM 's but your tempo will change as you shift
    gears into and out of different subdivision.

    How long? Till you can change subdivisions without thinking about
    it locked into the " click " of the metronome !

    COUNT OUT LOUD , COUNT OUT LOUD!

    as you move through the subdivision, very important!

    When you have 50 BPM's down move it to 53 BPM's and start again!

    Good Luck and work hard

  • Yep, after the 5th Noam Chomsky reference I' m done.
    Harvard is a cesspool!

  • I don't know, I wouldn't deny his genius. I find him a bit pretentious with his lexicon and his HavvvvaaD pedigree. I'm going to give it a few more tries but I find it boring. Give me Glen Gould or Robert Fripp any day. They had the cerebral horsepower and never talked over your head just because they could. I think Bernie was caught up in trying to be " The Most Interesting Man In The World "! I found it staged and a bit campy.

Content created by Tsonic Tsunami
posts: 27
place: South Florida
Sex: male
Page 1 of 2 « Page 1 2 Page »

Visitors
0 Members and 8 Guests are online.

We welcome our newest member: charlie66
guest counter
Today were 140 (yesterday 452) guests online.

Board Statistics
The forum has 918 topics and 8186 posts.

0 members have been online today:


Xobor Create your own Forum with Xobor