[[Shizo]]

Muahahaheakhejh!!!

AWESOMENESS. A whole minute of it!

beat 041 lounge guitar.mp3 957KB

[Awetopsy]

had me tappin my toe.



Actually really good. except one note 21 seconds in that seems a little off. other than that its very good.

[Sumaleth]

I like it. Hadn't heard the guitar used like that before, and it works well.

I did hear that note too. Wasn't sure if it was intended or not.
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[[Shizo]]

Thanks guys!! I did it on my laptop yesterday. There is more than 1 note off in there, im sure.

[Max]

sweet! now stretch it to 5 mins and add some of your funky vocals ; )

[Lunatique]

Pretty catchy! Looks like you're got a good handle on expressive playing too. Did you just start playing?

[[Shizo]]

Lunatique!!! Where have you been? Hao jiu bu jian!

Thanks. I sometimes "played around" with a guitar before, but never tried to learn it seriously. Or semi-seriously, like now hehe. Yeah, i dont like playing chords.. i like solo style (the jamiroquai keyboardist style is my favorite), although that guy is so good, he plays chords like it's solo. lol

[Francis]

rock n roll man!
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[[Shizo]]

WARNING: Shitty guitar playing ahead.

Tupac ft. Shizo - Baby don't cry 1.06MB
It's me playing along to the beat (sped up).

[[Shizo]]

A good song idea! Listen.
What style is this, bossa nova or something?

The Wong's House Party.mp3 492KB

[seth1]

I love beats like this when drawing.. Could any one point me in a direction where i could get some longer beats.

[[Shizo]]

Beats are over at hamst0r's place. hamsteralliance.com

I made another one..

guitar_001_razminka.mp3 751KB

[[Shizo]]

Just bought an electric guitar here for $58! Weeee..

[[Shizo]]

Damn! The eBay store sent me the wrong model by mistake (cheap crap JamLab instead of FastTrack).
But anyway, i waited long enough.. here is what i have so far:

guitar 003 tryouts.mp3 1MB

More practise!

[Lunatique]

Damn Shizo, you're improving a lot. I think getting serious about guitar opened up a new level of expression for you as a music-maker. You've come a long way since the early days of playing around with pre-made loops.

I think you have a natural talent for guitar. It's pretty obvious that you've gotten a handle on expressive playing already, visualizing the contour of your riffs and melodies, instinctively knowing how to make a passage sound interesting, and even your choice of chords, picking patterns, hammer on/off's, slides, bends...etc.

I think you'll be deadly one day.

[[Shizo]]

Thanks, i really don't think there is that much improvement

Zero to deadly is a long way to go!

[[Shizo]]

Updates!

Here is some of the stuff I can play so far. Some classics and some original tidbits (400-800KB clips)
Or just view them on my Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/shizo668

nov21_01.avi Smoke on the water + bass (actually guitar played like bass)
nov21_02.avi Hammer to fall + solo
nov21_03.avi Finger strumming thing
nov21_04.avi Funk guitar with autowah!!

Lame. When I press the record button, my mind is very aware of the camera/recorder and I become very "nervous" so my playing isn't fluid and relaxed. Once I turn off the camera, I just emerge back into music and I seem to play better. WTF?!! HELP.

[Lunatique]

4th one is best by far.

Is that one of those cheap Strat knockoffs? I have a really cheap Mexican made Strat--I think it was around $200 when I bought it back in 98.

I've been on the prowl for a few new axes. I'm looking at possibly getting something from Parker--either one of the Nitefly guitars or the P-44. Their acoustic looks really good too (I like the P-. I have always wanted a Parker, but they are so expensive.

I'm looking at the Line6 Variax stuff and the Fender VG Strat too. I don't think guitar modeling is quite there yet, but who wouldn't want a banjo, mandolin, acoustic, and a bunch of different electric guitars all in one (especially those of us who can't to buy a ton of different guitars)?

I'm going to pick up a bass too. Should be a pretty easy transition to go from guitar to bass.

BTW, what were you using for effect? One of the software amp simulators?

About recording video and playing natural--depending on what you're using to record with, you can just let the thing run and play multiple takes and pick the best one?

You know what's one song I really want to learn to play? Manhattan by Eric Johnson:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=FL8aeeSTthQ

I fucking love that song. One of the best jazz fusion pieces I've ever heard.

Here's a video of some guy who learned to play it--not as good as Eric, but close enough:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=xh8887r96n4

[Naeem]

awesome! i love it. i'd buy it off itunes if you had it up there or soemthing

[[Shizo]]

Hehe, thanks, but I don't think I'll be selling my "ear torture" on iTunes any time soon.

[Sumaleth]

This guy does some cool guitaristing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATub40Npxik
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfqu4YEufYc
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[[Shizo]]

I posted a new video of me jamming to some funk rhythms.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHKXrYuHRvM

PS: Does anyone know how to choose a different "featured" video in your profile? I mean, I want a different one on the very top. Me and my friend looked everywhere for this setting.

[Misc]

It's inspiring to see how fast you're learning, have you played any classical guitar before? Or any other instrument?
My greatest musical achievement is almost beating guitar hero III on medium , but you're getting me inspired!

[Lunatique]

I think music is definitely one of those things that require talent--probably more so than art. Although Shizo's just starting, he's already showed signs of talent--that he gets the "feel" of how music is supposed to be played--the rest is expanding his theory knowledge and honing his eye/hand coordination motor skills, which is really just a result of repetition.

If he keeps going at this rate, he'll be an excellent player in just a short couple of years. I've known guys that just played only a short few years and were already blowing away guys who's played for over 10 years.

Shizo - you need better control over your string bends--you are pushing too far most of the time. Timing is also still a bit of a problem too--make sure you practice to a metronome or recorded music so you can hone your sense of timing.

[Tzan]

That last one was really nice. Good work there!

[[Shizo]]

Thank you, thank you..

Misc: I haven't played guitar before, but my immediate family members all played something (guitar, piano, accordion, violin). So when I was growing up, I always heard them rehearse. I played a bit of clarinet and domra (Russian instrument) when I was like 10. This just sounds better because of the backing track (I used two funk chords in it).

Lunatique: Yeah, thanks for your advices. I picked the wrong tempo though, this is too fast for me. 5-10BMP less and it'd be golden!

Ok I'll let you know when I record anything else worth listening!

[[Shizo]]

Not really worth listening, but hey.. Not much else going on on these boards lately.

Re: Guitar Solo (Funk Riff) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKabKWqShKM

[SubJodge]

nice stuff shizo!

if anyone here can play instruments we should all record something and stitch it all together lol

[[Shizo]]

New videos!

Sad rock guitar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw7dev3ZJ7k

Knocking on mamma's door
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkxqjsBmE60

[[Shizo]]

Check out my new ghetto bass! I had to remove at least 2kg of stickers before I could even play it (there are still some left). I guess the previous owner was a 13 year old girl or something..




And a bit of fashion photography.. guitar + bass