@pehlmanr

Hi there!

I’m using two microphones, and usually it’s a couple of Neumann TLM 102.
From there I go into a simple preamp/daw which is called steinberg UR44. I use an iMac with protools.
When I record I have one mic around the 12th fret and one mic on the bridge.
In any recording software program like protools or similar, you can pan the channels right and left - and I usually pan one mic around 35 to the left and 35 to the right.
I do a simple eq mix where I usually cut a bit of bass and get rid of a couple of harsh frequencies in the upper midrange etc. maybe boost the highs a bit on the bridge mic.
And I add reverb to both channels.
Very simple recording process and I don’t do much at all really, just two mics and a bit of work with eq and then add reverb.
Kind regards /Emil

@steviepee
Hi Steve!
So great to hear that you're working on the Banjo Rolls lesson! It's a big lesson with lots of information and the level of the examples are advanced. When it comes to the bpm, and when you can move to the next example;

For me, I've always thought of it like this: If I want to learn how to play something really fast, then I need to practice it slow for a long time first until it's in my fingers and I don't have to think about it anymore. Then increase the tempo. BUT, in a lesson like this the most important thing is to keep things interesting to yourself - in other words - staying for too long on one example can be quite boring, and to be able to learn something new, we have to stay inspired. I'd definitely move on to new examples even if you don't feel like you can play an example up to speed yet. You can always come back later! And when you practice the more difficult examples, it will "level up" your technique and the more simple examples will be even easier.

In the video, I say something like this: "play slow until you're comfortable, and then move on to the next example.."
But, you don't have to master each example up to speed before you move on. Stay inspired - cause that will make you want to practice!

I don't have a certain bpm goal that you should reach before moving on. I just suggest you to keep playing and have fun! :)
Thanks for watching the lesson Stevie, and have a wonderful day! Kind regards/E

@demixixixi
Hi!

To make mistakes when playing solo guitar music is of course very common, and to be able to play a piece without making mistakes takes a lot of practice. First of all, I'd try not to be too critical of my own playing when I practice. You don't necessarily want to label the "mistakes" as mistakes! :) Just see the mistakes as a necessary thing that happens when you practice. When you're performing a song for an audience, know that everyone is on YOUR side, and everyone wants you to do good. Even if you make a mistake, that is OK too.

There are no shortcuts - it's all about playing the song over and over - hundreds of times. When you practice the difficult sections in the song, you never waste any time. That time you put in to practicing just a short phrase or section of the song will help you in ALL your guitar playing. Technique, timing, accuracy.. everything!
Record yourself a lot and listen back. Then you really hear what you need to work on.

So glad you like the courses at ProGuitar! Thanks for being part of the community! :)
Kind regards/E

@dpmcleod
Hi Dan!
Thank you for your question!

This is a very common thing that most of us can identify with.

It definitely takes time and lots of practice to be able to hear what you want to play, like Joe said. But it's definitely not impossible to achieve.

Overthinking is something that most of us do from time to time, and I think the more I've practiced soloing over common progression the less I have to think when I play. I try to simplify things as well, for instance, the ii V I progression that happens in (almost) all jazz standards as well as in the Jazz Blues. I often times don't think too much about the ii chord. (Dm7 in your example). Joe Pass said once that he completely disregard the ii chord in a ii V I progression in the blues. He's thinking V I.. that ii chord is just "something that comes with it"... a suspended V chord, in a way. So you could use all the "tools" shown in the "Jazz Blues" lesson, and start playing the diminished (for instance) already when the ii chord comes up.. cause it goes by so quick and we actually just hear that V chord being altered in some way, we don't think about the clashes that may happen when playing altered scale over the ii V or even the diminished scale.
But that was just a side note.

The difficult part can be to learn to resolve the line on the next chord. It's important to land on a good note and I think this is very good to practice. That's when we hear the changes, when resolved in a good way. If you add some practice time where you only focus on playing simple ideas that resolve in the right place. Maybe play a line and resolve on the 3rd of the chord, 5th of the chord or something.. that helps a lot for me. So maybe play a simple line over G7 (like an ascending G7(b9) arpeggio starting on the note B, (major third) over the G7 chord and then resolving on the major third of the C chord.. for instance note choice could be: B, D, F, Ab then down a half step to G, then F, and then D, D# to E, in a chromatic way to resolve on that E.. Difficult to explain in text, but Maybe you can try a simple lick like that and really really nail the resolution and use it in different places in the jazz blues when playing on a chord that leads a 5th up like G7 --> C or E7 --> Am.. (but then resolve on the minor third of the A chord obviously)

You'll be able to hear more of the lines the more you practice and get comfortable with the changes.

Hope this helps a little and let me know if you have more questions! The "JAZZ LINES" (vol 1) lesson about the ii V I can be a good video to watch for you I think!
Kind regards/Emil

@fabs
Hi!!
Thanks so much for the feedback. I'll look into if this is possible to do!

I'm glad you look forward to the lesson! Happy practicing! :)
Kind regards/E

@alwayslearning

Andy, welcome to this learning platform!! So glad yo hear that you're learning a lot already! I'm always available here if you want to ask me (or any of the other guitarists here at the forum) any questions! :)

Really cool that you want to start writing out your own arrangements! For me, being able to write them out, and then "save" them is something that I've put a lot of effort into over the years, and it's actually a special feeling to see your music on the paper. :)

I started off using Sibelius, and I liked that software for music notation. However, even though I had bought the software (for around $600 way back), Avid (who owns Sibelius) started charging an expensive monthly fee even though I had already payed for the software. This made me (and many many others) switch from Sibelius to Dorico. I now use Dorico 5, and I really like the software - although it took me a couple of months to really get used to it after using Sibelius for years..

I should mention that I write out my arrangements using music notation (I do read notation even though I'm a guitarist, haha), and then I transfer the music notation to the TAB staff, and adjust what notes are played on what strings after that. I mention this because I think there are softwares that might be easier to use if you're writing TABs before the notation - but I'm not sure which ones are the best for that.

Let me know if you have any questions!!
Kind regards/Emil

@dengqinghua_42
Hi!

When I make a pull off like that, I mute the e string with my left hand index finger. I do it without thinking about it, and it will become something you do without thinking about it if you’ve done it enough times.
Kind regards /Emil

@al_tennant Hi man! I asked a really good friend of mine who knows a LOT about this.. Here's his response.

Lots of changes.. before I tell you all the changes ,, I will say .this..is 90 percent in your hands.. but some things hold true about the construction
54 were usually one piece ash.. good tone wood.. and then sprayed or painted with a natural lacquer.. by late 60s they would chop down young "green" still moisture in it.. trees glue then to get her and spray polyurethane on them.. (plastic"
The pickups changed dramatically using inferior white and parts...any little difference to save money... shape of the neck.. even some of teh routes were different...

Through the 60s they basically left the design alone.. into the 70s ..just like cars here in the usa.. they started trying for a higher profit margin.. one way by making with cheaper components.. the general result was a heavy, non resonant shiney guitar....but having said that. Jimi Hendrix made so early 70 s guitars sound pretty good........

I'm happy to be part of ProGuitar! This will be fun!

@Fabian-Leandro Welcome Fabian!
Just saw your jazz blues take in Bb! Happy to see you here on the site!
Kind regards /Emil

@ardee
Rodger,
Thank you for the way you introduced yourself on our forum! I'm really glad it's "guitar time" now!! :)

Thank you also for the kind words, I do my best to share what I know here on the site! We're glad to have you as part of our community, and I'm looking forward to hearing more from you!
Kind regards/Emil

@raf Hi!
What tab did you want to find?
Kind regards/E

@alwayslearning

Andy, welcome to this learning platform!! So glad yo hear that you're learning a lot already! I'm always available here if you want to ask me (or any of the other guitarists here at the forum) any questions! :)

Really cool that you want to start writing out your own arrangements! For me, being able to write them out, and then "save" them is something that I've put a lot of effort into over the years, and it's actually a special feeling to see your music on the paper. :)

I started off using Sibelius, and I liked that software for music notation. However, even though I had bought the software (for around $600 way back), Avid (who owns Sibelius) started charging an expensive monthly fee even though I had already payed for the software. This made me (and many many others) switch from Sibelius to Dorico. I now use Dorico 5, and I really like the software - although it took me a couple of months to really get used to it after using Sibelius for years..

I should mention that I write out my arrangements using music notation (I do read notation even though I'm a guitarist, haha), and then I transfer the music notation to the TAB staff, and adjust what notes are played on what strings after that. I mention this because I think there are softwares that might be easier to use if you're writing TABs before the notation - but I'm not sure which ones are the best for that.

Let me know if you have any questions!!
Kind regards/Emil

@markblues
Thanks so much for sharing Mark! Sounds wonderful!! We need more tango on this platform!! :)
Kind regards/E

@jaceadams
Hi!!

I made a little video for you, trying to explain how I'd approach the other positions of the major scale when it comes to right hand technique.

Just to kind of sum up what I'm explaining in the video;
Whenever you play a scale descending, using 3 notes per string, I'd use a pull-off between the 2nd and 3rd note of each string.

When you play an ascending scale, I tend to slide the note if the notes are a half step apart, but only if the starting point is from my 3rd or 4th finger (left hand). Otherwise I'd pick both notes, or use a hammer-on (in most cases.. sometimes I might slide the index finger as well, like when I play the A major scale ascending in the 2nd position just like in this video...)

So you'll notice that there might be some "rules" that I stick to, but not all the time - so it is a bit tricky to find the exact way I would play these positions. Nowadays I see the major scale as one big pattern all over the guitar neck, and I usually don't practice the 5 different positions up and down in this way anymore. But it's still a great way to practice your right hand technique! I would suggest to work on this, and find your own way of playing it - maybe inspired by some of my ideas and right hand patterns! :)

Right Hand Technique QUESTION/ANSWER – 10:47
— ProGuitar

Kind regards/Emil

@undefined-v
Looks like an awesome event! :)
Say hi to Karlijn and Alexander Misko from me!! /Emil Ernebro

@dcgooding
I really enjoyed it!! Great to see all the work that you put in! Keep picking!!

@harmoniac
Sorry for the late reply!! I missed this post.. Hope you had a great time at the Nashville Camp!! I think those camps are great even though you might not be at a level to play everything that the guitarists are teaching.. It will most likely be a wonderful inspirational experience too! Depending on the style, I'd say that the most important thing to learn is to get the thumb more independent from your fingers when it comes to rhythms. Check out the free lessons "Fingerstyle Basics", and then move on to some blues lessons!
Kind regards/Emil

@dcgooding
David!!! Wonderful to see you play this!
You're sounding great! Keep picking!
Kind regards/Emil

@fabs
Hi there!!
I don't use any tools for remembering an arrangement, but I sometimes sketch out the changes on a piece of paper, and sometimes I just use my phone to record the ideas, and listen back when I'm working on a new arrangement! :)

Kind regards/Emil