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ChristopherSchlegel
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ChristopherSchlegel
Guitar Tricks Instructor
Joined: 08/09/05
Posts: 8,465
03/03/2007 8:42 pm
Originally Posted by: halo71"Do you think Malmsteen will be remembered as a guitar God 25 years from now?" I sure don't think so![/QUOTE]
I remember someone asking me that same question back in 1984 when Malmsteen's "Rising Force" album was released.

I remember thinking then and now, "What does that have to do with anything?" What if he's not remembered by many people? What if he is? Does that change who likes him and who doesn't? Does that change whether or not he was a skilled musician who pursued his own style regardless of anyone elses thoughts on the matter?
[QUOTE=Cloetta]Do you have any advice,a phrase or anything just something that makes me faster on the guitar?
How many hours must i spend with the guitar every day to get this good?
If you have any advice about other techniques,send it to me


Bar Chord Nick offered some great advice on scale practice using a metronome & a lot of repetition. He's also right that there is no magic number of years that will work automatically as a standard for everyone. It will be different for every individual. It takes as long as it takes.

I did a few tutorials on how to build speed in a manner similar to some of Malsteen's style here:
More Speedy Ideas - Building Speed
Speedy Ideas Series 1
Sweeping Ideas

Above all: practice, practice, practice. Years ago I used to practice this stuff for 6-8 hours a day. Hope this helps. I wish you success with it!
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