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Superhuman
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Superhuman
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03/26/2008 1:57 pm
Always a good idea not to try sounding like anyone else - shred is a tough one to get a unique style in though. You have a unique 'sound' but a unique style is something different - it's generated but subtle use of pinch harmonics, sliding in and out of notes etc rather than groupings of notes and techniques such as legatto, sweeps etc. The playing is very good IMO but it doesnt have a very unique style. Not putting you down at all, I like your music and I think you are a very talented guitarist. I think you also have superb potential for improvement once you develop a playing style of your own. It takes a lot of time and also involves taking your mind off technique and going more for 'feel' - again a difficult thing to do with shred. Think of it this way - put on any cd from a 'great' player such as Vai, Satch, Yngwie, Friedman etc and you can immediatly tell who is playing just from the style alone - that's what you should try to aim for. As it is, you sound like most other highly talented players, excellent technical abilities but not a huge ammount of unique style. I hope this helps, as I said, I think you have huge potential.