Niel's latest tip

Originally Posted by: GuitarPlayer479Not funny at all. Then again it seems to be typical for you and this Razbo dude to do this so I should probably mind my own business. It just feels like the RickBlacker/Razbo Double Act dominates the forum sometimes.....

Get up on the wrong side of the bed today? 3 posts and each one is negative.

Originally Posted by: RazboGet up on the wrong side of the bed today? 3 posts and each one is negative.

I like to think of it as negative in a positive sort of way. Some things just need to be said!

Originally Posted by: GuitarPlayer479I like to think of it as negative in a positive sort of way. Some things just need to be said!

I think there's a prize for hitting 1,000 posts. I can't stop now!

Hi guitarplayer196,

I don't have two notes to pick from a major key, it's a little easier to pick the prominent soloing notes in a minor key.

But I can say that using the notes from the chord being played underneath is very effective in major key soloing.

I think the sus 4 sounds good in major soloing. If there were a D major chord being played, It sounds nice to bend from an F# to a G (first string, 2nd fret), then release and land on the D (3rd fret, 2nd string).

Soloing around the chord shapes like this really makes the notes pop out.

"Thanks for clarifying -I recall another GT instructor saying that rock can be summed up as playing minor scales over major keys"

This can be a little misleading. But, if you take an E minor scale at the 12 fret and move the whole pattern down to the 9th fret you'll have an E major scale pattern. This is an easy way to learn two scales for the price of one.

Originally Posted by: GuitarPlayer479It just feels like the RickBlacker/Razbo Double Act dominates the forum sometimes.....

LOL. I thought that was a good thing. :)

Ok, I have to ask....what is this email newsletter of which you speak?

Originally Posted by: soulsskyOk, I have to ask....what is this email newsletter of which you speak?

The GT Newsletter. I think you can get a link to subscribe to it here

http://www.guitartricks.com/newsletter.php

It has some quite interesting articles.

Originally Posted by: RazboThe GT Newsletter. I think you can get a link to subscribe to it here

http://www.guitartricks.com/newsletter.php

It has some quite interesting articles.

+1

Gracias! I'm signing up now....

Neal, there is one other sting bending technique that you left out. After picking a string or playing a chord, Randy Rhoads would get that same effect by placing one hand on the top of his Les Paul (directly over the top of the toggle switch) and the other placed behind the headstock, and then push out on the headstock to bend the neck.

I have a question about last weeks pick scrape technique. I have seen some guitarists do the pick scrape and follow it with a hand slide. Are they fretting the strings with any pressure, or are they just doing a version of the scrape with just the skin of thier fingers? Thanks Neal, John

Originally Posted by: CSchlegelLOL. I thought that was a good thing. :)

Perhaps as merely a reader of this forum and not much of a contributor my opinions don't count but I beg to differ on this.

What I see is a clique and a clique can make a forum less good. I think there's a possibility that others (who may feel like outsiders?) may be less likely to contribute and this will detract from the whole. "Maybe I would've replied to that thread but now it's been answered immediately by a 'resident' I won't bother!" springs to my mind.

I'm not saying there's anything malicious about the clique but the backslapping can get a bit tiresome and is in danger of restricting contributions from anyone other than those who are members of the in-crowd........