Originally Posted by: maggiorThat certainly makes sense. As the new guy and the second guitarist, you really should just roll with it. Having been doing this a little bit, they may know some things you aren't aware of yet. Try it their way and if you find it isn't working for some reason, explaing to them why it isn't working for you and have some suggestions ready.[/QUOTE]
That might be true, but it might also not be the case. I noticed something quite... disappointing, honestly, last night while jamming with them. They use the same key in all their songs, many of them even the same chord progression just with different rhythms, and I couldn't hear any kind of legato in the solos (no bends, no vibrato, no hammer-on/pull-off/trills, only a few slides). Technique-wise, I'd say they stilll have some way to go. When I improvise at home, I usually use lots of sustained notes and legato, with a more or less clean tone (sometimes a bit of distortion/overdrive just to give it more of a rock-sound), because I like the sound, but they just run with lots of fast notes and no legato in their solos, with a very muddy tone with some overdrive on top. Huge difference in styles here... And their other guitarist has been playing for 8 years and has taken lessons from a personal teacher. I've played for 1 year and I only take online lessons, and I use more legato in my playng than the other guy...
[QUOTE=maggior]Regarding tone - I have a preference for what I like my tone to sound like when I'm practicing. I perfer a mellow sound with the treble cut back and using my neck pickup. It surprises me when I'm playing with some backing and jam tracks that a more trebly sound works better and I find myself cranking up the treble and moving to my bridge pickup.
I normally just practise with a semi-clean tone and add a bit of distortion/overdrive with pedals, then change Treble and Bass so it sounds just a bit edgy, then choose whatever pickup fits best for what I want to play. Sometimes, though, I play with other settings, if I'm trying to learn some famous songs, because I want it to sound right, but still a bit different.
"Commit yourself to what you love, and things will happen."
- Mika Vandborg, Electric Guitars, "Follow Your Heart"
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Gear:
Chateau PS-10 Cherry Power-Strat
Epiphone G-400 LTD 1966 Faded Worn Cherry
Epiphone Les Paul 100 Ebony (w/ Oil City Pickups Scrapyard Dog PLUS pickups)
Epiphone ES-345 Cherry
Fender 2014 Standard Stratocaster Sunburst
Martin DX1K Acoustic
Fender Mustang II Amplifier
Jet City Amplification JCA22H Tube-head and JCA12S+ cabinet
Pedals...
- Mika Vandborg, Electric Guitars, "Follow Your Heart"
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Gear:
Chateau PS-10 Cherry Power-Strat
Epiphone G-400 LTD 1966 Faded Worn Cherry
Epiphone Les Paul 100 Ebony (w/ Oil City Pickups Scrapyard Dog PLUS pickups)
Epiphone ES-345 Cherry
Fender 2014 Standard Stratocaster Sunburst
Martin DX1K Acoustic
Fender Mustang II Amplifier
Jet City Amplification JCA22H Tube-head and JCA12S+ cabinet
Pedals...