EPTalex is a good friend of mine,
we used to play together in the school band years ago
i know that he does tabs of all his stuff, maybe i can get some of them if you want
Fingerpicking Guitar Style - Page 2
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Starbuck
Austria7 Posts
alex is a good friend of mine, we used to play together in the school band years ago i know that he does tabs of all his stuff, maybe i can get some of them if you want | ||
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DDie
Brazil2369 Posts
On May 04 2010 19:26 Tadzio wrote: I like guitar covers of videogame soundtracks, so this guy appeals to me: http://www.youtube.com/user/lonlonjp He has nearly 200 videos. Mostly square/enix games. Lotsa fingerpicking. Some mistakes here and there, but he's covering stuff that wasn't written to be played on a single instrument so it's pretty inspiring anyway. Check www.gametabs.net , theres a thread in the forum with a lot of his arrangements (tabbed by fans) This is the post : http://www.gametabs.net/forum/topic/6405 @ | ||
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lac29
United States1485 Posts
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JohnColtrane
Australia4813 Posts
On May 05 2010 00:43 Piy wrote: Well John Williams is the best living guitar player. Perfect classical style, so you should look him up I guess for some extra awesome. couldn't say any tips other than practice til you need to go to sleep. that sounded like shit, even ben monder's junk sounded better than that and wes montgomery is more of a thumb player than a finger player  | ||
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sharkeyanti
United States1273 Posts
On May 05 2010 18:04 JohnColtrane wrote: + Show Spoiler + On May 05 2010 00:43 Piy wrote: Well John Williams is the best living guitar player. Perfect classical style, so you should look him up I guess for some extra awesome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDAHl54V0CU couldn't say any tips other than practice til you need to go to sleep. that sounded like shit, even ben monder's junk sounded better than that and wes montgomery is more of a thumb player than a finger player As far as the old generation of classical guitar players, Williams is pretty good. What did you find shitty about the performance? | ||
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JohnColtrane
Australia4813 Posts
On May 07 2010 08:00 sharkeyanti wrote: As far as the old generation of classical guitar players, Williams is pretty good. What did you find shitty about the performance? the part where the blood in my eardrums started to coagulate | ||
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sharkeyanti
United States1273 Posts
On May 08 2010 09:08 JohnColtrane wrote: the part where the blood in my eardrums started to coagulate i am actually curious | ||
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Rotation
United States118 Posts
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Archaic
United States4024 Posts
EDIT: If it weren't for fingerstyle, I probably wouldn't have played guitar for more than a month. It got me hooked. EDIT2: Going to Tommy Emmanuel concert this July!!! | ||
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nerium
Philippines512 Posts
 here's another kotaro oshio arrangement, its very very very beautiful, so sad and sweet at the same time: | ||
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Floophead_III
United States1832 Posts
I'm a classically trained guitarist for 11 years. I've studied with some very talented players (Kevin Vigil and Berta Rojas) as well as have master class instruction from Ben Verdery, Julian Grey, and other world-renowned players. First off, I'd like to say that classical guitar is insanely difficult technically, musically, and physically. It is one of the most versatile instruments and there's so much expression you can achieve with it. No instrument can do what the acoustic guitar does IMO. Unfortunately, I've fallen out of practice with classical guitar since the last few years I've been playing a lot more electric and not performing actively with any groups since I entered college. However, I still will share what I can: Learn to read sheet music. You cannot capture a classical guitar piece with tab. It's not like rock music or jazz music where you have a large area of freedom for one, and it's also much too complicated. Have you ever seen the notation for a Bach fugue? You couldn't ever put that in a tab. You'd lose too much in the translation. Change your strings often. I was very lazy about this but the tonal/volume difference is unimaginable. Also get quality strings. Do not use shitty Augustine Blacks or something. Get d'addario's. (I actually use a mix of hard tension d'addario's for bass and hard tension Augustine Regals for treble; regals are kind of difficult to find though, I usually ordered them from a guy in Baltimore). Experiment around with tensions and manufacturers for the sound that fits your guitar best. The right strings will make your instrument sound twice as good. Don't worry about playing fast or accurately at first. Tone is king. I was horrible about this, but a few years have given me insight into my mistakes. It doesn't matter what you play if you don't play it well. Work on getting your fingers to strike at the right angle. Work on getting smooth right hand movement and smooth left hand connectivity when fretting. It sucks, but do exercises and practice just getting that perfect sound. Get a quality instrument if you feel your technique is ready for it. While a good player with good technique can make a $100 yamaha sound decent, the instrument will limit you severely. My concert guitar cost about $2k. That's low end for a concert guitar. If you are a beginning player don't worry about it, but as your technique improves you will find the instrument severely limiting. That's all I wanna write for now, feel free to PM me if you have more inquiries/questions. I don't think I have any solo concert recordings unfortunately, but I can see about posting some group performances I did. I'll try to find some. (one of my favorites was Lotus Eaters by Andrew York for the LA Guitar Quartet - we rocked that piece =D) edit: That John Williams performance was stifled by the shittiness of Youtube. I have seen him live and he is a fabulous player and a fantastic musician. I suggest only listening to high quality recordings for classical music. Youtube quality is not good enough. | ||
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