Your guitarist is amazing, very clean play. I don't know much about drumming so i can't really comment much about it, but sounds good.

And I don't know what that tattoo is

kidcrash

United States623 Posts

November 29 2010 00:12 GMT

#25

I think it was interesting that you started the necrophagist song with traditional grip and then transitioned to standard grip (not sure what its called) Just curious if there is a reason for switching? Nice drumming btw

edit: matched grip seems to be what standard is called

geetarzero

United States217 Posts

November 29 2010 00:36 GMT

#26

another guitarist with freakishly long fingers that probably aid him quite greatly.

sc4k

United Kingdom5454 Posts

November 29 2010 01:03 GMT

#27

@ Moose Actually we are playing prog similar to Pain of Salvation and Porcupine Tree (with some Rush chucked in there for me :D), the style of music of the guitarist, because he writes it and is also the singer. I've got some bands coming together though, and yes I am in two tech death bands, which will be making music soon enough :D called Hulking Monstrosity and Deny, Preach, Obey!

@ kidcrash Thanks! Usually I switch from trad when I am playing a difficult section because I feel more comfortable playing matched. However my trad technique is probably better at that tempo than my matched, for blasting. I need to practice more death metal! I can still never decide what sort of music I want to play. Right now I have to learn 50+ songs for my function band, all groovy stuff like Chaka Khan and Earth Wind + Fire! Practicing double bass is sort of pointless in that context lol!

@ Prototype The game's name is Deus Ex, it came out in 2000. You can pick it up real cheap anywhere, I guarantee it is one of the best FPS/Adventure/RPGs you'll ever play.

kidcrash

United States623 Posts

November 29 2010 01:10 GMT

#28

On November 29 2010 10:03 sc4k wrote:

@ kidcrash Thanks! Usually I switch from trad when I am playing a difficult section because I feel more comfortable playing matched. However my trad technique is probably better at that tempo than my matched, for blasting. I need to practice more death metal! I can still never decide what sort of music I want to play. Right now I have to learn 50+ songs for my function band, all groovy stuff like Chaka Khan and Earth Wind + Fire! Practicing double bass is sort of pointless in that context lol!

The more styles you practice the more dynamic you will become! Your blast is very steady so I can see why you used a traditional grip for those parts.

Divinek

Canada4045 Posts

November 29 2010 07:56 GMT

#29

your guitarist seems like he's pretty decent at the technical aspect of guitar but seems blatantly uncomfortable using his pinky lol, and nothing that he plays makes any sense.

That out of the way you're all very promising, always fun to see up and coming people do stuff they love

mooose

Japan200 Posts

November 29 2010 15:30 GMT

#30

That's cool, porcupine tree is good too :D Post some links here once you have some recordings up for any of your bands!

intrigue

Washington, D.C9935 Posts

November 29 2010 19:13 GMT

#31

cool!!!!!! looking forward to hearing your songs =]

news

892 Posts

November 29 2010 20:52 GMT

#32

On November 29 2010 16:56 Divinek wrote:
your guitarist seems like he's pretty decent at the technical aspect of guitar but seems blatantly uncomfortable using his pinky lol, and nothing that he plays makes any sense.

Are you joking? Can you provide any video of yourself, because this guy is just insane in my eyes. You better have some godlike skills to say this. Waiting for your video response.

-orb-

United States5770 Posts

November 29 2010 21:22 GMT

#33

Damn nice man

I fucking WISH I was as good as your guitarist

Left handed too! Dayum yo

-orb-

United States5770 Posts

November 29 2010 21:24 GMT

#34

On November 30 2010 05:52 News wrote:

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Are you joking? Can you provide any video of yourself, because this guy is just insane in my eyes. You better have some godlike skills to say this. Waiting for your video response.

I understand where he's coming from. The guitarist is truly amazing and his cleanliness at the speed he's playing is phenomenal. That being said I do agree with Divinek in that he does seem very uncomfortable using his pinky (avoids it a lot) and while his vibrato sounds great it looks a little uncontrolled.

IMO he probably is self-taught with that style of technique. I could be wrong, but usually most teachers try to break people of habits like that

sc4k

United Kingdom5454 Posts

November 30 2010 03:21 GMT

#35

Thanks for even more kind comments everyone :D. -orb- and Divinek, I think Luke would be the first person to admit he needs work on his pinky...think I remember him talking about it...and you're right -orb-, he taught himself to play pretty much through listening to and watching a guitarist called Francis Dunnery who played with a band called It Bites. As a consequence, he has pretty fantastic legato and a good clean approach to playing which he picked up from following John Petrucci (he can play pretty much every Dream Theater song and currently is with a group of people recording a cover to the entirety of Metropolis Pt 2 I believe!), but some habits that he picked up. All of us are still miles away from where we want to be tho!

ShoCkeyy

7815 Posts

November 30 2010 20:23 GMT

#36

The bassist is amazing.... O.O

Herrmann

United States65 Posts

December 09 2010 01:58 GMT

#37

great playing dude, and talented band, but I can't hold back a little technique critique haha. The one thing I notice is that you play really thumbs up (french grip). this technique is awesome for stuff like timpani, but from personal experience if you work on turning your hands over (palms facing floor) you'll feel a huge difference. playing more of a german grip like I described lets you use the same finger muscles you use in the french but gives you a much more fluid line from your stick to your wrist to your shoulder, letting your wrist strokes have a better economy of motion. also, playing palms down allows you muchhhhhhhhh more control over the stick (especially when playing double strokes)

just my two cents, if you totally disagree I understand

(whatever works for you works for you) I am just obsessed with hand technique haha. and again, great playing!