OFFICE HOURS 83 | Saturday, June 18, Noon Pacific Time
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Hi Everyone,
Here were the questions for this week - please excuse the occasional mic malfunctions - I'm working on fixing that!
Question 1: Andy was wondering which CAGED Shapes are best for 7th and 9th chords. I talked about it a bit, and recommended both my Interactive Scratch Paper and my Rubiks Cube lessons to get comfortable with each CAGED Shapes' 7th chord possibilities.
Question 2: Wasn't really a question, but Mark wanted to show off a guitar project with jumbo frets! Looks great! You can see the post here, too.
Question 3: Trevor was hoping to troubleshoot some pedal noise problems. I gave a few tips, but if anyone has tips for Trevor, let him know in the comments or community forum! Also, please report back if you've made some progress, Trevor!
Question 4: Riccardo was curious if I prefer oldschool pedals and amp or newschool amp and pedal modeling box (like a Helix) directly into a monitor or something similar.
Question 5: Mathias wanted to know what to practice for only ten minutes a day. I launched into my soapbox routine about how you HAVE to be specific about your goals, or what to practice won't make any sense. And a lot more helpful advise.
From there we kind of had a discussion about practice in general. It was great, despite the occasional mic malfunctions. I'll get that fixed for the next stream.
If you have follow up questions, or for this stream in particular, if you, Trevor, find the noise issues in your pedal board, please let us know in the community forum.
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Comments
Thanks, Scott, I will start that today.๐๐
Joe Elizondo
2022-06-18 20:11:19 +0000 UTCJoe! Sorry! The stream just ended and I missed your question. Sounds like a great one for next week, but initially I'd say 1. Play slow enough that you can describe, in words, what you're doing with both hands. Which finger you're using on your fretting hand, wether you're picking down or up or using which finger to pick on your right hand - that kind of thing. 2. Then, gradually, over a period of days, try to increase your speed from there. You don't always have to think that critically when you play, but if you start that way it seems to help your neural pathways send the right messages
Scott Paul Johnson
2022-06-18 19:58:47 +0000 UTCScott, can you recommend an exercise I can practice to hit the right notes on the scales I'm learning !!!
Joe Elizondo
2022-06-18 19:47:41 +0000 UTCHey Scott, Joe checking
Joe Elizondo
2022-06-18 19:15:00 +0000 UTC
