thinking about this some more..
you need separate songs thats traditionally been played on both headstocks..
so , again, my song nomination for the hockey stick heads - pearl jam Yellow better,
and a song for the pointy heads - ...well.... uhm.... just bang out a E chord repeatedly, with volume, overdrive and distortion set on 12.. thats abouts covers all that pointy heads are good for.
you both doing a version of each, and the winner is chosen.
Hey you paddle-headstock loving guy! You gotta pick between the above 2 songs ? Then we see if it's better with a proper guitar or a paddle-headstock guitar ?
Actually, @V8, maybe @StephenG is right. Maybe we should do one of each?
Your original pointy nominations were these right?
Maybe the first 2 weeks we do paddle-esque songs and the next 2 weeks we do eye-gougers? Winner of both wins the whole challenge. Draw results in a new challenge with new songs ?
NorioDS Maybe we should do one of each
I'm happy either way! Though I think I'll swop out Raining Blood for either Enter Sandman or Nothing Else Matters, so that you have a sliver of hope... Raining Blood has some immense triplet picking that is unreasonably tricky to pick up in two weeks.
StephenG V8 has already one.. Norio - we wait your loser video.
Don't be too confident. The paddle side has me rather...nervous. Those two are ones I've never even thought of attempting. I reckon we be starting on relatively even ground there.
Though I'm thinking @NorioDS will get a education if we do the pointy side of things ?
its always fun until someone puts an eye out!!
Yikes, just listened to Slayer — Raining Blood for the first time. I have zero chance ?Honestly all the songs are sooo far out of my league it ain't funny. But I'm a good sport ?
And if I get one good riff or new skill out of this, it'll be well worth it. I picked Little Wing for all the chords and embellishments. Totally out of my noodling comfort zone. And I picked Scuttle Buttin' for the tasty fast blues rhythm. I have just about never played anything fast, ever.
@V8 can we get some background on your choices?
Peace Sells is one of my favourite tunes that I never learnt but wanted to. I think It's a really fun chuggy riffy feel with a touch of groove to it.
Raining Blood is another I always wanted to do but never did. It just sounds mad evil, especially on the live album played twice as fast as the studio version! ?
The issue with Raining Blood is, Alternate picking the triplets at that tempo takes a while to build up - It's quite a technical skill that has a surprisingly amount of subtleties. Plus I'm half-decent at it already - particularly after having to work on it for the djent band...on a BEAD tuned bass ?
V8 Peace Sells is one of my favourite tunes that I never learnt but wanted to. I think It's a really fun chuggy riffy feel with a touch of groove to it.
Nice! Love that song. I'm super keen to learn to play (and sing) - Megadeth - In Nothing We Trust.
V8 It just sounds mad evil, especially on the live album played twice as fast as the studio version! ?
Yikes! Ja no, waaaay outta my league. But if the Guitar Talkers wanna see me in pain, then I'll have to put on my big-boy panties and get on with it ?
YIKES! ?
So I pick up my guitar this arvie just before sitting down for my afternoon work session and I decide to practice some alternating picking at 120bpm. Triplets and 8th notes. Felt like I was trying to learn a new language.
THAT'S how long it's been since I've practiced properly.
Most of my "speed" practice in my teens and early twenties went into legato. I don't think I ever got a decent picking speed going at all. (And I'm still rubbish at legato. I can hammer on fairly well but my pull-offs are shyte.)
The good news (for YOU guys) is wifey got a short clip of me practicing. I'll try get it and post it here as part of the challenge updates.
Here it is, folks. I can't even pick anymore.
Ok folks, coz I messed up the newsletter, we didn't get any votes for songs so we flipped a coin. Actually it was a pick...
We actually both wanted Jimi so... I guess the universe wants us both to sukkel a bit. (I even thought, when I saw "Dunlop" that we got Little Wing ? )
So there you have it folks, 14 days begins today. Let's say entries have to be in by 23:59 Monday 28 May)
It's on!
So Norio flicked a coin and we have....
I'm gonna have to find a red hat and a pipe - hopefully there's some speed in the accessories ?
Before this challenge started, while we were thinking of what to play, Meron sent me this video. I'm gonna be focusing on just the riffage of Scuttle Buttin'. Not the solo or anything else.
You're all welcome to challenge each other or just learn the riffs too in support of your own preferred headstock ?
I'm insane for ever thinking I could do this ?
You'll notice in this video that I rush through the "fast" part so I can get to the nice 'n slow "my own damn thing" part. Both sound pretty equally awful but I'm just glad the pain is over.
I figure with another 2-4 weeks, it might sound like something. Kudos to @V8. Methinks he's won already!
Sorry for the video being out of time. I couldn't help that. I recorded the video on my phone and then added in the audio from my BR-600.
PS: I'm not all sour-puss about this terrible performance of mine ? I'm glad we did this challenge. It really got my playing again and I might just stick with Scuttle Buttin' until I can play it properly. I enjoyed most parts of the challenge. Just not so much today ?
