NorioDS think I played better before trying to record than I did yesterday on "d-day".
The dreaded recording "brain/finger freeze". Nothing is quite as effective as that blinking red light at testing how well you can do it under pressure.
NorioDS V8 Norio's challenge's are machocistic. All of them! ?
Life begins at the end of your comfort zone ?
Haha, true. Though my fingers were certainly NOT liking it yesterday after around 45m of solid playing.
NorioDS I didn't quite get the upwards rake. Hoping a few more (relaxed) practice sessions will get me there.
I got to thinking it as a staggered down & up strum, but piking strings instead of strumming them. The upwards rake was just for the open B string, tricky I often got the open high E on the way up. I like the idea, will be practicing it more - liked the sound/feel.
But relaxing at the higher bpm's was near impossible. Especially picking hand/arm/shoulder - everything got tense trying to get pick fast & clean on the strings.
NorioDS I mean I loved him already but, good grief, the man could play. You don't really gain that appreciation for an artist until you attempt the same thing they did.
2000% ? I can play a little bit of pride n joy and mary had a little lamb - but when you get deeper into his work it helps a LOT to have great chops (unlike me!). And we didn't get into his lead playing, which is next level (imho).
NorioDS Great challenge but I'm also glad this part is over
Yeah, +1 to that. I got a bit gatvol around day9/10, but coming back to it was a challenge in patience and has it's rewards - even if we don't see them immediately.
All in I spent around 4h15m (inc yesterday's recording efforts) on this challenge over 15 daze. This was 'focussed' practice on only Scuttle Buttin and not just noodle time (which I did plenty, but not on Scuttle Buttin). Not quite as successful as I hoped, but I did get some technical insights and hopefully a new technique to work into my playing.
So kimosabie, you ready for Part II or shall we take a short break to recuperate. I should probably admit that I did do some work on Peace Sells and Raining Blood...kept me from smashing stuff ?
