The Acoustic Challenge - Anything Goes!!!
I think I’ve posted the wrong link and uploaded the wrong track on soundcloud.
You can listen to it anyway if you like. Its still something I composed and recorded.
domhatch I are in. With a little luck and a looooooooot of practice time...
Hooray! Now I suppose I have to make sure I actually submit an entry as well... or look like a big bananahead. ?
So how about it @Stoffeltoo ? You in?
? Entries Close: Sunday, 11th November, Midnight
Mmmmmm... Flip... so much work... and with the band... time for OTHER musical stuff is very toit.
Yay! Glad to know my track is likeable here, is a track like that valid for this competition ?
MULTIFANFIX howzit and welcome. Why dont you take a minute and introduce yourself: https://community.guitartalk.co.za/t/introductions
We would love to know all about you but more importantly, your gear ?
My gear ? Please explain.
MULTIFANFIX Guitars, bud. We wanna see your guitars. Also amps, pedals maybe even cables. MAYBE even patch cables. We're dorks like that ?
(Go ahead and post those in the intro thread you started. To keep this thread from derailing.)
MULTIFANFIX Decent track...but where's the acoustic guitar(s)? Is this your entry for this competition - if so, I'll just say upfront, you are way off the criteria.
We have a clips for review section : https://community.guitartalk.co.za/t/clips-for-review, where you can post whatever you like for us to listen to and give feedback on.
The challenge/competition threads are specifically for tracks you plan on entering for that challenge.
NorioDS (Go ahead and post those in the intro thread you started. To keep this thread from derailing.)
As @NorioDS mentioned @MULTIFANFIX, please keep your posts in the threads relevant - for now I've moved your last post to your intro thread here : https://community.guitartalk.co.za/d/26897-a-loud-hello-note-to-all
If I could remove the track I would.
This track isn’t my entry, SORRY guys.
My entry will come soon, you wait and see.
So I've been trying to replicate a song by Josh Groban for this challenge ('si volvieras a mi'). There are some lovely classical guitar sections in the song and a whole lotta other stuff happening. I've gotten the intro bit right and trying to add my own flavour, but I have to admit, playing on a nylon is not easy! I mean, getting it to properly sing. Sheesh.
This article has helped:https://community.guitartalk.co.za/d/26853-how-to-learn-songs-by-ear-a-complete-step-by-step-guide/3 . I'm doing the entire thing by ear ?
I realize how much we 'get away with' when we strum, but with finger-style you have to be on par with every note! Quite the challenge, especially when trying to create the melody.
Suppose that's what these challenges are all about eh? Growth...
Good luck all.
I agree with you Wern101, we get away with a lot when playing songs by ear.
I’ve been playing songs by ear for years, mostly I get it right and some songs have other sounds that damp the notes we need to hear to play it right.
Then there are songs we get perfectly on note and later find that we play it differently from the original composed piece.
wern101 but I have to admit, playing on a nylon is not easy! I mean, getting it to properly sing. Sheesh.
Heheh...not it isn't! For me, a nylon is the most challenging out of electric/bass/acoustic triumvirate I can play. Really reminds you how much tone exists in your (both) your hands.
Also...a nylon highlights much time it takes to maintain those skills - take a while off and you have to polish em up again (and again, and again) - but that's common across instruments.
My first guitar was a classic with nylon strings and it was my only guitar for 5 years.
Tuning it by ear wasn’t a problem for me, the only problem for me was that it didn’t
stay tuned in for long and when you can’t find the note tuning it, they must be replaced.
Yes... I still jump on the forum from time to time. This week is NUTS. But after that I have a little breathing room (I'll be doing some designing of upcoming systems).
I've got some ideas in my head and I really want to spend some time recording my acoustic guitar through my new setup... I have not yet done any recordings of my acoustic guitar or through my new usb interface/desk. So I'm looking forward to all of that combined with creating an acoustic arrangement.
I've been struggling with this one ---- gut nuthin! I've been trying for something similar to Tenacious D's Wonderboy intro, but so far zilch. How are you guys doing?
klaasvakie Got three options...continue with the 4 note thing - I figured whatever I entered could be extended for next challenge or I've got a drop d groove that I've been working on and finally a version of "somewhere over the rainbow" that's a tad simple compared to the jazzcats interpretations - but instantly recognizable.
The only issue is that option 1 & 2 need a acoustic that's playable > 8th fret and mine itsn't. I have another...but it's a nylon strung electric that needs a 13 pin midi style preamp that I don't have (I could borrow one for a weekend though).
"Somewhere" will be the easiest...we'll see.
V8 The only issue is that option 1 & 2 need a acoustic that's playable > 8th fret and mine itsn't. I have another...but it's a nylon strung electric that needs a 13 pin midi style preamp that I don't have (I could borrow one for a weekend though).
I hear someone around here is desperate to get rid of a larivee ?