Rael0505 Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Cover of the second solo of Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd on The Wall album. I'm mostly self taught, although some time last year I did get a teacher for a brief period of a month or two. Not the best cover on youtube, but I don't think it sucks. Oh and rate it 5 stars. Edit: Blyde if you make fun of my fat arms again you're permabanned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodee Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Nice muscles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pheonix Gamma Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Like I said on AIM, you're really good, dude. Kudos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rael0505 Posted September 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Or lack of thereof. Actually, my camera stretches me vertically a lot. I should have a little disclaimer in the video saying Objects in video are shorter and fatter than they appear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rael0505 Posted September 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Thanks peegee. <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blyde Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 What I said on AIM and YouTube long ago. Yeah, I love it. かいな 太る！！ *epic dynamic IP bandodge* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rael0505 Posted September 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Damn you azn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupaChao Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 That was wonderfulness. You did a damn good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rael0505 Posted September 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 There's another solo I want to show off, maybe I'll record it tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DimensionWarped Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streak Thunderstorm Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 I give it a 7/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slingerland Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 I give it a 7/12. Would you like to give some reasons or is just a continuation of "nobody is bettah than Streak?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRD Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Edit: Blyde if you make fun of my fat arms again you're permabanned. Moar like, you're FAT! OH! Nah nah, awesomeness stuff Rael. =D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rael0505 Posted September 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Would you like to give some reasons or is just a continuation of "nobody is bettah than Streak?" I don't think there's anything for him to criticize that I wouldn't know myself. My bends were off in places (one part in the middle makes me cringe every time I hear it), timing can be an issue, pinch harmonicsaren't always right. I don't think he could tell me anything I don't know about what's wrong with it, unless he were to suggest I do something different from how I'm currently doing it. I can play it a little better if I'm sitting down because the guitar is higher up (can't put the strap up any higher), but when I perform I'd rather be standing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streak Thunderstorm Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Hmm. Well, I could tell you that when you do your bends, make sure if you have to bend about 2 notes higher, to place your middle finger on the fret you have to bend and back it up with the frets below it. What I mean is... Have your middle finger on the bend fret.. Have your index on the fret before. It reinforces the bend so that you can do it further without your finger strength giving up. Also, 7/12 is lulz. Who grades something out of 12? You're doing good for a year. Better than what I did after a year. The solo is long and at that time I couldn't remember anything longer than 20 seconds. It's obvious you had a teacher, lol. Another thing. Playing guitar is all about muscle memory. You may be able to connect everything in your head but if your hands don't recognize what you're trying to do, it will fall short. What i suggest... if you're hitting a note out of place or your bends aren't in tune... DO those bends... do that riff about 100 times. Just repeat it. It may be boring but the more you do it and the more you get it right, your fingers will remember the feeling of doing it right and you'll never get it wrong again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rael0505 Posted September 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Hmm. Well, I could tell you that when you do your bends, make sure if you have to bend about 2 notes higher, to place your middle finger on the fret you have to bend and back it up with the frets below it. What I mean is... Have your middle finger on the bend fret.. Have your index on the fret before. It reinforces the bend so that you can do it further without your finger strength giving up. You mean use more than one finger to give strength to the bend? I actually do that when I bend using my ring finger. You're doing good for a year. Better than what I did after a year. The solo is long and at that time I couldn't remember anything longer than 20 seconds. It's obvious you had a teacher, lol. Having a teacher didn't have that big an impact on my playing I don't think. I was self-taught for at least two or three months. He gave me the tabs for this solo for about 20 seconds of this song and helped me a little, and then I learned the rest by ear in a week and surprised him. My prior 10+ years of piano probably helped. Another thing. Playing guitar is all about muscle memory. You may be able to connect everything in your head but if your hands don't recognize what you're trying to do, it will fall short. What i suggest... if you're hitting a note out of place or your bends aren't in tune... DO those bends... do that riff about 100 times. Just repeat it. It may be boring but the more you do it and the more you get it right, your fingers will remember the feeling of doing it right and you'll never get it wrong again. Thanks for the advice. It's hard because I know exactly how I want it to sound in my head, but my fingers don't always follow and I don't even realize it. I'll try practicing pieces of it over and over instead of the whole song over and over. <3 steak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarkSS Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Loved it. Your playing is getting so much better, it's making me jealous; even if I don't play guitar. =3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serephim Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Impressive. Very impressive. BTW, are you anorexic or something? IM what you call "fat", you sir are quite skinny. Or was it a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rael0505 Posted September 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 My camera stretches me vertically a lot. I'm not really that thin at all. The joke stems from my Kraid piano cover thread where Blyde said my arms looked fat from the angle the camera was in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 What I said on AIM and YouTube long ago. Yeah, I love it.かいな 太る！！ *epic dynamic IP bandodge* "Or get fat"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rael0505 Posted September 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 Straight from the video description: "I'm playing Pink Floyd's Fletcher Memorial Home solo. Very political song, I love it. I played it for about two hours and my fingers are almost bleeding, but this is the best recording I could do. Forgive the timing errors." There are another couple solos I want to record, but right now my fingers hurt so much that I can barely type with that hand. 5 stars pls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 Niiiiiice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tentril Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 No fair, I wish to play guitar. Grant me instant talent with no effort plz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blyde Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 I love you. Great playing. Your fat arms are hidden, however. EDIT: BTW Spike, kaina = arm. Actually I should have said futotteiru, but not too many people understand japanspeaks anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverbounD Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 Thats really awesome Rael! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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