Yeah I knew it would be when and not if on the advancing guitarist popping up. I got my copy of it like 10 years ago, and I definitely wasn't ready for it. Only relatively recently am I really starting to get a lot out of it.
I'm not familiar with the other one but will have a look!
Yeah, I'm a guitar guy but I learned theory completely by visualizing it in a linear way like on a piano and then sorting out how to make it work on the frets. Would be a nightmare trying to sort that out purely in a 2D guitar fretboard setting.
I think everyone will probably have their own methodology, but I tend more towards having to memorize these things to the point they're instinctual.
For me, the theory and doing it on paper is easy, where I struggle is conjuring this stuff real time when improvising.
The hack I'm using now for chord spellings is that I have all my diatonic 7th chords memorized in C. So if I need to grab a D7 arpeggio, I just need to raise the third of the Dm7 I have memorized. D - F - A - C --> D - F# - A - C.
As stupid as it sounds, having the extra syllable of "sharp" or "flat" in my head really slows down my processing, hence basing it all on modifications to the C major chords.
I've heard good things about that book, but never had a look myself. I definitely put really learning the fretboard off for way too long - felt like an asshole once I put in the time on it and realized how much it opened things up for me!
Anyone else really enjoy picking up new ideas from books? There are a lot of crap ones out there, but some real gems too.
Pic related is what I'm working through now and it's fantastic. Randy has another book that's a more general introduction to jazz guitar, which is probably the most useful information dense guitar book I've ever found.
What are your favorites?
Oh God I think I spent more on batteries for that thing in 3 months than I did for the actual handheld.
"what kind of sound can you get out of it?" "Yes."
Clever idea but probably really a niche case - but I could see it making its way into the marketing for when e.g. Gibson puts out high end replicas of their old 60s guitars
This makes me nostalgic for when I lived alone and had my studio setup permanently online. Playing barefoot on a carpet over hardwood is great vibes!
Well said. I'd also be curious to see what OP thinks about it with his (presumably) young eyes. I'd probably pay actual money to watch him Livestream when he gets to Tubular
Cool, TIL, thanks for sharing!
Teoria looks fantastic for ear training. Anyone know of something for pure theory drilling? E.g. a site that would give me a root and quiz me on what the minor seventh would be?
Super cool! Can we get a picture of the controls?