Posts by GearJocke

Quote from Hoki Toki

Absolutely right Nikos. We all have gone trough all sorts of guitarists, trying to

crack the code of licks, cords and sound and eventually chisel out something

personal from all impressions ...... Practice practice practice

I started with Hendrix in late 60´s and "ended up" with Holdsworth as inspiration source.

( Yes, I´m old ...... )

But what I don´t get is why so many people post copys / covers on u-tube.

The songs / solos already exist in a excellent original version

If it´s a new arrangement or style, then it´s OK , but a copy .... why ? To show off ??

The goal would be to make your own music IMO ..... And "show off" you own talent.

But it´s mostly a "free" world and anybody can play and say what they want, me included

Cheers !

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I guess it's becuase of insecurity and also covers are more safe and attracts more viewers than anything original.

Quote from Nikos

It is boring because it is predictable.

Other than that I believe that young lads like this one in this video should also go "through their personal shred period"..just to get over it.This guy has a very nice vibrato.He will "get it".The older he gets..

But as you said.Today the "concept of melody" and the right mind on the "personal characteristics" like vibrato,bending,phrasing..are not the most important things when a young guitar player starts.Blues is often today not the "starting point" ...like it was in the 60s-80s most often.Back then you started with guitar icons who all had their roots in blues.A nice vibrato and a fat,long melody/theme were by far the most important things for young players to learn.

Today very often the kids want to learn shred from the start.Because of computer games or Dragon force.Then..at some point...many understand that it all sounds like shit when they can't play a straight melody nicely and then...they start to work on vibrato/phrasing/melody writing..it is often a little bit "to late".

But you see it is done "in the right way" when the kids have some one to watch their development.Be it family which has a music background or a good teacher.

But it is still there.We will see a lots of very good players with "personal style" in the future.No doubt.

But I guess the level of technical abilities will rise enormously in general.For all styles.Even blues.

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Well you're right. Except during the 80's. It depends where in the 80's. I mean how much blues based do you hear from EVH? And when Malmsteen came in the 80's the blues based were throwned out from the window and alot of other shredders came like Paul Gilbert, Tony Mcalpine, Vinnie Moore , Steve Vai etc. They were the new guitar idols for a new generation that didn't care a dime for blues based guitarists. They were considered old farts and boring. Just like someone like Eric Clapton were considered as boring during the 70's and prefered Ritchie Blackmore. That's the it is. The new is always more interesting for a young generation than the old stuff. If it had not been that way, humans would still be living in a cave.

Quote from Monkey_Man

This is my high-pass mixing M.O. so maybe I shouldn't have shared that...

M.O What's that?

If it's for recording, use a multiband compressor or a dynamic EQ

Yes you can. Just right click on the preset(s)and choose delete rig. It doesn't matter if it was a preset imported in RM or on the kemper itself.

Quote from Nikos

I hope we dont have any Jan Hammer haters here..?

Is it he who does all those lame movie tracks too? If so I'm a guilty hater.

Quote from Wheresthedug

Yes they have said a fuzz will come (probably shortly) but not that it would include a feedback setting which I think would be a great feature to build directly into the drive/fuzz effect rather than as a separate block.

Well, not everyone will use a fuzz so it's better if it's a separate block if you ask me.

Quote from Wheresthedug

I would love to see a feedback parameter added to the Kemper Drive and any new Drive/Fuzz that might come out in future.

Haven't they said that a fuzz drive will come eventually? But I agree feedback to the kemper users.

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3:43 Frank: What to do when he's playing his violin solo? I take a brake and light and smoke a cigarette

Quote from SonusStudios

Updated to the latestest drivers, yes. What do you mean with "read all the time"?
Thanks.

Oh, I ment red of course

How about the input on the kemper? Does it hit read all the time when using high gain profiles? Have you updated to the last drivers on the interface? Does other users of the interface have the same or similar problem?

Have you checked spdif doesn't hit red in the Presonus software?

Quote from Syntek

I did check that Fractal forum blocked some QC demos because paid videos are not allowed in that forum. Not the case in this forum.

Wasn't kemper disscusions at fractal forum erased, at least when kemper was new if I remember correct?

Maybe this? Profiles to match Zakk Wylde live tone from video

Quote from V8guitar

I think hes a shocking player...just seems otherworldly...often dismissed as purely a widdler but some of his stuff has some real emotion in it.

I think he's great. he's also not a bad person, just a diva...I see that is a bit of fun, playing up to the rock pretensions!

I remember buying the live in Japan video in 1984...yes...1984...and feeling physically sick watching his playing...never seen anything like it before and nearly gave up on the spot.

Graham Bonnet explains what it was like to work with him:

Quote from KnoxHarrington

The one thing I'd really like to see happening is the ability to capture entire rigs including multiple stacked OD pedals. The Kemper can't do this realistically, yet, at least to my ears. I'm not talking about modulation pedals which would be impossible to profile because of their temporal nature I guess, but profiling multiple (static) stacked OD or boost pedals should be possible someday.

I think the Kemper is great for people who use profiles of clean or distorted amps without much pedals in the chain and rely on amps for breakup. I personally play high headroom amps which don't break up 99% of the time and I rely on pedals for grit. I have yet to come close to the sound I get when stacking my OD pedals through an analog amp.

True. When I compare a profile with a baked in od and the same profile without od and use my od, it sounds better than the baked in od.

Quote from MuddySludge

Shabadabadia Babababa Tonni Iommi influence for sure.

Translated to english: where are my chopsticks.