#281

I used to teach using Leavitt’s books. Never had a student get through the second book. Personally, those books upped my game when I was hustling gigs all the time. I recommend them to every guitarist looking to work on sight reading for sure.

#282

Well I’m on page 20 of book 1, it feels like a long road ahead I can’t imagine what the end of book 2 will be like. I got to it from being interested in jazz it was recommended as a solid base to work from.

#283

I love the Method!

It took me 1.5 years to “get through” Volume 1. I’m now on page 25 of Volume 2. In truth you don’t really get through these books - you’ll find yourself going back to look at earlier material as newer material gives you more understanding. I still go back to Volume 1.

I definitely recommend watching the accompanying video series for the first volume - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IoFz6TGy5c&list=PLx1YuLLmpyHvTwAGXZm52kdOClq-TRb6-. It definitely clears up many potential areas of confusion. Starting with the rest stroke is key - I was halfway through Vol. 1 before I realized the rest stroke should be used always even with 8th and 16th notes.

After Vol. 1 - Leavitt’s Melodic Rhythms and Classical Studies books are great for checking weak points and consolidating the things you’ve learned.

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#284

Thanks a lot for the links to the videos that’s such a help.

It’s good to hear the value of sticking with it, I feel like I’m definitely looking at the 1.5 year mark. I feel like I’m slowly building some momentum.

Apologies if this is a slight derail off the thread.

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#285

I’ll second the Melodic Rhythms book. Great recommendation.

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#286

Getting back on track, a work in progress of ideas, there’s Ciat gear on the table too I enjoy using for processing.

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#287

The mood is such a fun pedal! Nice board

#288

I agree about Mood it’s a special thing.

#289

great pedalboard. does the tensor pedal freeze sounds?

#290

That DRM1 looks like it’s just levitating there.

#291

I wouldn’t say Tensor freezes, it can catch small loops but to freeze a sound I’d use a reverb on the H9, Mood can assimilate a freeze effect but with its own character.

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I’ve streamlined quite a bit from a wall of guitars and a pedalboard I could barely lift. Not pictured are my coodercaster, Elitist 63’ 335 and Squire Bass VI. I do run the Kemper into my ZOIA now and then, otherwise not using any pedals.

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#294

How do you like the Kemper? If that’s what you kept I have to imagine it’s pretty good.

#295

I have been through a lot of guitar gear and the Kemper is the only thing I have never considered selling. Once you get to grips with interface it’s fantastic

#296

So do I. Bought it in 2012 and use it daily for teaching, productions and gigs.
I would like to use an amp again but it is so much quicker…

#297

I love it. Paired with the Mission Gemini 2 it’s great with the band, but still a heavy rig. At home it’s absolutely perfect. Big bonus was that I bought a cheap Squier Bass VI with flatwounds and it sounds incredible with the Kemper bass profiles.

#298

I have been tempted by the Gemini for a long while - does that work out for you at home too?

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getting back into guitar for the first time since high school, and using pedals for the first time ever basically. dirty haggard’s BLM gated fuzz-ish pedal, into analog delay into tape delay lol. thinking about trying to use the hors d’oeuvres? to interface with modular but haven’t really done that yet…

not pictured is my cheapo schecter into these and sometimes using my slightly broken amp, but usually with headphones, and I actually like the sound of going straight into my bastl dude as my headphone amp lol—if i had a better amp and didn’t feel the need to use headphones in my apartment I think it would make a difference, but as it is I can’t really tell. Just gotta be careful with my ears with that fuzz :metal: :weary:

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like others here, i have almost totally ignored my guitar rig for quite some time. recently i got it in my head to re-tool my setup for a thing i used to do more of, but sans tape machine, because i’m too old and tired to lug that thing around, and really i could probably do what i want in a pinch with maybe 3 of these… guitar pedals sure have come a long way in even the last 5 years it seems. at any rate, i’ve pretty accurately recreated that set up, along with a few new buds in the mix to apply some ideas that i’ve picked up/out from recent experience in the modular world to spice it up a little. its not perfect, but it gets me where i want to go for now more or less.

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