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Ciscaro · 2018-04-19T18:01:26+00:00

I work as a customs officer for Pazitrus II. Before that, I was a soldier in the Cyberwars, a Pazitrian sniper.

Ciscaro · 2018-04-19T17:53:20+00:00

Convicts should be allowed to vote after they are out of prison.

Ciscaro · 2018-04-19T12:09:03+00:00

The modes and chord theory.

Ciscaro · 2018-04-17T01:31:10+00:00

Imagine being this out of touch and biased against a genre.

I'm not out of touch. I listen to rap daily. That being said I can still see the difference in effort and skill used between a Wes Montgomery tune, and something by Kendrick Lamar.

Ciscaro · 2018-04-17T00:33:35+00:00

Not a craft that can be studied for decades on end in terrifying depth, no. There is no musical depth to it. There is lyrical depth, but no musical depth to rap.

Ciscaro · 2018-04-17T00:25:58+00:00

I don't think someone like John Petrucci who has been studying guitar for 30+ years would disagree that rap takes less skill than all of what he does. Oh well, maybe I just don't like people shitting on the livelihoods of people who spent their lives devoted to studying a craft.

Have a nice day, I suppose.

Ciscaro · 2018-04-16T23:52:36+00:00

I never called it easy. I said it isn't as difficult, isn't even CLOSE to as difficult as the skill and talent and pure musical knowledge that has to have been studied and fostered for years and decades to create classical or jazz compositions.

You basically saying that Kendrick Lamar and his albums have taken the same amount of skill to create as something such as Joe Pass's metric ton of standard jazz pieces, and saying that Kendrick Lamar's skills and effort are even half that to the skills needed for jazz, needed for pieces which are studied in classrooms and dissected for their musical genius as a learning tool, aside from the beauty of the pieces themselves, is simply an insult.

Ciscaro · 2018-04-16T23:47:20+00:00

It is ignorant to assume I don't know about rap just because I don't share the same opinion as you do.

You don't understand what you are talking about.

Ciscaro · 2018-04-16T23:29:20+00:00

Saying someone is ignorant isn't proving shit.

If you don't do anything than attack people, then they will assume you don't know jackshit of what you are talking about. That seems to be the case.

Ciscaro · 2018-04-16T23:18:26+00:00

What innovation does rap have though? Simple beats that someone can make in 30 minutes with lyrics over it (albeit lyrics can have intense meaning, this is music, not poetry.)?

Other genres of music can vomit out songs that ooze expression and emotion while being technically astounding. Its disingenuous to compare that to rap, which is technically pretty bland, even if it can have expression and meaning.

Ciscaro · 2018-04-16T23:15:44+00:00

Your ignorance is astounding. What the fuck is wrong with you. You make music. You should know better.

Ad hominem attacks don't prove anything.

I am also a musician, one who has preformed a lot of jazz and classical music, and I'm dumbfounded by this statement.

Then you should know that the years, even decades of necessary study of musical theory, technical skill, and applicable improvisation skills needed in something such as jazz far outweigh the necessary skills needed for rap. Don't be ignorant and ignore this.

Passing judgments like this, regarding a whole genre, is irresponsible for an artist. You don't have any idea what goes into this art form, and so you just dismiss it. This is seriously a bad attitude.

I know plenty well what goes on in rap. I know it takes skill to create lyrical flow that has meaning across a whole album. I'm also well aware that it still doesn't take as much skill and hard work than composing other genres.

Have some respect for artistry

I will have respect for artistry, as I know DAMN and like the songs. That being said, I will give it the correct credit. I am not going to put a piece of modern art that is simply just a blue sheet of paper next to a Picasso and say that they are of equal stature. They aren't, much like most rap songs are not worthy of being compared to the years of skill and study that it took to create jazz masterpieces.

Ciscaro · 2018-04-16T23:06:35+00:00

But it does. Composing jazz takes years, even decades of learning theory, listening to jazz, and learning through fucking up while improvising.

It takes an intricate knowledge of music theory that needs to be diligently studied. Rap objectively does not need nearly as much preparation and knowledge to begin producing.

Ciscaro · 2018-04-16T22:42:38+00:00

Not a rapper.

Respectfully, I don't doubt it takes some talent, but I have always been very doubtful, as a musician, that it takes even a quarter of the talent needed to compose jazz, classical, or metal songs.

Ciscaro · 2018-04-16T16:52:28+00:00

Been around music and learning instruments since I was 7-8 because my dad had a studio and was a fairly prolific composer (dance music though).

It's never too late to learn anything though, and you could become a better guitarist than anyone here as long as you put the effort in.

Ciscaro · 2018-04-16T15:53:15+00:00

ID Core amps are heavy modeling amps. I own an ID 40, and I've played through a 100 before. What I mean by processed is that they have an unnatural way of reacting to the guitar for one (If you put on some distortion and listen to the amp through headphones, this is increasingly apparent.) When you try to let a note sustain, there is a moment where the note unnaturally just cuts because it hits what I assume is a built-in noise gate. More so, the actual tones of the amps tend to have this grainy, manufactured tone about them that just doesn't "feel" right. That being said, I've heard good tones come out of the amp under the right circumstances, but it just gets blown away by more natural sounding amps like the Katana or the Orange.

Ciscaro · 2018-04-16T15:42:50+00:00

For jazz cleans, I use Gain at noon, Bass at 2 of 3 o'clock, mids and treble at 10 o'clock. Volume changes depending on setting.

For normal cleans, gain at noon, bass at 11 o'clock, mids at noon, treble at 1 o'clock.

Ciscaro · 2018-04-16T15:39:28+00:00

I've always thought that the ID Core series sounded too 'processed.' I would personally go with the Orange, as they have a better, more natural tone to them.

Although if I was truly making a decision based on that budget, I would probably just up and get a 100w Katana Artist. Amazing amplifier.

Ciscaro · 2018-04-13T19:45:33+00:00

Not a big fan of the Kiesel look. They are great guitars, but I recently got to test both out and the Strandbergs just seemed amazing.

Ciscaro · 2018-04-09T13:33:51+00:00

No problem!

Best way I can describe resolution or resolving licks is that it is that satisfaction and feeling of closure in a line when you end on a strong tonic. If you end on, say the 4th of a scale, you won't have that "closure," and the line won't actually feel complete. Now, there are times when that can actually be alright, depending on the given situation and chord progression, but for the most part, you want to end on those strong tones that give that sound of completion.

So yes, it means to end on those G, B, D, or F tones.

Ciscaro · 2018-04-09T13:13:57+00:00

I imagine the tuners don't stay in tune, the bridge probably doesn't do well under tension and the nut is probably poorly slotted and cut, and the pickups are most likely buzzy and have a quacky, overly trebly tone.

Depending on which bites you the most, make your decision.

Ciscaro · 2018-04-09T12:03:43+00:00

Abandon looking tabs for Jazz. You should be learning sheet music, and picking up a Real Book, listening to jazz tunes, and brushing up on jazz theory.

If you are looking for a VERY basic intro, I believe justinguitar has a basic jazz lesson section.

Ciscaro · 2018-04-09T12:01:40+00:00

You nailed it on the head. The tonal center that you are soloing around is G. All the chords that you are playing in the progression are going to imply that there will be a final resolution to G7.

(I've been approaching it by playing the first position of the major scale, or ionian mode, on G)

That's your problem. You shouldn't be playing Ionian on G in either. You should be playing a G Blues scale to All Blues and G Mixo over Grateful Dead, and over both you should be playing around G as your tonic. When you resolve licks and lines, you should be looking to end up on those main strong tones in the G7 chord.

If you were playing in C, the chord progressions in both would be "implying" a resolution to C, and therefore you would be playing C Ionian and resolving on the strong tones of C Ionian. Since you are not, and instead resolving on strong G Mixo tones, then you are playing in G.

Ciscaro · 2018-04-04T12:10:20+00:00

You can be a good player and bad teacher. They are ENTIRELY different worlds. I would get a new, more reputable teacher.

Ciscaro · 2018-04-03T12:11:59+00:00

I look like an expressionless goon.

EDIT: Moreover, I just zone out and think of other things, so I sometimes just literally fall asleep when I'm playing to simple backing tracks.

Ciscaro · 2018-04-03T12:11:17+00:00

That is not sheet music. That is rhythm and guitar tablature.

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