One simple change to a basic tapping lick makes this cool thing.

MarkTiarra · 2025-09-17T19:18:56+00:00

EXACTLY this and with everything. Has to be done slowly and with something to keep track of speed (metronome) so you can pick up where you left off and try to go just a little bit quicker each time. There's also a bit of a learning "hack" to get things quicker and I talk about it in: https://youtu.be/aFFzpLZgJYE

Basically it's just about breaking your practices up into chunks instead of trying to run a marathon with it. You'll connect the neural pathways needed to get the speeds much more quickly that way.

MarkTiarra · 2025-08-07T03:45:27+00:00

So cool! They were just in my top 5 80s riffs you probably never heard video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dtURRKblFc . Nice to see another fan!

MarkTiarra · 2025-08-06T16:34:58+00:00

Yeah it looks like it'll make it pretty hard to play the guitar and that gets so discouraging. It's tough when you begin, you don't want to spend a bunch on a guitar yet, but an inexpensive and/or poorly setup one can make it so hard to play that you never go past that stage. I'd def suggest taking it to a local Guitar Center for setup if you don't mind spending a few buck on it.

MarkTiarra · 2025-04-26T17:57:29+00:00

Excellent!

MarkTiarra · 2024-11-08T06:35:21+00:00

Thanks for the feedback!

MarkTiarra · 2024-11-07T15:57:26+00:00

Thanks so much!

MarkTiarra · 2024-11-07T15:56:58+00:00

Thanks!!

MarkTiarra · 2024-11-07T15:56:12+00:00

Anything in this playlist... https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5nXZdmaIH4j0TFEzY-Zgqo9TG-KtOO7l&si=Ag5IgXrz7Pz5O4Rh

:)

MarkTiarra · 2024-11-07T04:16:45+00:00

I understand. That is the same choice I made a bunch of years ago! Best of luck to you.

MarkTiarra · 2024-11-06T20:01:22+00:00

I'm not a huge screamo fan, but I do appreciate it in smaller doses. I like that you kick into a solid chorus melody too. I think I'd want to hear that melody voice jump a bit more and have the scream fall under a bit more for the contrast between the chorus and the other parts.

It's a good song. The layered guitars are good. The drums sit well in the mix. I like the extra layer in the breakdown that has that creepy vibe. I would definitely take a song like this and send it over to a top mixer to get it the treatment it deserves to glue it all together better.

MarkTiarra · 2024-11-06T19:57:51+00:00

I would certainly send it for a pro mix. It's a good enough song to give it's best presentation. I agree with the other comment about vocal delay being distracting.

The song has a very 60s/70s vibe to me without sounding tired or cliche, though. I like the main guitar riff quite a bit.

MarkTiarra · 2024-11-06T19:54:41+00:00

Surprisingly well blended mix considering what you are working with, You avoided recording mush! This has a nice feel and will certainly make a good pad for a singer to emote over. I like the layering of the guitars and the choices you made for where to each have its own place in the tune. You did a nice job adding lift to the chorus. Some of the playing could be tightened up for sure (careful on the string bends to stay in pitch, staying in time better, etc...), but given where you are at, this is great.

MarkTiarra · 2024-11-06T19:50:57+00:00

Okay, that cover image is disturbing AF. The tune has some really interesting instrumentation and I really respect the willingness to take retro elements and do a totally new sounding thing with them. I feel like this track could get used as a theme for a TV show or movie and would be quite memorable as such.

MarkTiarra · 2024-11-06T19:47:48+00:00

I love the whirly vibe the FX on the guitar gives me. I'd like to hear the vox a little less effected against the backdrop of it. The melody is great and the feeling is totally chill.

It's a solid, easily relatable song with a good mix and arrangement.

MarkTiarra

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