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hepcat
17 posts
Apr 28, 2010
6:48 AM
Hi guys, this is my favourite LW tune at the moment. Been woodshedding this song for some time and finally made a video. I gave it my best. Let me know.

Nastyolddog
626 posts
Apr 28, 2010
7:00 AM
Great work Bro,
amps and Mic's are cool,i think you would get the tune accross much better if you dropped the Mic and did a Acoustic demo:)Keep up the good work Bro:)
tookatooka
1370 posts
Apr 28, 2010
7:39 AM
Hello again hepcat. I enjoyed that. You are doing well.
barbequebob
763 posts
Apr 28, 2010
10:31 AM
One of the first things to learn from that tune is breath control and much of what LW plays is often play very softly and most people trying to learn the tune can't get the tonal variety and dynamics down because they usually use way too much breath force to begin with.

I also agree that you should forget the amp part for a while because the stuff I mentioned, the amplifier WILL NEVER get you that at all and too many people tend to use the gear as a crutch.

If you learn breath control for tone and dynamics, you'll get far closer to the real deal than just playing it amplified 100 times over, and trust me, this is the truth.
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hepcat
19 posts
Apr 29, 2010
2:51 PM
Thanks for all the input. Just to clarify I play accoustic 99% of the time and only play amp for the video only. So I am not using gear as crutches. However, all points taken. My next video will be accoustic. Thanks again!
Ant138
431 posts
Apr 30, 2010
11:43 PM
Nice job Hepcat, keep up the good work:)
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JTThirty
65 posts
May 01, 2010
8:14 AM
Keep doing both! Doesn't hurt to practice cupping the mic, working on the tonal nuances from the mic/amp, and enjoying the blast. Just keep getting the ol' acoustic chops honed and apply them when you feel like blasting away.


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