I've been a member of the forum for a few months now and really appreciate all the playing, personalities, instruction, debate, etc..etc.. since I joined. You guys were a huge help when I was trying to put together my rig.
A lot of you encourage posting videos and I have been slow to join in so I will try once in a while. I appreciate respectful critique.
This is a my attempt at chugging using only lip pursing....okay ..maybe one tongue block to prove that I am trying to learn.
Key of A Golden Melody. I have one of those tamborines shaped like a 1/4 moon duct taped nicely over over my Brooks Beast that I ran the Memphis Marathon in a few years back. Hey! I gotta get mojo wherever I can..lol...works nicely because the toe and the points of the tam hit at the same time on my plyboard. I have a piece of metal screwed on the other shoe.
You one man band guys have any tips? I do ok with the rhythm, but sometimesI think about it too much and lose the groove, but I am getting better.
I love the great tongue blockers, but this is pursing so it shouldn't sound the same.
That sounded great Harpdude. Keep it up. The tamborine really works well with the rhythm and you showed you can do a couple of different tempos. I was impressed with your playing right at the end...I'd like to hear more of that. The timing wondered a little bit but that is only natural and you'll get better at that with practise.
If you get the chance to use a looping pedal you could repeat that rhythm on it and play a bit more melody on top.
But i really liked that. Might steal that tamborine idea from you man!! ---------- Oisin
Thanks Oisin! I hope to try more with backing tracks and post something with my SM 57 and my Double Trouble amp, but I can't get good sound into this very cheapo webcam. Any suggestions on a moderately priced cam that would give better sound?
Tookatooka, No wooden nickels please...lol I agree about videos. I watch every vid posted no matter what level the player. Never know when you might learn something. I guess I should comment more but I'm still learning myself what sounds good.
