Did you take early retirement to learn that? My overriding thought was 'How has he found time to learn this?'blackstratblues wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 9:32 amI’ll definitely give that one a crack once I grow up some moreDharmajester wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 7:53 am Now do "King of the World". For me that's the track he really lifts off on.
This is probably one of the toughest Steely Dan solos to learn
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Re: This is probably one of the toughest Steely Dan solos to learn
Stole that from my mum’s garage, she was using it as a shoe rack
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There is no way I would have been able to learn that without the benefits of modern technology like easily available isolated tracks and slowing down without changing pitch
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My daughter goes to kindy for 6 hours every morning, I try to make the most of the time off
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Playback speed control on VLC player, 0.5x speed on YouTube, or I can do a high quality slow down on Cubase.
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Edited.
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Taking offers for those fingers??? Damn dude.
Slowy wrote: That's the problem; everything rewarding is just such hard work. Regret takes much less effort.
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Re: This is probably one of the toughest Steely Dan solos to learn
That was great, I'll never be able to play like that as I just don't put the effort in, same old noodling about twice a week if I'm lucky.
BTW... that Strat sounded great
BTW... that Strat sounded great
Tube amp and guitar tones straight from 1958… amazing how believable the sounds were back then, even without the modellers...
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Thanks man! I’m always up for some online lessons, just saying
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I wish it would help I'm a terrible student!blackstratblues wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 3:30 pmThanks man! I’m always up for some online lessons, just saying
Slowy wrote: That's the problem; everything rewarding is just such hard work. Regret takes much less effort.
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Haha all good! Some things are best learned on one’s own
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Re: This is probably one of the toughest Steely Dan solos to learn
The Boston Rag (also on Countdown to Ecstasy) has a great Jeff Baxter solo IIRC
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