Shred

miles · Post by **miles** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:03 pm

Well, I always see people saying how it's so easy to shred, and that any monkey can do it. "Its the best and easiest way to impress people, its so pathetic, i dont know why you would want to" is all i ever hear, nobody has ever explained how it's so easy. Well, i'm a monkey who has been playing electric for 2 years, and classical for 2 years before that. I have good technique but can not shred. I would very much like to be able to. Would someone please share this secret with me, this amazing technique about how i can easily become a shred God?[/i]

Post by Bg » Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:07 pm

its easy mate, even a monkey could do it!

Gelato · Post by **Gelato** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:09 pm

It's not easy, it takes a lot of practice.

Those that say it's pathetic, or soul-less, etc., 102% of the time can't actually play fast so have to put down people that can. Classic "small man's syndrome"

Jenesis · Post by **Jenesis** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:12 pm

Hell, even a hamster could do it!

Ten hours practice a day is all it takes, just ask Steve Vai.

dylan · Post by **dylan** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:30 pm

.09s plus very low action makes it far easier.

LordsWarrior · Post by **LordsWarrior** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:34 pm

Learn from this guy
He's got shredding down!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9gVAGLJLJo

-LW

vacant · Post by **vacant** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 3:09 pm

Practise, slowly with a metronome and get the technique down properly. Then speed it up until you start getting sloppy again and slow down a fraction until you do it clean again. Thats what I was told but I cant shred very well, mind you I didnt do that...

Gelato · Post by **Gelato** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 3:28 pm

LordsWarrior wrote:Learn from this guy
He's got shredding down!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9gVAGLJLJo

Good lord

I think the problem is that he must be using a valvestate amp. If he had tubes that solo would have been amazing.

But, on the plus side, he has lovely hair

slash-ed · Post by **slash-ed** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 3:57 pm

Gelato wrote:It's not easy, it takes a lot of practice.

Those that say it's pathetic, or soul-less, etc., 102% of the time can't actually play fast so have to put down people that can. Classic "small man's syndrome"

I love it when people bring up that point. Cos it's so true.

I think shred is awesome when used right - I'm usually in awe of stuff I can't do.

However that video game noise shit is abit too much and probably contributes to giving shred a bad name

thehenderson · Post by **thehenderson** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 4:17 pm

shred is awesome when used right, but most of the time it's not and then it is just wang and sounds bad to me

I love dragon force

slash-ed · Post by **slash-ed** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 4:26 pm

Oh the truth is out

Man, their other guitarist Sam Totman who was purportedly from NZ at some point... looks like such a druggie. ouch.

thehenderson · Post by **thehenderson** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 4:28 pm

haha, from wellington or so I hear

slash-ed · Post by **slash-ed** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 4:29 pm

Are you Sam Totman in secret?

vacant · Post by **vacant** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 5:16 pm

Sams better than Herman, he writes all the stuff, Herman just pulls faces and wanks.

Jenesis · Post by **Jenesis** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 5:20 pm

Sam Totman used to be in a Masterton band called Karnage with a mate of mine back in 1990-ish, I still have their demo Dead on tape. Horrible Obituary-style death stuff (song titles include Deceased and Hacked Into Quarters

), nothing like the mentalist lightspeed stuff he plays now.

I met him plenty of times and he was a druggie/pisshead back then too.