Backing track is effective?

[Baminated]

Tomo, out of curiosity, how many ABSOLUTE beginners do you teach on a consistent basis ?

Do you teach mainly a pool intermediates who are pushing toward advanced to advanced level players or absolute beginners ?

[Tomo]

Originally Posted by Baminated

Tomo, out of curiosity, how many ABSOLUTE beginners do you teach on a consistent basis ?

Do you teach mainly a pool intermediates who are pushing toward advanced to advanced level players or absolute beginners ?

I teach anybody who has passion! I teach each one with different paces. I love to teach people how fun to make own rhythm guitar ideas. Groove (very simple way too.) so that each person can create rhythm guitar part with different chord changes. Yes, bassline too.

Thanks for asking.

Tomo

[Tomo]

Originally Posted by JohnM

Backing tracks can be handy once you have a good handle on the structure of a tune. If soloing over a tune is what you're trying to improve on, the ability to maintain ideas and develop them, etc... only comes from repetitive practice (and backing tracks are nothing if not repetitive!)

For me playing over backings gets boring because the track doesn't 'interact' with what I am playing - where a live band changes dynamics and harmony in 'real time' so I end up playing stuff I may never have played over a static track. They can be helpful to learn how to approach certain progressions, but only if the track isn't too fast for your level. Backings can't tell you when you're sucking either......another 'perk' of live musicians...

Thanks for your input!

Tomo

[StanG]

pERSONALLY, I have gotten a huge benefit for using a looper, particularly to isolate a section of a tune, to try out different things and really hear how they sound against the changes.

[CyberFerret]

Originally Posted by Tomo

I don't recommend to use backing tracks for practicing or loop. In ord(If you want to hear this exactly, then record your backing track on one channel, your solo on another channel. Then when you listen to this, listen only your solo. )

Yes - I do this in Amplitube (guitar track on one channel and backing track on another), and then I occasionally play back the guitar track only and I am usually horrified by how bad my playing is.

Amplitube also allows you to strip out all the amps and effects so you hear just the raw guitar signal. It is amazing how a little bit of fuzz or reverb or delay tends to 'hide' the flaws in your technique.

It really inspires me to get my picking technique right, and to play each note as clearly as I can...

[Tomo]

Originally Posted by CyberFerret

Yes - I do this in Amplitube (guitar track on one channel and backing track on another), and then I occasionally play back the guitar track only and I am usually horrified by how bad my playing is.

Amplitube also allows you to strip out all the amps and effects so you hear just the raw guitar signal. It is amazing how a little bit of fuzz or reverb or delay tends to 'hide' the flaws in your technique.

It really inspires me to get my picking technique right, and to play each note as clearly as I can...

Thanks for sharing your experience. If you can ... record yourself live ..not direct recording. Glad to hear that you are working on your playing. Do you use any tube amps?

Tomo

[CyberFerret]

Originally Posted by Tomo

Thanks for sharing your experience. If you can ... record yourself live ..not direct recording. Glad to hear that you are working on your playing. Do you use any tube amps?

Tomo

Thanks for your reply Tomo. I generally use a tube amp (Mesa Boogie MkIIB), but I haven't got a microphone setup for recording yet, so when I record, I plug directly into my PC with a USB cable and use Amplitube.

I get what you mean though - I usually get a very different dynamic when I play through my amp as compared to when I plug directly into my PC.

[Tomo]

Originally Posted by CyberFerret

Thanks for your reply Tomo. I generally use a tube amp (Mesa Boogie MkIIB), but I haven't got a microphone setup for recording yet, so when I record, I plug directly into my PC with a USB cable and use Amplitube.

I get what you mean though - I usually get a very different dynamic when I play through my amp as compared to when I plug directly into my PC.

As long as you are trying to improve... I like your attitude and passion.

but 50s, 60s... people used to plug into tube amp and it's simple and it still works best to get picking nuances, touch, left hand tone and all that. You're welcome!

Tomo