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Friday Rock Camp!

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Freejack

Got there at 5:30pm. I’ve been practicing Simple Man and getting better however the start is still a bit off. We went through the setlist, playing each one twice and then worked out the introductions and band name (CRIMe; Carl, … Continue reading →

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Thursday Rock Camp!

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Freejack

Clearly I haven’t worked on my arpeggiation as much as I should have. Yesterday after getting home I practiced with Tab Pro (the Ultimate Guitar app) which let me drop the speed to 50% and I practiced the three patterns … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Rock Camp

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Freejack

Last night I went home and practiced Simple Man with a metronome. First I tried to figure out the beat so I could set the metronome and then tried playing the arpeggiation. I tried it first by just playing the … Continue reading →

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Rock Camp!

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Freejack

I signed up for Rock Camp! This is the second time I’m doing this and it’s great fun in general (you’ll see). Location: Guitars Etc 460 Main Street Longmont CO Basement Stage (go in the double doors, head back to … Continue reading →

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My Inspiration to Learn and Play Guitar

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Freejack

Samantha, Rita, and Jeanne 🙂 Here’s why: I’ve been in to music since I was very young. My Mom had a lot of old albums like The Ink Spots, Marty Robbins Gunfighter Ballads (the pink album), and several crooners. My … Continue reading →

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Black Friday Sale

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Freejack

Black Friday. I planned on heading down to the local guitar shop (Guitar’s Etc in Longmont) since the email they sent out said they had some good deals. I had my eye on a BC Rich as I wanted a … Continue reading →

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New Guitar Day!

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Freejack

Chrismas 2011 I picked up a nice Ibanez Artcore. Sounded and looked great. After playing it a bit at home, I found it was too thick for me to comfortably play, at least at this time. I’ve spent the past … Continue reading →

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Observations on Rocksmith!

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Freejack

Couple of updates here. There are over 150 versions of the 72 or so songs. Since each song can possibly reach 100,000 points, you’re talking 150,000,000 points. I’m only just reaching 4,000,000 points so I have lots and lots of … Continue reading →

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List of YouTube plays I’ve uploaded

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Freejack

I do have a few other videos up of me practicing and playing but Rocksmith has been a load of fun. I should have a nice one of me fumbling along up on stage in February (OMG!) 😀 Anywhere, here’s … Continue reading →

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With Drop-D tuning figured out

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Freejack

I started getting better with the two songs I have for the next event. Soundgarden and Muse. They’re both sorta fast but with my initial not understanding of hitting the E too hard, they’re both starting out quite simple. Heck, … Continue reading →

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