What I like about Marc is that he keeps it simple. This is really a great series to start, just what so many people are looking for. I will be waiting to see his first 100 k subscribers :)
These lessons are fantastic Marc ! By keeping it simple I get the best out of them ! At my age (64 ) I didn't expect such good results anymore after trying numerous books and other video tutorials ! Thanks for that and keep the good works going ! Regards Coen
Hi Marc, Great lesson, im trying to join all these techniques together until they become 2nd nature. Also saw your video om patreon about timing an enormous help to me, Thanks for taking the time to get that video out, great job !
Once again, Marc, thank you very much for the effort that you put in. Lessons coming fast n furious now!! Loving your tone. I have not yet succeeded in getting that tone quite right. Probably not got the right amp!!
I spent a good hour yesterday "jamming" along to a backing track. I found a good A minor shuffle track at a decent speed that I could play along to. I used licks from your previous lessons of "ridiculously easy licks" in Box 1 and box 4 plus added a few licks in box 2 of the Pentatonic scale. Not easy getting hammer ons and pull offs in time but that's what practice is for. Tweaked around with my pedal settings a bit. I am using TC electronic pedals, delay plus two overdrives. The setting are absolutely minimal, using a MojoMojo as a Boost, a Cinders as a Tube Screamer and the delay to get a bit more than a slapback. Then just a touch of reverb. Sounding quite nice using Epiphone SG. Tried both PUPs, prefer the Neck position. Same setting also sound good on my Squire Strat. Now, to work on one or two of my own licks and add them in.
Patreon supporters get the MP3 file. Still quite short, but you can loop it. Future lessons will reference a longer jam track.As this was just a beginner lesson, and only a single chord, I kept it short
Hi Terry - no you don't have to at all. However, if you've never improvised before, it's safest to end on that one. When using pentatonic, all 5 notes are pretty safe, but the root will sound the safest. If you use other scales, you have to start being far more careful about which note you sit on for any length of time. As you get more adventurous, you can try ending on different notes.
@@MarcGuitarVideos Great advice. Thanks Marc. I've played acoustic fingerstyle for years. I'm loving feeling like a novice again. Never played with a pick until 2 weeks ago. I'm learning alternate picking while going through a minor pentatonic in A minor. Keeping nice and slow 👍
Yes, except that bending notes is going to be a lot harder. On an acoustic, it's really tough to bend up a whole tone and hold it (unless you you use really light strings). If you use slight 'bend away' (as I call it), then that will sound great, but full bends are tough. Other than that, yes absolutely it's applicable to acoustic.