About Author: SirJamsalot

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I'm just a musician looking to share what I've learned through the years. I've found that sharing is the best of means of learning.

Posts by SirJamsalot

  • Practice Versus Playing I was at one time a serious competing volleyball player – when I was  in my prime that is doing grass volleyball  tournaments, then later beach tournaments....

    Playing Versus Practicing

    Posted on June 28, 2011 | No Comments
    Practice Versus Playing I was at one time a serious competing volleyball player – when I was  in my prime that is doing grass volleyball  tournaments, then later beach tournaments....

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  • I purchased a Megaswitch – P (5 way switch) from Stewmac to replace my old switch and realized after a nice email exchange with DiMarzio’s support that the switch configuration...

    2 Wiring Diagrams – 2 DiMarzio Humbuckers

    Posted on June 9, 2011 | No Comments
    I purchased a Megaswitch – P (5 way switch) from Stewmac to replace my old switch and realized after a nice email exchange with DiMarzio’s support that the switch configuration...

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  • Guthrie Goven gives a great example of vibrato in this youtube video. Enjoy.

    Guthrie Goven on String Bending

    Posted on June 3, 2011 | No Comments
    Guthrie Goven gives a great example of vibrato in this youtube video. Enjoy.

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  • If you’ll recall my recent rant entitled “The Metronome Misconception“, I led you to the inevitable conclusion that you’ve been duped into thinking you should be doing your scales and...

    Building a Backing Track

    Posted on May 29, 2011 | 1 Comment
    If you’ll recall my recent rant entitled “The Metronome Misconception“, I led you to the inevitable conclusion that you’ve been duped into thinking you should be doing your scales and...

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  • There’s just something about the pentatonic scale that builds expectation – so much so that if you introduce a few notes to complete strangers, they’ll draw the pentatonic conclusion. Many...

    The Pentatonic Conclusion

    Posted on May 13, 2011 | No Comments
    There’s just something about the pentatonic scale that builds expectation – so much so that if you introduce a few notes to complete strangers, they’ll draw the pentatonic conclusion. Many...

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  • You’re going to hate me I’ve been (and am) a member of several musician forums and have even braved the tuition fees of one or more musician learning sites during...

    The Metronome Misconception

    Posted on April 19, 2011 | 1 Comment
    You’re going to hate me I’ve been (and am) a member of several musician forums and have even braved the tuition fees of one or more musician learning sites during...

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  • Learning to play an instrument is a life long process, and some think they never will because they consider the instrument a foreign object – but to overcome this self...

    Learning to be a Musician – Mind over matter

    Posted on April 15, 2011 | No Comments
    Learning to play an instrument is a life long process, and some think they never will because they consider the instrument a foreign object – but to overcome this self...

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  • Angelcorpus Can you say Legend of Zelda? This track intro and violin sounds are very cliché to the gaming world, so in terms of creativity, this track is not going...

    Angelcorpus – Dolls

    Posted on January 19, 2011 | No Comments
    Angelcorpus Can you say Legend of Zelda? This track intro and violin sounds are very cliché to the gaming world, so in terms of creativity, this track is not going...

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  • Overall, the band is very talented, but they do not stand out in my mind as ‘different” from any other band. In fact, the riff used to introduce and end this song with I’ve heard in at least one other song from a main stream band (I wish I could remember the name but it escapes me). That’s not to take away from the guitarists ability to play – the rhythm of this band is pretty solid all the way thru, and the tone sounds great as well, but there is nothing in this track that makes it stand out from any other songs out there. It all pretty much blends into the genre as just another screamo song to my ears.

    As Everything Ends

    Posted on January 19, 2011 | No Comments
    Overall, the band is very talented, but they do not stand out in my mind as ‘different” from any other band. In fact, the riff used to introduce and end this song with I’ve heard in at least one other song from a main stream band (I wish I could remember the name but it escapes me). That’s not to take away from the guitarists ability to play – the rhythm of this band is pretty solid all the way thru, and the tone sounds great as well, but there is nothing in this track that makes it stand out from any other songs out there. It all pretty much blends into the genre as just another screamo song to my ears.

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  • I really like the song-presentation. All the parts are delivered on time and on key, and the intro drives you directly into the mood with some simple but precise and driving riffage – execution I think is excellent.

    Oversaken – Hitman

    Posted on January 19, 2011 | No Comments
    I really like the song-presentation. All the parts are delivered on time and on key, and the intro drives you directly into the mood with some simple but precise and driving riffage – execution I think is excellent.

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