Two-Handed Tapping – Not Making Rapid Progress
found on Riadsala’s Blog
This fellow says, "Decided I was fed up with bass guitar, and warr guitar for that matter, and packed them away under the bed. I have this niggling feeling that the Warr guitar isn’t worth the practise. It is a somewhat confused and odd instrument (same goes for the Chapman Stick of course). Sure, you can do some truly epic basslines, but hmmm.
"On the other hand, my 'I’m fed up of playing music' mood only lasted a day, and then I decided to try and relearn the ‘cello again."
Well, gee, Riadsala, while I absolutely love the sound of cello ... here's a suggestion about the Warr Guitar ...
If you’re not having good progress, it might mean that the way you’re proceeding is not giving you adequate reward. Maybe.
So I’d ask two questions –
(1) Do you have it with the bass strings tuned in fifths, fat string in the middle, like the Stick folk do?
(2) Do you have a copy of the free fast-learning method book that Mobius Megatar gives away with the free newsletter subscription?
If your answers are “yes” and “no,” then I would suggest that you consider a two-part suggestion –
(a) Go to http://megatar.us/NEWSLETTER and get the free newsletter and free method book; and
(b) Retune your Warr Guitar bass strings into fourths as shown in the book. (The book actually works with either tuning, but fourths is way easier to make fast progress due to mental clarity; you’ll see what I mean.)
If you do this, and then engage in modest but regular practice, I predict you’ll make way more rapid progress … confusion will vanish … and you’ll have way more fun.
-- Traktor
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