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Topic: Franklin Speed Pickin' Course? |
Aaron Youngberg
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Colorado, USA
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Posted 25 Feb 2006 8:49 am |
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I'm interested in purchasing one of Paul Franklin's speed pickin' courses and I'm trying to figure out which to buy lesson 1 or 2 (no description on website). I'm pretty new at speed picking/pick blocking so I'm planning on purchasing lesson 1 though just curious as to the contents of the two lessons. Can anyone help out on this? Thanks for your time,
Aaron
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Larry Bell
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Englewood, Florida
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Posted 25 Feb 2006 9:07 am
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There's not an 'easy one' and a 'harder one'. Both teach a suite of patterns and licks that can be played over a standard country progression -- like 'Truck Drivin' Man'. Both are very challenging even for an advanced player to get them up to tempo. It's a stretch for an intermediate player and probably over a beginner's head. Paul doesn't address any technique in these lessons -- only the notes and the string/pedal combinations he uses. No fingerings or other technique. It is GREAT STUFF but you must be prepared to repeat it OVER AND OVER increasing tempo. Definitely intermediate level and up.
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2003 Fessenden S/D-12 8x8, 1969 Emmons S/D-12 6x6, 1984 Sho-Bud S/D-12 7x6, 1971 Dobro, Standel and Peavey Amps
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Eric West
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Portland, Oregon, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 25 Feb 2006 11:06 am
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Ditto on Larry's remarks.
I got both, and there is plenty of stuff to incorporate and remember.
The omission of a "detailed explanation" of the blocking and technique involved allows you to see yourself what will work, what the particular limitations of your blocking are, and show you easily what you need to work on.
I highly recommend either or both.
I like his tuning method too. You tune it up and play it.
I think the main thing is that it takes one to where you really need to be, really listening, hearing notes right, playing them true to the original, and this is the method I've found the best, from my One on Ones with my teacher on out.
Myself, I found it best to transfer them to tape so I could go back and forth within each track as I don't have a FF capable CD player that is handy.
Enjoy.
EJL
PS:
In that vein, I took about a week of a couple hours a day on each, and then several weeks getting comfortable with them, and I've been playing 26-7 years steadily gigging.
Now I'm plaing Tele again after a lot of years, and I'm finding a similar "memory method" again works the best. For Example, I took the two instrumental sections of "Mercury Blues", from the AJ CD, slowed them down and took ONE WEEK of two hours a day to "get" each of them.
Last week I took the whole 2-4 hour daily sessions to learn Brad Paisley's intro to "Long Sermon". Finally getting it down, remembered "right", and then playing only that intro "up to speed".
There don't seem to be a lot of short cuts.
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Aaron Youngberg
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Colorado, USA
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Posted 25 Feb 2006 11:38 am
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Thanks guys I appreciate your input.
Aaron |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 25 Feb 2006 1:23 pm
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It's great stuff..just keep in mind..you don't have to use it all note for note..phrase for phrase..you can pick out individual phrases..and actually, I think that is the intent anyway...probably..I think..I hope..
I have listened to both many times over and have pin pointed phrases that I know I can handle, manage..whatever..and apply to what I am already doing...
PF's description of the positions he is playing out of is key. The application is up to the individual player...
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