Assessment #2 of Albatross
Bob, here are your main points of weakness:
1. Pitch control on string bends. This is most notable on the G-string which has less tension than the E and B strings, and on which you have a tendency to overbend (notes going sharp). On your reverse-bends, you are letting the notes down too slowly. Notice how in the original phrasing the pitch changes adhere to a specific rhythmic value. This value isn't always reflected in your interpretation. (This is an area I shall be working on with you in the class in the near future.)
2. Sustaining slurred notes. Notes at the end of slides are still being cut off or not quite reaching pitch, and often aren't timed authoritatively. This is closely related to point #1 and again, is something we will be training on in class.
3. Watch the phrasing at 00:27 (notes held too long)
4. Articulation on pre-bend phrases (e.g. 01:00). Be careful that you sustain the note fully as you let down the bend to neutral unbent pitch. These notes are becoming lost as you let go of the string to get back to the following note (played with your index finger). These "combination" licks (phrases involving a mixture of normal picked notes and other articulations such as bends, pulls and slides) require special attention and training. More of this to come in class...
I suggest that you do another one of these in a month or two after some training, and that you play to the real band backing track I gave out rather than the Guitar Pro file since it "breathes" more naturally and will make you sound better over all.
Bob, here are your main points of weakness:
1. Pitch control on string bends. This is most notable on the G-string which has less tension than the E and B strings, and on which you have a tendency to overbend (notes going sharp). On your reverse-bends, you are letting the notes down too slowly. Notice how in the original phrasing the pitch changes adhere to a specific rhythmic value. This value isn't always reflected in your interpretation. (This is an area I shall be working on with you in the class in the near future.)
2. Sustaining slurred notes. Notes at the end of slides are still being cut off or not quite reaching pitch, and often aren't timed authoritatively. This is closely related to point #1 and again, is something we will be training on in class.
3. Watch the phrasing at 00:27 (notes held too long)
4. Articulation on pre-bend phrases (e.g. 01:00). Be careful that you sustain the note fully as you let down the bend to neutral unbent pitch. These notes are becoming lost as you let go of the string to get back to the following note (played with your index finger). These "combination" licks (phrases involving a mixture of normal picked notes and other articulations such as bends, pulls and slides) require special attention and training. More of this to come in class...
I suggest that you do another one of these in a month or two after some training, and that you play to the real band backing track I gave out rather than the Guitar Pro file since it "breathes" more naturally and will make you sound better over all.