Guitar Gods competition at Soundpark 10/08/10 2nd week elimination round

[Julz07]

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Pugak_79: i agree with you sa "identity Counts"!hehe,goodluck sa mga naka sulod sa finals...

[pugak_79]

mr.pugak, thank you diay sa chorus..gamit kaau sa mga gigs, kuha najd kaau ang 80's vibe...hahaha

glad you're happy with it.. tanaw nya ko pohon sa contest kung makalugar ko.. kung dli, i hope naay mu upload ug vids sa youtube on each contestant para maka kawat ta ug techniques hehehe

[jpong_hammett]

I'll try watching xD I love hearing real underground talent. Try lang naku kay busy ko sa enrollment (huhu T.T)

Puhon dili nah sila ma underground, maau kaau manukar oi...labi nah ga himu ani nga thread si Bossing Clark, jazz master nah ug metal, ug bisag unxa kuha niya..

[GlassMoon]

Sounds more like this organizer rushed this competition rather than not have enough time. He should have done more research on this though I'm not going to go into this.

You have to forgive the guy. It's his first time organizing an event like this.

OT: This talk of "soul" is very vague. I mean there's Joe Satriani who can play well both slow and fast. Andy Mckee who can play both metal and sweet acoustic. Eric Mongrain and his air tap. Where as compared to Jason Becker who even Marty Friedman admitted, lacked a bit in the improvisation department (his interview in Japan on "How do you define a good guitarist"), MAB who is a speed demon virtuoso is still considered to have soul by other guitarists, Syu and Takayoshi Ohmura who for some reason, hates to slow down on the guitar. Then there are the greats like John Sykkes, Vanhalen, Slash, Kirk, Zakk Wylde, Dimebag, Buckethead and the rest on almost everybody's Guitar God list. Yet all of them are considered to have soul. A sense of melody would make this "soul" more of a practical skill rather than JUST having it.

Calling it JUST soul makes it unreachable and unavailable to every musician (which it actually isn't) and I'm guessing, as a fellow guitarist, you don't want to put down the newer generation of guitarists right (kinda the point of the competition)?

That's just it. I just used the term "soul" because I can't find a suitable term/word/equivalent for it. Some call it "heart," some call it "soul," some even call it "feel." Each guitarist you mentioned has their own style/identity. But there is something in their playing that you know it's there but you just can't put a finger on it. I know you're a guitarist and I'm pretty sure you know what I'm talking about. And no, it is never in my nature to put ANY guitarist down. We all have been guitar n00bs when we started.

I'm not dissing you or anythin' bro, I'm just saying that "soul" is relative to each person and "maybe speeding up is their way of expressing it whether it be staying in or straying from scales" (Paul Gilbert's words). Having soul which everyone likes shouldn't be what we're going for as guitarists (unless you're only in it for the money). Why else do most guitarists hate Justin Bieber, Jonas Brothers and grow tired of Canon Rock? It's views like this that make pop culture and forces others to say "You should sound like this guy because he's good". Now playing something that is in sync with another person's sense of melody COINCIDENTALLY, that's real music magic but admit it, it's all music theory, a sense of melody and originality and how it's all put together that defines a good musician. Not this other worldly voodoo. Art isn't mysterious and shouldn't be treated as such. The artist, on the other hand, is. We have different views so I won't be surprised if what I've typed isn't to your liking and apologize before hand if you're offended in any way.

Different strokes for different folks. I've always lived by the "to each his own" philosophy so no offense taken there, man.

Going back on track:
I won't join this though xD. I'm totally against music being treated like a sport and more of a way to express yourself. As with other other forms of art.

I totally agree. I'm also totally against music competitions as well but since the organizer is a college buddy of mine, I'm doing this for him as a favor. The real reason I wanted to do this is to meet the newer generation of guitarists and perhaps make new guitarist friends.

Good luck to the finalists and the judges May your fingers be lightning, your riffs hot and your sound on fire. I hope you all wow the crowd and get flashed by some hot rocker chick's knockers.

I'm hoping to see you there, man. Maybe we could jam at some point after the competition. You don't want the hot rocker chicks waiting.


clark: tangtanga ako dagway doh! mauwaw ta mura ko'g retarded ato ako picture! hehehe

[kaiserflame]

clark: tangtanga ako dagway doh! mauwaw ta mura ko'g retarded ato ako picture! hehehe

Nothing says "I'm a badass rocker" like a picture with a bottle of beer, a semi-bald cut and THE COLOR OF ONE'S FACE when they're drunk thumbs up

We could totally rock out some time dude, I love playing, receiving and sharing guitar knowledge with other players. It's part of the journey towards Thor xD Metal, classic and pop-rock ako (layo kaayo ang last sa?) Who are your influences mate? I'm not from Philippines gyud so di paa kaayo ko sweto sa mga kick ass musicians and places here. Swerte lang na sabot kog bisaya or else I wouldn't have found this forum. Are you a judge by any chance? I'd love to hear your comments on the guitarists that have appeared so far.

@jpong_hammett
Chuy man kung underground. Murag indie ang itsura ba. Not mainstream. Labi na mga death metal/black metal underground bands. They take it to a whole new level. Talented gyud ang Cebu, mao na akung nanotice when I first came here naa gyuy passion, problem lang na dili pa sikat kay kuwangan kwarta ug dedication. Photographer ka noh? Iupload sa youtube if naa kay vid cam pud :3 If not, take a picture of their gear and facial expressions xD Labi na magbend sila sa string...lolz kaayo ang mga faces sa guitarists. Share pictures

[jpong_hammett]

@jpong_hammett
Chuy man kung underground. Murag indie ang itsura ba. Not mainstream. Labi na mga death metal/black metal underground bands. They take it to a whole new level. Talented gyud ang Cebu, mao na akung nanotice when I first came here naa gyuy passion, problem lang na dili pa sikat kay kuwangan kwarta ug dedication. Photographer ka noh? Iupload sa youtube if naa kay vid cam pud :3 If not, take a picture of their gear and facial expressions xD Labi na magbend sila sa string...lolz kaayo ang mga faces sa guitarists. Share pictures [/quote]

In music influences, you could say it's underground, but the talent of these guitar players I know are extraordinary! There's a link already in the starting pages of this thread.

[clark]

Naa koy update....This is a text na nadawat naku from contestant dave orat gikan sa taga soundpark....

"For the SOUNDPARK GUITAR GOD FINALS, 8 finalist will prepare any back track, top 4 will prepare john petrucci-glasgow kiss as back track, top 2 will do a duet to show who will be d champion..3k for champion 1k for 2nd and 6 gift pak for non winers. pspone nasad ang finals due 2 wlay prksts ang mga contestants sa glasgow kiss...balhin ug nov. 1(Holiday) para naa time mo prkts" mao ni ang message.....tsk3x...

murag naa gyud ni pattern dah...klarix na kaau...bati na kaau kay wa nay thrill...good luck sa mo dayun ug mo adto....

d sad diay ko ka 2nga ani kay mo adto ko ug manila memorial park to visit my big brother.....

[kaiserflame]

Tsk~ I had a feeling something like would happen. If they didn't practice, then it's their fault. No way I'm free on November 1 now.

[jpong_hammett]

Naa koy update....This is a text na nadawat naku from contestant dave orat gikan sa taga soundpark....

"For the SOUNDPARK GUITAR GOD FINALS, 8 finalist will prepare any back track, top 4 will prepare john petrucci-glasgow kiss as back track, top 2 will do a duet to show who will be d champion..3k for champion 1k for 2nd and 6 gift pak for non winers. pspone nasad ang finals due 2 wlay prksts ang mga contestants sa glasgow kiss...balhin ug nov. 1(Holiday) para naa time mo prkts" mao ni ang message.....tsk3x...

murag naa gyud ni pattern dah...klarix na kaau.....anyways...i change my mind....bati na kaau kay wa nay thrill...good luck sa mo dayun ug mo adto.... d sa

d sad diay ko ka 2nga ani kay mo adto ko ug manila memorial park to visit my big brother.....

May the souls in heaven be with you all...

[clark]

Tsk~ I had a feeling something like would happen. If they didn't practice, then it's their fault. No way I'm free on November 1 now.

i hope mka practice cla ana....God bless mga finalist sa nov. 1...Happy all saint' day