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MC Lead, tough song for me http://s30.postimg.org/f1zpsuub5/lyn_syn_i_know_a_little_lead.png

A belated happy birthday to @@NoonyDeloony :) MC lead still kicking my ass all over the place, hopefully I'll get a semi-decent run in before tomorrow.

MC Rhythm: http://s18.postimg.org/b3h2jndwp/lyn_syn_i_know_a_little_rhyth.png Still a few bits and pieces to tidy up, but this'll do until someone beats my score :) On to the lead now. Going to look at a few basses tomorrow, might even be tempted into purchasing something !

Todays updates, and a slightly more respectable beginner score to start: http://s4.postimg.org/8fpxeembx/queens_of_the_stone_age_if_i_had_a_tail_lead.png Int. Rhythm, pretty much the same as the lead, but it's so much fun to play so why not ?: http://s27.postimg.org/mh71w77jn/jet_cold_hard_bitch_rhythm.png Currently trying to finish up the MC rhythm, really digging the jazzy-blues vibe of this song.

Another nice selection of songs this week, took a few quick runs through each to see what's what. Beginner: Couple of section are quite difficult for beginner level, solo needs some RR'ing for me. http://s18.postimg.org/o475fssk9/queens_of_the_stone_age_if_i_had_a_tail_lead.png Intermediate: Really fun song to play ! http://s28.postimg.org/8dyo2z5tp/jet_cold_hard_bitch_lead.png Advanced: Couldn't get my fingers to follow the strange chords at all ! Not my cup of tea really so this one's a pass for me. MC: Only played the rhythm part, lead looks fun but really difficult and it's probably where I'll be spending most of my time this week. Rhythm results: http://s15.postimg.org/d5exo21nf/lyn_syn_i_know_a_little_rhyth.png

At that budget you've got an astonishing range of choices - best bet is to decide on the body shape and pickups configuration you want and then go from there. SG's are nice guitars to play though, certainly wouldn't try to talk you out of getting one. Personally, I love the look of this Eastwood Sidejack http://www.thomann.de/gb/eastwood_sidejack_dlx_mb.htm Don't forget to look into the second hand market as well ! Edit: Not sure if you're interested in an acoustic, but obviously you're a Rancid fan and Tim Armstrong's sig electro-acoustic is around your budget: http://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_tim_armstrong_hellcat_acoustic.htm

Last update, no improvement on Comfortably Numb unfortunately, but World on Fire went well :) http://s27.postimg.org/oytbtm8k3/Slash_World_on_Fire.png

Todays updates: Int Lead: http://s21.postimg.org/ccaop72br/pink_floyd_comfortably_numb.png Still working out some kinks at the very end of the solo. MC Rhythm: http://s7.postimg.org/se49q5zaj/Slash_World_on_Fire.png Hoping to hit 99%+ on both of these before tomorrows end of week deadline.

indeed, cracking song to play, looking forward to giving it a decent go tomorrow. http://s4.postimg.org/qp6v8pypp/Slash_World_on_Fire.png Metallica Rhythm: http://s12.postimg.org/4gszgm9yl/metallica_seek_and_destroy_rhythm.png Still working on the Pink Floyd solo. One of the greatest solos ever written so I'm putting a lot of time into doing it some sort of justice :) It's been a fun week so far !

Back after a slight absence, finishing up college life (last time, I swear) and moving house didn't leave me with a lot of time, but no matter. Week 100, quite an accomplishment for everyone involved in running the championship, and what a line up ! Metallica: http://i59.tinypic.com/2m5m1xu.png Not bad, only the double time riff in the middle is giving me a bit of difficulty. Comfortably Numb coming along nicely, still got five or six sections of the solo to nail down, slightly blistered one or two fingers today :) Hoping to get those two out of the way before too long and spend the rest of the week on World on Fire, looks like fun !

Happy birthday @@then3verend :) Last week was pure hectic for me, this is first day I've had a chance to play since the last time I posted here ! Beginner: http://i62.tinypic.com/sdmuyw.png Nice song for beginners, missed all the dead notes/harmonics at the every end, but since they're not really part of the song I'm not too bothered about it. Int. Rhythm: http://i58.tinypic.com/pq51w.png MC Rhythm: http://i59.tinypic.com/2s0h2rl.png Not bad for sight reading. It's not really a MC rhythm song though, only the solo makes it difficult, the actual rhythm parts are very straightforward. Major props to @ for tabbing out the Billy Cobham song, unfortunately it's not for me at all. Not sure how much time I'll get to play this week, so I'll stick with Freebird class for the minute.

@ Wasn't having a go at the quality of your custom, just venting some frustration over how difficult I was finding it ! Your work is excellent as ever :) The first time I looked at the tab I honestly thought it was a bit easy for adv. lead - how wrong I was. Took multiple, multiple attempts but eventually I managed this: http://i57.tinypic.com/rthqit.png Think that's it for the week for me, doubt I'll get much more time to practice properly - and it's probably going to be the same for next week and the week after, so, can a mod move me to Freebird class for the next while and I'll rejoin MC when I have more time.

@@albatross213 Happy Birthday ! Small updates: Int Lead http://i62.tinypic.com/2r56phc.png Adv Lead http://i62.tinypic.com/xp3mm1.png Anyone else finding this song slightly annoying, even the slightest hint of a wrong note can lead to a strike and the note recognition just seems to be completely random. Maybe it's just me.

Very little time to play this week, pretty flat out getting my masters thesis finished up. So far I've only managed to get Int Rhythm done: http://i61.tinypic.com/250pg07.png Hoping to get Int and Adv lead learned by weeks end, not too pushed on War Pigs to be honest but I'll give it a quick run though.

Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes :) Another cool milestone this week - I have now done 10 weeks in the Championship ! I think we all hoped you'd forget :) @@NoonyDeloony Hope you didn't go overboard on the Jameson's - it's been the root cause of some of my most epic hangovers !

Last update for the week from me, I'll be without my guitar until Sunday evening. Adv Lead: http://i61.tinypic.com/ibjlky.png MC Rhythm: http://i61.tinypic.com/2m3gzf7.png

@@2groggy I played it exactly as tabbed in the cdlc. I think the best alternate fingering would be using the open and second fret of the D string along with the second fret A string, and just sliding up 1 fret instead of bending. As for the thumb, I'm talking about fretting notes on the low E by curling the thumb over the top of the neck, can make life a little easier at times.

He's on to us, quick, run...wait... I meant to say I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.

Suffering today from a bit of a dose, although being a man I'm pretty sure it's actually super triple pneumonia :( Still, managed a few quick play through's. Just enough to send @@TrbInTrbIn back for another go: http://i61.tinypic.com/av31ok.png And my first proper go at MC rhythm: http://i57.tinypic.com/2wd57di.png Not on top of my game at the minute, hopefully I'll be better by tomorrow. @@2groggy for the second bend in the Grounds for Divorce riff I used my middle finger supported by the index to get the bend up to pitch. For the chord section I used barre chords but didn't fret the root note until it was needed, the last two chords I used my thumb to get to the bass notes. Hope that helps somewhat.

Update on Adv. paths http://i60.tinypic.com/osripz.png Slight improvement and platinum, so happy enough. http://i59.tinypic.com/mkjas1.png I'll probably give this a few more runs at some point to break the 99% barrier. Now for some Babymetal !

Update for the day: Int. Lead http://i58.tinypic.com/ixv2h5.png Adv. Rhythm http://i57.tinypic.com/28u2x6o.png Both of these should be very possible to hit 100% on if I had more time, but I'm going to be away from Thursday morning to Sunday evening, so it's a short week and I need to get on and play my own classes. Tomorrow I'll give the Sigh lead a go.

Easing into the week and getting the beginner paths out of the way: http://i60.tinypic.com/2e191ll.png Great song, but I'm not overly convinced with the accuracy of the tab used. http://i59.tinypic.com/x29kas.png Can't really go wrong with some Jethro Tull.

Meant to post this update to int. rhythm earlier in the week but forgot all about it. Not that it makes any real difference, but I'll throw it up anyway just for completeness. http://i57.tinypic.com/2l8bsqg.png

Feels like I've hit a mental block, just can't seem to manage to play this song without missing notes somewhere along the way. Last three scores have been identical so I think that'll do it for the week. http://i57.tinypic.com/2z8c47s.png Edit: Taking a pass on this weeks Adv Lead, spent so much time playing Monsters and the rhythm part of Iron Maiden that I don't have time to make a decent stab at learning the lead.

@@solservo sorry mate, but looks like you might have too ! http://i59.tinypic.com/29pylxu.png You just need to get 2 or fewer misses to better my score, you can do it !