Faza

2,031 reputation

512

bio	website	thecynicalmusician.com
	location	London, United Kingdom
	age	35
visits	member for	2 years
	seen	Jun 24 '11 at 3:02
stats	profile views	11

I have been playing guitar for 19 years now. I'm an old-school rocker/metalhead, but I try to keep my mind open and am more than happy to incorporate other musical influences, be they blues, country, progressive, folk or even electronic.

My current project is Viridian - a melodic hard-rock band where I am the guitarist, main songwriter and manager, for my sins. The band is in something of a state of suspension at the moment - following our move to London from Warsaw, Poland - as we are presently looking for musicians to complete the lineup.

On the side, I write music business commentary @ TheCyncialMusician.com - something which has surprisingly gained me more notoriety than my music. My point of view stems from my personal experience in music and the biz, plus my education as an economist. More often than not, I find myself pointing out holes in conventional MusBiz blogosphere wisdom, but I hope it helps provide other musicians a different perspective in these troubled times.

In the past, I have taught guitar and might do so again.

My gear, just for the heck of it:

Guitars - Gibson SG standard, Ibanez RG2550E Prestige

Amplification - 2 Marshall JCM900 half-stacks (a 4100 Dual Reverb and a 2100 SL-X)

Effects - Boss GT-10

	2,031 reputation	bio	website	thecynicalmusician.com	visits	member for	2 years
512 badges		location	London, United Kingdom		seen	Jun 24 '11 at 3:02

summary answers questions tags badges favorites bounties reputation activity

61 Actions

suggestions reviews revisions comments badges posts accepts all

May 6	awarded	Yearling
Mar 15	awarded	Nice Answer
Feb 15	awarded	Enlightened
Feb 15	awarded	Nice Answer
Dec 14	awarded	Nice Answer
Dec 3	awarded	Enlightened
Dec 3	awarded	Nice Answer
Oct 9	awarded	Nice Answer
May 6	awarded	Yearling
Aug 23	awarded	Nice Answer
Jun 12	comment	Is it acceptable to move hand position while practicing scales on guitar? Generally, three-note-per-string patterns with a span of a major third (five frets including the first-finger fret) should be played with stretch fingering to minimise hand movement. Anything longer and a position shift may be advised. Of course, you should shift position when changing strings if the pattern calls for it - for example, when moving between the A and D and G and B strings in the G Major pattern above.
Jun 11	comment	Any way to practice using the very tip of your pinky? One thing I'd suggest is that you start these exercises in a higher position - perhaps 5-9 instead of 1-5 and 7-9 instead of 3-5. The stretch will be smaller and the the position of your left arm more relaxed, allowing you to concentrate on pinky precision. Once you're comfortable in this higher position, shift the exercises down a fret, repeat and continue doing this until you can play them in first position comfortably and accurately.
Jun 6	answered	guitar cabinet: why not just use a PA speaker cabinet?
Jun 5	answered	How do you remember your music and how do I improve in this regard?
Jun 5	awarded	Enlightened
Jun 4	answered	Can I use nylon with steel string guitar?
Jun 2	answered	What kind of digital piano instrument should I look for when I like to play pop?
Jun 2	answered	Acoustic guitar, chip in rosette wood, how to avoid in future?
Jun 2	comment	How to maximize band rehearsal time? @Matthew Read - That's why I said the question may need editing.
Jun 2	comment	How to maximize band rehearsal time? @Matthew Read - If you want to use a narrow defintion, then most things in music cannot ultimately be evaluated objectively. I'd go as far as saying that the moment you can offer a definitive answer on a musical (as opposed to, say, music-related physical) topic, it ceases to be relevant, because that's when music moves on, as does all art. The question may need editing, but I think it is perfectly valid.