The Old Man Band (Players Over 30)

[Kev2380]

Bumping this topic,

I'll have to try using my thumb for the green button, that might resolve my problems.

I'll try to play tonight and make sure I add everyone.

[Pubknight]

Thanks Lockheed and Misguided Girl for the longest session I've had with the same group of other people online.
That was a lot of fun.... even if Lockheed peer-pressured me into playing hard bass.
=)

And Kev, you are Hoodlum right?
I see our friends code thing finally happened.
I'll look for you online.

[zarlor]

I'm back from vacation, so I'll add Misguided Girl in and maybe get on tonight. I should be on tomorrow if nothing else.

As for techniques for playing on hard, the big one I've heard used most is to slide the hand down so your normal position is with your pinkie on orange, and whenever green pops us get used to moving just your index finger out to hit it. I know some folks try the opposite and stay with index on green in the usual position for medium and then train their pinkie to just move out to orange, but that's probably a lot harder for most folks.

I've also heard, particularly for folks going to expert, that they will do something like use C-Clamps to hold the quitar down on a table, even going to the point of using their elbow to strum so they can use the fingers of both hands on the buttons (I think this is only used mainly in sections with a lot of HO/POs (Hammer-ons/Pull-Offs). I've never tried it. So far I've been working on the pinkie technique myself, but I'm nowhere near getting it down. I've mostly ended up sliding my hand between the two positions, but that works very poorly on some songs. I may try the thumb thing, though. It wouldn't work with a Guitar Hero controller, but it could work with with the Rock Band ones... hmmm..

[MisguidedGirl]

Zarlor, I've tried to make the move to hard many times. So far, I haven't been very successful. Re-training my brain so it associates my index finger with red & so forth is going to take some time. I tried stretching my pinky, but my hands are too small. For me, it's going to be about remembering two separate hand positions. One for the green, red, etc. postion & one for the red, yellow, etc position.

Pubknight, you did good playing hard on bass last nite. You didn't even get booed out. I would've brought you back if you had though.

I had a lot of fun playing online last nite. Although many of the songs we played, I had heard but never sang. I'm sure that was obvious with a few of my scores. I think I only got one percentage that was out of the 90's though & it was a song I'd never heard before. Thanks for the game guys.

I think I've added everyone who has posted their FC's in this thread. If I've overlooked anyone, feel free to pm me.

[Pubknight]

Although many of the songs we played, I had heard but never sang. I'm sure that was obvious with a few of my scores.

I thought you did a great job.

I've been looking for folks all day to play with (have the house to myself), but it's been tough finding folks.

[AKWanbli]

46 years young here! Just started playing abot 6 months ago.....always wanted to play the drums but too busy and in my younger years, in my mothers immoral words...(you can play any instrument you want except for THE DRUMS)

Went out and purchased a Roland HD elec drum set just before the holidays.....Lov'in RB2 and my new drums ever since!!

Lookin forward to playing with you all!

AKWanbli
FC: 157557527787

[MisguidedGirl]

Pub, we might be on later. We have to play in a GHWT tourney first though. If my hubby plays, he'll sing. Do you usually prefer guitar, bass, or drums?

AKWanbli, I'll get you added!

[AKWanbli]

Thanks!

[Pubknight]

Pub, we might be on later. We have to play in a GHWT tourney first though. If my hubby plays, he'll sing. Do you usually prefer guitar, bass, or drums?

AKWanbli, I'll get you added!

Drums is my preference, but if someone else is doing it, no biggy... I'm pretty relaxed about the whole thing.
Plus, there are a lot of times I just can't play drums, because of the noise factor in the house... so a lot of times I'll log on with just the guitar just to mess around a bit. (which is why I generally stick to medium on the guitar/bass... I have no real interest in getting much better at it... any 'practicing' I do is to get better on drums).

I'm not around tonight unfortunately, we're out for dinner... that's why I was trying to get my rock band fix in basically all day.

I'm sure we'll link up again soon though.

And AKWanbli, I'll add you next time I fire up the console =)

[Lockheed]

Where'd my- people-- go---?