Hi: New to the forum here and fairly new to Jim's music. Do Jim's lesson downloads include backing tracks for the tunes and if not, is it possible to buy BTs for his tunes?
No, there aren't backing tracks. I'm not that high tech! Here are examples of the lessons... http://jimcampilongo.com/lessons/ Thanks for asking and welcome to the forum. -Jim
If you start taking a few of the lessons it is def in your interest to purchase a looper. The new Ditto is pretty cheap, Jim uses the boomerang and I have a love hate with my boss looper.
It is totally worth the investment because the lessons do come with a lead sheet so you will better cement strumming through the tunes and work on your comping. Plus it sets you up to play the tunes live without the need to have a laptop or whatever.
I'm with cwilliams on this one. If it fits your budget, get a looper. I managed to find a used Boomerang (first version) and I couldn´t be happier. Aside from a Daddario clip on tuner, it's the best gear purchase I have done in a long time.
I have a looper but at 60, after playing for 50 years I'm looking for time saving shortcuts! I'm 90% through learning Awful Pretty with the help of a BT I bought for it. And I've definately learned that loosening the wallet and buying Jim's lesson would have saved me hours figuring out the tune just with ears (although that's been fun). Ideally, for me, a lesson would consist of a vid of Jim playing a tune, a chord chart, and a backing track.
Hi Lester, are you familiar with Jim's TrueFire video "Sonic Tele"? It might give you something close to what you're looking for - and it features Awful Pretty Pretty Awful too!
I'll add my voice to the looper crowd. Initially I was of the opinion that having Jim provide the backing tracks would be a great addition but now I am not so sure. Back in the Spring I got myself a looper (Ditto looper) and have been going back over all the lessons. I am personally finding i am getting more out of the lessons now than I did the first time when I played the melody/lead alone. As I see it learning the backing track is part of the lessons Jim is teaching. Having the looper allows me to play around more with the lessons and explore my own variations.
It's good to hear these comments about getting a looper. I've been meaning to get one, but it's never a priority when I have money for a new pedal (was recently runner-up to a reverb pedal, and then a compressor). The Ditto may need to move to the top of the list next.
I have a second amp and an aby pedal. I had this idea of making a loop and then sending it to a different amp for better separation of sounds. Has anyone tried that?
RogerioFerraz, Sonic Tele looks like a good idea for me with 11 backing tracks pulled right from the original recordings... that's what I'm after. I'd love to see JC offer all of of his rhythm tracks from his recordings... be a nice extra income source for him too. There's an English gypsy jazz Django guy, Colin Cosimini, that has 4 discs or downloads of backings with his Cosimini Trio and they're just fabulous. http://www.djangosolos.com/eCds.php Here's something I did with his Minor Swing track just adding my buddy on snare and my guitar part.
Another looper pedal user here. I have a Ditto x2 and love it. The biggest payoff for me was realizing how sloppy my rhythm playing had gotten. Even if you don't get a looper, recording yourself is an enlightening experience.
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http://jimcampilongo.com/lessons/
Thanks for asking and welcome to the forum.
-Jim
It is totally worth the investment because the lessons do come with a lead sheet so you will better cement strumming through the tunes and work on your comping. Plus it sets you up to play the tunes live without the need to have a laptop or whatever.
http://www.jimcampilongo.com/lessons/sonic.php
Cheers
Warren
I have a second amp and an aby pedal. I had this idea of making a loop and then sending it to a different amp for better separation of sounds. Has anyone tried that?
There's an English gypsy jazz Django guy, Colin Cosimini, that has 4 discs or downloads of backings with his Cosimini Trio and they're just fabulous. http://www.djangosolos.com/eCds.php
Here's something I did with his Minor Swing track just adding my buddy on snare and my guitar part.