#footpercussion

Slowing down to get that groove. This is “Dark End of the Street”- covered by many. When coming up with a foot percussion pattern, it seemed to make sense to just accent what my right hand was already doing. I gotta a lot of work to do, but tonight was a start. Also- uh yeah, it was cold in my basement- I’m fully aware of how silly my socks look, but at least I was warm 😎😎😎. #footpercussion #spdone #resonatorguitar #resophonicguitar #resophonic #thenewsoundofsteel #porchboardbass #slideguitar #slideguitarist #slideguitarblues #jamescarr #darkendofthestreet #folkmusic #folkmusician #rootsmusic #rootsmusician #blues #countryblues #fingerstyleguitar #fingerstylecover #baltimore #thebmorecreatives #guitarpractice #groove #slowitdown #practicemakesprogress #practicemakespocket #pocket #slowpractice #rycooder (at Baltimore, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7fTf0DHMd_/?igshid=288l1yhr3vbw

Here’s another practice thing I came up with tonight while playing drums with my feet. Still sticking to a stock “1 & 3” on the kick, and a 2 & 4 on the hat- but it’s more than enough. Tonight I was trying to just let my hands do their thing with Travis picking, and do little flourishes on beat four. Rhythm is still shakier than I would like in my feet- but it is what it is. I tried to do something with this last night and I literally couldn’t do anything...then today all of a sudden I could do a little something! So, I think I’ll get a good nights sleep and let a steady practice regime work its way into my playing. i’m playing a porch board bass for the kick and a Roland SPD one for the hat. #footpercussion #spdonekick #spdone #porchboardbass #rhythm #practice #rhythmpractice #homework #evolve #evolution #dontstop #keepgoing #keepgrowing #guitarplayer #guitarpractice #acousticguitar #sologuitar #folkmusic #fingerpicking #fingerpickingguitar #fingerpickingstyle #alvarezguitars #baltimore #thebmorecreatives #getsomesleep #roland #rootsmusic #rootsmusician (at Baltimore, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7C46zoH8sA/?igshid=vx0bojhjz475

More foot stomp practice. This one is the same foot pattern groove as yesterday, but with an 8th note thumb octave thumb part on the guitar, and then a simple 4 bar melody played on top, and then a variation. This is the type of thing that I’ll bust my butt to work up, and then totally forget about the next night! So here it is...for anyone who’s looking for something different to practice. I kept on finding myself speeding up, so I just try to take it slower than what is “comfortable”- and play with a metronome. #footpercussion #guitarpractice #keepitsimple #useametronome #takeitslow #evolve #folkguitar #folkguitarist #fingerpicking #fingerpickingguitar #guitarlessons #baltimore #thebmorecreatives #alvarez #acousticguitar #guitarconcept #roots #rootsmusic #rootsmusician #keepgrowing #neverstoplearning #playingsolo #travispicking #blues #acousticblues #acousticbluesguitar (at Baltimore, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B69qjp0nURl/?igshid=e0lvptqbaa43

Some definite “rhythmic drift” going on here, but here I’m working on just jamming on my resonator -made by @muleresonatorguitars -over a simple groove played by my feet. The hat is the Roland SPD-One, and the kick is my Porchboard bass, made by @porchboard -the other day I posted me doing this kinda thing with the kick provided by another SPD-One, but the porchboard bass is 👑! Having a lot of fun. It’s kinda like learning guitar all over again. #footpercussion #spdone #poarchboardbass #foottapping #playingsolo #resonatorguitar #thenewsoundofsteel #muleresophonic #resonatorguitar #slideguitar #slideguitarblues #countryblues #folk #folkguitar #slideguitarist #evolve #evolving #guitarpractice #simplegroove #keepitsimple #baltimore #thebmorecreatives #rootsmusic #rootsmusician #americana (at Baltimore, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B67dVswH4iK/?igshid=5wqcbf575btc

New year/new vibe/new challenges. Last year I scored a “porchboard bass” foot percussion pedal, and accompanied myself (and others) on a bunch of gigs. I mainly just pounded out quarter note kicks. It’s crazy how much it can fill out the sound when playing solo. This year I want to step it up a little bit, so I I got some Roland “SPD-ONE” pedals- one for kick, and one for a hat/snare sound. Here I’m working them on my tune Beacon. One of my favorite musicians who uses his feet to accompany himself is @harrymveena - he just sounds effortless and right in the pocket. Simple solid accompaniment that doesn’t get in the way. 👍🏼 Full disclosure- I’m not a very coordinated dude and getting my Lazy ass feet to play what I hear in my head is slow going- but that’s music! Gotta face my fear, and get my body used to using my feet. Here’s the first “step” 😏😉#footpercussion #spdone #porchboardbass #evolve #growthmindset #growth #playingsolo #accompaniment #harrymanx #nextlevel #keepgoing #neverstop #musicalgoals #folkmusic #folkmusician #folkguitar #originalmusic #acousticguitar #acousticmusic #acousticmusician https://www.instagram.com/p/B6345FRnOXj/?igshid=18z3xcetz3uaq