Master Mi - The Price Of Electric Guitar Practice (Version 1.0)
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- The Price Of Electric Guitar Practice - early exercises with my first electric guitar Ibanez Gio GRG140-WH, based on a melody from the soundtrack “The Price of Freedom” from the video game Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7
- made by Master Mi
- produced with Samplitude Pro X4 Suite
- mastered at EBU R 128 standards for the best dynamic range

In late summer 2024, after a long time, I fulfilled a big wish and finally bought my first electric guitar for my small home studio, a pretty versatile Ibanez Gio GRG140 in a really stylish white.

At the time, I didn't have much time to learn how to play the electric guitar more intensively.
But at least I was able to familiarize myself a little more closely with the electric guitar, its construction, its functions, its care, etc., and I was able to make the strings of the electric guitar sound quite official and play a few notes using the really good guitar amp plugin Vandal in my DAW Samplitude Pro X4 Suite.

And the melody I play in this video was basically the first melody I was able to play reasonably well after just a few hours of practice.
It's a slightly modified melody from the soundtrack “The Price of Freedom” from one of my absolute favorite video games called Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7, or rather the remake Crisis Core - Final Fantasy 7 Reunion (the short video footage I used here is from the remake version of the game).

The original song “The Price of Freedom” was written by Takeharu Ishimoto.

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In the summer of 2025, I finally started learning to play the electric guitar with the help of a specialist book, which also included additional online content with illustrative video material for practicing electric guitar playing and actively playing as a solo artist or in a band.

I usually only practice a few hours a month.
But I feel that even as a complete beginner, I have already made some progress.

For example, I have already learned a few important basics, such as theoretical principles relating to electric guitars, the different types of electric guitars, various types of guitar amplifiers, the correct posture for playing electric guitar, and how to read tablature.

I've also learned some practical skills, such as tuning the strings, correctly grabbing individual strings in different frets, playing with a pick (which was also used in this video), alternate picking, the basics of playing individual notes rhythmically, and the practical use of a metronome.

The first power chords are probably already on the learning plan.
Of course, out of curiosity, I have already tried my hand at playing more complex chords, but so far I have failed because I am not yet very good at grabbing the chords correctly, I obviously don't hold my fingers in the optimal position, and I usually end up accidentally muting neighboring strings with my fingers.

But I'm definitely not going to let that discourage me, because practice makes perfect (or at least better), as we all know.

And my musical journey into the world of electric guitar playing has only just begun.

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However, I was very proud of the live result in this video, even though it took me around 50 takes or recording attempts until the electric guitar playing on my Ibanez Gio GRG140-WH was kinda flawless and the use of various playing techniques finally met my expectations to the extent that I was really satisfied with it.

On this new and exciting journey, Master Mi will once again become the inquisitive student Mi and is already looking forward to his potential progress in the coming years and the many interesting opportunities that will arise for the future, especially in the field of music composition for soundtracks and remixes.


I could almost say:

“Yeah, I'm on fire now.” ))