text: Release Notes for September 2008.1 Release QAD Warehousing Version: QAD Warehousing for QAD 2008.1 Enterprise Edition Release Date: September 2008 Supported languages: US English, Castilian Spanish, Latin Spanish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese User Guide: QAD Warehousing, item 78-0746B Installation/Conversion Guide: QAD Warehousing installation information can be found in the installation documentation for QAD Enterprise Application 2008.1 Enterprise Edition. Note: The QAD Warehousing installation process differs from the Advanced Inventory Management (AIM) installation process. Please review the installation and conversion guide before you begin installation or conversion. New Features Overview In this release of QAD Warehousing, new features and functions let you: • Pick for Different Lot/Serial/Reference • Interface with Transportation Management Systems • Create general allocations for orders and set defaults for allocations through new programs in the Order Management Menu (4.13) The following topics discuss the new features. Picking for Different Lot/Serial or References When warehouse staff pick for orders, QAD Warehousing typically allocates specific pallets to be picked as specified by the appropriate algorithm selected; however, many warehouses have multiple pallets containing the same item that are housed in the same warehouse location. For more efficient picking, staff can now pick pallets with different lot/serial or reference numbers than those assigned to be picked by the system. By adding the flexibility to pick other pallets for the same item, warehouse staff can ship and complete the order expeditiously. You set fields in QAD Warehousing so that warehouse users who access the following can switch location, lot/serial, or reference numbers to substitute pallets when confirming tasks on the RF: • RF Next Task (1.1) option • RF Select Task (1.2) option • Batch Pick SO/DO (3.1) or Batch Pick All (3.2) Note: Batch picking does not support picking for different lot/serial or reference numbers. You specify a substitute pallet or reference in the same location or another location by setting existing fields in the Transaction Confirmation Defaults frame of Warehouse Control (4.1.24). A new Expire Date (Days) field was added to the Transaction Confirmation Defaults frame that works with the From Location Option, From Lot/Serial Option, and From Reference Option fields when specifying different lot/serial/reference numbers. Use the Expire Date (Days) field to specify the maximum number of days (0 to 9999) that the expiration date of the new pallet can differ from the expiration date of the original pallet. For example, if you enter 5, and the expiration date of the original pallet is 12/1/2008, then the expiration date of the new pallet must fall between 12/1/2008 and 12/6/2008. The default value for this field is 0, which means that the expiration date of the original pallet must match the expiration date of the new pallet. Interfacing with Transportation Management Systems A new Wave Transportation Menu (4.15.2) was added to the Wave Menu (4.15). Use the programs in the menu to add Transportation Management System load optimization functions to QAD Warehousing functions. QAD Warehousing works with a TMS to provide the following: • Check carrier rates and routing guide for best cost, lead time, or delivery window • Perform order consolidation, route optimization, and drop-off sequencing • Perform compliance checks, if defined • Produce native carrier or packing labels The following topics discuss features in QAD Warehousing that were updated to interface with a TMS. Wave Planning, Replenishment, and Release When using QAD Warehousing wave planning functions, the system relies on workload capacity constraints for planning warehouse picking, packing, and shipping activities. The system uses a TMS to consider load consolidation and optimizationduring wave planning. The TMS factors in different modes of available shipping such as parcel shipping, less than truckload (LTL), and full truck load (FTL) when selecting orders for a wave. During wave replenishment and release, the system creates picking tasks and groups them for pre-shippers per ship-to address. Load optimization functions within wave planning let you: • Import TMS load optimization information to produce more efficient task groups for pre-shippers • Organize task groups to optimize picking, packing, and shipping of loads by similar means of transport. • Execute checking against wave lines and quantities • Drive the replenishment and release processes Order Selection and Export As a step to using a wave planning flow with a TMS, the system flags order lines to either follow a load optimization flow or follow the original wave planning flow. The system selects orders flagged for load optimization and exports them to a TMS before making them eligible for selection in a wave. You can export all or a subset of the selected sales or distribution order lines for TMS processing. QAD Warehousing exports a detailed list to a TMS of sales/distribution order lines, quantities, weights, and volumes that you want to optimize and consolidate to streamline shipping. The TMS performs calculations to optimize the load, then sends the optimized information back to QAD Warehousing. You can set up load optimization parameters in Load Optimization Set Up Maint (220.127.116.11). Batch Picking and RF Options Batch picking and other RF options are linked to the TMS. Although task confirmation and related activities are the same, the system enhances task orders that display on the RF to take advantage of load optimization. Warehouse staff can no longer mix items belonging to different loads into the same container (tote, box, or pallet) when picking. When building containers through the RF, the system ensures the containers cannot contain items from different loads in the same container. Load Verify QAD Warehousing performs load verification functions when it: • Converts a pre-shipper to a shipper • Prints the shipper and shipping labels • Verifies all tasks for a given load have been completed Print Paperwork, Container Move and Pallet Explosion Container Move functionality uses TMS drop-off sequencing information to stage pallets in the right order, inverse to the drop-off sequence linked to each pre-shipper. That is, when loading containers that belong to a load, the system verifies that the containers belonging to pre-shippers with the last stop sequence are loaded first. QAD Warehousing also sends packing information to the TMS so that the TMS can produce the appropriate shipping labels. During print paperwork functions, QAD Warehousing exports packing information to the TMS; the TMS, in turn, returns shipping labeling information or prints shipping labels. The system produces all necessary documentation for individual shipments (manifesting), including cross-border transactions within governmental and customs regulations. When exploding pallets on the RF, the system ensures containers that are built per load. Ship Truck During ship truck activities, QAD Warehousing sends shipping information to the TMS so that the TMS can calculate shipment freight charges, track information, and send this information back to QAD Warehousing. During ship truck activities, the system validates that a shipper has been sent to the TMS before it sends an end of day (EOD) message to the TMS. Specifying Load Optimization in Orders When you set up loads in the new Load Optimization Setup Maint (188.8.131.52), the system sets a new Load Optimization field to Yes for sales orders in SO Warehouse Data Maintenance (4.13.3) and for distribution orders in DO Warehouse Data Maintenance (4.13.6). You can overwrite the Load Optimization field, though, in the orders. When Load Optimization is Yes in any of the order data maintenance programs, the system makes the order line eligible for load optimization through a TMS. New Exit Routines for TMS Communication New exit routines in Local Exit Routines Setup (4.23.10) support necessary communication between QAD Warehousing and the TMS: Batch Order Export (whttraxbx.p) Order Batch Export/Load Import (188.8.131.52) uses this routine to send and receive export messages with the TMS. Order Batch Export/Load Import lets you export the order batch selections created in Order Batch Selection (18.104.22.168). It uses this routine to create the batch shipment message, send the message to the TMS, receive a reply, and create loads. Ship Shipment (whtraxsx.p) RF Print Paperwork (3.8) uses this routine to send and process ship shipment messages with the TMS. QAD Warehousing sends the final contents of shippers, including containerization information, to the TMS. It then receives the shipping labels, freight charges, and tracking or PRO numbers that it stores in header records of the shipment. Cancel Shipment (whtraxcx.p) The RF Cancel Shipment (3.9) uses this routine to send a void shipment message to the TMS should you need to cancel a shipment. QAD Warehousing first validates that this shipment was sent to TMS using the ship shipment routine message and RF Print Paperwork functions. Once validated, it sends a message to the TMS to cancel the shipment and receives a cancellation reply. Truck Shipment (whtraxtx.p) The RF Ship Truck (3.5) uses this routine to process the EOD message. This message lets the system recalculate final freight charges and prorate truck level charges over individual shipments. Depending on the additional freight charges, the charges can be prorated over individual sales orders and loaded in its corresponding trailer charge when confirming orders. For shipments belonging to a load, the system verifies that when users attempt to confirm a shipment, all other shipments for that same load are selected in the same transaction. If not selected, warnings or errors display, depending on Warehouse Transportation Control (184.108.40.206) settings. When communication problems occur, the system displays messages. New RF Programs for TMS Interfacing A new Cancel Shipment (3.9) option was added to the RF menu. Warehouse staff can use the new option to send a void shipment message to the TMS and cancel the shipment; see New Exit Routines for TMS Communication. New Wave Transportation Programs Programs in the new Wave Transportation Menu (4.15.2) let you set up load optimization, create selections for the load, create/edit the load, export/import data for the load to/from the TMS, and report on load optimization. Wave Transportation Menu (4.15.2) Menu Menu Label Program Name 126.96.36.199 Load Optimization Setup whtmlsmt.p 22.214.171.124 Load Optimization Inquiry whtmlsiq.p 188.8.131.52 Load Optimization Setup Report whtmlsrp.p 126.96.36.199 Order Batch Selection whtmbsmt.p 184.108.40.206 Order Batch Export/Load Import whtmbsex.p 126.96.36.199 Order Batch Inquiry whtmbsiq.p 184.108.40.206 Order Batch Report whtmbsrp.p 220.127.116.11 Reports Menu... 184.108.40.206.1 Load Shipments by Order Report whtmldr1.p 126.96.36.199.2 Load Shipments by Item Report whtmldr2.p 220.127.116.11.3 Load Shipments by Ship-To Report whtmldr3.p 22.214.171.124.7 Load Detail Status Inquiry whtmstiq.p 22.214.171.124.12 Transmission Log Inquiry whtmlgiq.p 126.96.36.199.13 Shipper Charges Report whtmchrp.p 22.214.171.124.15 Shipper/Container Tracking Inq whtmiq01.p 184.108.40.206.16 Carrier Tracking Numbers Inquiry whtmiq02.p 184.108.40.206.22 Transmission Log Delete/Archive whtmlgup.p 184.108.40.206.23 Charges/Tracking Delete/Archive whtmtrup.p 220.127.116.11 Carrier/Service Assignment Maint whtmssmt.p 220.127.116.11 Carrier/Service Assignment Inq whtmssiq.p 220.127.116.11 Carrier/Service Assignment Rpt whtmssrp.p 126.96.36.199 Load Maintenance whtmldmt.p 22.214.171.124 Load Inquiry whtmldiq.p 126.96.36.199 Load Report whtmldrp.p 220.127.116.11 Load Priority Boost whtmldpr.p 126.96.36.199 Order Batch Delete/Archive whtmbsup.p 188.8.131.52 Load Delete/Archive whtmldup.p 126.96.36.199 Wave Transportation Control whtmpm.p Creating General Allocations and Setting Defaults for Orders Two new programs were added to the Order Data Maintenance Menu: • Order Management Control (4.13.24) • Order Warehouse Allocations (4.13.17) Use Order Management Control to specify parameters for allocating items for sales, distribution, and work orders. You can specify: • The number of calendar days from the sales order due date by which the system allocates work order line item • Calculations for allocations • Which sequence the system allocates order lines gets allocated Use Order Warehouse Allocations to generate general allocations for selected sales, work, and distribution orders. Allocations reserve inventory for shipment on confirmed orders, so it is not available for other orders in the system. • General allocations reserve only the quantity needed at a particular site. • Detail allocations set aside specific quantities by location, lot/serial, or reference numbers. Detail allocations are created automatically when picking. Allocations also control shipment quantities when you cannot fill all orders. You can choose to ship the quantity allocated or the quantity picked.


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We're deep in production on The Complete Eightball box set and there's a piece of the puzzle missing: We want to reproduce this cover, to Eightball #7, scanned from the original, but we can't track down the owner of the piece. (This low-res scan was found online, but was uploaded over 10 years ago and the source is MIA.) Any and all tips are appreciated — see the danielclowes.com blog for all the details.


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Kailash GTX Boot (Women's)
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The women's Scarpa Kailash GTX Ideal for trail hiking, rugged day hikes, and regular abuse, this medium- weight boot offers maximum comfort.
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I have used these boots for about a week now. When you first put them on they feel VERY comfortable, like a perfect fit and are great walking in... at first. Hiking in? ~eh. I do short hikes in the mountains almost everyday. The footbed ends up feeling hard as a rock and my feet got sore even with mild use but I'm hoping some cushioned arch supports will fix the problem. The don't really seem to need breaking in, that wouldn't fix it. I love the look and they seem very durable. Other pros- laces stay tied and traction is better than my Keens. If the cushion works, which I believe it will, they will be comfortable and I will love them but as of now the lack of comfort doesn't measure up. Not sure if it's a pro or con but they make you taller -not high heel just thick soles. Helpful in puddles since I don't think they're waterproof. Just slightly on the heavy side but not so much to be bothersome. I would probably give 5 stars if they were cushioned a bit but my feet hurt.
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I chose this boot because I thought it was the best choice of all the boots I tried on. It fits my foot perfectly and is Italian made, so I know it has high quality standards just like me. I wear custom superfeet in mine, and take the original sock liner out of the shoe before I put the superfeet in. I also have to lace them a special way to lock my heel in. The laces are harsh, and I recommend getting softer ones to spare your fingers. I like the stole stiffness, and feel comfortable carrying a heavy load several miles a day with these on my feet.
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Lake Jacksonville Campground
All the beauty and excitement of the great outdoors awaits you at Lake Jacksonville. Whatever you're looking for in outdoor recreation, fishing, sailing, swimming, skiing, canoeing, hiking, and picnic areas you'll find it here.
Downtown Jacksonville Walldog Murals
Completed in the Summer of 2006, these 10 murals depicting historic Jacksonville scenes and events were handpainted by more than 50 sign painters and graphic artists from as far away as Scotland and New Zealand.
Big Eli Wheel #17 Rides
Ride the Big Eli Wheel at Community Park. Similar to the Ferris wheel, Eli Wheels are more compact and easily movable. The Eli Bridge Company still manufactures these wheels and other amusement rides in Jacksonville.
Mt. Sterling Lake
Come for the weekend or stay a week. Picturesque Mt. Sterling Lake is the perfect camping or fishing spot for any length of stay. Tent and RV camping sites are available as well as picnic pavilions.
CITY:Mount Sterling
Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area
Approximately 5,000 acres are timber, while there are 46 miles of trails for activities including horseback riding, hiking, mountain biking, and bicycling. Boating is permitted. Camping with electricity.
Sanganois Conservation Area
A 9.960-acre bottomland environment of sloughs and backwater lakes, Sanganois is managed primarily to provide a refuge for migratory waterfowl and a public duck hunting area.
Emma Mae Leonard Wildlife Sanctuary
Watch Birds, waterfowl and other life in their natural habitat. Recently refurbished wooden docks and trails are a nice addition.
Mount Sterling Lake
26-acre lake featuring three shelter houses and playground equipment. Fishing allowed. Trolling Motors allowed. Campsites available first-come, first-served. Located next to Rolling Greens Golf Club.
CITY:Mount Sterling
Schuy-Rush Park
This 150-acre park with a 225-acre lake is owned by the city of Rushville. The park offers fishing and canoeing, hiking trails through a hardwood forest, camping and picnicking, youth group camping area, pavilions, boat dock & baseball diamond. The campground facilities consist of 77 spaces with electrical hookups. All spaces have water and there is a modern shower house for your convenience. Schuy-Rush Lake offers a well maintained boat ramp. There is a generous supply of slips for docking your boat overnight or for the entire camping season. Fishing is by pole and line only and the lake has a large variety of fish. For the adventurous, we have a nature trail for hiking. Come to Schuy-Rush Lake where we supply the water and you supply the fun.
Crazy Horse Campground
Crazy Horse is a 55-acre campground blanketed with rolling hills, hiking trails through wooded land, and two large ponds for fishing, boating, and a swimming beach. A lodge for rest and relaxation and a playground for the little ones makes this campground a great place to get away for the season or the weekend! Check out our wide, level sites with full hook-ups as well as our primitive camping area. Call 217-886-2089 or stop by and see us. We're located 8 miles north of Jacksonville and 25 miles west of Springfield, and we're happy to show you around!!
Skateland of Jacksonville
Skateland of Jacksonville is the sister rink of Skateland South in Springfield, IL. Whether you are looking for a good way to celebrate a special birthday or if you are just looking to have some fun with the family, come on out to Skateland!
The Links
This nine- and 18-hole championship golf course features a driving range and practice green.
Lenz Field
Not your ordinary youth baseball and softball parks, the fields here are entirely covered in Players Turf, making it virtually rain-out proof and allowing for a variety of different levels of play. Facilities are lighted, and include 20-foot scoreboards, concrete dugouts, concession stands and sound systems.
Crane Creek Golf Course
This beautiful 18-hole course is situated on rolling elevations, with fast and true greens. Crane Creek also has a clubhouse, driving range, food service and a bar.
Northridge Hills Golf Course
This nine-hole, par 32 golf course has three water holes, a driving range and a practice green.
Anderson Lake Conservation Area
State fish and wildlife area with Class C camping facilities.
Play-For-All/Godfrey Park
This state-of-the-art playground also boasts a splash and play pad that is accessible to people of all abilities. This free park is open year-round, with the splash pad available from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
CITY:South Jacksonville
Hunting Unlimited
Trophy Whitetail Deer bow hunts since 1986. Also, spring turkey hunting, sporting clays, trap range, meals, and lodging. Heavily wooded ravines and valleys, magnificent stands of oak, maple and cedar, and grassy meadows.
CITY:Mount Sterling
Rolling Greens Golf Course
Located on 140 beautiful acres bordering the shores of Lake Mt. Sterling, Rolling Greens Golf Course offers the finest play in the Mt. Sterling golf community. The course has challenged players for more than 40 years, and after a complete overhaul in 2009, golfers have continued to enjoy the exciting experience at Rolling Greens Golf Course. During the improvements, talented designers renovated the exiting nine holes and also added nine more and a modern practice facility. At its lengthiest, the course plays at 6,700 yards from the back tees. Rolling Greens offers the best in equipment and apparel to compliment your game. Stop by our fully-stocked Pro Shop before or after your round and browse through name brands.
CITY:Mount Sterling
Scripps Park Golf Course
Scripps Park Golf Course was originally built as a 9-hole course in 1923. The original 9 has many rolling fairways with bunkered greens and challenging water hazards. In 2002 the course expanded to 18 holes with the back 9 having the open feeling of a "links style" course. The wide fairways and creative hazards complement the demanding greens. All 18 holes are irrigated and provide consistent play from early spring to late fall. The course is long enough to be enjoyably challenging but easily accessible to walkers as well as cart players. You can purchase annual individual or family passes or pay by the round. Cart rental and a well stocked pro shop is available. The course can also accommodate groups and corporate outings.
Scripps Park
The land for Scripps Park was donated by the Scripps family. The park was the site of the homestead of the Scripps family, pioneers in journalism. Scripps Park offers a swimming pool, tennis courts, the Virginia community building, playground, picnic area, baseball diamonds, and two guest houses for rent. The golf course is an 18-hole public course built in 1923 with irrigation from tee to green. There are approximately 16 bunkers strategically placed around the course and water hazards are in play.
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Featuring Jarvis or... Hemingway?
During its past eight editions, Hell's Gate has highlighted the "Extreme Factor" of some riders, who made the history of Enduro riding. David Knight has won three times, Taddy Blazusiak two. Both the KTM official riders have then diversified their careers: the English giant has aimed to the traditional Enduro and the Polish man has addressed himself to the United States and Indoor Races. In the meanwhile, other World-Beaters have left their significant mark on the Extreme Races, "revealing" their particular aptitudes and certifying themselves at the front desk of Hell's Gate. The best known examples: Graham Jarvis, Husaberg official rider, who won the 2011 edition, and Dougie Lampkin, Gas Gas, who won the 2010 edition.
The 2012 edition of Hell's Gate presents itself once again as "The Challenge" by definition of the "Extreme Elite" and sets the "scary" challenge between the most qualified aces of the moment: Jarvis and Lampkin. The two British riders were the only two able, backward to the last two years, to climb the Hell's Peak. For them, winning the Hell's Gate 2012 means settling accounts and get the season pass for the Olympus – sorry, for the Hell – of the Extreme Enduro races: Hell's Gate is the forerunner and the most representative "circle".
But we do not believe that this year Hell's Gate Battle will be limited to the two leading actors of the last two editions. KTM, in fact, is "sharpening" a new "weapon" to face this kind of exciting races. As if on purpose, here is another English man, Jonny Walker. Apart from the obvious "alcoholic" joke, we tell you that Jonny, twenty years old, from Keswick, Cumbria, UK, has been a trialist, and came to enduro riding only three years ago, with a second hand KTM. Fourth in E3 category at the Finnish Six Days, third at the Erzberg 2011 and second overall in the World Indoor just awarded. This year Walker will be a KTM Supported Enduro Rider and he will be racing at the more important Extreme Races. Starting, of course, from the Hell's Gate.
Over one hundred riders at Hell's Gate 2012. For many of them 'HsG' is a must, the occasion not to be missed whatever the result will be; for others it is an important goal. Who knows, it may be a rookie, a surprise to write his name in gold-book of Fabio Fasola's Extreme. For example, why do not to wish to the little-known Hemingway brothers, Ben and Daniel, British, too, to enter the elite of the "Extreme Enduro"?


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Okay, can we survive another change? A problem with the direction of the next season? Oh man...
First Frank Darabont left The Walking Dead. Now Glen Mazzara is leaving The Walking Dead. The Wrap is reporting that showrunner Glen Mazzara will finish out the third season of The Walking Dead and then move on to other projects. AMC is reporting that this is a mutual decision between them and Mazzara. The Wrap, who has a source close to the situation, is also reporting that it is "100 percent not about money or contracts. Rather, it is about a difference of opinion over where the show should go in the fourth season and beyond. It involves AMC, Mazzara and the show's writers and producers, who include Robert Kirkman, creator of the comics that provide the basis of the series". Read the full news story here. So who will take over the fourth season? Will it be comic creator and series producer Robert Kirkman? Or better yet, will it be make effects artist and producer Greg Nicotero?
Okay, can we survive another change? A problem with the direction of the next season? Oh man...
Sure....mutual....is it me or it's always ''mutual'' yet never the truth??
This show is amazing. They keep firing some great talent and the show actually keeps getting better. If most shows kept firing the talent like this is would sink like a rock. I think it's a testament to the comic and how good it is. The story is already there, it tells itself.
It's always "mutual" so the show retains viewers and the showrunner can get another job. Kurt Sutter and Shawn Ryan who both worked with Mazzara have both tweeted thier dislike for AMC and thier continued derailment of showrunner's plans. I love AMC but this shit is getting repetitive and after an early ending to Breaking Bad and now The Walking Dead needing it's 3rd showrunner in as many seasons........My personal hope is for Gale Ann Hurd to take over, Kirkman is not really a tv guy and probably shouldn't be considered, but obviously his continued involvement is key to the success of this show so I hope AMC's decision is in consideration of that.
Regardless, as long as it continues to perform at the level it's at right now, I'll keep watching and supporting whoever is in charge.
As long as they don't boot Kirkman (and I can't see that happening), everything should be OK. Of course I'm assuming he will be replaced by someone who knows what they are doing, and not with someone like, well, me. :)
Why would it be better for a make-up effects guy to be the showrunner, that doesn't make sense to me.
Apparently they had different ideas on the direction of the show.
deadline posted the love note Kurt Sutter wrote in reference to this. AMC has been running off their show runners from big shows and when not they're having big fights over many things. The network is about to wrap up Breaking Bad and Mad Men, wonder how they're gonna fill those vacancies especially with the bad reputation they're getting. Guess there's always someone hungry enough at the end of the day
It is ALWAYS "creative differences".
Doesn't matter either way to me as long as the show remains enjoyable. There is always someone capable of prouducing a zombie tv show.
I agree completely, millean! I'm all in as long as Robert Kirkman is still on board!
Yeah I'm pretty sure if Kirkman leaves, it'll be like that one kid in the neighborhood some people hated, but it was HIS ball we played with.
Kirkman: "That's it... I'm taking my zombies and going home!"
AMC Executives: "Wh-Wha...? ...Fine!"
Fans: "Dammit! Now see what you guys went and did?"
*Fans chase after Kirkman*
"Come back, Kirky! They didn't mean it!"


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A (エー, Ē, Viz: Ei, English TV: Ay) is the Fourth Raikage (四代目雷影, Yondaime Raikage, Literally meaning: Fourth Lightning Shadow)[2] of Kumogakure.
A is the son of the Third Raikage. At some point in the past, a group of young children were gathered in order to determine who would be A's tag-partner in keeping with a long-standing Kumogakure tradition of the Raikage having a tag-team partner. Only one child was able to successfully match A's power and use the Double Lariat on a training dummy.
As a result, that child was given the name "B", and A stated that they would be brothers from that day on.[3] He and B would eventually be teamed together on a mission with A's cousin, the jinchūriki of the Eight-Tails. While on the mission, he told A that Killer B would need something to fill the void that would be created if he was chosen as the beast's next jinchūriki.
Some time later A's cousin lost control of the beast and it went on a rampage. A was made part of a special team tasked with subduing the rampaging Eight-Tails. When the beast impaled Motoi's father with its horn, A cut it off. After B became the beast's jinchūriki, A, remembering what his cousin had said to him, tried his best to fill that apparent void.
Sometime during a conflict involving Konoha and Kumo, A would clash with Minato Namikaze for the first time. Before Minato retreated he recognised Killer B as the jinchūriki of the Eight-Tails and told A that next time they met it would be to put the title of "Kage" on the line and also offered A the advice of making sure his brother knew who he was before becoming neither human nor jinchūriki. They would clash many more times after that. A was once even told by Jiraiya that he believed Minato was the "Child of Prophecy".[4] When A's father died, he inherited the title of Raikage. Afterwards, he forbade B's continued training in the Lariat and ordered him to complete his training in the Tailed Beast Ball at the Valley of Clouds and Lightning and restricted him to the confines of the village. At some point, he forbade B from fully transforming into his tailed beast due to its extreme power.
In the anime, after an encounter with the Nokizaru Group, A crossed paths with Tsunade and requested her aid in removing the Exploding Insect implanted in his subordinate. After accepting her arm wrestling challenge, realising that he could not beat Tsunade in terms of strength, but at the same time, he needed to help his subordinate, A used speed to defeat her. After Tsunade diagnoses the situation and realises that one of the insects was also inside A, she decided to conduct the surgery. However, when she had Shizune conduct the surgery and later left after blood splattered on her. Shizune explained Tsunade's haemophobia caused by the loss of her two great loves, A dismissed her state of mind as a weakness would not trust his mens' lives to her with Shizune who had successfully completed the surgery, defending her mistress.[5]
A is very caring and protective towards his younger brother, despite Killer B's status as a jinchūriki, and wept at the idea of his younger brother being captured by Akatsuki. However, when Killer B's ploy to use the affair to have a vacation was discovered, A was comically furious (but not surprised), and swore to punish his little brother for it. He claims, that as the Raikage, he has made peace with the idea of having to kill his brother if the situation ever called for it.[6] He also cared deeply for, and respected his father as seen when he was brought to tears at his father's funeral and, upon assuming the mantle of Raikage, swore to protect the village as he did.
He is also headstrong and somewhat easily aggravated, smashing a desk apart when news of his brother being captured arrived. He also seemingly has very little patience as seen when he burst through the window of his office to attend the Kage Summit, smashed the table at the Summit when the conversation was deviating and smashing through a wall to go after Sasuke. His assistant implied that he is prone to such actions whenever he was in that mental state. A also has a method of punishing his little brother with what he calls his "Iron Claw".
A also has a very stern, dead-serious and decisive demeanour, as seen when he was seemingly unaffected by Naruto's pleas for Sasuke's life. In his eyes, respect and strength mean everything in the ninja world, and the weak should and will be crushed. This correlates with his philosophy that a ninja should never compromise or bow down in front of another ninja. A has also been shown to be very suspicious of the other ninja villages, accusing all of them of working with Akatsuki and questioning their loyalties. In battle, A is shown to be physically brutal, as he uses extreme physical force to devastate his opponents, and is willing to sacrifice a limb, rather than lose a chance to defeat his opponent. In spite of all this, A seems to be capable of acknowledging and respecting the skills of other shinobi and is not above accepting defeat should they best him in any way, as seen when he finally allowed B and Naruto to enter the battlefield after they surpassed him, in strength and speed, respectively. And before this, A even once thought that there was no one who could surpass the Fourth Hokage.
When he learned his brother was alive, his attitude had mostly calmed down since his first appearance. He spoke with civility with the other members of the Alliance, and kept his cool during Tsunade's outburst. However, after learning that Akatsuki reincarnated his father, A became enraged again. Like his brother, the Raikage is a compassionate person as well, as he reassured Darui about his left arm that he lost and told him not to blame himself.[7]
A also holds strongly to the belief that the jinchūriki is not an individual, but instead is a tool of the village they live in and its Kage and as such, have no right to make decisions for themselves.[8]
He is a tall dark-skinned man with a large muscular build, with his white hair (blond in the anime) combed back, a small moustache and beard. His face is very distinguished with pronounced cheekbones and tear troughs under his eyes, and a prominent crease across his forehead. He has pointed canines and his top lip also has a darker hue than the bottom one; traits he inherited from his father. During his fight with Sasuke Uchiha, he amputated his left forearm after it was burned by the flames of Amaterasu.
Unlike other Kage, A seems to wear his Kage haori and hat on a regular basis without a shirt underneath, further displaying his hulking physique. He has black Fūma Shuriken tattoos on both shoulders. Up until his fight with Sasuke, he had gold bangle bracelets on each wrist which have protrusions that can jut out when he attacks. Though he still wore the bracelet on his right arm after amputating the left arm at the Summit and even when he convened the second meeting of the Kage, since the Fourth Shinobi World War started however, he has stopped wearing it altogether.[9] He also wears a gold belt around his waist with a boar's face engraved in the centre. All of these aspects combined give him the appearance of a professional wrestler and boxer.
When he was younger, A wore a purple high-collared outfit with ragged sleeve and matching pants along with a white flak jacket and shin guards.
As the Raikage of Kumogakure and Supreme Leader of the Allied Shinobi Forces, A is undoubtedly an extremely powerful shinobi. His younger brother Killer B also mentioned in his fight with Sasuke that, before him, only A was able to deflect the Eight-Tails.[10] A's signature fighting style is a combination of taijutsu and ninjutsu to form the powerful nintaijutsu, which like Minato's fighting style excluded time consuming hand seals. It is for this very reason that losing his left arm to Sasuke did very little to impede his fighting abilities.
A has been noted for an extremely high amount of stamina and chakra compared to other shinobi, with Karin noting that his chakra level is comparable to that of a tailed beast.[11]
Physical Prowess
A possesses a massive amount of physical strength. When introduced, he was shown lifting a barbell which is usually used with two hands, with a single hand and in a casual manner, as well as crushing his desk[12] and even a cliff with a single punch,[13] as well as snapped the Kubikiribōchō in two (although it had been previously damaged). He was even able to snap a few of the ribs of Sasuke Uchiha's Susanoo, with a backhanded chop.[14] In his youth A was even able to cut through one of the four horns of Eight-Tails when it was being subdued thirty years prior, even knocking it to the ground by the sheer strength of his blow.[15] While blocking his punch in his Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, Naruto Uzumaki noted that the Raikage's attacks were extremely heavy and if he were ever to take a direct hit from him, the confrontation would be all over.[16]
Befitting his appearance the Raikage seems to prefer taijutsu combat, to the point that he has yet to be seen using traditional hand seals-based ninjutsu. He has shown tremendous prowess in this field: when Naruto and Killer B tried escaping him, A showed considerable taijutsu skill, stalling Naruto and B for a considerable amount of time before letting them pass, even turning B's use of the Eight-Tails' tentacles against him. However, he did state that he needed the Hokage's help after some time. While possessing powerful and extremely fast punches, A prefers to use wrestling-style moves, than those of standard taijutsu, such as throws, take-downs, leg drops, high-flying strikes and in the anime, dropkicks.
Despite his large physique, the Raikage is noted for being incredibly fast, grabbing Zetsu by the throat before he had a chance to react and evading a point-blank Amaterasu flame.[17] A has claimed that since the Fourth Hokage passed away, there is no shinobi that is faster than him in the world, until Naruto Uzumaki surpassed him in speed with his Nine-Tails Chakra Mode and became the second person to ever dodge his top-speed attack.[18][19]
A has shown immense durability which he inherited from his father. He was able to take two Lariats to the chest from B without getting damaged,[20] while a final Lariat just seemed to knock the wind out of him.[21] He also survived being transported by Mabui's Heavenly Transfer Technique unharmed.[22] A also has an immense tolerance for pain, as he was able to withstand having his arm set on fire by Amaterasu and was even able to cut it off himself, all without flinching.[23]
Nature Transformation
On top of his physical capabilities, A is also skilled in lightning-based techniques, releasing a continuous surge of electricity from his body to form the Lightning Release Armour. This electricity complements A's natural physical strength and speed to the point where he claims not even the Sharingan should be able to keep up with his movements. This is due to electricity stimulating his nervous system and speeding up his neural synapses, amplifying his reflexes.[24] Because of this, he is considered a master of nintaijutsu. While using this ability in combination with the Body Flicker Technique, he is able to dodge Jūgo's multiple chakra blasts and Amaterasu, both of which were at point-blank range. His speed in this state is greatly increased, to the point that it was mentioned by C that the Raikage's reaction speed are comparable to those of the Fourth Hokage.[25]
The electric armour can also work as a powerful defence. By momentarily increasing the electrical surge, A was able to deflect a strike from Sasuke's Sword of Kusanagi: Chidori Katana from behind[26] and receive only a minor wound on his chest from a frontal Chidori strike. He has also shown the ability to focus lightning chakra into a point sharp enough to neatly cut through human limbs,[23] and the horn of the Eight-Tails.[15] He could combine his Lightning Release with Mei Terumī's Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique to paralyse enemies as strong as Madara Uchiha.[27]
Part II
Invasion of Pain Arc
He was first seen when he received news of Killer B's capture by Akatsuki. Enraged that his own brother had been lost so soon after Yugito Nii, A called for a meeting of the five Kage to discuss Akatsuki. Because B's captor was Sasuke Uchiha, a former Konoha ninja, A had Team Samui take a letter to the Hokage to inform Konoha that he would personally deal with Sasuke.
Five Kage Summit Arc
A departed for the Kage summit with two bodyguards: Darui and C. On their way to the Land of Iron they reunited with Team Samui, who provided them with information on Sasuke acquired in Konoha. C quickly discovered that Team Samui had been followed by Naruto Uzumaki. A kept his men from attacking Naruto and agreed to listen to what he had to say. Naruto pleaded with the Raikage to spare Sasuke, but his request was flatly refused and the Raikage berated him for sticking up for a criminal.
When the Kage Summit began, A quickly showed his disapproval of the other villages by smashing the table in front of him, prompting all of the bodyguards to come to their Kage's aid. After they returned to their position, A voiced his suspicions of the other Kage: that Sunagakure used Akatsuki in order to destroy Konoha; that the Third Tsuchikage employed Akatsuki in the past; that the Fifth Mizukage and the rest of her village is the least trustworthy due to suspected ties with Akatsuki. He pointed out that only Kumogakure has never had an Akatsuki representative, nor has it ever employed Akatsuki for a battle. He insinuated that the current Hokage, Danzō Shimura, used Akatsuki to dispose of the Third Hokage and the Fourth Kazekage.
When the idea of a Shinobi Alliance was raised, Danzō was nominated to lead it. A was outraged, but before he could raise much of an objection Zetsu appeared and revealed that Sasuke was nearby. A immediately grabbed Zetsu by the neck and demanded information on Sasuke's location, and later broke his neck when he took too long to respond. He then left with C and Darui to track Sasuke down. Upon finding them, A tried to attack Sasuke but he was instead drawn into battle with Sasuke's team. He first snapped Suigetsu's damaged sword and then engaged a transformed Jūgo, A overpowering him after a brief fight. With his team out of the way, A was able to attack Sasuke uninhibited.
Sasuke had difficulty breaking through A's Lightning Release Armour, with his Chidori only managing to cause a minor wound to A. A went on the offensive with his Liger Bomb, but he too had difficulty damaging Sasuke due to the latter's Susanoo. Sasuke tried to hit him with Amaterasu, but A was too fast. Sasuke then coated his Susanoo with Amaterasu's flames to deter additional physical attacks. In his growing rage, A ignored this and attacked through the flames to smash through the defence and hit Sasuke. Although his arm was caught ablaze he continued the assault, only to be stopped by the Fifth Kazekage. The Kazekage asked for a chance to speak with Sasuke. Although irritated, A used this as an opportunity to deal with his arm; he cut it off to prevent Amaterasu from spreading to the rest of his body and then had C stop his bleeding.
While A was being healed, Sasuke caused a cave-in to cover his escape. A smashed the falling debris and joined the Kazekage in pursuing him back to the Summit hall. When they arrived they were met by Tobi, who sent Sasuke to safety before telling them about his Eye of the Moon Plan, in the process revealing that B eluded capture. Tobi then requested that B, along with Naruto be handed over to him. A and the other Kage refused, prompting Tobi to declare the start of the Fourth Shinobi World War. A Shinobi Alliance was suggested again, this time with A as the proposed leader. The Kage agreed to this before returning to their respective villages to prepare for war.
Before going back to Kumo, A and his men tracked down B. They found him in the middle of a fight with Kisame Hoshigaki. A and B teamed up to decapitate "Kisame" with a Double Lariat. A angrily scolded B for pretending to be captured on their way back to the village. They were informed that the daimyō had agreed to the Shinobi Alliance's formation when they returned. A then convened a war council to assess the village's military-readiness.
Confining the Jinchūriki Arc
Three days later, the other Alliance heads met with A in Kumogakure to discuss the Alliance's organisation. As their first matter of business they discussed what to do with the jinchūriki. The recently-reinstated Fifth Hokage, believed that Killer B and Naruto Uzumaki should be allowed to fight on the front lines, whereas A and the other leaders believed they should be sent into hiding, to prevent the enemy from capturing them.
The Hokage eventually agreed with their decision, albeit reluctantly. A selected the Island Turtle as the hiding place and assures them of its security. When Akatsuki later discovered this location, A refused to have B and Naruto moved. He instead sent the Tsuchikage as extra protection and had him bring the island back to Kumo. In the anime after the meeting with the other heads of the Alliance the Hokage asked to speak with A privately and requested that B teach Naruto to achieve the control over the Nine-Tails.
Shinobi World War Arc
A remained at headquarters with the Hokage and the Tsuchikage while the Alliance's armies mobilised. Shikaku Nara provided a great deal of input on how to organise the army and engage Akatsuki's White Zetsu Army, forcing A to acknowledge the calibre of Konoha's ninja. Despite being the leader of the Alliance, A was uncomfortable not being on the front lines; when news reached headquarters of his father's reincarnation, A wished to go and confront him, but opted to send the Tsuchikage instead after learning that Mū was also amongst the reincarnated.
He had a similar response when the First Division engaged the Gold and Silver Brothers. A explained to the people at headquarters about the brothers and made preparations to deal with them should they begin using their Nine-Tails chakra. He had Mabui send the Kohaku no Jōhei to Darui and called in reinforcements from other divisions to help out the First Division. His plans paid off and the brothers were sealed.
Upon learning that B and Naruto had escaped from confinement, A and Tsunade decided to personally stop them, leaving Shikaku in charge while they were gone. Upon intercepting them, A tried to impress upon them the importance of keeping them out of Akatsuki's grasp. Naruto tried to flee using his Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, but A was able to keep up with him and block his escape. Feeling that he wouldn't be able to sway Naruto, A tried to kill him to prevent his capture. B blocked his attack and informs his brother that he would have to be willing to kill both of them. A claimed to have no problem with this, but B unbelieving, bumped fists with him to remind him of all they had been through together. When A still wouldn't listen to words, B attacked and defeated him with a Lariat, proving his strength. Despite his defeat, A still refused the pleas of B and Tsunade, prompting Tsunade to decide to battle A as well.
B however tried once more to reason with his brother, telling him that the tailed beasts weren't the only thing that made them strong but also the people who cared about them, referring to them as "suns". B told A that Naruto had two of them. A then asked him about it and Naruto told him about his parents, and that despite them dying shortly after he was born, they made him strong. After hearing this, A fully charged his lightning armour and attacked, however, Naruto was able to completely evade the attack. With this as proof of Naruto's power, A allowed Naruto to enter the battlefield stating that the "saviour" might still be alive in the form of him. After returning to headquarters, he was briefed about the White Zetsu Army. As Tsunade diagnosed the situation, A asked her if there were any hints on how to defeat Tobi to which she declared that he might just be the true definition of an immortal.
When news from Inoichi of Naruto's arrival to each battlefield gave the Allied Forces a huge upper hand, Tsunade teased A, who stubbornly smiled in response. After hearing that the real Madara Uchiha had been summoned to the battlefield, he and the others at headquarters tried to decipher who the masked man really was. However, after hearing Inoichi's report of the onslaught that was taking place on the battlefield, and Tsunade's intention to have Mabui teleport her there, he told Mabui to prepare her Heavenly Transfer Technique for two people instead of for just Tsunade. Despite Mabui's initial protest, since the technique could potentially kill humans it was used on, they were transported to the battlefield where A immediately attacked Mū with a powerful punch sending him flying into nearby rocks.
After asking if Tsunade was all-right, as well as remarking that he was finally able to cut loose, an opportunity he said he had waited days for, he stood together with the other Kage to face Madara. Covering Tsunade while she healed Gaara and Ōnoki, A and Mei faced Madara head-on. Punching Madara into Mei's lava after he evaded it, A crashed into Madara's Susanoo using his Lightning Oppression Horizontal Chop technique. This failed to have any effect, and A realised that he would have to up the speed of his attacks in order to break through Susanoo's defence. As Madara retaliated with his Yasaka Magatama technique, they were protected by a combination of Gaara's sand and Ōnoki's giant Rock Golem. Combining their skills, Ōnoki first made A lighter so as to increase his speed and then as he attacked Madara increased the weight behind his attack, breaking through Susanoo and punching Madara. Before Naruto's clone disperses A and the other Kage left him with one final message: "win".
As the battle between the Kage and Madara waged on, A stood atop Ōnoki's golem which beared down on Madara. The golem was however destroyed by Madara and A took to the skies with Ōnoki to avoid the pollen being released by Madara's attack. The Kage were however ambushed by a twofold attack from Madara, fell prey to the pollen, and were knocked unconscious. After Ōnoki destroyed the forest and part of Madara however, A and the others regained consciousness in time to see the face formed from the DNA of the First Hokage jutting out from a regenerating Madara's chest. As Madara regenerated, A, who was noticeably irritated, told Madara to stop ranting while making himself sound important after listening to him berate Tsunade and her lineage and then praise it all in the same breath. With Ōnoki still allowing A greater manoeuvrability, A assisted Tsunade in a two fold attack on Madara which sent the latter plummeting into the ground. A then calls out to Gaara who seemingly bound and sealed Madara. A later watched in shock as Tsunade was impaled by a Susanoo Sword and Madara revealed that they had sealed a wood clone.
A was later shocked even further to see Tsunade launch a surprise attack on an unsuspecting Madara and then spured the Tsuchikage on as Ōnoki launched a surprise attack of his own. As Madara later sent his wood clones to confront each of the Kage, A looked on in shock as Madara asked them whether or not they'd prefer his clones use Susanoo.
Fending off an attack from one of the Susanoo-clad clones, A reprimands the Hokage for her reckless fighting, A loses concentration long enough for the clone to grab him and put him under genjutsu much to A's dismay. Saved by the quick-thinking of the Tsuchikage and freed from the genjutsu, A is spurred on to fight more still as the other Kage rally to each other's side. Waiting for the opportune moment to strike the real Madara after Ōnoki annihilates the clones, A infuses Mei's Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique with lightning to create a numbing effect on Madara, slowing his responsiveness. Before their assault is able to completely seal Madara, however, their opponent manifests his complete Susanoo. As Madara's Susanoo stabilises, A along with the other Kage stare in shock at the giant construct before being knocked down by a single swing from its sword. Despite this, the Kage stand and face Madara once again.
As the Mizukage remarked that situation looked grim for the Kage, A unceremoniously told her to shut up as he wasn't going to give up just yet. As Madara's attack failed to land due to his Susanoo de-materialising, A watched on as Madara is enveloped in a light of sorts. Shocked to hear that the Impure World Reincarnation technique had been released, A and the other Kage discuss how such a feat was possible in the short time that they had begun searching for Kabuto and the Tsuchikage noted that regardless of who undid the technique, they were a hero to the shinobi world. The Kage are then attacked by Madara in a desperate final attempt. With Mei unable to counter in time, Tsunade moving to counter Madara's Fire Release: Dragon Flame Release Song Technique with her bare fist. After she fell unconscious, A and the other Kage rush to her aid when Madara tried to impale her with his Susanoo's sword but was surprised to see Tsunade dodge the attack. With Tsunade all-right, A questions why Madara didn't disappear since the technique had been cancelled. Madara then revealed that he had broken the contract between himself and his summoner and as such was acting on his own with an immortal body.
Ten-Tails Revival Arc
Despite their attempt to stop Madara from leaving their battlefield, A and the other Kage were ultimately defeated and left severely wounded.
Later, upon the arrival of Karin, Suigetsu and Orochimaru at the battlefield, Tsunade was healed by Karin. After being considerably healed, she in turn helped in healing A and the other Kage. With no time to lose, they all made their way to the battlefield.
Naruto 5: Blood Prison
A, Mabui, and Team Samui have a conservation about the Box of Ultimate Bliss from the Hōzukijō of the Kusagakure. He and the others were ambushed and knocked out unconscious from the smoke screen. Despite that, A ambushed the enemy after he noticed it was a shadow clone. The enemy was Naruto Uzumaki, much to A's shock, and escaped after the battle. As Mabui and Team Samui regain their consciousness, A told them to summon B.
Creation and Conception
Masashi Kishimoto noted that he drew A as a muscle-bound character to convey just how powerful he is. Predominantly as a taijutsu user, Kishimoto had him use pro-wrestling moves adding a champion's belt to the character to enhance this effect.
Video Games
A (Fourth Raikage) is a playable character in the following video games:
Game name | Japanese release | English release |
Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! Special | 2 December 2010 | |
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Impact | 20 October 2011 | 18 October 2011 |
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 | 18 April 2013 | 5 March 2013 |
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations | 23 February 2012 | 13 March 2012 |
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution | 11 September 2014 | 16 September 2014 |
- His name is the Japanese pronunciation of the English letter "A". This is similar to the names of several shinobi from his village such as: B, C and F that are the pronunciations of the letters "B," "C," and "F" respectively.
- A was left-handed before his self-amputation.[28]
- On the last page of chapter 562, A is depicted with his left hand. This was however corrected in tankobōn release.
- In the thirteenth opening, A is shown replacing his amputated left arm with an artificial arm made out of Lightning Release chakra.
- (To Naruto) "Shinobi ought not lower their heads so easily, action and power are what shinobi respect! There should be no compromise between shinobi. The history of the human race is a history of war! Ever since the three Shinobi World Wars… Every country… every village has fought for the strongest techniques. The weak will be crushed! That is inescapable truth of the ninja world!"[29]
- (To Killer B) "Discretion is the better part of valour! You would do well to remember that! I don't need my strong hand, all it takes is my off hand. That's more than enough to defeat any man."[28]
- (To Killer B) "You're a special being to me! We're the strongest tag team!"[30]
- (To Darui) "I have no regrets about my left arm, because I still have both of my right arms. This one, and you."[31]
- (To Naruto) "It seems our saviour is alive and well… inside you.[32]
- ↑ Fourth Databook, pages 202-203
- ↑ Naruto — Second Fanbook
- ↑ Naruto chapter 541, pages 16-19
- ↑ Naruto chapter 541, page 9
- ↑ Naruto: Shippūden episodes 286-287
- ↑ Naruto chapter 541, page 15
- ↑ Naruto chapter 528, page 3
- ↑ Naruto chapter 541, page 13
- ↑ Naruto chapter 462, page 7
- ↑ Naruto chapter 413, page 4
- ↑ Naruto chapter 463, page 9
- ↑ Naruto chapter 416, page 17
- ↑ Naruto chapter 544, page 13-14
- ↑ Naruto chapter 463, page 15
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Naruto chapter 494, page 2
- ↑ Naruto chapter 541, page 8
- ↑ Naruto chapter 463, page 12
- ↑ Naruto chapter 541, page 10
- ↑ Naruto chapter 544, pages 12-14
- ↑ Naruto chapter 543, pages 6, 11
- ↑ Naruto chapter 543, pages 17-18
- ↑ Naruto chapter 562, page 14
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Naruto chapter 464, page 6
- ↑ Naruto chapter 462, page 3
- ↑ Naruto chapter 462, page 3
- ↑ Naruto chapter 462, pages 16-17
- ↑ Naruto chapter 588, pages 14-15
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Naruto chapter 473, page 8
- ↑ Naruto chapter 457, page 14
- ↑ Naruto chapter 543, page 16
- ↑ Naruto chapter 528, pages 3-4
- ↑ Naruto chapter 544, page 14


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Everyone has a different way of visualizing the fretboard....what makes everyone unique in their playing style...how they approach a song....how they approach improvisation....some people think in terms of progressions and the circle of fifths...others think in blocks....some view the fretboard and approach it vertically...others horizontally. Some think about particular lines that have been drilled into their heads when they are vamping. some try to emulate other guitarists that have gone before them, a harmonica player, horn player, singer or a pianist...
Me personally....I had scales and modes driven into my brain when I was younger and would practice them over and over...constantly trying different things over a variety of progressions...the guitar grimoire series of books and my guitar teacher were major influences. also more recently the "Sheets of Sound" books by Jack Zucker have been wonderful in giving me new exercises and ideas.
Everyone has different levels of Music Theory that they have assimilated over the years...and while many would disagree with me...I believe all of it in the name of making music is all ok...especially when you break those rules creatively. I know some theory...I Learn it....forget it...learn it forget it...over and over again...very frustrating.
there are definitely things that I personally need to work on. While scales now seem to come easily to me making vamping and improvisational line creation relatively easy....comping and different voicings and inversions make me a bit looney...something I need to work on much further. I also know that by attacking this weakness it will greatly improve my lead playing...and help me to unlock the potential of all of those silly scales and their different modes I have stored away in my brain.
Partially I think some of my personal imbalance (playing guitar mind you as opposed to psychological!) came from being a lefty and learning to play righty...my left hand was always stronger than my right...causing me to gravitate more toward leads and shying away from straight rhythm, chording, and unfortunately with this a void in the knowledge and experience of what a truly great all around guitarist who can do it all....(Joe Pass, George Benson, Pat Martino...etc)...has in his bag of tricks. plus lead playing always seemed cooler...or so I thought at the time.
So in the spirit of Hans wanting us to put together thought provoking threads...anyone want to open up and share their personal weaknesses and strengths on the actual instruments we spend so much time talking about yet oddly enough never seem to mention what we actually do with them?


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