Members Bones Posted August 16, 2005 Members Share Posted August 16, 2005 C'mon. Be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Next to Nothing Posted August 16, 2005 Members Share Posted August 16, 2005 It 'could' have a few times if it werent for that pesky being married part "I coulda been somebody..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ratthedd Posted August 16, 2005 Members Share Posted August 16, 2005 Sort of. Everytime I stay downstairs to practice my wife tells me to "stop playing that damned thing and come up to bed." :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators MrKnobs Posted August 16, 2005 Moderators Share Posted August 16, 2005 Originally posted by Bones C'mon. Be honest. Yeah, quite a few times. Probably has everything to do with self-esteem and confidence rather than music, who knows. Terry D. P.S. You sure don't get hooked up much being a soundman, I can tell you that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 72 bonne Posted August 16, 2005 Members Share Posted August 16, 2005 Had my chances but same story here... been married ever since I've been in a band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lee Flier Posted August 17, 2005 Members Share Posted August 17, 2005 Well, being a woman and straight, I never did play guitar to get poon. But I did meet most of the guys I've dated through playing, yes! I do have a lot of guy friends who thought they were going to get laid a lot more than they did... but most of those guys seemed to play prog or something that chicks don't tend to like - they were lucky if any were even in the audience, let alone hitting on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members d. gauss Posted August 17, 2005 Members Share Posted August 17, 2005 > > Did the Guitar to Get Poon Thing Work? {censored} yeah! all too well and for far too long. however, in hindsight i wish it hadn't 'cause i didn't really learn how to play decently until it was um, absolutely necessary and way too late! plus there was WAY too much drama! but now, much older, and not much wiser, i couldn't get laid even if i paid AND begged for it! -d. gauss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bdemon Posted August 17, 2005 Members Share Posted August 17, 2005 Never enough...and the last one let me take her out to dinner before leaving the country. Not even a goodnight kiss! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Centaur Posted August 17, 2005 Members Share Posted August 17, 2005 Yes. Resounding success. I don't think it was so much the fact that I played guitar as much as it was the attitude that went with it. Women are naturally drawn to a man that exudes confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members worthyjoe Posted August 17, 2005 Members Share Posted August 17, 2005 Yes and no. When I played in a hard rock band - yes. When I do solo acoustic type stuff - no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KeysBear Posted August 17, 2005 Members Share Posted August 17, 2005 Well, I never played guitar much, but the first time I experienced the power of sympathetic vibration on the female I was 16 and playing the piano for the sister of a friend of mine. I looked up from the keyboard and she had that wonderful look in her eyes. For the next seven years I enjoyed a nice number of girls who had that same look. Then I got married and we all know how little poon married guys get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terry Allan Hall Posted August 17, 2005 Members Share Posted August 17, 2005 Well, folks, I'll let ya in on my Secret Weapon (seeing as that I'm married and faithful).... (1) Learn to sing/play Harry Chapin's "A Better Place To Be" (2) Make eye contact with "tonight's lucky recipient of your glee" (3) Maintain eye contact with same. I dare say no more, except that it worked often enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HerNextFriend Posted August 18, 2005 Members Share Posted August 18, 2005 It has never worked for me. I think if you already have a good game, being in a band can help but I'm not convinced it will do the trick by itself--unless you are in a successful band, that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GCDEF Posted August 18, 2005 Members Share Posted August 18, 2005 It'll get women talking to you that otherwise wouldn't look at you twice, so it's a good ice breaker. It's still up to you to take it from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BLacktocomm Posted August 18, 2005 Members Share Posted August 18, 2005 funny story here. I had this girl over one night and I had my amp out at the drummers house and the guitar was out there as well. I figured she just was game because I was in a band. So she stays the night that night and goes home. about 4 days later she comes back over again. same results but this time I had the guitar and amp set up in the corner of the room. she looks over and goes "I didnt know you played guitar" damn maybe she would have gone further had I told her the first time.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jackcheez Posted August 18, 2005 Members Share Posted August 18, 2005 P.S. You sure don't get hooked up much being a soundman, I can tell you that! Even with a name like Mr Knobs ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rim Posted August 18, 2005 Members Share Posted August 18, 2005 I agree with HerNextFriend (although with that name, you may be setting yourself up not to hook up). It kind of happened once, I ended up kissing 5 different girls in one night after a gig. But the rest of the time, I just wonder where the willing women are that are supposed to come with being a guitar player. I do think it has a lot more to do with your game/self confidence. I've been told I have no game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rim Posted August 18, 2005 Members Share Posted August 18, 2005 Actually, I'm more interested in those who do hook up because of playing in a band. How do you work it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators MrKnobs Posted August 18, 2005 Moderators Share Posted August 18, 2005 Originally posted by jackcheez Even with a name like Mr Knobs ? I don't tell girls I've just met about my little birth defect. If I get to know them better, there is a point at which it becomes obvious. Terry D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HerNextFriend Posted August 19, 2005 Members Share Posted August 19, 2005 "Her Next Friend" is the name of the band I'm in. I don't really like it that much any more, although it was my idea...but we're stuck with it, at least for the time being. I think it comes down to success. If you're in a successful band that is selling out big venues and moving a lot of units, my guess is that you would probably have a lot of options (in terms of women). But then again, that would probably be the case if you were successful at anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RupertB Posted August 19, 2005 Members Share Posted August 19, 2005 It certainly helped back when I was single. To be fair, the phrase "yeah, I play guitar" probably scared just as many off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Habitual Line Stepper Posted August 20, 2005 Members Share Posted August 20, 2005 Of course it works, why do you think I married a guitarist?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators MrKnobs Posted August 20, 2005 Moderators Share Posted August 20, 2005 Originally posted by PavlovsChick69 Of course it works, why do you think I married a guitarist?? To hook up with other chicks he attracts? Terry D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jackcheez Posted August 22, 2005 Members Share Posted August 22, 2005 If the "guitar to get poon" thing hasn't worked for you yet, try getting a Tele, a stetson and some boots. Allot of girls now days are nuts about this new country pop {censored}. Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith... EEWWW I feel dirty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MDLMUSIC Posted August 24, 2005 Members Share Posted August 24, 2005 My 28 year old marriage has definitely put a cramp into the picking up chicks thing, but I still manage to have a lot of innocent fun. A few months ago the barmaids at the local tavern decided to make a guitar player sandwich out of me during one of my leads onstage. Great fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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