Members johanneswiberg Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 Sucking sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dilldorrow Posted March 6, 2010 Members Share Posted March 6, 2010 You just need to keep playing and not psyche yourself out. Enjoy the journey and try not to beat yourself up too much. I have always been my own worst critic even after hearing a recording of myself playing "Little Wing" and I got all jealous, then when I inquired as to who the guitar player was. The guy playing the recording told me "It's you playing you goofball" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members robertkoa Posted March 11, 2010 Members Share Posted March 11, 2010 That's funny that dilldorrow above mentioned that above "cuz I was going to say that taping/recording lots of your performances can be inspiring because when you play some things back later, you'll often be surprised and find that you actually LIKE some of your playing or at least parts of it. You can gradually expand on this. Years ago when I was really woodshedding and practicing a lot and recording lots of stuff I noticed parts that DIDN"T sound like me(in a good way) , I'd be like" that was pretty cool what he did there"( except HE was ME ). Another thing that can really help is the NFL "Any Given Sunday " rule- where if you're pretty serious about your playing you can get to the point where you can honestly say to yourself " I KNOW I'm not as good as____________ but at any given time I MIGHT play as well as him for one solo, or one song etc. especially if you've heard yourself do it on tape/recordings. This can REALLY help the little " I suck" gremlins in your head.., and free you up to go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricFoss Posted March 11, 2010 Members Share Posted March 11, 2010 Bah... Just learn to play 'Bold as Love' like this and all will be good... [YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alexbiscuit Posted March 11, 2010 Members Share Posted March 11, 2010 play like you are onstage when you practice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members photon9 Posted March 11, 2010 Members Share Posted March 11, 2010 My guitar teacher is trying to get me to palm mute the bottom strings when doing solos but it is such a pain in the ass. I'd rather just try to pick cleaner and not worry about it so much. He also wants me to use thumbover chords and stop using my pinky so much. I'm starting to think his style isn't the direction I am really interested in going in. I want him to help me be a better guitar player (which I'm very interested in) but it seems like instead he is trying to get me to play just like him (which I'm not very interested in). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaveAronow Posted March 11, 2010 Members Share Posted March 11, 2010 Beethoven once showed up at a rehearsal for his new piano concerto and the musicians were all getting ready to leave because the piano was flat and the piano tuner hadn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grazzhoppa Posted March 11, 2010 Members Share Posted March 11, 2010 I dont believe this. This sounds like an urban legand and is not logical because pianos dont just up and go out of tune perfectly flat one half step down so all you have to do is play sharp and you will be perfectly in tune with the rest of the group. when pianos go out of tune, it is like a guitar out of tune times 1000. The notes and senitones will be all over the map. Simply "playing sharp" will not fix anything. I would be VERY interested in seeing your reputable resource cited for this anecdote, otherwise I am going to have to continue to call B.S. Sounds like a great story, but I simply dont believe it ever happened. Ok Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members robertkoa Posted March 11, 2010 Members Share Posted March 11, 2010 Hey Eric Foss- well I'm pretty sure most people on here have gone far beyond that Gilbert guy already.................. Just Kidding- real cool to hear him play cleaner like that- he just may have a future in the Music Biz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PanaDP Posted March 11, 2010 Members Share Posted March 11, 2010 i view the guitar like a do a paintbrush, not the way i view a racecar.Sig'd, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scifi Metalhead Posted March 12, 2010 Members Share Posted March 12, 2010 I totally, completely, 100% suck. The guys I jam with don't seem to mind though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kulardenu Posted March 12, 2010 Members Share Posted March 12, 2010 Crap is King! And I like to think I'm the Messiah of Kwap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jbandy10 Posted March 12, 2010 Members Share Posted March 12, 2010 Welcome to my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doctor Morbius Posted March 12, 2010 Members Share Posted March 12, 2010 Look at the bright side. If you suck you don't have anywhere to go but up. That's what I keep telling myself anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members geetarded Posted March 12, 2010 Members Share Posted March 12, 2010 perfect practice makes perfect don't dredge up the same crap every time you play...now if I could just figure that out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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