gee , i wish i was great on guitar..............

[Paul Marossy]

I know I will only get good by practising, but I will never be 'great' at guitar.

As a man determines in his heart, so shall he be. Don't be afraid to believe in yourself, you might just surprise yourself!

[MartyMart]

Guitar isn't my first instrument, piano/bass is.
I think I'm about "maxed out" with DIY stompers now  !! 
Still a few to "de-bug" including a vero P90 which just makes "swooshing white noise"
sounds ... ?
I have around 100 built, perhaps more and around 30 are boxed up  !  oops !
I've been playing a lot recently, out of necessity 'cos the band I'm producing just
sacked it's guitarists  !! ( they sucked BTW )
Anyway, practice makes perfect
Dont forget to play when you build ....

Marty.

[JimRayden]

Practising makes you only good at practising.

I personally don't like to call it practising. To me, the word means something repetitive and dull, like sports. Sure, if you play scales up and down all the day, that's practising. But I usually just play. When I get the urge to pick up the guitar, the first thing I do is record a chord progression. Then I play it as an infinite loop and just let it all out for the next few hours. I don't think one would call that practising. And I love it.

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Jimbo

[Stevo]

It is fun to have two players playing that chord progression and switch off, can get some cool mixing in there...........i have had fun like you do with a looper too......Thats all I really do now.....Mostly though I go off in a key and just keep making up a song as it goes ......some is crap some I wish i could do again!!!!!

[JimRayden]

It is fun to have two players playing that chord progression and switch off, can get some cool mixing in there...........i have had fun like you do with a looper too......Thats all I really do now.....Mostly though I go off in a key and just keep making up a song as it goes ......some is crap some I wish i could do again!!!!!

Yeah, that's what we do at band rehearsals with a guitar and a bass. One is backing shile the other is soloing, then we switch, etc etc. And then we both shut up and sit back for a 20-minute drum solo.

Gotta looooove jammin'.

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Jimbo

[troubledtom]

It is fun to have two players playing that chord progression and switch off, can get some cool mixing in there...........i have had fun like you do with a looper too......Thats all I really do now.....Mostly though I go off in a key and just keep making up a song as it goes ......some is crap some I wish i could do again!!!!!

Yeah, that's what we do at band rehearsals with a guitar and a bass. One is backing shile the other is soloing, then we switch, etc etc. And then we both shut up and sit back for a 20-minute drum solo.

Gotta looooove jammin'.

damn right, and record it !
      - tt

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Jimbo

[rockindutchboy]

Woot, I beat you! I'm 15 Well, I'm 16 in 13 days.. But anyway, David Gilmour is incredible, I wish more people our age were into good music like Pink Floyd.. I have a couple of friends who are.

I find that I'm not very good at guitar, and I know I will only get good by practising, but I will never be 'great' at guitar. I have more chance of being good at making (and eventually designing) electronic circuits than playing guitar, and I love making things. But it has only inspired me to play my guitar more, which is good.

lol I dont know if I'd consider myself great at it....but thats just modesty....I guess some people consider me as a prodigy....I'm not bragging cuz i dont like to brag...I'm just saying what the older musicians say. I just have to thank 3 hours of practice everyday for 3 years because I love playing guitar and trying to make music that stands out....not like everyone else's blink 182 crap....so i guess its the ambition and want to stand out that takes you to be "great"

and tweakin your pedals and tone will definitely make you stand out too

[Paul Marossy]

I personally don't like to call it practising. To me, the word means something repetitive and dull, like sports. Sure, if you play scales up and down all the day, that's practising. But I usually just play.

Good point. I just play most of the time, and practice some things for the sake of maintaining/improving technique (and also because my memory isn't the greatest).

[JimRayden]

I just play most of the time, and practice some things for the sake of maintaining/improving technique (and also because my memory isn't the greatest).

Well, when I think of a lick I can't play, I practice it alot since I need to keep on evolving too. But although I have 8 years of official musical education under my belt, I've never liked to relate those scales and rules to guitar. To me, the guitar is actually a tool to break away from rules and such music. I could say I'm a whole different animal when playing a guitar compared to, playing a piano.

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Jimbo