+1
dude...example.
i host an open mic every tuesday nite. we pride ourselves on accepting all instruments, all styles, all levels.
usually, every body gets 3 songs or 20 minutes, whatever comes first..if they're good, sometimes more.
anyways, this one guy shows up... a berkley school of music grad, and a triple threat to boot..guitar, keys, and bass.
and he couldn't play at ALL. no chops/no groove/no rhythm/no nothing.
he knows every aspect of theory etc, but cannot apply any of it...i mean, we're playing feelin' alright by dave mason, trying to dummy it down for this guy...2 chords, C7/F9.
the laws of probability would suggest that statistically, he'd be on the right chord 50% of the time, right? but nooooooooooooooooooooooooo

i'll put it this way...
most first week guitar players would blow this virtuoso berkley guy off the face of the earth in the first 5 notes.
so don't sweat the petty stuff, just pet the sweaty stuff...or something...and remember, we ain't judging you or your chops, we're judging your creation and the tone it creates... and whether playing simple open chords, or yngwie-esque perfect syntactical lead guitar, that don't matter.
the circuit, and what it sounds like, and how it's presented matter. how well you play or don't doesn't enter the equation, thank god,
cuz i would sink like a bloody f'n stone compared to a lot of the guys out there, and reading this even.
rock on...and get them things working, the deadline is closing in!!
