Playing With Someone Else's Gear - Never Worked For Me?!?! |
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Jan 2 2016, 05:09 PM
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This also happens to me. Each guitar feels different depending on the model, string gauge, action, bridge, pick ups, and also depending on the amp that you are using. This is something normal, and I've learnt that the more technique headroom I have the better I will be able to play at uncomfortable situations so practice is once again the key.
However, when talking about important events, you always can bring your guitar, pedals in order to feel comfortable to play. I remember once Malmsteen has done an interview here in Buenos Aires, and there was an acoustic guitar to be signed and given to a fan. The interviewer asked Malmsteen to play and he refused it because the guitar wasn't comfortable to play and action wasn't low. -------------------- My lessons
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Jan 2 2016, 05:53 PM
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I don't know - if the inst stays relatively in tune and the action and string gauge is within the 'normal' range, I have no problem. It's really more about 1) what Gab said about having technique headroom (great description!) and 2) being in the situation where you're not playing your own instrument. The more it happens, the more you're used to it.
Ultimately it comes down to confidence. You need to know you can play what you're gonna play. That's all just practice. *I was once at a party where the host, a painter, said he had a guitar and would I play it? Sure! I say. So it only has three strings on it - D, G and B (I think?) and trust me, this was a real piece of shit instrument. Just bad and abused. Thankfully the host's girlfriend was there. She played cello and actually had it with her so I said, "lets freely improvise some duets" - I played the 'art' card. Everybody thought it was great. Was it? Doubtful, but most folks don't really know (unless they're musicians and even then - ?). Anyway - it made everybody happy, kept the party interesting, etc. Moral: Learn to work with you've got or what you're given. This post has been edited by klasaine: Jan 2 2016, 06:04 PM -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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Jan 4 2016, 02:28 PM
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QUOTE (KenA @ Jan 2 2016, 07:34 PM)  --> acquiring experience. Exactly! Experience that comes with practice and time. -------------------- My lessons
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Jan 4 2016, 06:33 PM
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QUOTE (Darius Wave @ Jan 4 2016, 09:23 AM) People don't care what gear you have in your hands at the moment. They always judge you as a player. If you want to prepared for such a situations, you need to start doing things "the hard way". +1000 That really is the bottom line. -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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Jan 4 2016, 11:38 PM
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QUOTE (Kristofer Dahl @ Jan 4 2016, 03:10 PM) I bet you played something very different to what you would have done with a better, 6 stringed guitar? True, I had no option that night but ... I tend to put limitations similar to that on myself anyway. It's actually a common 'jazz' practice/learning technique to limit yourself to one string or one position or maybe just 3 notes over a blues/simpler progression, etc. A lot of times it's even necessary to do that on a gig or a session. Like if there's two guitar players and a keyboard player and horns. At that point there's a lot sonic space potentially being taken up. Sometimes you just need to think ... "what's the least I can do here?" This post has been edited by klasaine: Jan 4 2016, 11:39 PM -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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Jan 5 2016, 01:40 PM
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QUOTE (Darius Wave @ Jan 4 2016, 01:23 PM) Technique headroom - I really liked that one Gab  There is a bunch of situations in your musical life that will make you want to get stronger. For example 1. Adjust higher string action at least for the instrument you usually use to practice 2. Skip to thicker strings gauge 3. Use much less gain and much more demanding (dynamics wise) type of distortion 4. Play way harder than you think it's ok while you play at home +1 to this Darius! This list is perfect! This post has been edited by Gabriel Leopardi: Jan 5 2016, 01:40 PM -------------------- My lessons
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Jan 6 2016, 03:31 AM
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QUOTE (Darius Wave @ Jan 5 2016, 07:14 AM) Usually nobody makes problems with giving you an ability to plug your own little piece into the chain, unless you do not mess to much on the other part of the rig. Your own distortion pedal gives you familiar (to you) dynamics response) and ability to slightly tweak frequency range. In this type of situation (a jam session) you 'may not' be able to plug in an OD. And even if you do, all of them are amp dependent to some degree. The bottom line is that you have to learn to deal with limitations and adversity in gear. Yngwie not withstanding, 99% of good to great players will play anything handed to them and will sound pretty much like themselves regardless of the gear or the circumstances. This post has been edited by klasaine: Jan 6 2016, 03:32 AM -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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Jan 6 2016, 07:17 PM
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Also, in regard to Yngwie, he uses a 'scalloped' fret board and relatively speaking, he doesn't use that much gain ... in comparison to modern shred guys.
-------------------- - Ken Lasaine
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