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Posted by: purple hayes Mar 30 2010, 02:33 PM

We're usually pretty hard on ourselves when it comes to our playing abilities, but surely we must to doing something we like hearing to keep pushing on. So, tell us what you like about your guitar skills.

I'll go: I think I'm fairly versatile, I can do rock, metal, (some) blues, country and jazz. And sometimes, I'll record a video for YouTube that I like.

Now you go!

Posted by: coffeeman Mar 30 2010, 04:35 PM

Very nice thread. Adding to what you have already says , we are always looking for comments from other people , but as in life it is very important to speak to ourself in a god way.

I like my vibrato, also the way I introduce bends into my solos. Also i really like the way I introduce extended chords in rock songs. I love the way I improvise and create songs out of a simple drum beat and I think thats my biggest virtue in music and guitar playing.

Thanks for creating this thread and I would love to read a lot of nice posts.

I forgot to add , that I like a lot my tone.

Posted by: Gitarrero Mar 30 2010, 05:50 PM

I like the way I play the typical Status Quo rhythm.

Posted by: Darknodar123 Mar 30 2010, 05:53 PM

Great thread Let me share my thoughts...

I dont like anything about my playing Especially alternate picking

Posted by: coffeeman Mar 30 2010, 06:06 PM

If you don't like it , why do you do it? (friendly tone )

Posted by: Darknodar123 Mar 30 2010, 06:10 PM

You mean why play guitar?

I want to improve myself so I will like everything about my playing


If that wasnt your question please explain further

Posted by: chaostar Mar 30 2010, 06:15 PM

I don't but that's what gives me motivation.

Posted by: ZakkWylde Mar 30 2010, 06:17 PM

I like that I keep improving steadily. I got a good vibrato and strong bends and I can play some serious shred and heavy an thight metal rythms!

Posted by: Sollesnes Mar 30 2010, 06:17 PM

I like my improvisation

Posted by: coffeeman Mar 30 2010, 06:18 PM

From my point of view and of course is not an absolute truth, the way I see it is to like everything you do in life today, if you are always doing something to like it in the future it will always be that way, you will always want something else , and you will feel frustrated. That doesn't mean that I don't want to improve my playing , of course I want, but I love playing guitar and making music today, right now, at this very moment, life is today not tomorrow, and if I like how I play today i'm pretty sure that tomorrow I will like my playing tomorrow tooand I'll be a better player too.

just my thought.

Posted by: Darknodar123 Mar 30 2010, 06:27 PM

Of course your point is good but Im relatively a beginner so I dont have good techniques.Furthermore I havent even tried some
But I was just stating the obvious.Right now I really dont like my playing and want to improve it You may be an advanced player and your today is impovising and covering but my today is practicing to be a better player

Generally put, I pretty much agree with you but in my case you have to see the obvious and face it

Posted by: coffeeman Mar 30 2010, 06:31 PM

Im a beginner too. I like your motivation, and I would say you love to practice , thats what you like about your playing , practicing.

Posted by: jafomatic Mar 30 2010, 06:31 PM

I like my phrasing, rhythm, finger tone.

I sometimes like my vibrato but even when it seems "okay" there's something that's not right about it... sometimes.

Posted by: NoSkill Mar 30 2010, 06:36 PM

I like my desire to be better.

Posted by: Darknodar123 Mar 30 2010, 06:38 PM

Yeah

Thats what Im best at

Posted by: jafomatic Mar 30 2010, 06:38 PM

I like your sustain, your riffing, and your determination to complain even when things are going well.

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Mar 30 2010, 07:03 PM

I like only when I'm seeing there is improvement, there is never enough technique, smallest details are very important. When I hear those small details click into place, that makes all the effort worth it.

Posted by: thefireball Mar 30 2010, 07:29 PM

I just love making music with an instrument. It's fun to manipulate the instrument into doing what you desire. I don't like bragging on myself, but I think I've come a long way since I started back on Oct 29, 2008. I'm still a beginner and learning all the things I desire to learn. I teach myself, and I guess not that bad of a job doing so. I love it when i make an improvement. Since I play guitar, playing Guitar Hero is a joke to me.

With all of this said, I give all the credit to God.

Posted by: JamesT Mar 30 2010, 09:03 PM

I just have always liked the way the guitar sounds. Powerful and huge. As an instrument, it's also very expressive. I guess I like stringed instruments in general cause your fingers and hands have such a direct role in the tone, the sound, and the expression.

Not sure I can say I'm really outstanding at any particular technique, but maybe my strengths are that I can do a lot of things moderately well on guitar, rhythm, solos, a bit of classical, acoustic blues, and rock. I like using different tones and finding out how to make the playing "fit" the amp. I find that there is no perfect tone that's derrived directly exclusively from the guitar or the settings on your amp, but instead, there a way to make what you've got sound "perfect" if only to your own ears. You can start with a total grungy sound, say a Fender Champ cranked to 10, which sounds pretty muddy, but then after a while of playing, you can get the feel for that sound and begin to produce something cool with it. This applies to tones that are inherently good too, but still your ears, and fingers have to "find their way" on even the best of "presets". Always in search of cool tones.

Hmmm, what else is good? ... I remember playing so loud once that when my dad came home from work he had to flash the lights on and off in my room to get my attention to stop playing. I remember the first time I played in front of an audience. We were warming up on "Livin after Midnight" as they were opening the doors, and the crowd walked in. Everyone was fighting to get the best seat possible. That was a really cool feeling, being well received by your audience. I remember all the concerts, one in particular was Lynyrd Skynyrd after Ronnie Van Zant had died in the plane crash, and they played Freebird but did not sing the words. Instead, they put Ronnies hat on the lead microphone stand and just did an instrumental. And then all the other concerts, Van Halen, Triumph, Nightranger, Def Leppard, Robert Plant, The Firm, Bon Jovi, Foghat, Styx, Metallica, Foreigner, ZZ Top, Eagles, many more. It's all good. Guitar is so cool.

Part of what makes me still play though is the sheer challenge. There is no end to getting better. There are no limits on how to improve.

Posted by: ruben_mcn Mar 30 2010, 11:06 PM

Don´t like anything I´m never satisfied w/ my playn ..

Posted by: Keilnoth Mar 30 2010, 11:36 PM

I like the way I can make my mind escapes to outer space when playing guitar and the fun I have to learn it and to play it with friends.

And I like how I improved my technique and theory during the last year.

Posted by: audiopaal Mar 31 2010, 12:18 AM

I like my rhythm playing for all styles I play (Pop, Rock and Metal).
I need to get some speed up, but other than that I'm pretty happy about my rhythm playing.
I'm also pretty happy about my melodic playing (rhythm melodies and slow solos etc.)

My soloing/shredding is another story though
But that's not my bread and butter, so I'm just glad when I manage to learn new stuff and play simple solos!

I'll never be a new Satriani, but maybe I'll be as good riffing as Scott Ian (who knows, haha)

Posted by: Trond Vold Mar 31 2010, 12:26 AM

What i like best about my playing.. is not any spesific technique (or lack thereoff) , but i think i can be quite creative sometimes when i have the guitar ready, especially when comming up with ideas for songs.

Posted by: Zsolt Galambos Apr 1 2010, 07:38 PM

Awesome topic!

After a hard practicing when I start iprovising or play a particular solo that I like, I love the state when I loose my identity, everything ceases to exist, just the sound and the emotions remain! It's an awesome feeling

Posted by: shredmaster1393 Apr 1 2010, 07:40 PM

i like that i can now improvise alot better and not play the same notes over and over and over!!!

Posted by: relaxenjoy Apr 1 2010, 07:40 PM

I like that my playing is constantly getting better.

Nothing keeps me more motivated than seeing how I am progressing!