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Jan 21 2007, 02:13 AM
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QUOTE (Steelkonsum @ Jan 21 2007, 12:25 AM)  We are all talentless - Kris has taught us that. I think you understood him wrong! Kris DIDN'T say we are all talentless - he just said that even if you have no talent you can achieve great playing. But the killing combination is when someone is talented and is practicing the whole day. -------------------- "It isn't how many years you have been playing, it's how many hours." -- Prashant Aswani "PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!" -- Michael Angelo Batio Check out my video lessons and instructor board! |
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Jan 21 2007, 02:46 AM
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Check out the custom scallop guitar projects from this site. Here is an example making a "Duck" replica of Yngwie's Play Loud strat:
http://www.randyciak.com/guitar/dean/index_theduck2.htm Dean from there does good neck scallop jobs. Contact him if you are interested. -------------------- Webpage:
- http://www.myspace.com/yngwie100 Equipment: - Fender Standard Stratocaster - Dunlop Tortex 1.14mm picks - Roland Cube-20X modeling amp - Boss FS-6 Dual Footswitch - DOD YJM308 Overdrive (optional) - Boss DS-1 Distortion (optional) - Marshall MG15CD amp (spare) |
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My baby :)
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Jan 21 2007, 03:53 AM
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Oh yes there is a natural talent - but it still doesn't help if you don't practice.
-------------------- "It isn't how many years you have been playing, it's how many hours." -- Prashant Aswani "PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!" -- Michael Angelo Batio Check out my video lessons and instructor board! |
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Jan 21 2007, 05:24 AM
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I don't believe talent exists.
And if it does no one can ever objectively determine whether you have it or not. Not me, your mum or your music teacher. The only thing I can tell when I hear somebody's recording is if I liked it or not. I cannot tell whether I liked it because they have practiced or if it's because they have talent or if it's a combination of both. Unfortunately no scientific studies of rock n roll have been made yet - I suspect that's why there is an awful amount of bull going around on this topic. That is also why I like to make a stand against the whole talent thing. Now here is something I do know - I exposed my playing and music to a lot of people in my early practicing stage and did not get any acknowledgement. This wasn't once or twice - there was an obvious trend. Now, I could have chosen to do as many people would have - acknowledge defeat... ("I don't have sense of timing, musicality...talent!) But I didn't - that's when the fun begun. I told myself s**w them - they are speaking about talent as an excuse to why they never got anywhere, I won't let that happen to me. I sat down and practiced and now I make a living of my playing - thanks to motivation not talent (I will never know if I had any - but if I had listened to what others said, I wouldn't be were I am today and surely would have thought of myself as talentless.) Now recently I have got to hear "Sure kristofer you can play guitar - that's your talent" - (where were these people 10 years ago??!!) - "but don't think you can write and sing songs"!! Ok so there are still a lot of ignorant people to convince. At the age of 23 I could barely sing a note in pitch - but is that going to stop me? Recently I have practiced singing and songwriting - you will find my most recent attempt here. I can tell you that tune alone has been enough to prove my point to some people. However I intend to take this very much further and keep developing my singing and songwriting through new strategies. I like to use my brain and not my "talent". ...talent, an extremely miss-used word. How about we throw it in the bin and substitute it with the following ( English grammar experts please fill me out here): motivation, starting-early, early-positive-stimulation Now if you lack the the "early" parts no worries - that's why we have gmc.  --Kris PS Awesome discussions we got going on! 
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Jan 21 2007, 05:58 AM
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.....And that Gentlemen, Has to be the most motivational post ever !!
It could enable to some people to be described as talented in the future. -------------------- its not easy
banging your head against some mad buggers wall. Variax 300. Pod XTL & Crate amp some of my recordings are here: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/petergb/ |
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Jan 21 2007, 06:20 AM
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OK - so what about classical composers like Mozart, Beethoven and all the other geniuses? I am not sure you are able to compose something like them with just sitting and practicing the instrument! In fact i am sure they were not able to play all of the classical instruments but they composed awesome music. That's what i call talent!
I never used lack of talent as an excuse because every single thing i ever wanted to do - i did it! Because if you really want something you'll achieve it. Playing guitar is not a 5-days practice - i would dare to call it a life-work - because there is always some space to improve. The discussion is great - let's just not start fighting! hehehe QUOTE (Why @ Jan 21 2007, 06:14 AM) Kris I think you're wrong there. People like Shawn Lane had natural talent at learning guitar. You can't have playing talent. Just like artists such as Leonardo Da Vinci painted paintings you'll never be able to paint, musicians who have talent have made music you cannot and that's the way it goes. You're limited to talent as soon as you're born. It's in your genes. Are we reading each other's mind??? Writing same thing at the same time!! 
-------------------- "It isn't how many years you have been playing, it's how many hours." -- Prashant Aswani "PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!" -- Michael Angelo Batio Check out my video lessons and instructor board! |
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), witch I think it doesn't, as in I don't think some people can just pick up the instrument very quickly and play with great technique, I think you have to work for your chops. 
 
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