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Feb 12 2007, 02:31 PM |
Hi Mattacuk,
I know how you feel - I'm the same. I am ignorant about a lot of guitarists that people speak about on the forum and have my own favourites (Dave Gilmour, Brian May, Gary Moore) - that have no metal or thrash credentials. Actually though, that is a good thing. It would be boring if we were all the same. It means for us that there is a whole new world to learn about, and at the same time, we can maybe bring something to the other guys. Regardless of style, the basics are the same, and your style is what YOU make it by picking up bits and pieces here and there from guitarists you admire. You may never shred like Pavel, but you may come up with some kind of amazing shred-echo style that no-one has ever thought of before. Also bear in mind that the Edge isn't necessarily a good all rounder either; he has taken some influences and worked them into a unique instantly recognizable style, but he probably can't sweep pick :-) (Apologies to the Edge if he can). BB King certainly wasn't an all rounder either, but he was phenomenally good at his chosen genre. If you do want to be a good all-rounder, then I suggest you at least look at ALL of the lessons on the site - one or two techniques will probably really resonate with you and bingo, you have a new avenue to explore. Also you do need to listen to as many different types of music as you can - even if you don't like them you will probably learn something. Then just pick up and practice the bits you like. Hope this helps ... -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
Live long and prosper ... My Stuff: Electric Guitars : Ibanez Jem7v, Line6 Variax 700, Fender Plus Strat with 57/62 Pickups, Line6 Variax 705 Bass Acoustic Guitars : Taylor 816ce, Martin D-15, Line6 Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon Effects : Line6 Helix, Keeley Modded Boss DS1, Keeley Modded Boss BD2, Keeley 4 knob compressor, Keeley OxBlood Amps : Epiphone Valve Jnr & Head, Cockburn A.C.1, Cockburn A.C.2, Blackstar Club 50 Head & 4x12 Cab |
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Feb 12 2007, 05:13 PM |
Hey. Then I used the lessons on this site to learn how to get from one box to another. In the end, if you know what scales to work with in a particular chord progression, knowing the actual notes isn't all the important. Amen to that - I rarely know what notes I am playing (I'd have to stop and figure it out if you asked me), but I DO know where they fit in the harmonic structure I am using. For me at least that is good enough. -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
Live long and prosper ... My Stuff: Electric Guitars : Ibanez Jem7v, Line6 Variax 700, Fender Plus Strat with 57/62 Pickups, Line6 Variax 705 Bass Acoustic Guitars : Taylor 816ce, Martin D-15, Line6 Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon Effects : Line6 Helix, Keeley Modded Boss DS1, Keeley Modded Boss BD2, Keeley 4 knob compressor, Keeley OxBlood Amps : Epiphone Valve Jnr & Head, Cockburn A.C.1, Cockburn A.C.2, Blackstar Club 50 Head & 4x12 Cab |
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Feb 13 2007, 07:08 PM |
Ok I look at it like this: Your average guy trying to make his body look better lifts weights, this doesn't mean he'll end up as a bodybuilder. Despite not wanting to be a shredder, I'm sure you're gonna want to be able to solo and training shred techniques will improve your soloing. I listen to practically no metal at all, especially not shred. I can play pretty much every song by my favourite few bands Incubus / Rage Against The Machine etc but that doesn't make me as good as their guitarists. Writing is much more difficult than playing other people's stuff, I can garuntee that Tom Morello and Mike Einziger despite not including many blistering solos in their music can play some fucking incredible solos and without the ability to do so they wouldn't write half of the awesome music that they do. Yes, that's the key - being able to play other peoples stuff means you are technically competent, but remember, THEY though of playing it in the first place - and that is the hardest bit IMO - which is why people like Kris and Pavel who put new stuff together all the time are worthy of respect over and above their technical abilities. The same goes for all of your favorite guitarists as well. Being able to stand in the spotlight and play a solo that you wrote yourself, even if it isn't going to blow Yngwie away, as long as it works for the song, is a very important part of being an all round guitarist. -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
Live long and prosper ... My Stuff: Electric Guitars : Ibanez Jem7v, Line6 Variax 700, Fender Plus Strat with 57/62 Pickups, Line6 Variax 705 Bass Acoustic Guitars : Taylor 816ce, Martin D-15, Line6 Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon Effects : Line6 Helix, Keeley Modded Boss DS1, Keeley Modded Boss BD2, Keeley 4 knob compressor, Keeley OxBlood Amps : Epiphone Valve Jnr & Head, Cockburn A.C.1, Cockburn A.C.2, Blackstar Club 50 Head & 4x12 Cab |
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Feb 15 2007, 09:03 AM |
Amen to this discussion.
It is my personal belief that combining polar opposite styles is the ultimate way to originality. One example of that would be Yngwie...! |
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