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Re: What happens when you are horrible at guitar?

Posted: Wed May 17, 2017 12:24 pm
by baremountain
Switch to an open tuning and relearn to play the instrument until it inevitably happens again once you're super used to that open tuning?
I dunno, when this happens to me I figure there are a few ways to navigate: perpetuate my self-loathing & never improve (least desirable, but path of least resistance), buckle down & practice or learn a new approach to the instrument (most desirable, requires effort & discipline), shift expectations or shuffle things around to get a fresh take (most common route), or go modular and you only have to be good at plugging 1/8" cables in (easiest; most expensive; most beeps).

Re: What happens when you are horrible at guitar?

Posted: Wed May 17, 2017 1:25 pm
by tremolo3
actualidiot wrote:Make ambient.

Re: What happens when you are horrible at guitar?

Posted: Wed May 17, 2017 2:16 pm
by Confuzzled
Buy more effects and create "soundscapes!"

Re: What happens when you are horrible at guitar?

Posted: Wed May 17, 2017 2:26 pm
by friendship
For all the joking about it, turning to Ambient Soundscapes™ has been helping me out of a serious rut.

Re: What happens when you are horrible at guitar?

Posted: Wed May 17, 2017 2:43 pm
by tremolo3
1.
Confuzzled wrote:Buy more effects and create "soundscapes!"
2.
hotknife wrote:Start a youtube channel.
3.
resincum wrote:liquidate all your pedals and get into modular :excellent:

IG account for more indie cred right?

Re: What happens when you are horrible at guitar?

Posted: Wed May 17, 2017 3:02 pm
by 01010111
Playing with people's definitely the best. In lieu of playing with people, though, one thing that's always helped me is just playing along to a song I don't know by ear. Not playing exactly what they're playing, but improvising my own part. If I can't figure out the key and chord progression I'll go look those up.

Re: What happens when you are horrible at guitar?

Posted: Wed May 17, 2017 3:35 pm
by sylnau

Re: What happens when you are horrible at guitar?

Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 6:04 am
by comesect2.0
before bed..light a candle..pick up hammer, close eyes, strum like your gonna break some shyit...
....start going fast as phuk! changing from one strumming style to the next, until you break a sweat, and muscles cramp...
..go to sleep.. & when the sun rises, drink some water, pick up axe, close eyes, now play very slowly....should work, THen start your own tube channel bra.
..last time I played infront of people there was only 3 of them and my arms and hands were shakin like crazy and was all timid, then i look up and everyones happy, so definitely social beings breed better strings or someshit.

Re: What happens when you are horrible at guitar?

Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 9:10 am
by digi2t
Play jazz. There are no wrong notes in jazz.

Re: What happens when you are horrible at guitar?

Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 9:20 am
by friendship
Or play drone. There is only One Note in drone.

Re: What happens when you are horrible at guitar?

Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 10:07 am
by Jwar
hahahaha to both previous answers.

Re: What happens when you are horrible at guitar?

Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 9:37 pm
by digi2t
friendship wrote:Or play drone. There is only One Note in drone.
Guess you don't want to start a two hour set on a wrong note, huh?
:picard:

Re: What happens when you are horrible at guitar?

Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 4:26 am
by friendship
Impossible. There is only the One Note.

Re: What happens when you are horrible at guitar?

Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 6:38 am
by comesect2.0
Gradual progression on a note is key, change the pitch and you shall see, what takes seconds may feel like hours, ... phase out so the music of true love will not sour....in the key of fear you regain trust, for your talent is more than rot or rust.
-C.S.L.-
:snax:

Re: What happens when you are horrible at guitar?

Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 7:05 am
by D.o.S.
You die.