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Post by DonaldDemon on Jan 1, 2006 15:45:46 GMT -5
Ok, so my New Years resolution is to play guitar everyday until my bands show at the House of Blues on the 27th and so I began last night with a 4 hour jam session. I know I have just been playing at band practice and haven't made the time to practice on my own but G-d help me, I think I forget how to play!!! I'm in such a slump right now that I feel like I am just doing the same runs and licks and I am actually bored everytime I try playing  . I need some major confidence boosting soon or I am going get in front of all those people and suck the big one! Which brings me to my question: Does anyone have any good videos, books, websites, books, etc for me to learn some new stuff and get some better chops? The problem is I never was any good at practicing so I just always jammed when I picked up the guitar. That was great for the first 10 years or so because I still played alot and learned my own style instead of copping someone elses but its not doing me any justice now. I want to learn some new rock licks with a bit of shredding but no tapping stuff, just not my interest. Usually I went for the non-rock route, like jazz, country or rockabilly when i wanted to learn new stuff so I wouldn't sound like every other guitarist murdering the penatonic scales. I think I need to try some rock stuff so I have a bigger bag of tricks. Any suggetsions guys, I need help and think I'm starting to suck  |
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Post by jimbax on Jan 1, 2006 19:22:05 GMT -5
Ok, so my New Years resolution is to play guitar everyday until my bands show at the House of Blues on the 27th and so I began last night with a 4 hour jam session. I know I have just been playing at band practice and haven't made the time to practice on my own but G-d help me, I think I forget how to play!!! I'm in such a slump right now that I feel like I am just doing the same runs and licks and I am actually bored everytime I try playing . I need some major confidence boosting soon or I am going get in front of all those people and suck the big one! Which brings me to my question: Does anyone have any good videos, books, websites, books, etc for me to learn some new stuff and get some better chops? The problem is I never was any good at practicing so I just always jammed when I picked up the guitar. That was great for the first 10 years or so because I still played alot and learned my own style instead of copping someone elses but its not doing me any justice now. I want to learn some new rock licks with a bit of shredding but no tapping stuff, just not my interest. Usually I went for the non-rock route, like jazz, country or rockabilly when i wanted to learn new stuff so I wouldn't sound like every other guitarist murdering the penatonic scales. I think I need to try some rock stuff so I have a bigger bag of tricks. Any suggetsions guys, I need help and think I'm starting to suck My advise? Don't press it....play it cool...listen to the 'less is more' guitar players like Santana and Gilmour, Duane Allman...slow down and get your 'bearings' then once your back in the groove you can speed it up a bit...nothing worse than 'pressed' chops...so don't press... |
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Post by Hacksaw on Jan 1, 2006 20:05:50 GMT -5
And we all go through that. bad days .. good months.. you will recover :-),, I seem to do that sometimes when I am in transition to something I have been trying to learn. thats happens too, or things get boring, I step away, put on something totally weird ( Like charlie crowe jam, allman bros like jim said) and break the cycle of the "same ol thing". as someone told me once, keep positive and go forth! (tnx jimbax)
try learning a few exotic scales, those are very interesting and fun.
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Post by DonaldDemon on Jan 2, 2006 9:07:22 GMT -5
Ok, so my New Years resolution is to play guitar everyday until my bands show at the House of Blues on the 27th and so I began last night with a 4 hour jam session. I know I have just been playing at band practice and haven't made the time to practice on my own but G-d help me, I think I forget how to play!!! I'm in such a slump right now that I feel like I am just doing the same runs and licks and I am actually bored everytime I try playing . I need some major confidence boosting soon or I am going get in front of all those people and suck the big one! Which brings me to my question: Does anyone have any good videos, books, websites, books, etc for me to learn some new stuff and get some better chops? The problem is I never was any good at practicing so I just always jammed when I picked up the guitar. That was great for the first 10 years or so because I still played alot and learned my own style instead of copping someone elses but its not doing me any justice now. I want to learn some new rock licks with a bit of shredding but no tapping stuff, just not my interest. Usually I went for the non-rock route, like jazz, country or rockabilly when i wanted to learn new stuff so I wouldn't sound like every other guitarist murdering the penatonic scales. I think I need to try some rock stuff so I have a bigger bag of tricks. Any suggetsions guys, I need help and think I'm starting to suck My advise? Don't press it....play it cool...listen to the 'less is more' guitar players like Santana and Gilmour, Duane Allman...slow down and get your 'bearings' then once your back in the groove you can speed it up a bit...nothing worse than 'pressed' chops...so don't press... Very true. In fact I have taken that approach in recent years with great results. My days of trying wank it with the virtuosos are over  . I like the less is more approach and most of the songs we're doing now call for that so anything more would sound "pressed". I think I just need a good source to learn some new stuff and actually make me practice instead of picking up the guitar and playing the same thing. |
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Post by DonaldDemon on Jan 2, 2006 9:10:13 GMT -5
try learning a few exotic scales, those are very interesting and fun. Thanks hacksaw do you know of any good websites or books to learn some exotic scales? That was basically what I was asking in this thread. |
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Post by Hacksaw on Jan 2, 2006 20:40:55 GMT -5
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Post by shreder75 on Jan 3, 2006 10:08:33 GMT -5
my suggestion is don't listen to jimbax and get some influences with some sac lmao..just kidding  play play play..don't be satisfied..if it's broke, fix it...if you find yourself repeating the same thing over and over agian, change something here and there...for instance...your'e doin' a favorite phrase...and you always stop or start on the same note (low or high), switch it up.... I don't practice, so take what I say with a grain of salt...lol..... |
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Post by jimbax on Jan 3, 2006 16:00:27 GMT -5
look, I can't help you 'not suck' at guitar because....I suck at it too!....but, I can help you to not make a BIG mistake before a big gig....1) relax...2) don't try to push yourself into doing too much (see #1).....3) relax.....4) play what the song 'asks' for...don't over play....5) relax....6) if you MUST work on something then work on rearranging the note patterns you play to already FAMILIAR scales....7) Don't confuse yourself with unfamiliar territory before a big gig....8) read #7 again!.....9) relax.....10) read #1 and #7 again...hopefully by then the gig will happen and you won't TRAIN WRECK your solos and playing...work on new crud after the gig...11) read shreder's last line of his last post here, and HEED his warning....
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Post by Hacksaw on Jan 3, 2006 16:54:23 GMT -5
look, I can't help you 'not suck' at guitar because....I suck at it too!....but, I can help you to not make a BIG mistake before a big gig....1) relax...2) don't try to push yourself into doing too much (see #1).....3) relax.....4) play what the song 'asks' for...don't over play....5) relax....6) if you MUST work on something then work on rearranging the note patterns you play to already FAMILIAR scales....7) Don't confuse yourself with unfamiliar territory before a big gig....8) read #7 again!.....9) relax.....10) read #1 and #7 again...hopefully by then the gig will happen and you won't TRAIN WRECK your solos and playing...work on new crud after the gig...11) read shreder's last line of his last post here, and HEED his warning.... I agree with most of this, but having a gig coming up, or if you gig a lot, you learn to practice new things and retain your old game for gigs. its a normal method of progressing for a working musician. IF you are bored that tells me you have it down solid. if you have it down, go learn on the side. off to the woodshed ! Just keep your game for the gigs inline. Everyone makes mistakes. even at shows trying something on the spot. ( funny how that happens) |
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Post by shreder75 on Jan 3, 2006 19:03:58 GMT -5
look, I can't help you 'not suck' at guitar because....I suck at it too!....but, I can help you to not make a BIG mistake before a big gig....1) relax...2) don't try to push yourself into doing too much (see #1).....3) relax.....4) play what the song 'asks' for...don't over play....5) relax....6) if you MUST work on something then work on rearranging the note patterns you play to already FAMILIAR scales....7) Don't confuse yourself with unfamiliar territory before a big gig....8) read #7 again!.....9) relax.....10) read #1 and #7 again...hopefully by then the gig will happen and you won't TRAIN WRECK your solos and playing...work on new crud after the gig...11) read shreder's last line of his last post here, and HEED his warning.... about not practicing? that wasn't a 'warning' ..just a testament to my laziness...lol.....I play alot, but I don't consider what I do 'practice' |
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Post by jimbax on Jan 3, 2006 19:38:12 GMT -5
look, I can't help you 'not suck' at guitar because....I suck at it too!....but, I can help you to not make a BIG mistake before a big gig....1) relax...2) don't try to push yourself into doing too much (see #1).....3) relax.....4) play what the song 'asks' for...don't over play....5) relax....6) if you MUST work on something then work on rearranging the note patterns you play to already FAMILIAR scales....7) Don't confuse yourself with unfamiliar territory before a big gig....8) read #7 again!.....9) relax.....10) read #1 and #7 again...hopefully by then the gig will happen and you won't TRAIN WRECK your solos and playing...work on new crud after the gig...11) read shreder's last line of his last post here, and HEED his warning.... about not practicing? that wasn't a 'warning' ..just a testament to my laziness...lol.....I play alot, but I don't consider what I do 'practice' no, I meant for him to heed only the part where you said: 'don't listen to me'...... |
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Post by shreder75 on Jan 3, 2006 19:53:18 GMT -5
about not practicing? that wasn't a 'warning' ..just a testament to my laziness...lol.....I play alot, but I don't consider what I do 'practice' no, I meant for him to heed only the part where you said: 'don't listen to me'...... I had a feeling.. I was hoping against hope that you weren't being a meanie head...but I guess I was let down..once again =( |
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Post by jimbax on Jan 3, 2006 20:04:05 GMT -5
were you 'wishing upon a star?'
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Post by shreder75 on Jan 3, 2006 20:16:30 GMT -5
no..no I wasn't...I was wishing on your human decency! but nooooo..you had to rip my heart out and stomp on it in front of the whole darn forum! wahhhh..I see how it is...wahhhh
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Post by jimbax on Jan 3, 2006 20:23:12 GMT -5
no..no I wasn't...I was wishing on your human decency! but nooooo..you had to rip my heart out and stomp on it in front of the whole darn forum! wahhhh..I see how it is...wahhhh look, when I came to this forum you and dirrtycraig were carrying on this love fest..."oh, dirrtycraig you're the best"....."oh, no shreder, you are the best"....I just thought I'd bring a little WWF to the place...shake it up a bit for the kiddies that log on and read this non-sense.... |
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. I like the less is more approach and most of the songs we're doing now call for that so anything more would sound "pressed". I think I just need a good source to learn some new stuff and actually make me practice instead of picking up the guitar and playing the same thing.
