Guitarists' Thread

Sir Myghin · Post by **Sir Myghin** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:24 pm

mine are probably worse

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:25 pm

Walkinghairball wrote:Oh bull snikeys.

Ditto.

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:36 pm

Ahem.

Music needs to serve the song just as Neil says. It don't matter if you shred or don't. I hate to play 4 on the floor kick drum, but if that is what serves the song best I do it................with freakin gusto.

And there is tons of drum thingers out there I have not learned.

Sir Myghin · Post by **Sir Myghin** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:01 pm

if you can keep time without playing too fast or slow you beat 99% of the other drummers out there

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:19 pm

A friend of mine was recently asked to redo some drum tracks another drummer had laid down. He did and when he was done, the band realized they have to redo all the instruments. The other drummer moved ahead or behind the click slightly through the songs and as the other instruments were playing with his track, everything really sounded horrid once my friend re-recorded the drums keeping time properly.

Sir Myghin · Post by **Sir Myghin** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:22 pm

its near impossible to rerecord drums without everything else, our drummer is horrid for keeping the same time everytime we play. I should get him an in ear metronome.

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 4:14 am

Big Blue Owl wrote:And you're so right about quality over quantity, And if your solo section is a memorable "song within itself," one that can be remembered 30 years in the future (like any solo Alex ever recorded and especially in 2112) you've got it right. IMO I haven't accomplished a solo like that, but I hain't daid yets

B.B. King, Clapton and Alex....

....your purveyors of economical-but-oh-so-tasty solos.

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 4:15 am

somebody delete the drummers' thread?

ElfDude · Post by **ElfDude** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:27 am

My bass player showed up last night with an 80's LB60 that he picked up at a pawn shop. Apparently the shop was having trouble selling it (because of the color, they said) and let him take it home for $150!

Sorry about the blurry photo, I was in a hurry.

He was baffled by the stereo thing and had purchased a Y adapter so he could run both outputs to his amp simulatneously. Heh. We showed him how it worked.

Anyway, other than belt buckle rash it's in excellent condition. I fell in love with it right away. He's a realtor, so he's having a bit of a tough time lately and was saying, "I dunno if I can keep it", so I begged him to give me first chance if he decides to sell it.

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:32 am

CygnusX1 wrote:somebody delete the drummers' thread?

Not enough regular drummers on board to keep it aloft bro. So we infiltrate this one.

MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:43 am

Walkinghairball wrote:
CygnusX1 wrote:somebody delete the drummers' thread?
Not enough regular drummers on board to keep it aloft bro. So we infiltrate this one.

MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!

What can I SAY? It's good to be the Mod. LMAO

Just kiddin Hairy. There's always room for ya.

Just make sure you put your practice heads on so you don't interfere
with the students' scale and mode excercises...

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:47 am

Ah, scales and Modes..........it has been a while, but I can tell you when yer playing the wrong note in them. LOL

Can't tell a G chord from a F chord, but I sure can tell when it's wrong.

Hey, isn't the circle of fifths a drinking game???????

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:12 am

Walkinghairball wrote:Ah, scales and Modes..........it has been a while, but I can tell you when yer playing the wrong note in them.

Dude....you would be surprised how many metal players TODAY
just speed pick 3 or 4 entire FRETS of notes on every string until they
hit the right ones!

At 200bpm, nobody notices....

Sir Myghin · Post by **Sir Myghin** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:15 am

Sig, the band I play in currently had a bass player who did that. Any questions as to why I am the new bass player

. The guitarist is very creative with scales and complimenting riffs with similar different runs (not always even the same chords but still make the old ones enough) Without good players all around he was dead in the water as the other idiot would just play tonnes of bad notes. (I still use his amp as he has never picked it up. I have been playing with them since september) shh

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:20 am

Sir Myghin wrote:Sig, the band I play in currently had a bass player who did that. Any questions as to why I am the new bass player . The guitarist is very creative with scales and complimenting riffs with similar different runs (not always even the same chords but still make the old ones enough) Without good players all around he was dead in the water as the other idiot would just play tonnes of bad notes. (I still use his amp as he has never picked it up. I have been playing with them since september) shh

So I'm not the only one who notices that? Cool.

and yeah, I'll keep it on the downlow Bro.