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Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 12:20 pm
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Showmanship helps also. Angus Young was mezmerizing on stage in his younger days. A true inspirational guitar hero.


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Post subject: Re: What Makes a Guitarist Great?
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stratmansteve wrote:
As I’ve said on a number of threads here...


As my friend from the UK say, you're "spot on" in your description!

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Showmanship helps also. Angus Young was mezmerizing on stage in his younger days. A true inspirational guitar hero.


I would have to disagree with this one. Anyone can have showmanship and not be able to play a single note or have any other talents. Milli Vanilli had showmanship.

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Showmanship helps also. Angus Young was mezmerizing on stage in his younger days. A true inspirational guitar hero.


I would have to disagree with this one. Anyone can have showmanship and not be able to play a single note or have any other talents. Milli Vanilli had showmanship.

Amen to that!

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CAFeathers wrote:
ironiguana wrote:
Showmanship helps also. Angus Young was mezmerizing on stage in his younger days. A true inspirational guitar hero.


I would have to disagree with this one. Anyone can have showmanship and not be able to play a single note or have any other talents. Milli Vanilli had showmanship.


I agree. I wasn't saying it is the only thing, just saying it helps with the greatness. Who can forget Jimmy Pages violin bow, Pete Townsend smashing guitars, Jimi Hendrix lighting a guitar on fire, Angus on the back of Bon Scott. These are moments that make kids pick up guitars in the first place.

All that said, talent comes first.


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Good (not necessarily great) technical ability. The ability to play from the heart. Knowing what fits the song. Most importantly, knowing when to play and when not to.

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Practice Practice Practice ( pure and simple ).
Each and every one of the guitarists mentioned at one time was really crap.
The same can be said for every single guitarist on this forum ( guitar or bass ) if you dont practice you do not become a decent player.

I'd probably be a tad better than a decent player, if I practiced more than I do, be it guitar or bass. I even goof on my original instrumental creations for lack of practice, so I guess the need to practice isn't limited to learning other people's songs.

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Good (not necessarily great) technical ability. The ability to play from the heart. Knowing what fits the song. Most importantly, knowing when to play and when not to.



This is a good point. Less can be more, playing songs with a band is a bit like having conversations with the other instruments.
You say what you have to say and then allow others to speak, it keeps the interest and creativity alive.


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For me it's the FEELING that a players put into their music that makes them great.
Call it soul, guts, balls, emotion, whatever you want.
Techinical proficiency by itself is cold and dead sounding to my ear, where a simple pentatonic riff played with every ounce of "stuff" that a guy has can be a very beautiful, moving thing.

When you get technical mastery AND the "stuff" . . . . AWESOMENESS.

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mthorn00 wrote:
For me it's the FEELING that a players put into their music that makes them great.
Call it soul, guts, balls, emotion, whatever you want.
Techinical proficiency by itself is cold and dead sounding to my ear, where a simple pentatonic riff played with every ounce of "stuff" that a guy has can be a very beautiful, moving thing.

When you get technical mastery AND the "stuff" . . . . AWESOMENESS.


The "stuff" i think is the best way to describe it. I also like a bit of showmanship as well, but only with taste. I think that to use the '"stuff" (this sounds kind of like the force :lol: ) one must get into the music too. But there is a big difference between putting every ounce of "stuff" you have into playing including your body and wild stage antics. Stage antics are just gimmicks not musicianship.

I also think it is very sad that a lot of people remember the greats for their antics more than their playing. Very very sad that Hendrix is more remembered by many for lighting his guitar on fire rather than his great musical moments like "Machine Gun" with the Band of Gypsy's.


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A Guitar Player who's music moves the listener is Great, cause he did what he was supposed to do.

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