It works for Jeff Beck pretty well, eh?

For me, movable shapes and scales. That way all you need to jam is a guitar and another person!

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'07 Squier Affinity Sunburst Strat SE
Fender Frontman 25R
Boss DS-1 Distortion
Danelectro D-2 Fab Overdrive
Delta Lab Multi Effects

The things that have helped me the most so far are the basics: Rhythm, chords, and scales. I never play without them.

I'm just beginning, but for me, patience and being able to walk away for a little bit.

I got real frustrated with an easy song. I got down and thought that anyone could play this stupid song but me (It was picking "Love Me Tender" by Elvis). I put the song away for a day. When I came back to it the following day, I picked it almost perfectly the first time around. I think that sometimes I just need to take a break from something for awhile.

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"While My Guitar Gently Weeps."

My dad said, "I'm going to miss you."
I said, "Well, now that I broke that sight off your rifle..." (Emo Philips)

I just go at my own pace, play what I like. Mostly, I don't take myself to seriously on most days.

The fact I learned that you never stop learning. Ever. Makes you hungry to know as much as you can.

CC

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Fender Stratocaster (parts build)
Fender Telecaster 72 Custom RI
Fender Telecoustic Deluxe
Gretsch Electromatic Pro-Jet
Gibson Les Paul Standard Plus
Gibson ES-135
Zenith Type-17
Marshall 70's JMP Superbass 100w
Blackstar HT-5

+1

Sober for twelve years now (never did the drug thing, but I kept Miller Brewing Company in business)...the first time I played sober in front of an audience, I thought I was gonna die, but seeing my wife's smile during the performance helped me make it through.

Interestingly enough, I had to re-learn to do certain things and how to play certain songs...Lord only knows what I was playing before, because I couldn't remember what I was doing!

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Good Vibes To Y'all!



Screamin' Armadillos
Texas Roadhouse Music
Guitar/Slide Guitar/Harp/Vocals

Life-wise:

Continually seeking spirituality, life-long education and self-actualization far beyond the realm of any formal boundaries.

Musically:

Learn to appreciate and play as wide of genres as possible. Jazz, world, medieval, folk-rock, jazz, blues, show tunes, Americana, roots-rock, classical, lounge, islands, folk, Latin, C & W....

I'm still working on my vibrato technique,trying to make it sound more voice like...after 40 years it's getting better.

rythm

Thats a good one, i'm starting to learn songs like tears in heaven, even though it doesn't rock my concert, i'm still learning it.

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riley

Don't bust a gut trying to emulate someone else but take what you like from several influences and develop your own style and march to your own drummer.This is probably THE MOST IMPORTANT thing for a guitarist- take care of your hands by doing stretches and relaxation excercises before and after playing.After 45 yrs of playing up to 10 hrs. a day all that playing caught up with me and has almost cost me the ability to play. I am now undergoing intensive chiropractic and accupuncture treatments to undo the damage I have done to my hands and will consequently have to relearn how to play.BTW if you are doing any mechanical work,gardening etc. ALWAYS wear protective gloves no matter how small or seemingly insignificant the job.

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'65 Strat,65 Mustang,65 Jaguar,4 more Strats,3 vintage Vox guitars,5 Vox amps,'69 Bassman with a '68 2-15 Bassman cab,36 guitars total-15asst'd amps total,2 vintage '60s Hammond organs & a myriad of effects-with a few rare vintage ones.

You're so right!
Now that I have lots of pain associated with arthritis,the days of picking up the axe and just playing hard are over with...oh,yeah,I can still do it,but it cuts down on playing time because without warming up before,my hands start hurting sooner.
So now I try to warm up by stretching and running some scales slower before I really play hard.

Love has absolutely nothing to do with sex, only exception is if a man and woman get married and mutually agreed upon sex is a way that they share their love.

Playing your guitar is absolutely the only way to get better, you can't look at your guitar and get better, you can't sleep with your favorite music on and get better, even if your super hot girlfriend gives you and your guitar a massage (although it would feel good) it won't make your guitar playing better, the only way to get better at playing guitar is to play your guitar.

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you can save the world with your guitar one love song at a time it's just better, more fun, easier with a fender solid body electric guitar or electric bass guitar.

Finally understanding what means to "know what not to play".