okay so a friend of mine wanted me to bring my guitar and meet the drummer of the band he was in (he and the drummer were the only ones serious about it, the singer is sort of off-and-on) so i did and i found that the drummer was VERY good. So we discussed musical interests, styles, etc. then they wanted to hear me play so i did and shortly after i was elected lead guitarist!

we're just getting started, so we picked a couple of easy songs to learn, just to get familiar with playing in a band setting. 'about a girl' by nirvana and 'you shook me all night long' by AC/DC, which i already know. our first official band practice (for me anyway) was yesterday, and it went very well. i cant wait until we actually get a singer (which might also be me, i hope, but i'll have to get used to singing and playing at the same time) and a bassist, then start working on our own stuff. but for now this is just a learning experience for all of us.

so anyway, does anybody have any helpful advice for me? it'd be much appreciated.

-Jake

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"I don't care how good you are, how fast you are. You ain't good enough no lessin' you got the soul." -Hubert Sumlin

Good luck, enjoy it while you can, learn everything you can, never sell any of your gear.

And, Lord, do I feel old...

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Dennis in CR
Rockin' since 1963

Break a leg mate.

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Deyr fé
Deyja frændr
Deyr sjálfr ið sama
En orðstír
Deyr aldregi
Hveim er sér góðan getr

thats awesome, post song demo's whenever is needed

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riley

Lots of luck with it,remember the main thing is to enjoy yourselves.Being a good band means practice,practice and then even more practice,some times going over a song so many times that you're almost turned from it.Anyway with hard work and commitment you can make it work,have fun.

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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.

make sure you dont donate your own gear to the band. You'll never get it back. mark your stuff before hand and save yourself some hartache. Hay you could turn that into a song.

I'll just copy everyone else and say good luck, man. I mean it, too. I'm currently trying to save up enough for a new guitar so I can get back to practicing, then I plan to try finding a band myself.

Keep on keepin' on.

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"I know the pieces fit, 'cause I watched them tumble down. No fault, none to blame. It doesn't mean I don't desire to point the finger, blame the other; watch the temple topple over. [...]" -- Quote from "Schism" by Tool

thanks for the words of wisdom guys. i'll be sure to record some of our stuff when i can, but none of us have any recording equipment and using my phone sounds horrible haha. and for now it all is for fun. it's a learning experience for all of us, so we're not planning on going anywhere with it...yet

anyway thanks again and i'll post some music when i can.

-Jake

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"I don't care how good you are, how fast you are. You ain't good enough no lessin' you got the soul." -Hubert Sumlin

one string at a time man...

don't rush the band... my bassist is rushing us (i thought i was in charge but screw it) and now all these discussions are coming up... but if you guys have a certain affinity don't worry bout it