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People often stereotype Telecasters as being country guitars...what ignorant dumb :twisted: sses those people are.... :lol:


much agreed dude, and people think becuase i play mainly teles and have been involved in the horse buisness most of my life that all i play is country, and that is why i guess when i play i wear chuch taylors and a faux hawk, i so hate stereo types!!!


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I think the most annoying stereotype is that when you tell an elderly person who worships George Jones that you want to be a guitar player in a band then they all of a sudden think that he's gonna be on drugs, or be a drunk, or just be a plain out loser. (no offense to all of those George Jones fans -if there are any)


Man, George Jones has a long history if drug and alcohol abuse. He partied hard.

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Some people think that if its a copy, its not a good guitar. Im sort of a begginer, I haqve been playing for almost a year and I decided to buy my own guitar bymyself without my parents help. I bought a very cheap Indiana acoustic, it works fine, I love playing it and skill does'nt come in the price of your guitar, thats just my opinion>


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Some people think that if its a copy, its not a good guitar. Im sort of a begginer, I haqve been playing for almost a year and I decided to buy my own guitar bymyself without my parents help. I bought a very cheap Indiana acoustic, it works fine, I love playing it and skill does'nt come in the price of your guitar, thats just my opinion>


You're right. Everyone should just make sure that cheap doesn't equal lousy action that hurts the fingers and the guitar should at least intonate properly and stay in tune. I keep saying, no one enjoys learning to play on an instrument that hurts and sounds like crap.

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Me to I hate it when someone sees my guitar and ask annoyingly can I play it. It just makes me mad.


Would you let someone have their way with your girlfriend? Depends who it is I guess.[/quote]


Hahaha. Good point, people say I treat my guitar too well. . . I don't think it should be possible to do so.


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I've got another one: When people assume you're a jukebox and can play anything they want to hear.


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That some guitarists are not also serious musicians.

Especially orchestra and band players oft see an electric guitar and think, "Eew, all that one plays is screeching, cacophonous distorted cr*p."

When the instrument and player does not do those, but rather lounge and jazz and pop and show tunes and oh, my, even classical in an articulate manner.


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The strangest stereotype is the one that states all bass players are uncircumcised. :?


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The strangest stereotype is the one that states all bass players are uncircumcised. :?


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I've got another one: When people assume you're a jukebox and can play anything they want to hear.


:shock: If your talking about what I think your talking about, I have the same problem with my family all the time. I like to refer to them as having the "Finger Picker" syndrome.

For example, the other day I was messing around on my guitar when my grandparents came over. I know they like country (like I do), so I start to play a few things I *think* they'll like. I lay down some james burton style chicken' pickin' licks, just some country stuff that should appeal to any country fan you know. Then my grandpa blurts out a Chet Atkins request "Trambone"... :shock: ... I said straight up, "I'm not a fingerpicker"... Then I start gettin' flack about if I can't play some Atkins tunes then I need a lot of work. He has the gall to tell me to keep practicing and one day I'll have ole' Chet down to a "T". I'm thinking "yeah right", whatever. It's not their fault, you have to play to be able to understand it, but yet and still they should be able to comprehend what I keep telling them, styles are different, Chet is a finger picker, I'm not. He also thinks that my strat is suppose to sound like a Gretsch hollowbody. :? He says, "Your guitar sounds different from what Chets sounds like. I say, "Yeah, looks different too don't it.

:evil: I get tired of trying to explain the ole' ,just because you can play don't mean you can play anything, routine.


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[quote="Guitar_Hurricane"][quote="sulley107"]I've got another one: When people assume you're a jukebox and can play anything they want to hear.[/quote]

:shock: If your talking about what I think your talking about, I have the same problem with my family all the time. I like to refer to them as having the "Finger Picker" syndrome.

For example, the other day I was messing around on my guitar when my grandparents came over. I know they like country (like I do), so I start to play a few things I *think* they'll like. I lay down some james burton style chicken' pickin' licks, just some country stuff that should appeal to any country fan you know. Then my grandpa blurts out a Chet Atkins request "Trambone"... :shock: ... I said straight up, "I'm not a fingerpicker"... Then I start gettin' flack about if I can't play some Atkins tunes then I need a lot of work. He has the gall to tell me to keep practicing and one day I'll have ole' Chet down to a "T". I'm thinking "yeah right", whatever. It's not their fault, you have to play to be able to understand it, but yet and still they should be able to comprehend what I keep telling them, styles are different, Chet is a finger picker, I'm not. He also thinks that my strat is suppose to sound like a Gretsch hollow body. :? He says, "Your guitar sounds different from what Chet's sounds like. I say, "Yeah, looks different too don't it.

:evil: I get tired of trying to explain the ole' ,just because you can play don't mean you can play anything, routine.[/quote]

Hooray I'm not alone.

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The strangest stereotype is the one that states all bass players are uncircumcised. :?

Not all. :twisted:


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sulley107 wrote:
I've got another one: When people assume you're a jukebox and can play anything they want to hear.


:shock: If your talking about what I think your talking about, I have the same problem with my family all the time. I like to refer to them as having the "Finger Picker" syndrome.

For example, the other day I was messing around on my guitar when my grandparents came over. I know they like country (like I do), so I start to play a few things I *think* they'll like. I lay down some james burton style chicken' pickin' licks, just some country stuff that should appeal to any country fan you know. Then my grandpa blurts out a Chet Atkins request "Trambone"... :shock: ... I said straight up, "I'm not a fingerpicker"... Then I start gettin' flack about if I can't play some Atkins tunes then I need a lot of work. He has the gall to tell me to keep practicing and one day I'll have ole' Chet down to a "T". I'm thinking "yeah right", whatever. It's not their fault, you have to play to be able to understand it, but yet and still they should be able to comprehend what I keep telling them, styles are different, Chet is a finger picker, I'm not. He also thinks that my strat is suppose to sound like a Gretsch hollowbody. :? He says, "Your guitar sounds different from what Chets sounds like. I say, "Yeah, looks different too don't it.

:evil: I get tired of trying to explain the ole' ,just because you can play don't mean you can play anything, routine.



Bingo on the closing statement. I was in church one day and they were doing this terrible song and a guy there assumed I was intently listening to is so I could figue it out. I was trying to ignore it without being rude!


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Yup, +1. That's mostly what I meant about being expected to 'play on demand'. My parents have a music night where they get together with others and play almost weekly-mainly old Country and slow Gospel, and not all that well either. When I'm there (usually twice a year), they want me to play, and I always tell them I'd rather listen. Trust me, I don't think I'd fit in with my style of playing. And I'm definitely not a jukebox, either.


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i hate to say this but this is my steryotype. if someone tells me they play an ibanez i automatically think they play in a crapy death metal band and they have no idea how to do anything other than make noise. i'm sure thats not true but i know of several cases where it is true.

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