The Guitar Thread
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- TheBlueOne0
Pretty good for a girl. Prince's new guitar player.
- < TBO = TWATalbums
- Prince don't need no guitar player.boobs
- To be fair that was a crap cover of hendrix. It had no melodic or harmonic content. She's hot but that's allBaskerviIle
- see below, Jess Lewis, who's 17/18, she's an amazing, musical guitaristBaskerviIle
- BaskerviIle0
Girls can play guitar. Jess Lewis is 17 or maybe 18 now, and can play some amazing rock/jazz stuff
- scarabin0
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART'S 10 COMMANDMENTS OF GUITAR PLAYING
1. Listen to the birds
That’s where all the music comes from. Birds know everything about how it should sound and where that sound should come from. And watch hummingbirds. They fly really fast, but a lot of times they aren’t going anywhere.2. Your guitar is not really a guitar
Your guitar is a divining rod. Use it to find spirits in the other world and bring them over. A guitar is also a fishing rod. If you’re good, you’ll land a big one.3. Practice in front of a bush
Wait until the moon is out, then go outside, eat a multi-grained bread and play your guitar to a bush. If the bush doesn’t shake, eat another piece of bread.4. Walk with the devil
Old Delta blues players referred to guitar amplifiers as the “devil box.” And they were right. You have to be an equal opportunity employer in terms of who you’re brining over from the other side. Electricity attracts devils and demons. Other instruments attract other spirits. An acoustic guitar attracts Casper. A mandolin attracts Wendy. But an electric guitar attracts Beelzebub.5. If you’re guilty of thinking, you’re out
If your brain is part of the process, you’re missing it. You should play like a drowning man, struggling to reach shore. If you can trap that feeling, then you have something that is fur bearing.6. Never point your guitar at anyone
Your instrument has more clout than lightning. Just hit a big chord then run outside to hear it. But make sure you are not standing in an open field.7. Always carry a church key
That’s your key-man clause. Like One String Sam. He’s one. He was a Detroit street musician who played in the fifties on a homemade instrument. His song “I Need a Hundred Dollars” is warm pie. Another key to the church is Hubert Sumlin, Howlin’ Wolf’s guitar player. He just stands there like the Statue of Liberty — making you want to look up her dress the whole time to see how he’s doing it.8. Don’t wipe the sweat off your instrument
You need that stink on there. Then you have to get that stink onto your music.9. Keep your guitar in a dark place
When you’re not playing your guitar, cover it and keep it in a dark place. If you don’t play your guitar for more than a day, be sure you put a saucer of water in with it.10. You gotta have a hood for your engine
Keep that hat on. A hat is a pressure cooker. If you have a roof on your house, the hot air can’t escape. Even a lima bean has to have a piece of wet paper around it to make it grow.————————–
“Though they bear numbers, they are not arranged heirarchically — each Commandment has equal import.”
- houdou0
On Music Theory >> Check Youtube for KAREN RAMIREZ!
This lady is probably the best music teacher I have ever seen on the web..She teaches piano/organ however it is quite usefull for guitarist as well. Below is an example but find her channel on Youtube to fully appeciate her fun way of teaching.
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- lnu0
- JackRyan0
- sure you can just put a repeat percussion or vibrato in the loop from a feedback looper and get the same effect + more.kingsteven
- scarabin0
kickstarter for a motion-sensing, illuminated guitar pick. kinda flashy and gaudy but you know you kinda want one
- Cause it's the Pick!
Of Destiny child,
you know I will be rockin' cause it's fucking insane!DRIFTMONKEY - Wantboobs
- Cause it's the Pick!
- mg330
I challenge anyone to watch this and not admit that you had chills most of the time. He had the most incredible live tone (studio as well) in that era of Dire Straits. This is probably my favorite live music video of all time. That slow part and the build up about 2/3rds in is just complete awesomeness.
- mg330
Not sure I posted this before. My current pedal set up and the same one I used in my band.
Vintage MXR Distortion+, Boss Super Phaser, Flanger, Super Chorus, Vintage MXR Dyna Comp compressor, Boss Tuner, MXR Micro Amp, Electro Harmonix Pulsar Tremelo, Boss DD-20 Delay, Boss DD-3 Delay, Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff, Art Accessories Clean Box- No analog delay?DRIFTMONKEY
- Nah, I'd love one though.mg33
- RW0