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Points: 32524 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 25 2012 at 16:52
I've been at it half my life now.  That's fourteen years.

I was admittedly a much better guitarist four years ago because I practiced and actively learned challenging pieces.  After I lost my job, I forgot how to play many things because I was too busy trying to get money any way I could and keep a roof over our heads.

But I have, as of this past Saturday, started practicing again.  And I mean truly practicing: Any time I would pick up a guitar in recent years with every intention to practice, I would wind up writing music.

You can hear my playing by clicking the link in my signature.  I'm particularly proud of "Bold Eternal Day."  That fast riff during the middle section is one I wrote a long time ago when I was- you guessed it- attempting to practice.
https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays
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Points: 28057 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 25 2012 at 16:31
Sometimes I play and sometimes it sounds good.
My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want!
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Originally posted by frippism frippism wrote:

I play bass so good that guitarists tremble. Therefore I have no guitarist in my band anymore :D. 

Bass for life.

I'm the greatest by the way.
 
Funny. My bandmates and I play well enough that everyone that tries out for bass gets told they aren't good enough.


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Points: 4160 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 25 2012 at 14:56
I play bass so good that guitarists tremble. Therefore I have no guitarist in my band anymore :D. 

Bass for life.

I'm the greatest by the way.
There be dragons
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Points: 5208 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 25 2012 at 13:15
Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by Evolver Evolver wrote:

I can almost play as good as The Shaggs.

I can shagg better than I play. (I hope)
 
I wish I spent as many hours shagging as I do playing guitar.
 
 
 
Or maybe not, I'd be friggin exhausted.
 
 
And sore.
 
 
 
 
You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all.
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Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 25 2012 at 12:21
Originally posted by Evolver Evolver wrote:

I can almost play as good as The Shaggs.

I can shagg better than I play. (I hope)
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Points: 18016 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 25 2012 at 12:19
I mostly am too lazy to play anything but lazy free-jazz anymore
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Points: 14169 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 25 2012 at 11:25
Originally posted by Evolver Evolver wrote:

I can almost play as good as The Shaggs.
 
ME TOO!
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Points: 5482 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 23 2012 at 09:02
I can almost play as good as The Shaggs.
Trust me. I know what I'm doing.
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Points: 5208 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 23 2012 at 08:41

The great thing about music is that we can celebrate each other and everyone benefits from the talents of others.

I'm about average for a local gigging guitarist. I'm stupid eclectic so I can almost always do some things others can't but the real players always smoke me. I'm not a great improviser but there have been some moments where the light was shining down...

I'll drop my favorite guitar story that has carried me for 25+ years about the late Randy Rhoads. As you may know, his mom ran a music shop and he was one of the main guitar teachers there. When he went out on tour, he would always stop by a local guitar or music store and ask for a lesson. Half of the time, he'd end up giving the lesson. But he was willing to learn from anyone. I have carried that to this day in many aspects of my life.
You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all.
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Points: 67407 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 23 2012 at 08:34
I can hit the right notes and many wrong ones too.
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Points: 13382 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 23 2012 at 08:16
I'm ok. 
New album!
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Points: 26138 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 23 2012 at 08:05
I have my moments.  A couple of days ago, I'd been listening to Secret Oyster all day long, and that night at band practice I played the best guitar solos I think I've ever done.  I don't consider myself a good soloist - more of a singing rhythm guitarist -- but at times I'm called upon to play a solo, and I do the best I can.

Edited by HolyMoly - April 23 2012 at 08:06
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Points: 296 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 23 2012 at 07:41
I've been playing 40 years.
http://martinwebb.bandcamp.com

The notes are just an interesting way to get from one silence to the next - Mick Gooderick
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Points: 14169 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 23 2012 at 00:09
I have had 6 weeks of guitar skills and have witten 3 songs that are actualy good!
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