keeping your skills sharp when you're not playing much

by **behndy** » Tue Nov 21, 2017 2:13 am

what are........ skills?

by **Blackened Soul** » Tue Nov 21, 2017 2:26 am

behndy wrote:what are........ skills?

Like Bruce lee and Julia Child type shit :engarde:

by **snipelfritz** » Tue Nov 21, 2017 2:30 am

behndy wrote:what are........ skills?

If only there was a nice quote about this...

by **behndy** » Tue Nov 21, 2017 2:57 am

HAH!

MINE OWN PETARD.

HOISSSSSSSTEEEEEEEDEDEEDEEDEDED.

by **friendship** » Tue Nov 21, 2017 10:09 am

behndy wrote:what are........ skills?

pinch harmonics mostly

by **$harkToootth** » Tue Nov 21, 2017 10:31 am

Honestly, when I'm out of practice I just play power-pop licks. Learn any song of Johnny Thunder's 'LAMF' or Richard Hell's 'Blank Generation' if you want to get the fingers moving again. Trust me, you will have fun!!!

by **Ghost Hip** » Tue Nov 21, 2017 1:09 pm

When I noticed I was getting rusty and not playing as much I found this series and it got me into shit I wouldn't have gotten into on my own. Whether this dude was talking to St Vincent or Cowboy Jack Clement I learned something about playing guitar. And man it actually made me feel better about being a guitar player. Especially since at the time I had been in music retail for three years and really sunk into a pit of "FUCK LITERALLY EVERYONE PLAYS GUITAR WHATS THE GOD DAMN POINT." But yeah, this series "Guitar Moves" not all are great but worth exploring. I watched a bunch in two weeks and it got me trying new stuff and feeling more connected with the instrument.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=guitar+moves

by **$harkToootth** » Tue Nov 21, 2017 1:56 pm

^^^Josh Homme and Kurt Vile (I think the series had a different name when Kurt was interviewed) both made the point about how practice is just intrinsic. You don't have to practice in using traditional scale but rather your own technique. I know Kurt just practiced thumb picking for hours at a time and Josh Homme sort of did his own thing but like anything in life...the more you do it the better.
In short, I suppose it's about kinesthetic intelligence as opposed to 'traditional Western scales' (not that, that doesn't help).

by **Strange Tales** » Tue Nov 21, 2017 2:00 pm

friendship wrote:
behndy wrote:what are........ skills?

pinch harmonics mostly

I can't do this. Every time I try my guitar becomes sentient to say "You suck at this please put me down I'm in pain."

by **behndy** » Tue Nov 21, 2017 3:40 pm

i've tried those on bass. with.... not the best results.

but. again. skills? i know not of SKILLS.

by **popvulture** » Tue Nov 21, 2017 4:47 pm

$harkToootth wrote:^^^Josh Homme and Kurt Vile (I think the series had a different name when Kurt was interviewed) both made the point about how practice is just intrinsic. You don't have to practice in using traditional scale but rather your own technique. I know Kurt just practiced thumb picking for hours at a time and Josh Homme sort of did his own thing but like anything in life...the more you do it the better.
In short, I suppose it's about kinesthetic intelligence as opposed to 'traditional Western scales' (not that, that doesn't help).

Guitar Moves / Guitar Power are great—I enjoyed pretty much all of those episodes (although I really especially miss the ones with Matt Sweeney).

In general I find that just playing every day, even just a little, keeps me sharp. I guess that falls in line with what you're saying, but yep... I find that it's not too important to follow any kind of rigorous routine, rather to just play something and enjoy yourself. For me at least, the latter's the most important; I feel like if I'm enjoying it, then good shit (sharpening/improvement/general happiness) comes with that naturally.

by **rustywire** » Tue Nov 21, 2017 5:02 pm

Strange Tales wrote:
friendship wrote:
behndy wrote:what are........ skills?

pinch harmonics mostly

I can't do this. Every time I try my guitar becomes sentient to say "You suck at this please put me down I'm in pain."

Some players pay big bucks for such an effect :animal:

(also I think you're doing it correctly based on that description)

by **friendship** » Tue Nov 21, 2017 5:16 pm

behndy wrote:
but. again. skills? i know not of SKILLS.

it's the crutch you have to resort to when there aren't any pedals around.

by **Ugly Nora** » Tue Nov 21, 2017 6:26 pm

Mudfuzz wrote:Play when you are watching stuff, reading stuff, playing stuff, looking at stuff, not doing stuff. play with stuff, play at stuff, play against stuff.

This is why I keep my bongos in my bathroom. :thumb:

by **tremolo3** » Tue Nov 21, 2017 6:46 pm

Ugly Nora wrote:
Mudfuzz wrote:Play when you are watching stuff, reading stuff, playing stuff, looking at stuff, not doing stuff. play with stuff, play at stuff, play against stuff.

This is why I keep my bongos in my bathroom.

Oh cool I'm not the only one, I bring a Volca Sample, if only there was a mic in it...

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