https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/context-is-everything/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:38:00 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/context-is-everything/#post-253260 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 02:05:40 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Ricochet https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/context-is-everything/#post-253260 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/context-is-everything/#post-253223 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:39:32 +0000
Well, I know exactly what you mean. I can solo or play along with a song, and when it comes to jams, sometimes it doesn't quite hit the ticket.

And I agree that with a good rhythm section the guitarist should be able to shine.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Itchard https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/context-is-everything/#post-253223 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/context-is-everything/#post-253184 Sun, 08 Jul 2007 22:10:06 +0000
Well, maybe that is not the case whatsoever. Maybe you are playing some great licks that sound pretty awful by themselves, but if you were playing with a live band would sound awesome.

That's all. But context is everything. Yup. I got myself a JamMan looper pedal last summer and it has been a great tool for practicing solos. Before that the only time I got to hear them in context was when I had my weekly lesson and my instructor would play the rhythm parts. When you've got the context you can experiment with solos - dynamics, etc.

As I'm learning to improvise it's been a critical tool. There is no way I could learn to do it over a metronome click. Using pre-recorded backing tracks works too - you can get a bigger rhythm section but that can be too distracting when you are working on new stuff and you've got a limited selection. I've also used the JamMan to work on my rhythm playing - lay down the bass track to practice over with a drum beat (the JamMan has some built in).]]> Guitar Players Discussion Hyperborea https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/context-is-everything/#post-253184 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/context-is-everything/#post-253183 Sun, 08 Jul 2007 22:08:02 +0000 Hey sure can play the blues 8)

Great dynamic control and a wonderful sense of timing....
Showing once again that grace wins out over power. (Just like in Golf, Bowling, Fly Casting, Life, Etc...)

I know that no one probably cares much....
That was a strange Tele though.
It had a Green Gaurd and a maple fretboard....????
Green gaurd Fenders came with rosewood boards.

Just an observation - he could've swapped necks or gaurds.

Ken]]> Guitar Players Discussion CitiZenNoir https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/context-is-everything/#post-253183 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/context-is-everything/#post-253086 Sun, 08 Jul 2007 08:52:12 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion ksac32 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/context-is-everything/#post-253086 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/context-is-everything/#post-253042 Sun, 08 Jul 2007 04:12:59 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion slejhamer https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/context-is-everything/#post-253042 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/context-is-everything/#post-253027 Sun, 08 Jul 2007 02:55:16 +0000
but anyway ...

this is why given a great rhythm section, the lead guitarist's job is a piece of cake.]]> Guitar Players Discussion gnease https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/context-is-everything/#post-253027 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/context-is-everything/#post-253022 Sun, 08 Jul 2007 02:36:17 +0000 now that I am recording myself and laying tracks.
I find my approach to licks to be very different than before.
when I played to a backing track I sounded great.
then I isolated my playing and wow, what a surprise.
thee were lots of finger noises, pre bend groans, finger muffling another string or little buzzes.
man what a mess. but also recorded was my tone and phrasing and realness of my playing.
still, it was like hearing your voice on a bad phone machine. or worse. your bare naked in public.
but when included and mixed into the bass, drums, rhythm guitar.
wow. it sounds so very nice.
knowing this I now keep my playing more under control. not hampered but more intentional.
cleaner, simpler, adepter.
it is the little parts that make up the whole.]]> Guitar Players Discussion dogbite https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/context-is-everything/#post-253022 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/context-is-everything/#post-26719 Sun, 08 Jul 2007 02:23:05 +0000
Watch this first video. Now, you might come away thinking what I first thought:

OK, this is a good demonstration of this pedal, but this guy does not really play well at all. He just kind of noodles around.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOB7jT_yMWM

Now that is what I thought at first.

But then I found this other video of the same guy. He is still basically playing the same type licks, but this time to a backing track. Listen to the BIG difference.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_F8ZEAjeZ0

WOW! That guy can really play the Blues. :shock:

Anyway, this was just an observation that got me thinking about guitar playing. You will see lots of posts where players complain they can't get any "mojo" or feeling out of their soloing.

Well, maybe that is not the case whatsoever. Maybe you are playing some great licks that sound pretty awful by themselves, but if you were playing with a live band would sound awesome.

That's all. But context is everything.

Wes]]> Guitar Players Discussion Wes Inman https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/context-is-everything/#post-26719