https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/electric-rhythm-guitar/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:42:21 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/electric-rhythm-guitar/paged/3/#post-282909 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:06:46 +0000
But I believe it has been discussed in this thread about muting with both hands. I don't remember if it has been discussed in the same technique that you describe, but that's a grat way for addign a percussive element to your playing. It sounds cool with a wah pedal too.]]> Guitar Players Discussion MrJonesey https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/electric-rhythm-guitar/paged/3/#post-282909 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/electric-rhythm-guitar/paged/3/#post-282889 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:42:45 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Jerboa https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/electric-rhythm-guitar/paged/3/#post-282889 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/electric-rhythm-guitar/paged/2/#post-282862 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:03:56 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion MrJonesey https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/electric-rhythm-guitar/paged/2/#post-282862 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/electric-rhythm-guitar/paged/2/#post-282856 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:18:21 +0000
I've been playing for only 10 months or so, and have just started to help out my band with some rhythm playing now.

I'm using a Gretsch 5120 into a blues jr.

Sustain has been a problem for me, and I've found the same thing. If you try to get too busy with strumming, the sound muddies, and turns into what I call the 'wall of noise'. So I've been using very simple rhythms, mostly attacking the downbeat, and then filling the measure with lighter stuff. Or the ONE-and-two-AND-three-AND-four-AND... kind of thing.

We're a bit odd, the other guitarist plays an acoustic-electric, and does most of the fills. (of course he's been playing 30+ years, to my 10 months. :) )

Something that I haven't seen mentioned yet, but that I've been trying to use is that percussive strum where you use the left hand to mute the strings, and then strum to get a percussive sound instead of notes. On several songs we play, that seems to add a lot to the drive of the song.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Jerboa https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/electric-rhythm-guitar/paged/2/#post-282856 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/electric-rhythm-guitar/paged/2/#post-282736 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:47:57 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Anonymous https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/electric-rhythm-guitar/paged/2/#post-282736 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/electric-rhythm-guitar/paged/2/#post-282705 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:41:00 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion ejwebb https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/electric-rhythm-guitar/paged/2/#post-282705 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/electric-rhythm-guitar/paged/2/#post-282685 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:09:42 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion jase36 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/electric-rhythm-guitar/paged/2/#post-282685 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/electric-rhythm-guitar/paged/2/#post-282373 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:06:16 +0000
Sorry 'bout that - for some reason I only read page one and forgot to move on!

:D :D :D

Vic]]> Guitar Players Discussion Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/electric-rhythm-guitar/paged/2/#post-282373 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/electric-rhythm-guitar/paged/2/#post-282360 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:38:09 +0000
Vic He already there, Vic. This is from his last post:
Oh, we've come back around to "simple cowboy chords," which is exactly what I'm trying to do on my Gretsch. The Tele, by the way, was recently set up, and the intonation problems are largely gone--now it is a rhythm machine!]]> Guitar Players Discussion gnease https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/electric-rhythm-guitar/paged/2/#post-282360 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/electric-rhythm-guitar/paged/2/#post-282342 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:41:21 +0000
But to concentrate on the Tele - I love the clean channel with this guitar! Never used to bother with it much previously, but if I'm playing songs like "Substitute" or "More Than A Feeling" or "Band On The Run" it sounds great with open position chords. It was set up when I bought it - hell, I can play an E chord with a Barre on the 19th fret and it sounds perfect!

So the Tele shouldn't really be the issue - unless it's not been well set up.

Try arpeggiating some chords, see how they sound....if individual strings don't sound right, try re-tuning. If that doesn't do any good, odds are it will need a set-up - if you haven't done one before, it can be a fiddly, time consuming job.... you might want to take it to a music shop and pay for a set-up, and possibly watch while they're doing it!

:D :D :D

Vic]]> Guitar Players Discussion Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/electric-rhythm-guitar/paged/2/#post-282342