https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-slow-can-you-play-a-scale/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:02:02 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-slow-can-you-play-a-scale/paged/3/#post-353012 Tue, 18 May 2010 02:43:41 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion BobRock https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-slow-can-you-play-a-scale/paged/3/#post-353012 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-slow-can-you-play-a-scale/paged/2/#post-352346 Mon, 03 May 2010 21:48:34 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Crow https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-slow-can-you-play-a-scale/paged/2/#post-352346 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-slow-can-you-play-a-scale/paged/2/#post-352344 Mon, 03 May 2010 21:43:25 +0000
And just because a blaze of 64th notes doesn't sound musical to US that doesn't mean it doesn't sound musical or isn't to those that like it.

It really comes down to whatever floats your boat.]]> Guitar Players Discussion cnev https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-slow-can-you-play-a-scale/paged/2/#post-352344 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-slow-can-you-play-a-scale/paged/2/#post-352342 Mon, 03 May 2010 21:22:53 +0000 are out there, don't you agree?

Discussions of speed do seem to turn into p!ssing contests, don't they.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Crow https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-slow-can-you-play-a-scale/paged/2/#post-352342 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-slow-can-you-play-a-scale/paged/2/#post-352340 Mon, 03 May 2010 21:15:22 +0000
But now that you mentioned it you said: There are innumerable guitar players out there who can play huge streams of warp-speed 64th notes with no musical content whatsoever. Tell me how to interpret that statement...somehow it doesn't seem like a compliment?]]> Guitar Players Discussion cnev https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-slow-can-you-play-a-scale/paged/2/#post-352340 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-slow-can-you-play-a-scale/paged/2/#post-352339 Mon, 03 May 2010 20:35:28 +0000 But I think that there is a bit more to it than that. I'm sure if you went to a metal forum no one would be dissing you cuz you play fast so what does that mean. Has anyone "dissed" anyone on this topic?...
...some of the dislike for shredding to me comes from a subconcious realization that the person that says playing fast isn't musical are saying those things because they can't. ...up to that particular comment, at least? :roll:
The reality is anything can be musical no matter what speed it's at, it's all in the ears of the listener, not one is going to tell you what is or isn't musical all they can tell you is what THEY consider musical. Self-evident.
This is not the forum to have a discussion on speed playing, the responses will be mostly negative and made by most people that can't do it in the first place. In my last band ("urban country"), I frequently played 16th/32nd note bass runs to "fill gaps" in the mix. Looking back, I was just showing off. I would play the gig much differently today. Please check your assumptions.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Crow https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-slow-can-you-play-a-scale/paged/2/#post-352339 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-slow-can-you-play-a-scale/paged/2/#post-352335 Mon, 03 May 2010 19:25:39 +0000
But I think that there is a bit more to it than that. I'm sure if you went to a metal forum no one would be dissing you cuz you play fast so what does that mean.

So it comes down to a matter of opinion those that do and those that don't, but one thing that I have found very rarely is someone that can actually shred but says they don't sound musical so they don't do it anymore.

So some of the dislike for shredding to me comes from a subconcious realization that the person that says playing fast isn't musical are saying those things because they can't.

The reality is anything can be musical no matter what speed it's at, it's all in the ears of the listener, not one is going to tell you what is or isn't musical all they can tell you is what THEY consider musical.

This is not the forum to have a discussion on speed playing, the responses will be mostly negative and made by most people that can't do it in the first place.]]> Guitar Players Discussion cnev https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-slow-can-you-play-a-scale/paged/2/#post-352335 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-slow-can-you-play-a-scale/paged/2/#post-352333 Mon, 03 May 2010 18:56:52 +0000
But...
The thing I fail to understand is this. I work on all of those things. If I have a question about theory, I'll post it and get thoughtful insightful answers from y'all.

If I have a question or a thought about speed, some of youse will just rip on it and assume that it's the only thing I practice or care about. ...none of this is personal. I don't assume anything about anyone's musicianship based on these posts. I stayed out of the "how fast can you play a scale" thread because I have no interest in comparing metronome speeds with anyone. In fact I just now read through that thread for the first time, and I was glad to see that other people made the point that speed is not the ultimate measure of musicianship, because that point needs to be made -- if not for you, then for less experienced players who just want to make their fingers go real fast.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Crow https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-slow-can-you-play-a-scale/paged/2/#post-352333 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-slow-can-you-play-a-scale/paged/2/#post-352294 Mon, 03 May 2010 01:02:48 +0000
Which comes first, though- well, for me, all comes slowly. And to do it right, it all really comes at the same time. Every day, I do some speed work. I do some theory. I listen to a bunch of stuff. Do some ear training...developing musicality is a part of ALL of this...a slow, immeasurable part, but in there somewhere.

The thing I fail to understand is this. I work on all of those things. If I have a question about theory, I'll post it and get thoughtful insightful answers from y'all.

If I have a question or a thought about speed, some of youse will just rip on it and assume that it's the only thing I practice or care about.

Don't you practice dexterity/speed? Don't most? Bluegrass, Jazz, Metal, Classical...even styles that we don't think of as speedy are pretty fast for beginners.


Best,
Justin]]> Guitar Players Discussion Ande https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-slow-can-you-play-a-scale/paged/2/#post-352294 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-slow-can-you-play-a-scale/paged/2/#post-352275 Sun, 02 May 2010 19:13:53 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Nuno https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-slow-can-you-play-a-scale/paged/2/#post-352275