https://guitarnoise.forum/news/wow-7/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:30:09 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/news/wow-7/paged/3/#post-366689 Thu, 19 May 2011 04:22:44 +0000
There might be sounds you didn't expect, but they're part of your improvised line. As your ears and technique get better, your expectations better match what happens. And when you get to that point, you can really start pushing the envelope, including sounds you wouldn't have considered before :)]]> News NoteBoat https://guitarnoise.forum/news/wow-7/paged/3/#post-366689 https://guitarnoise.forum/news/wow-7/paged/3/#post-366679 Thu, 19 May 2011 01:47:13 +0000
The first step's the hardest - actually playing with other people. The way it started for me, I was visiting Marilyn in hospital after she broke her hip - decided to call for a drink on my way home. There was a jam session in full swing in the pub, and the songs they were playing were songs I knew. Got talking to one of the guys (Stu, as previously mentioned) who I vaguely knew, and he offered me his guitar to sit in on a couple of songs. Then said, "why don't you bring your own guitar next week? The more the merrier!" So I did......

Since then, I've got together with various people - including Laz , Babydoclaz and Scrybe from these forums - and always enjoyed jamming with them. And - I've always learned something, too!

As a certain Mr Hodge once said - "the only way to be certain of not making mistakes is not to play - and that's NOT an option!"
I may have slightly paraphrased that, but you get my drift.....

:D :D :D

Vic]]> News Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/news/wow-7/paged/3/#post-366679 https://guitarnoise.forum/news/wow-7/paged/2/#post-366676 Thu, 19 May 2011 00:46:22 +0000
Having met Vic and heard him play, it does hearten me to read his posts about the earlier jam sessions, as he is such an excellent player.]]> News Apache https://guitarnoise.forum/news/wow-7/paged/2/#post-366676 https://guitarnoise.forum/news/wow-7/paged/2/#post-366665 Wed, 18 May 2011 17:06:22 +0000 News cnev https://guitarnoise.forum/news/wow-7/paged/2/#post-366665 https://guitarnoise.forum/news/wow-7/paged/2/#post-366663 Wed, 18 May 2011 16:44:34 +0000 is the groove and visa-a-versa. I must agree with you without even hearing it.]]> News rparker https://guitarnoise.forum/news/wow-7/paged/2/#post-366663 https://guitarnoise.forum/news/wow-7/paged/2/#post-366662 Wed, 18 May 2011 16:40:01 +0000 News cnev https://guitarnoise.forum/news/wow-7/paged/2/#post-366662 https://guitarnoise.forum/news/wow-7/paged/2/#post-366659 Wed, 18 May 2011 16:09:21 +0000 that song?]]> News rparker https://guitarnoise.forum/news/wow-7/paged/2/#post-366659 https://guitarnoise.forum/news/wow-7/paged/2/#post-366658 Wed, 18 May 2011 15:17:33 +0000
Like you I want the songs to be recognizable but he puts his weird twist on everything and no one knows his "versions". He' seven come over to my house several times to jam but it's always his blues stuff and he NEVER wants to take the time to learn anything we play.

I learned The Pusher by Steppenwolf cuz he said he loved it but when we went to play it he had his own arrangement which was nothing special and refused to play it any other way.

OK I'll keep plugging along.. :)]]> News cnev https://guitarnoise.forum/news/wow-7/paged/2/#post-366658 https://guitarnoise.forum/news/wow-7/paged/2/#post-366639 Wed, 18 May 2011 02:11:58 +0000
We did end up taking electric guitars in.....but played them tastefully. We didn't play anything too loud, and mostly, I'd be playing mine on the acoustic setting and playing rhythm chords, while Stu would be playing fairly cleanly (he never would put much distortion on!) and playing fills, licks and slide guitar. And everybody seemed to enjoy it a lot more - which just proves that democracy does work, as long as some idiot is prepared to put his head above the parapet and be willing to be shot down for a just cause!

Point I'm trying to make is, USE that competitive streak you've got - you might never be as good as EVH or SRV or (insert guitar deity of your choice here) but that's not important - use those youngsters to inspire you to better yourself. There's no such thing as "I'm too old to change my ways" - I've changed a lot in the last few years, and mellowed a little but without losing that competitive edge. You're still young enough to improve - you just need to focus on what you want to improve. In your case, it's solos (NOTE - NOT solo's!!!!!) - and the only way you'll improve is by playing those solos over and over again till you're note-perfect. Like I said, all the basics are there - I've heard you play, and there are things you can do that make my ears prick up and pay attention, especially on those GN jams....but you can do better. Can't we all?

So pick it up, plug it in, crank it up and hit those strings like you mean it - and I'm looking forward to hearing some soundbites and possibly full songs.

Keep rockin' mate,

:D :D :D

Vic]]> News Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/news/wow-7/paged/2/#post-366639 https://guitarnoise.forum/news/wow-7/paged/2/#post-366626 Tue, 17 May 2011 15:00:39 +0000
I don't know how many times we've played Rock n Roll Ain't Noise Pollution and he tries to jump in and totally screws it up. He truly is pretty much a one trick pony but he does do his one trick very very well.

I am a competitive person by nature always have been and I'm sure I always will be. I don't take it to the extreme but I don't like being the worst at anything.

I think for me the one thing I that I am absolutely still unhappy with is my soloing and I know keep talking about it but probably don't do enough practicing though.

I've played enough with different people know to know I can keep a beat and hold down the rhythm but that's not enough for me it makes me feel incomplete as a player I keep telling my instructor I'd liek to really concentrate on that thne I come in and want to work on ten new songs. I'm my own worst enemy.

I guess it's all good...it has to be I can't really change anything immediately anway.. :lol:]]> News cnev https://guitarnoise.forum/news/wow-7/paged/2/#post-366626