https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/the-difference-between-a-guitar-player-and-a-musician/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:03:28 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/the-difference-between-a-guitar-player-and-a-musician/paged/4/#post-381642 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:14:27 +0000 Opinions and Polls bondmorkret https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/the-difference-between-a-guitar-player-and-a-musician/paged/4/#post-381642 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/the-difference-between-a-guitar-player-and-a-musician/paged/4/#post-381500 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:11:00 +0000
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbD7a0IVLHM

Starts at 1.45 :P :lol:]]> Opinions and Polls fleaaaaaa https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/the-difference-between-a-guitar-player-and-a-musician/paged/4/#post-381500 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/the-difference-between-a-guitar-player-and-a-musician/paged/3/#post-381499 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:10:33 +0000
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbD7a0IVLHM]]> Opinions and Polls fleaaaaaa https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/the-difference-between-a-guitar-player-and-a-musician/paged/3/#post-381499 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/the-difference-between-a-guitar-player-and-a-musician/paged/3/#post-381487 Sat, 09 Mar 2013 17:02:29 +0000
My point was certainly not "anti-shredding"... shredding is fine if it fits the song. My real point was if the guitarist is not playing what works in the song, then they are just showing off and not being a "musician." To go beyond just being a guitarist you have to learn how to play the right parts for the song... whatever style it is.

And again, let me say it took me years before I got this!!!]]> Opinions and Polls Honeyboy https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/the-difference-between-a-guitar-player-and-a-musician/paged/3/#post-381487 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/the-difference-between-a-guitar-player-and-a-musician/paged/3/#post-381246 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 02:37:08 +0000 (Me, I'm still trying to manage Cream songs...)

By the way, I've quoted GrungeSunset, but when I say 'you' I don't mean you. I just couldn't bring myself to write the whole post saying 'one'.]]> Opinions and Polls imalone https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/the-difference-between-a-guitar-player-and-a-musician/paged/3/#post-381246 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/the-difference-between-a-guitar-player-and-a-musician/paged/3/#post-381245 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 02:26:33 +0000 Learning to be an intuitive musician who can jump straight into playing and feeling a song is way harder. Absolutely. That's why those musicians are so rare.]]> Opinions and Polls Crow https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/the-difference-between-a-guitar-player-and-a-musician/paged/3/#post-381245 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/the-difference-between-a-guitar-player-and-a-musician/paged/3/#post-381244 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 01:45:36 +0000
I also have yet to find guitarists who can just only shred. Steve Vai comes up a lot and he does and can shred but doesn't always shred. In an interview, he was once asked what the secret to playing fast was, Vai's answer was simply "start slow". With that logic in mind, anyone who can play fast likely started the same place we all started: strumming a few chords, learning scales and finding easy songs to play. I'm sure if you asked Vai, Malsteem and anyone else known for their speed to strum a few open chords, they would still be able to do it. I know Vai plays the lead guitar in his songs but he also composes his songs as well sometimes using full orchestras.

I'm with previous posters and some examples of guitarists who are purely "guitar players" might help the discussion.]]> Opinions and Polls GrungeSunset https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/the-difference-between-a-guitar-player-and-a-musician/paged/3/#post-381244 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/the-difference-between-a-guitar-player-and-a-musician/paged/3/#post-381243 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:18:13 +0000 Opinions and Polls fleaaaaaa https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/the-difference-between-a-guitar-player-and-a-musician/paged/3/#post-381243 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/the-difference-between-a-guitar-player-and-a-musician/paged/3/#post-381241 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:17:35 +0000
He wouldn't bother to audition. :lol:]]> Opinions and Polls Crow https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/the-difference-between-a-guitar-player-and-a-musician/paged/3/#post-381241 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/the-difference-between-a-guitar-player-and-a-musician/paged/3/#post-381240 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:28:39 +0000 Opinions and Polls fleaaaaaa https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/the-difference-between-a-guitar-player-and-a-musician/paged/3/#post-381240