Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
At The Back => Time Out => Topic started by: horsehead on May 16, 2008, 06:43:45 AM
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I've got stuck into the old routines (usual scales & everything). I've started listineding to different players to try to give me a kick up the arse to do something different. I'm listening to loads of Matt Schofield to hear different ways of playing (jazz blues etc) & miles davies etc to just try something different. Has anyone got any suggestions to help out?
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Might sound a bit odd but have you tried listening to some Folk? I find some of the finger picking stuff and chord progressions quite interesting. You can find some guitar playing gems if you look. :D
It's very different from the kind of stuff I'm used to playing, so it's definitely something I'd use to broaden my playing horizons a bit.
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Classical stuff can be nice - not in the neo-classical Yngiwe way, but picking out the melody and counterpoint and seeing what you can do on the ol' electric.
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How about you just leave the guitar for a couple of weeks?
That's what I did (not out of choice) and I'm coming up with lots of new stuff, riffs licks etc.
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I recommend getting a small cheap keyboard, learn a few scales and chords and just muck about. It might help you think about music in a different way that hopefully you can transfer back to the guitar.
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I recommend getting a small cheap keyboard, learn a few scales and chords and just muck about. It might help you think about music in a different way that hopefully you can transfer back to the guitar.
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I taught myself to play piano a few years back, for songwriting purposes. It was satisfying in the long run, if very frustrating while I was doing it. However, everytime I threw my hands up in despair and reached for a guitar instead - my guitar playing had miraculously improved without me noticing!