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Title: Guitar slinging... in literal form
Post by: Petre on April 26, 2006, 10:02:43 PM: Ok so how many of u here have attempted (whether successfully or not!) swinging the guitar over ur shoulder and back round ur body? lol, i really wanna try it out with my old £90 practice strat, but i havent got the guts to! Is it as easy as it looks ? :P

Petre
Title: Guitar slinging... in literal form
Post by: Searcher on April 27, 2006, 02:40:31 AM: LOL! :lol:

I haven't tried that for years! I think I did it without problems. What I was always bad at was the windmill. Man, it's tricky.
Title: Re: Guitar slinging... in literal form
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on April 27, 2006, 02:59:57 AM: Quote from: Petre
Is it as easy as it looks ? :P

Yes, but you may want to invest in straplocks first!!
Title: Guitar slinging... in literal form
Post by: OD-Black_Fire on April 27, 2006, 05:21:48 AM: Straplocks are your friend. Just don't hit a wall XD I do it all the time, it's pretty badass. I slam the strings open and spin it around my body and fiddle with my effects, letting everything feedback and shite.
Title: Guitar slinging... in literal form
Post by: The amazing Phil on April 27, 2006, 10:04:22 AM: Quote from: Searcher
LOL! :lol:

I haven't tried that for years! I think I did it without problems. What I was always bad at was the windmill. Man, it's tricky.

Can't beat a bit of Pete Towndend, I almost anihilated my light shade doing that. :oops: I've never had the guyts to swing an axe over my shoulder though...
Title: Guitar slinging... in literal form
Post by: Muttley on April 27, 2006, 10:50:00 AM: At a Doro gig once, the bass player did this thing where he pulled his right arm back through the strap and rotated his whole body with the bass hanging down stationary from his neck, then stuck his arm back through and continuing playing (didn't miss a note).

Never tried swinging a guitar round myself as I'm a clumsy bar-steward and would probably end up skewering the drummer or something. :lol:

Muttley
Title: Guitar slinging... in literal form
Post by: Petre on April 27, 2006, 11:41:08 AM: lol! dont worry. strap locks are sorted, i like holding my guitars at awkward angles and stuff anyway :P

So its really that easy?
I mean, im talking like alexi laiho style here :P not like the hives or anything lol. just, every time i seen it i could imagine 101 ways it could go wrong :roll: .e.g..

Headtsock hits straight into floor
Guitar hits spine
Guitar has too much momentum and pulls me onto my arse...

lol ah screw it im just gonna have a 6 pack of carlsberg one day and go mental in my garden trying it lol.

Petre

P.S. Im not a bodom fanboi ..... much...
Title: Guitar slinging... in literal form
Post by: blue on April 27, 2006, 11:51:07 PM: back in the good old eighties, Cinderella used to swing their axes all the time! the videos from their first album are full of it ( guitar swinging that is...) :P
Title: Guitar slinging... in literal form
Post by: indysmith on April 28, 2006, 12:01:37 AM: I never tried it because the first time i saw it happen was in a Static-X video on Kerrang... put me off the idea. also i don't play outside very often...
Title: Guitar slinging... in literal form
Post by: Bird on April 28, 2006, 01:28:30 AM: Yngwie is doing it on the G3 dvd.
Title: Guitar slinging... in literal form
Post by: Muttley on April 29, 2006, 09:26:08 AM: Quote from: Bird
Yngwie is doing it on the G3 dvd.

Ah, the Yngwie combo. Swing guitar, hit chord followed my immediate drop-kick of plectrum into audience. :lol:
Title: Guitar slinging... in literal form
Post by: Bird on April 29, 2006, 04:45:27 PM: :lol: He's in classic form
Title: Guitar slinging... in literal form
Post by: Muttley on April 29, 2006, 08:10:56 PM: Quote from: Muttley
At a Doro gig once, the bass player did this thing where he pulled his right arm back through the strap and rotated his whole body with the bass hanging down stationary from his neck, then stuck his arm back through and continuing playing (didn't miss a note).

Hehe, found a video on the web where the same bass player does it in a video:

Warlock - All We Are (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grURYe_X0j0&search=warlock%20doro%20all%20we%20are)

It's during the chorus immediately after the solo. :D

Muttley
Title: Guitar slinging... in literal form
Post by: sambo on April 30, 2006, 06:24:59 PM: HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! the most cheesy song ive ever heard that one... hahaha....

ALL WE ARE... hahahaa :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

cool trick from the bassist tho... :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Guitar slinging... in literal form
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on April 30, 2006, 11:34:17 PM: Don't be mocking Warlock, Sambo! Doro has ways of knowing if you've been laughing at them!!
Title: Guitar slinging... in literal form
Post by: sambo on April 30, 2006, 11:38:19 PM: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: i mean ummm.... :D :D :D :D :D
Title: Guitar slinging... in literal form
Post by: _tom_ on May 01, 2006, 02:37:31 AM: Quote from: sambo
Hehe, found a video on the web where the same bass player does it in a video:

Warlock - All We Are

It's during the chorus immediately after the solo. Very Happy

Muttley

Damn... thats not even good cheese! It'd be ok without that terrible female singer though 8) have to say I love the ALL WE ARE! chorus though hahah.
Title: Guitar slinging... in literal form
Post by: Muttley on May 01, 2006, 09:55:19 AM: Quote from: _tom_
It'd be ok without that terrible female singer though 8)

Ban request! ;) :P

Muttley
Title: Guitar slinging... in literal form
Post by: _tom_ on May 01, 2006, 11:12:57 AM: hahaha, well you know, women in metal just dont work, especially cheese metal!
Title: Guitar slinging... in literal form
Post by: sambo on May 01, 2006, 11:16:18 AM: Quote from: Muttley
Quote from: _tom_
It'd be ok without that terrible female singer though 8)

Ban request! ;) :P

Muttley

seconded!!! :lol: