practising with a metronome

mike_l

For all my sins this year (before I knobbed my shoulder) I was practising with a metronome.
One thing I have noticed, those licks and runs I've learned with a metronome are definitly smoother and more accurately played than those I learned without.

I am now going to learn everything with a metronome, as, for me it give the best results.

Alnico

I just got an app on my phone that's a metronome.
I don't really know how i got on without one before.

Badly maybe?

If i plug the phone into the Auxiliary input on my amp it plays the click at amp volume mixed with the guitar and that's really useful. 

DulcetJones

They're also a big help in learning to improvise.  I had lots of students that knew all the scales and modes but sounded like crap when they tried to solo over a song, all because they never learned to count and play in time with the music.  Some argued that if you're counting you're not improvising, but the improvising part is in the notes you play, the phrasing you use, etc...., and if it's in time with the music, it is music.

guitarfishbay

I use the full version of MetroTimer on my iPhone. There may now be a better app but this one works for me, does the divisions I need and allows me to accent beats as necessary etc. I don't like going through the faff of setting up a click track in a DAW as this is faster. I usually stick my phone metronome on and watch some stuff of YouTube (watched a lot of interviews recently) or iPlayer, anything that isn't music in itself as that would be distracting.

I never write with one, but for practising metronomes are a fantastic tool. I've been focusing on improving my palm muted rhythm playing lately and the metronome keeps me honest.

barry2tone

Recently enjoyed Eric Skye's "Groove" video, which demonstrates and discusses using a metronome for  2nd & 4th beat practice. 
It's the first of his 30 day guitar challenge series.