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Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
somewhere along the line (actually GASfest 2004) I played in front of people. And thought... "I could play better than that."
And a few false starts, a few bands, each one getting better, and I can see that there's a whole different aspect to playing guitar which I wasn't aware of previously. It's like those pictures where at first you only see one aspect then, once you "get" it you understand there's a whole different look to it.
Sorry for the biography! But as someone who didn't play live for at least 20 years and only got into it late it has been a total eye opener for what is still basically just me playing my guitar.
Anyway, just thinking aloud that it would be a shame to sell if you've never done it. :-)
@ourmaninthenorth
I bet many players feel pissed off at times. I was inadvertently giving myself a kick up the arse while replying to you, so you have done me a favour too.
It doesn't matter what material your playing as long as you're enjoying it.
I didn't want to put the guitar down tonight and I had a most uninspiring weekend with it.
As for @Grunfeld giving you advice on the band, I agree with him entirely. I am absolutely dying to get out there and play again and I know what my limits are, but I just want to do it anyway. If you can get into a comfortable situation with a band I reckon it'd be great.
It's 19 years since I played live but I still remember the Buzz from a lot of gigs.
So I would sell something you won't really need if you do change your mind (one of your amps most likely) and buy something cheap and unrefined that makes you work... like a Danelectro, a Fender Excelsior amp and a fuzz pedal (NOT a boutique one!), or a half-decent resonator guitar.
Or even just a nice acoustic - you don't need to spend remotely as much as five grand on one, less than half that will easily buy you something classic like a D28.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I’m so bored I might as well be listening to Pink Floyd
I agree with @Grunfeld. I was out at a jam the other night (with @bigjon and @viz both top blokes) when bigjon suggested Comfortably Numb. And I had to solo.
I was happy enough with the rhythm, but not confident on the solo. Afterwards a few people commented that they'd enjoyed my playing.
I'm suggesting playing something you're not really comfortable (no pun intended) with
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
That will bring in the other players tastes and give you new tunes to learn and focus on.
Failing that the nice acoustic, Tele and amp is a good call...
I speak from experience, gear doesn't make you a better player. The best pupil I ever taught at Leeds Uni arrived with a fairly low end £400 ibanez and a hideous Laney solid state amp - yet he had incredible drive and focus to become a better player so the gear didn't matter, it would have discouraged me!
I'd suggest a search for inspiration. Perhaps find an inspirational teacher. Set musical goals to get yourself out of the same old licks. Find some new music, jam more.
If you don't look at the root of the issue you'll be playing the same old licks on that nice expensive acoustic in a couple of years.
But if you've still got that Murphy R9 give me a call...... ;-)
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
As to the smoking, who the bloody hell would have thought that was ever likely to happen?
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.