Dimebag_Darrell
Banned
Man, sometimes after I've been wailin out for more than an hour my middle fingers begin spasing on me like if I'm getting shocked..wtf?
"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
your fingers and prolonged guitar playing
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"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
guitaronfire411
Senior Don Juan
Are you sure you're playing properly? Bad form can hurt.
Go read "Guitar Principles". (You can snatch the torrent anywhere)
www.guitarprinciples.com
He teaches you how unwanted tension is the number one cause of people not progressing and pain in their fingers, hands and shoulders
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The Bad Ass Canadian
Master Don Juan
I've never had that problem and I used to sit around and practice scales and very quick runs for hours on end. literally. Plug in and play in my bedroom for 5 hrs non stop. That was ages ago, back in highschool but now, we gig 3-4 nights a week and I still never get sore, or any twitching.... I wonder if you're not warming up properly?
Or it could very well be improper form, though I'd never think it was possible outside of classical guitar playing.
Thanx Eulogy for that link... I'm always up for looking at something new regarding playing.
Or it could very well be improper form, though I'd never think it was possible outside of classical guitar playing.
Thanx Eulogy for that link... I'm always up for looking at something new regarding playing.
"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
Get a Paul Reed Smith. I don't own one but have wanted one for years. Every time I play one at guitar center, they just seem to take the tension off your hand.
Plus many of them are so awesome looking with the wood grain and all that. I think I'll get one when I move out of my crack den neighborhood or this town completely.
Plus many of them are so awesome looking with the wood grain and all that. I think I'll get one when I move out of my crack den neighborhood or this town completely.
PRS are sweet guitars, but your logic doesn't make sense. Obviously, the OP is doing something wrong, whether it be form, warmup, etc.
Your advice is like saying to someone who can't drive "Oh, go buy a ferarri. It's no wonder you can't drive that honda". It's not the car, and it's not the guitar. It's the operator.
The Bad Ass Canadian
Master Don Juan
I have a PRS McCarty, plus a few other different guitars (Gibson, Taylor, Ibanez) and none of them are any less comfortable to play.
That's kind of a weird statement, though getting a better quality guitar will be easier to play, it shouldn't have anything to do with the discomfort that Dimebag is talking about.
You might want to get checked out by a doc, man... Just to see if something isn't really wrong. Might be some tendonitis or carple tunnel (sp?) or something simmilar. Better to be safe, then risk fvcking uip your playing hand for good. I'd die if I couldn't play anymore.
"I just moved here from Florida."
That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?
She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."
She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.
I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.
Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.
il_duce
Master Don Juan
Ha, I thought I was the only one who practiced scales a lot. Everybody talks about how much they suck, but for some reason I can sit down and do them for hours and not get bored. Sometimes I worry I might do them too much and my other skills will lag behind.
The Bad Ass Canadian
Master Don Juan
I'm an old shredder influenced by late 80's/ early 90's rock and metal. Metallica, Testament, Extreme, Pantera... These guys know how to play guitar, and that's how I wanted to play too... you gotta learn every aspect of the guitar, to master it. Unfortunately, scales and modes are one thing that isn't on the fun side of playing, but once you start to understand how they work, it gets really easy... plus you build speed and dexterity and accuracy so you can rip out a really fast guitar solo. I admire guys who, in this day and age with the advent of 3 chord pvssy emo and alternative, can still play the guitar like a real pro.Originally posted by il_duce
Ha, I thought I was the only one who practiced scales a lot. Everybody talks about how much they suck, but for some reason I can sit down and do them for hours and not get bored. Sometimes I worry I might do them too much and my other skills will lag behind.
You don't need to be able to do it to play in a succsseful band, but it's always nice to know that you CAN do it. The stuff I write is no where near shred guitar music. It's more along the lines of (as much as I really don't like them) Nickelback and such. It's a hard rock with catchy melodies and lyrics. Not a whole lot of room for a guitar solo, these days... but we're gonna try and bring that back
Dimebag_Darrell
Banned
yeah, I talked to some professional f*ck about it and he said I need to quit biting my fingernails....he's right.
Lately I've been learning stuff from Opeth though...they got some hard sh*t.. I learned some Opeth and everything else seems easy to play..
I can play real fast for only playing for 2 years, maybe thats not a good thing..oh well.
Lately I've been learning stuff from Opeth though...they got some hard sh*t.. I learned some Opeth and everything else seems easy to play..
I can play real fast for only playing for 2 years, maybe thats not a good thing..oh well.