16 years. I started out doing punk, but i learned music with 12 bar blues(started on bass). Then moved to more indie and stuff like the smiths/radiohead. I got into hip hop trip hop lo fi and stuff in my early 20s. Then late 20s I started getting into more rootsy music as well as finally really diving into 60s/70s deep cuts.
I’ve developed my own style for sure, probably a culmination of all my faults as a player, but it’s mine. I’d say my playing is a cross between Richard Thompson, Johnny greenwood, some jazzy hip hop and soul tendencies all mashed into a psychedelic dark blues garage rock.
I never actually had a guitar hero when I was learning now that I think about it. I kinda got into alot of weird hip hop in my most formative years. But I’ve really buckled down on guitar for the last while and my fav guitar player is Richard Thompson.
*no I’m not as good as any of my influences, but I also think we as players never give ourselves the credit we deserve.
For the record: I’m more of a drummer. But it’s kind of a “master of none” scenario lol.
Sounds like a nice diverse background. And I agree…a lot of guitarists (and musicians in general) are very hard on themselves and underestimate their talents.
I play a bit of strumming and fingerpicking very slowly because I don’t play often. I took some lessons about 10 years ago but synth is my focus so my skill level is still abysmal.
I love guitar. Drums are my favorite to play, like if I was gonna be in a band right now, I’d have to go drums, but I love writing on the guitar. I’ve only ever had one synth, a microkorg. Loved it to death. A synth would be cool to have but I’ve got enough GAS as it is and I’m spread pretty thin already lol.
I kinda suck at finger picking. I used to be fairly proficient at it back when I took a classical guitar class and had a playable acoustic. Now it’s just kinda my own weird version of the blues lol.
I almost got a microkorg but ended up with the Alesis Micron instead. I get the GAS comment. It is why I only have bare minimum for guitars because…why do they have to be so pretty? 🤣
For sure. I have 2 guitars. 1 playable, 1 not so much. I finally have my pedalboard pretty much how I want it. My drums are good to go. If I GAS it’s over studio stuff. But lately I’m pretty happy with just practicing or writing. I know in my heart I’ve got more than what I need yknow. It’s easy to want something. But when I start playing that stuff kinda disappears anyway lol
Same here… I’ve been playing for 30 years but I’m terrible. I usually play repeated muted notes because I like how they sound. A lot of delay to hide my mistakes and bad timing. When I’m feeling adventurous I do a simple pentatonic solo.
Your probly better than you think. (; I know I’m SUPER hard on myself. To the point where I either just put the guitar down that day, or just let it all go(and that’s when the magic really happens ime, but also the hardest part about playing I think)
Delay is very useful for keeping time, like a metronome. I find if I’m off, it’s almost worse with the delay cause the delay shifts too so your mistake is dragged out even further. I bet your timing is actually pretty good.
Thanks! Maybe you’re right. 🙂
I’ve been playing for 19 years, I am 30 years old. I am in a Funk/Disco cover band, but when I’m not practicing our songbook or new tunes I’m almost always playing along to live Jam band performances. Grew up listening to emo, punk-pop, alternative, metal, etc, but my dad played bass in a funk cover band growing up so that music was always around.
