Icing the guitarist

[Stone]

I have definitely had my share of clams in a live setting. It never feels good to faceplant when people are listening (especially during a lead). My experience also suggests that most of the audience is clueless and hardly notices even egregious mistakes. It seems to happen that I get more compliments on my playing on those days where I know I blew it.

The flip side of that is also true. A few weeks back I had a good set. Afterwards I asked my wife how it sounded and she said that it was fine. She then proceeded to tell me that there was only one song where she thought she heard electric guitar in a prominent role (wasn't even certain) and that it sounded good. There were prominent electric guitar parts in almost every song of that set.

IF not a musician or music/guitar aficionado, the audience listens but they dont hear anything

 

[la szum]

Never leave The Pit!

My wife was telling me the same thing that it probably seemed a lot worse to me than it did to the audience. It feels so shitty when you’re the one up there though!

I need to keep it in perspective too, it’s not like this was a major cultural moment viewed by millions around the globe. Probably more like 20 elderly people in a nursing home who don’t know what social media is and were just proud of me for doing my best

Thanks everyone!

Never leave The Pit!!

 

[fetishfrog]

Guitar solo feature moment?

It’s not always appropriate, but sometimes it is.

 

[metropolis_4]

Never leave The Pit!


Never leave The Pit!!

Lesson learned

 

[metropolis_4]

I have definitely had my share of clams in a live setting. It never feels good to faceplant when people are listening (especially during a lead). My experience also suggests that most of the audience is clueless and hardly notices even egregious mistakes. It seems to happen that I get more compliments on my playing on those days where I know I blew it.

The flip side of that is also true. A few weeks back I had a good set. Afterwards I asked my wife how it sounded and she said that it was fine. She then proceeded to tell me that there was only one song where she thought she heard electric guitar in a prominent role (wasn't even certain) and that it sounded good. There were prominent electric guitar parts in almost every song of that set.

This made me laugh because in theater we always joke that the harder a part is to play the more buried in the mix it will be. So the things you have to work the hardest on playing are the things nobody hears