jay mitchell
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Another oxymoron. Tone quality is subjective.There's a lot of objectively bad tones
Another oxymoron. Tone quality is subjective.There's a lot of objectively bad tones
Mozart had one ear blown off in the battle of Jamie Bulger. You know nothing.If you don't have a good ear, you'll never become a great player. There are weak players with good ears, but the opposite isn't possible. By "good ear," I'm referring to having good intonation, the ability to hear intervals, to play ensemble, etc. What you folks are referring to is correctly termed "good taste," which of course is subjective. I'm also not talking about going deaf sometime after you've already become a great player. It happens. Just ask Beethoven.
I know what you mean. My gf kid plays piano and now guitar and he is intelligent so he can copy pretty good but his creativity isn’t there and technical chops is one thing but playing mechanically with no “ soul” is another. I find no flow in his playing as he just plays hooks in songs and jumps to diff songs on either instrument. I wonder if this is an age thing being brought up in cell phone era?If you don't have a good ear, you'll never become a great player. There are weak players with good ears, but the opposite isn't possible. By "good ear," I'm referring to having good intonation, the ability to hear intervals, to play ensemble, etc. What you folks are referring to is correctly termed "good taste," which of course is subjective. I'm also not talking about going deaf sometime after you've already become a great player. It happens. Just ask Beethoven.
Everyone on this forum has you blocked. You're like a dildo with eternal batteries. Go away.I know what you mean. My gf kid plays piano and now guitar and he is intelligent so he can copy pretty good but his creativity isn’t there and technical chops is one thing but playing mechanically with no “ soul” is another. I find no flow in his playing as he just plays hooks in songs and jumps to diff songs on either instrument. I wonder if this is an age thing being brought up in cell phone era?
Based on many young musicians I know, I'd say the answer is no. I know more young people who can sight read, improvise with great fluidity, and play across genres now than I did when I was getting up on stages in my early 20s (which was 30 years ago). It's not even close. This is also the era of parents expecting their children's entirely lives must consist of structured activities, and for some kids, that meant a ton of music lessons and recitals. Also, a lot of them learned singing during the a capella fad (that has largely faded of late).I know what you mean. My gf kid plays piano and now guitar and he is intelligent so he can copy pretty good but his creativity isn’t there and technical chops is one thing but playing mechanically with no “ soul” is another. I find no flow in his playing as he just plays hooks in songs and jumps to diff songs on either instrument. I wonder if this is an age thing being brought up in cell phone era?
No aliasing I guessYou're like a dildo with eternal batteries.
To continue your "logic:"Everyone on this forum has you blocked.
You've come a long wayHonestly, you should consider yourself lucky, it could have been MUCH worse. Here's mine:
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Clever idea. So maybe we all should just stop playing guitar and concentrate on the important aspects of life.
Yeah, but you know what was easier about that? I didn’t have money, nor the internet, so I had no choice but to play and make the most out of what I had.You've come a long way![]()
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Not me. I want to see what he buys.Everyone on this forum has you blocked. You're like a dildo with eternal batteries. Go away.
Everyone on this forum has you blocked. You're like a dildo with eternal batteries. Go away.
Copy that haters gonna hate…@timbuck3 just keeping on timbuckin’ brother
Yes this is also true so more jack of all trades master of none in many ways. I remember in music theory classes at conservatory of music a lot of people went against the flow of logic to create some of interesting compositions.. and some were by the book . It’s all good. Like jazz where everyone is kinda doing their own thing together yet the chaos sound good.Based on many young musicians I know, I'd say the answer is no. I know more young people who can sight read, improvise with great fluidity, and play across genres now than I did when I was getting up on stages in my early 20s (which was 30 years ago). It's not even close. This is also the era of parents expecting their children's entirely lives must consist of structured activities, and for some kids, that meant a ton of music lessons and recitals. Also, a lot of them learned singing during the a capella fad (that has largely faded of late).
No, I see more master of one people. They just have foundations that are extensive, like most well trained musicians of the past.Yes this is also true so more jack of all trades master of none in many ways. I remember in music theory classes at conservatory of music a lot of people went against the flow of logic to create some of interesting compositions.. and some were by the book . It’s all good. Like jazz where everyone is kinda doing their own thing together yet the chaos sound good.
That too sometimes I guess… I mean both make senceNo, I see more master of one people. They just have foundations that are extensive, like most well trained musicians of the past.
That's why they call it "music theory".. not "music fact".Yes this is also true so more jack of all trades master of none in many ways. I remember in music theory classes at conservatory of music a lot of people went against the flow of logic to create some of interesting compositions.. and some were by the book . It’s all good. Like jazz where everyone is kinda doing their own thing together yet the chaos sound good.
I was flicking through some old axefx2 videos around the rise of Misha with that original djent kind of tone. Hearing it in its full glory after all these years of amp chasing I immediately realised its a sound you pretty much cant get from a tube amp. Its so immediate and sharp, digital in a way that just works for Drop G-ish kind of tunes.Fidelity as accuracy to a tube amp means dick to me. My guitar has three extra low strings and active pickups, it’s not even the same instrument as a Strat or a Les Paul. Boss X amps sound like nothing real but they do a killer job with what I’m putting through them. That’s all that matters to me. I struggled all the time with “realistic” amp modeling in the Helix and plugins because I stupidly want to play a dumb extended range instrument and nobody (so far) is building or modeling amps made to make A0 sound like a guitar. I really like tools that are looking for new ways to get there versus absolutely nailing the old ways .