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Re: Worst tone and guitar masturbation EVER...

Post by Cordboard » Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:56 pm

Wendigo wrote:Betcha I get better tone by dangling my nutsack on the strings...
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Re: Worst tone and guitar masturbation EVER...

Post by 357mag » Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:59 pm

Bandeapart wrote:I noticed one thing about every player in that video, there was no woman within a one mile radius of any of them.
This is an asinine observation.

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Re: Worst tone and guitar masturbation EVER...

Post by nguideau » Thu Dec 16, 2010 10:04 pm

357mag wrote:By the way, both Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads using tapping. Guitar masturbation still?
Uh... yes. Even more so than before.
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Re: Worst tone and guitar masturbation EVER...

Post by Drdos » Thu Dec 16, 2010 10:15 pm

GuitaristZ0S0 wrote:Bethca they get no feline playing that! :lol:
Made my ears bleed........It sounded like pac man going on a crazy arse run
Exactly....
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Re: Worst tone and guitar masturbation EVER...

Post by 357mag » Thu Dec 16, 2010 10:20 pm

I've generally discovered that people who cut down other people's skills are trying to cover up some inadequacies in their own playing. Perhaps you can't play a 4 note solo? But you can slander those guitarists who have reached the top of their profession? Any monkey can put together three chords and call it a song. But to reach the level of say a Van Halen or Rhoads or countless other notable musicians, that takes a whole lot more.

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Re: Worst tone and guitar masturbation EVER...

Post by Drdos » Thu Dec 16, 2010 10:23 pm

357mag wrote:I've generally discovered that people who cut down other people's skills are trying to cover up some inadequacies in their own playing. Perhaps you can't play a 4 note solo? But you can slander those guitarists who have reached the top of their profession? Any monkey can put together three chords and call it a song. But to reach the level of say a Van Halen or Rhoads or countless other notable musicians, that takes a whole lot more.
Totally agree with you on Randy. Not only a great electric guitar player, but a KickA$$ classical guitarist....
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Re: Worst tone and guitar masturbation EVER...

Post by baytamusic » Thu Dec 16, 2010 10:30 pm

357mag wrote:I've generally discovered that people who cut down other people's skills are trying to cover up some inadequacies in their own playing. Perhaps you can't play a 4 note solo? But you can slander those guitarists who have reached the top of their profession? Any monkey can put together three chords and call it a song. But to reach the level of say a Van Halen or Rhoads or countless other notable musicians, that takes a whole lot more.
If any statement is assinine, it's this one. Great songwriting is not something you learn from playing scales over and over for hours until you can rip through them like a machine. Great songs have nothing to do with how difficult it is to play something. You can teach a monkey to push certain buttons in a certain order at a certain speed, but you can't teach him to be an artist...

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Re: Worst tone and guitar masturbation EVER...

Post by OU818 » Thu Dec 16, 2010 10:43 pm

357mag wrote:Did you ever think that the reason the tone may not be up to high quality standards is due to the limitations of the recording medium that they were using? Next time don't be so quick to judge and put down other musicians. And it's obvious by the title of the video that it's meant to be a light-hearted episode.

By the way, both Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads using tapping. Guitar masturbation still?
Firstly, yes. I think Eddie Van Halen is the peak of guitarwank. Ouside of his boring, souless soloing are a bunch of cheesy pop songs.

Secondly, no. The tone is not due to recording limitations. Or are you suggesting the profesionally shot Guitar World videos from that montage were using poor microphones as well.

Also, as another comment stated, my iPhone records my guitar fine, so I doubt their camera/mic setup is too blame for the terrible, sqawking shitmess that was leaking out of their amps.

Finally, can I play this? No.
Will I ever be this technically proficient? No.
Am I jealous of others that are? No.
Are they technically advanced and at the peak of this playing style? Yes.
Do I need to appreciate this or not judge them due to this? I'll answer that with a question; Do I have to be tolerant towards bands/performers at the peak of CrunkCore or Happy Hardcore just because they are the best that a shitty style of music has produced?

I think you'll find the answer is: No.
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Post by OU818 » Thu Dec 16, 2010 10:50 pm

I'll also jump in and say that I am sure there are people who think my playing style sucks. I am fine with this fact. I play for me, not to make videos of myself giving a reach around to music.
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Re: Worst tone and guitar masturbation EVER...

Post by 357mag » Thu Dec 16, 2010 10:52 pm

Next time try to learn a little about music appreciation and be a little tolerant of other musicians.

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Re: Worst tone and guitar masturbation EVER...

Post by David Verb » Thu Dec 16, 2010 11:13 pm

The faster you play... the less the women listen...

I never got into guitar to impress women... but it sure did help seducing them. Three chords is all you need... mwahahaha!
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Re: Worst tone and guitar masturbation EVER...

Post by David Verb » Thu Dec 16, 2010 11:17 pm

By the way... THE TONE IS HORRIBLE! Hahaha.
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Re: Worst tone and guitar masturbation EVER...

Post by OU818 » Thu Dec 16, 2010 11:17 pm

357mag wrote:Next time try to learn a little about music appreciation and be a little tolerant of other musicians.
I appreciate music just fine, thankyou.
I am also amazingly tolerant of musicians.

The point of contention here is our opposing definition of the term 'musician'.

You're saying that to be tolerant means of all musicians. Well, enjoy!

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Re: Worst tone and guitar masturbation EVER...

Post by Bandeapart » Thu Dec 16, 2010 11:22 pm

I'm not downing Van Halen or Rhoads' talent, sure, they're talented, but my ears don't give two sh**s for the noise they make with that talent. I'm just saying, I'll take a well-written 3 chords over guitar-wankdom.

In my opinion, it goes like this:

The Clash - "Guns of Brixton" > Van Halen - "Hot for Teacher"
Stiff Little Fingers - "Tin Soldiers" > Ozzy Osbourne - "Mr. Crowley"
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Re: Worst tone and guitar masturbation EVER...

Post by misterMagoo » Thu Dec 16, 2010 11:25 pm

At least something good came out of this.

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