Beyond The Fretboard
Know your values. One needs to understand before one can feel for it. One needs to appreciate before one can feel for it. You need to have passion.
There are a bunch of things to playing guitar besides actually playing. You need to gain the skill to appreciate the guitar itself, and other guitarists. You need to be able to feel music.
Why do I need to appreciate other guitarists and the guitar itself? That sounds stupid
It does sound stupid, but knowing values will teach you a lot. Most people who play guitar, stick with it, and end up playing the rest of their life were inspired by another guitarist. What would happen if that guitarist didn't exist? You wouldn't be playing the guitar would you? Without inspiration, nothing would bring you to do it. You need to appreciate other musicians even if you don't like them. It's a value as part of being a guitarist.
Why do I need to appreciate the guitar itself?
You need to appreciate the guitar itself, because a guitar isn't easy to make. Even though Squier Strats aren't the best guitars out there, you still need to appreciate them. Guitars are more complex then you think they are.It takes many people, and resources to make a guitar. From the wood, to the inlays, fret bars, finish, wiring, tuners, nut, the writing on the headstock, the selector knobs, bridge, saddle, the pick plate, etc. Each of these has to be developed and assembled. One of the most complex parts of a guitar is the truss rod. The truss rod is a metal bar that runs through the neck, and allows you to customize the bow of the neck. (How much it bends down in the middle.). It's not easy to make a guitar, and you need to appreciate it to fully understand the guitar, how it works. Understanding the guitar will give you values as a guitarist and help you understand how to feel the music it creates.
Lets take a look at music for a second.
It doesn't matter if your playing thrash metal, rock, speed metal, alternate, you need to understand blues and how it works. Blues is the origin of all those genres, it's roots. Listen to a little blues. I have a deep hatred of blues, but just listen to it! It's not going to kill you. You might even find out you like it. When you start to understand blues, you'll understand more about the guitar, how to understand and work with the music it created. When you understand a little bit more, you'll know a lot better values and how to feel the music your trying to create. Every music has a basis. The basis of guitar today is blues. Unless your playing something that's lasted thousands of years, like classical, your going to want to study blues. Trust me, after all of this work. You WILL know how to feel music and appreciate it. You will never be able to feel music and guitar if you don't appreciate them.
Know your values. One needs to understand before one can feel for it. One needs to appreciate before one can feel for it. You need to have passion.
There are a bunch of things to playing guitar besides actually playing. You need to gain the skill to appreciate the guitar itself, and other guitarists. You need to be able to feel music.
Why do I need to appreciate other guitarists and the guitar itself? That sounds stupid
It does sound stupid, but knowing values will teach you a lot. Most people who play guitar, stick with it, and end up playing the rest of their life were inspired by another guitarist. What would happen if that guitarist didn't exist? You wouldn't be playing the guitar would you? Without inspiration, nothing would bring you to do it. You need to appreciate other musicians even if you don't like them. It's a value as part of being a guitarist.
Why do I need to appreciate the guitar itself?
You need to appreciate the guitar itself, because a guitar isn't easy to make. Even though Squier Strats aren't the best guitars out there, you still need to appreciate them. Guitars are more complex then you think they are.It takes many people, and resources to make a guitar. From the wood, to the inlays, fret bars, finish, wiring, tuners, nut, the writing on the headstock, the selector knobs, bridge, saddle, the pick plate, etc. Each of these has to be developed and assembled. One of the most complex parts of a guitar is the truss rod. The truss rod is a metal bar that runs through the neck, and allows you to customize the bow of the neck. (How much it bends down in the middle.). It's not easy to make a guitar, and you need to appreciate it to fully understand the guitar, how it works. Understanding the guitar will give you values as a guitarist and help you understand how to feel the music it creates.
Lets take a look at music for a second.
It doesn't matter if your playing thrash metal, rock, speed metal, alternate, you need to understand blues and how it works. Blues is the origin of all those genres, it's roots. Listen to a little blues. I have a deep hatred of blues, but just listen to it! It's not going to kill you. You might even find out you like it. When you start to understand blues, you'll understand more about the guitar, how to understand and work with the music it created. When you understand a little bit more, you'll know a lot better values and how to feel the music your trying to create. Every music has a basis. The basis of guitar today is blues. Unless your playing something that's lasted thousands of years, like classical, your going to want to study blues. Trust me, after all of this work. You WILL know how to feel music and appreciate it. You will never be able to feel music and guitar if you don't appreciate them.
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