What REALLY Sets YOU Apart From Other Guitar Players
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2024
- There's hope if you're feeling like a meaningless/unoriginal guitarists in a sea of guitarists.
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My signature style is picking it up, playing a few Green Day, Pearl Jam, Nirvana riffs, putting it down, and walking away for days or weeks at a time 😑
Haha, that's a good one!
did i steal my style from you because i think i did
What sets me apart is how much feel I think I have.
yes
Imho, it's best to start by copying others with the goal of eventually not sounding like anyone. I watched an interview with Ed O'Brien from Radiohead yesterday, and he was saying that both of the interviewers were more skilled guitar players than him. Yet, he plays to tens of thousands of people at a time, and their job was to interview him! I think the difference was in some things he said more than once: "We in Radiohead just made it our goal to not sound like anything else," and "I play for a feeling, not for a sound." He also talked about seeking discomfort in front of an audience. I think these three things are the exact opposite of tons of other players.
1. Try to sound different.
2. Play for a feeling, not for "perfection."
3. Show weakness.
I'd add #4: Be patient!!!!
PS He also said practice is good. He wasn't trying to be all punk, like "skill doesn't matter." He said you have to put in time, but maybe in a different way than you'd expect. Like, "put in time" doing those three things I posted above.
I’m surprised how often I hear other musicians verbally destroy other musicians that are in a tribute band or aren’t playing original music. I have learned so many cool little tricks, techniques, licks, etc. I’ve probably learned just as much copying somebody else’s technique as I have from lessons or music theory and it all has subconsciously evolved my playing.
I think there’s a difference between covers and learning something new
What sets me apart is that I’m trash
Thats the spirit
😏😄👍
I may be trash but at least I'm experienced trash
My spirit animal
*thrash
What sets me apart is no matter how much I practice I can’t perfect it
Stop trying to play it perfect, it's ok to have your own little interpretation 😁
@@toliveanotherday1697 But it's my own piece! And I can't play it correctly! It's even worse while recording.
Lmao everyone in the comments are roasting themselves, appreciate what you’ve learned so far if you know 4 chords you’re already better than anyone who doesn’t play guitar
I gave up trying to sound like other players a long time ago and my playing has gotten a lot better...
Based on my guitar skills I'd say that I have the guitar fingerprint of a burn victim
This was a great video! I've been finding my own sound more during quarintine. My sound is a mix of metal, alternative rock, grunge, and punk. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and advice with us!
how unbelievably bad I am sets me so far apart I made my own league in which I'm the only member and yet I still come in last place in said league...
😂😂
But you're probably the sexiest in your league, so that's a plus
Keep playing bro dont learn everything by the book figure stuff out on your own and try to discover things yk
Is it weird that I never learnt playing many songs? I can improvise pretty well, with some scales, and I can learn songs too but during my initial phase of learning I never had a "guitar god" like you said.
Guess I just liked how the strings calmed me down ♥️
"Impossible to play like a robot" Buckethead: bruh
I'm here for the flamenco metal! Like legit, I'd love to hear that.
Great video Mike. Couldn't agree more. Doesn't it really come down to asking ones self, "why do I play guitar?" If you answer that by saying because I want to sound like Warren DeMartini then go ahead do what you need to do to get as close as you can and take it as a compliment when someone says "wow, you sound just like Warren DeMartini." On the other hand if you're playing because the guitar is the instrument you choose to get all the "art" you have flowing inside of you out of you before you go insane that in itself is awesome as well. It might not sound like anything anyone has heard before and that's cool because your not needing it to. You just have to have a release for what is burning inside of you dying to get out. Just my 2 cents.
You are amazing, Mike. Already said it, but can't say it enough, your mental lessons made my progress far more than all technical lessons on youtube:)
Yes, as the years go by, every goddamn thing matters, even a pick size from 0.60 to 0.70 makes different sound. Every string gauge, your sound when shifting amp in different club or stage, or just change a position in a rehearsal room, make you feel different:)
If you know what sound you are chasing, when you find it, you won't recognize your self:)
Rn'R!
I think my playing is a good mix of all my guitar inspirations, but I never really go chasing tone like crazy, so I have my own sound, sometimes i'll play licks that sound like something that Page, other times Blackmore, maybe Garcia would play: depending on how i'm feeling.Sometimes I go into phases. Recently I've been trying to play more Robert Fripp/Steve Hackett sounding stuff, but come up with something new that's influenced by them. I think many guitarists can agree with me.
My difference is that I love.. chords, I'm going to learn as many as I can.
I started learning guitar about 3 months ago & I have memorized & can play 20 chords.
Once I get the chord changes down smoothly & learn more techniques.
I will be able to have fun writing my own music.
At first I wanted to play, So that I can play the songs that I love, However now I want to see what my brain comes up with.
Thanks to you I decided to find another band again. Something goes around my head that I as a guitar player would never be unique due to oceans of songs that exist out there. I think that if i compose this someone would point out that wow it sounds like this song or that song.
Thanks for giving me hopes hahahha
Yeah I feel that :0. I'm too scared to compose something that already exists but this video also gave me hope 👍
I dont know if you've touched this topic but VIBRATO is a huge skill. and there's various ways to get the desired effect. I'm always curious watching players and what they do.
keep up good work!
Bass player here.... For the first few years I wanted to sound and play like Geddy Lee, without much success I might add. Then one day I wrote this lick that I was so impressed with, sounded just like a Geddy Lee riff, Only needed like 15 more for a song :lol: about two weeks later Rush releases Signals and guess who wrote the riff to New World Man. Well it was at that point I walked away from playing or trying to play Rush songs from that point until many years later I never even played a rush song live with a band or even learned another one. I branched out big time at that point with players who were great but more of what I could play well. You know in the pocket and with a average drummer. It was at that point I started to gain my own style.
There is a great interview with Nuno by Rick Beato. Nuno said he was at Eddie Van Halens rig, and Eddie let him play his exact setup. Nuno said “I was so disappointed, I sounded exactly like myself”
I remember a long time ago, when I was just playing for two or three years and I stopped for a few months, I was in engineering school at the time, I wanted to play with the school band, and I remember I was challenged by a guitar player who played very fast leads and felt very frustrated because I could not do it at that time, and at the same time I did not really like the way he played with all alternate picked notes, I did not like his tone. I was ashamed to not be able to follow what he was playing, he asked me to do a solo on my own after he made me feel very bad, I did some kind of bluesy stuff that came to my mind with pull off, hammers and bends and he asked me how I did this. I redid the lick and he could not do it like me. I felt strange because I really thought I sucked and I really did very basic stuff.
Now I can play the kind of licks he was doing, it was just I needed experience, practice and technics. I remember some years ago I found a channel like yours with a tutorial explaining how to play Gary Moore "still got the blues", I really learned great things about how the solo was built, but I am not Gary Moore, so I tried to make the theme sound good to my ears, and improvise a bit on it on part I really could not match Gary's playing, and I really remember the advices from the guy who did the tutorial, saying to listen to yourself when you play this kind of stuff, to make it your own and make it sound in your own way. And I remember playing the tune to a friend who plays lot of instruments including the guitar and he told me "how can you play this? I can't play this tune without sounding like a dead cat. How do you do this vibrato with your ring and middle fingers?". I think this is part of the style of someone that can't be really emulated.
Good stuff
3:51 that's what she said ;)
I heavily agree with the metronome thing, once you've played enough you can kinda get your own internal metronome, as well as being married to a click taking away a bit of a human element of the music
What truly sets me apart from most of the well known guitarists is that I’m left-handed. My guitars are made for me.
I have this signature sound/habit of not using a pick no matter the genre.
It sounds better imo and I also find it easier to right hand palm-muting without it.
I play single notes with the middelfinger instead of the index
The first time I was in a recording studio, we started off with a clicktrack, but it kinda stuffed me up, so we got rid of it and then used the rest of the song to make sure we were on beat
I always had a similar tone an did a lot of tapping like evh but I ended up doing a bit of different tapping pick tapping crazy bends an made it my own thing
This was informational, thank you Mike!!
cool word am gonna start sayin that espesh when conversations veer towards politics. an i will say it with a straight face! Cool! 👍
@@ashfordartcornwall3790 hahahaha😂😂
imagine in like 15 years from now a metal or punk or rock band will become super main stream and rock comes back for everyone, imagine
I love your "guitar wisdom" tips and inspirations. I've been playing a lot of Dave Matthews and I know I don't sound quite like him, not a bad thing!
I tend to notice I’m more funky without a nome and mostly rely on my ear than anything
If you do that then no one can play with you bc you wouldnt sll be on thr same rhythm
me: playing the fade to black intro solo while watching the video
The-Art-of-Guitar: 1:27
Hey Mike, ever considered doing a guitar collection video?
Perfectly timed video. I was thinking exactly about that today.
"Don't be married to the "nome"" Me: I still don't know how to use a metronome a year and a half later....
But I do have to say one thing that sets me apart already is I utilize my left hands muting capabilities a lot, like as example: A String Power chord I press the string using the part closer to the pad of my index finger and at the same time mute the low E. So no annoying open E ringing out and unintentionally ruining your sound.
2:01 - And then you say... If I must have his fingers, then so be it.... And a horror movie is born.
I’m all the time learning new thing’s and never play the same thing twice
What sets me apart is that I’m worse at guitar than everyone else
Still taking time trying to figure out my style but I definitely picked up some stuff from Jade Puget from AFI
Yes! Jade Puget is very good 👍
My style goes along the lines of playing terribly, acting like I'm nailing it and feeling like I'm nailing it cause the backing track is turned right up.
Very inspirational
Great video!!!🙏🙏🙏
I am a drumer but I live your videos. I am a New sub
My all time Idol is Dimebag and I sound nothing like him. It might have something to do with the fact that I don't practice like at all anymore 😕
Thank you!
This was very insightful, thank you! 😃
Summed up:
everything you do on guitar sets you apart from others.
I can chug the open e string really fast, but that's just about the only thing I'm good at.
Then you can play the entire Slayer discography !!
Uber newbie here - been wanting to play for years and bought a strat type basic package and the bloody amp kept playing up, so had to return and got a refund (thankfully!) realised i really need to invest in a better quality guitar for the sound i d like to achieve ( im a metalhead through and through lol) - any suggestions from anyone would be greatly appreciated as our nearest music shop is closed atm due to lockdown and im feeling overwhelmed about what to get! Many thanks 😈 ps - the first lesson vid on utube was fab and really helped thankyou 👍👍👍
Do you think you might be able to do a Jason Becker technique video
i get told i sound like kurt cobain a lot, not sure if that's an insult or not since i love nirvana 🤣
Lol your playing may be a bit messy and fast, but I would take it as a compliment!
well funny u shud say that! Blame it on your genetic pool i say. 😉
I get told that every time I improvise a solo. The key is not to aim for any string just hit all them but be really good at muting the majority of strings.
ok, very cool man, thanks for sharing.
That’s an insult
i think my signature is lazyness ,instead of using the pinky i just jump from fret to fret with the other fingers instead
Half a mill subs very close! Lets go!
What sets me apart is my crazy fan club for which I am the only member.
Your videos help me so much thank you man 👊☠️👊
My style is sorta if King Buzzo, Billy Corgan and John Mceogh
Just broken chords, octaves and crazy effects
Thank you, you are an excellent teacher. In Christ, MA
Hey Mike...... Thanks 🤘
do an eric johnson greatest techniques
Hey Mike, what happened to the 'Sh*t you must know!" video. It was super helpful, but then when I came back to review it, it was gone? I remember the mic was in frame; is that why it's down?
Hopin for a repost.
It’s funny you mention the fade to black solo. I had been playing it for years and been used to the way I play it. I use a wider slower vibrato, rake into some of the bends, and palm mute / upstroke/ emphasize some notes. Recently, I listened to the master track and it made me realize what a shitty guitarist Kirk Hammett is. Lol.
so it's like, anyone can grill or cook a cheeseburger but everyone's cheeseburger will taste a little different.
What sets me apart from other guitar players is that im a bass player
Guitar fingerprint! That's a great way to think about it.
6:40 You just triggered the tempo police.
thank u
yep..u got it man. tis easy tuh get trapped in being a mimic
I agree with you were all diff indivduals
Are you based out of Bangalore. i play guitar, i am thinking of collaborating with you, i have checked few videos, it’s nice..
I've always said I don't want to be a human jukebox. Sometimes I'll alter things because they feel good to me, and for me playing is a tactile experience as much as an aural one. Having said that, I need to be constantly on guard to make sure I don't use "my style" as an excuse to be lazy or take shortcuts.
HEY MATE I know you'll probably never read this like ever but if you do, do you have any tips for getting my hands more synchronised and any exercises to build speed? I would really like to be able to play those fast phrases in the solos I love. Because there are plenty of solos I've tried to learn but just ended up giving up because I can't play the fast parts lol
Check out any of my practice routines: 30-minute, and The Spider Exercise are a good start.
@@TheArtofGuitar that's what I've been doing the last couple days! Shall I just do that once or twice a day and practice licks and solos throughout the day
I used to play the violin, so unfortunately my lead style is at best described as "chaste," at worst as, "a virgin who can't drive."
I seen an interview with Keith Richards and he was saying how a song like Satisfaction has changed for him. That his playing has evolved over the yrs and doesn’t play it exactly the same way as he did when they recorded it. Now he wishes he can go back and re-record his parts
Do Tom Morellos Guitar Techniques. He’s a really unique guitarist
I play with my thumb only instead of a pick , and i can play shit like metallica-all nightmare long just fine bro , im looking into learning fingerstyle , wat yall think ?
Great vid man keep up the good work 👍
Awesome video! learned alot!
Every guitar player has one special thing-Jimmy Page
Awesome video!
I’m going to brag here and say what sets me apart is what I get away with stealing.
What sets me apart is I play air guitar more than real guitar.
I have the same 🎸
Isn’t it weird tho man like really can anyone be good or bad at guitar because some ppl say Some ppl or good and some say some ppl or bad
What sets me apart is,how many self-depricating jokes İ can make about my guitar playing
SAMEEEE
I have the opposite problem, I always sound like me.
True I can't copy my guitar idol he's 6'6 and fingers longer than my hand.
Yes, if there was a database with us playing and we took just a few seconds of us playing an accurate algorithm would match us up in a fraction of a second - better than a fingerprint.
I've never thought of sounding like someone, even when I started playing. I always wanted to play just like me, not as something that I like and hear. Also, I have more original pieces (more than 20) than songs from bands that I know to play (less than 15); because of dificult solos and some confusing riffs I find easier to create something than learning what I hear - and I listen to very dificult and complex things. Like, some of my riffs are thrashy, my “solos” are slow but there's some tremolo and (easy) tapping, some pieces are in major scale even it's heavy metal... I don't know. I listen to power and thrash metal and prog, mainly, but I'm just knowing classic stuff.
check out Kent carlevi and all of his Van Halen covers I swear he's Eddie in disguise
I wish people told me what I played was cool
Then play cool stuff
When they start to tell you that make sure you can trust them. Most will just say stuff to say stuff. Find someone whom's opinion you trust and give them your blessing to tell you what they think of your playing. Sometimes what they tell you they don't like about your playing is exactly what you were trying to accomplish to reach your own personal goals. Main thing is to be true to yourself first, let others think what they want. You can't please everyone.
Does your site accept credit cards from Egypt?
Tip Top.
I think if I would be a really good guitar player, I'd shred less and abuse bends and whammy a fuck ton
I'm a very sloppy player
Maarten Munneke , Play to a click ,it really helps
Ayo what guitar is that
1:40. Why would you ?
I know everybody hates us, but I’m going to go ahead and ask it...do you play the bass?