Re: Why I can't play like Clapton and SRV


"Squier" <squier@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:300620070545086510%squier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
guitarGrrl <karmictaragem@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I was practicing one of my guitar tutorials and getting frustrated
that the more I learn the less I know. One of the tutorials featured
some of Clapton's leads and I marveled at their beauty. This took me
back to a show I recently saw on TV that featured a young Clapton
shredding -- he couldn't have been more than 19 or 20. Then I realized
that he, SRV, EVH, etc were gifted with the talent and they were the
exception, not the rule, like a Picasso or Rembrant and that's what
separated them from the rest of us.

I also realized I may have talents they don't have, in areas besides
music, and/or they may have life-long demons to wrestle with, like
Clapton's heroin addiction (that he kicked).

I'm back to my tutorials and reminded myself of what one of them said:
becoming proficient at guitar is 99% perspiration. IOW, practice,
practice, practice. Though I'll never be a Clapton or EVH, I can still
pat myself on the back for mastering a solo that I worked on for
hours, sometimes so frustrated that I put my guitar down or wanted to
toss it out a window.



actually I think the hardest thing is to
get over the hump of playing like someone else
and play like yourself. take the essence of what
you hear and distill it to make your own brew.
playing note for note someone else's solo hopefully
will lead to your own unique way of playing.
Sometimes you just gotta put down the tutorials and
sit down - just you and the guitar - and work things out
from within and then real satsifaction from deep within can occur.


Playing someone else's music note for note - technical excercise.
$20 for the video tutorial. $120 for the DVD Player.

Coming up with your own 3 note riff -- priceless.

For everything else... there's MasterCard.

Reaching the stage where one can play someone's music note for note can be an excellent initial goal. Can serve as a benchmark. Should it be an ultimate target? Not unless you're aiming to be in a tribute band. But there has been one glaring example in this group's recent history of someone who took the "roll your own" approach to guitar far too literally.

He who's name shall not be spoken...

It's ok to march to the beat of a different drummer. Just don't try it while you're playing with a band!








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