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Nice man! I like it.

And I just LOVE this quote out of it: “Start playing loud when you’re young, and you’ll be one step ahead of the game. If you start off playing soft, it will get you into a lot of bad habits. Terrible, terrible, habits. Look at these jazz people. Of course they play soft. It’s a trick so you can’t hear them.”—Nigel Tufnel ?
    There is enough there to keep one busy for 99 lifetimes...... ?
      My favorite:

      41. Go Big:
      “Use big strings. I like a set with a .013 E string, but I’ve gone as high as a .018-.074 set. They’ll eat your hands, your tuning pegs, and your amp, but they sound great.” —Stevie Ray Vaughan
        Only one way to play better , practise , practise , practise ..... And when you think you have practised enough , go back and practise some more ........
          inflames wrote: My favorite:

          41. Go Big:
          “Use big strings. I like a set with a .013 E string, but I’ve gone as high as a .018-.074 set. They’ll eat your hands, your tuning pegs, and your amp, but they sound great.” —Stevie Ray Vaughan
          My favourite aswell. Will a normal neck be able to handle .018 gauge strings? Baritone neck with a longer scale lenght?
            inflames wrote: My favorite:

            41. Go Big:
            “Use big strings. I like a set with a .013 E string, but I’ve gone as high as a .018-.074 set. They’ll eat your hands, your tuning pegs, and your amp, but they sound great.” —Stevie Ray Vaughan
            HAHAHAHA...What a legend!! The fact that SRV played 13's always amazed me, but 18's, SHEEESH!!
              This is a great article.

              79. Separation

              “Try to separate yourself from what your fingers are doing and listen to the amp.” —Steve Vai

              So funny. Viccy, on this forum, once told me to listen to the air. It took me a little while to get what she was talking about. You have such a tendency to focus on how you're playing that you can't see the wood for the trees. If you disconnect yourself from striving to put your fingers in the right places, and just listen to the sound coming out of the guitar, a lot of things start to come together. You may even go, "That sounds great. I'm enjoying listening to this." for the first time in a long time.
                fabulous article... and many wise words hehehhehe amongst the tongue in cheek ones.........

                my favourite was

                24. Seek Truth
                “Don’t listen to unimaginative naysayers when it comes to personal creative expression. At some point, there will no doubt emerge a conflict between the rules of instrumental mastery, and the need to follow one’s own intuition. Be strong! The only so-called advancements in art—forget about commerce—have come about when someone has either boldly modified or completely disregarded the norm. Those who deviate must stay true to themselves.” —Nels Cline

                and
                56. Touch
                “Tone has more to do with touch than gear, and the most important thing is dampening anywhere you’re not playing. Dampening can be done underneath your fretting fingers or thumb, or with the outside of your strumming-hand palm or thumb. Also, the way your finger makes contact with the frets makes a big difference. You need to learn the sweet spots on your guitar like a violin player would.” —Eric Johnson


                and then other cool ones were
                35. Shift Priorities
                “Play what you would like to hear, rather than what you would like to play.” —Bill Kirchen
                18. Art Appreciation
                “In the long run, it’s more important to look at paintings than to listen to the way somebody plays bebop lines.”—Jim Hall
                23. Screw Up
                “Don’t worry about a bit of slop. Instead, put truth in every note. Music isn’t about playing with absolute perfection—it’s the intense and soulful commitment to the note.”—Greg V.
                39. Lite FX
                “It’s best if people don’t notice effects that much. If you overdo it, and everybody realizes you’re using a phaser, then you’re on the wrong track already. You’ve got to use those things with a certain degree of subtlety.” —Keith Richards
                  WantzChas wrote:
                  inflames wrote: My favorite:

                  41. Go Big:
                  “Use big strings. I like a set with a .013 E string, but I’ve gone as high as a .018-.074 set. They’ll eat your hands, your tuning pegs, and your amp, but they sound great.” —Stevie Ray Vaughan
                  My favourite aswell. Will a normal neck be able to handle .018 gauge strings? Baritone neck with a longer scale lenght?
                  Depends on the tuning. SRV liked to tune his guitar down anyway. But 18s on a standard neck... I guess the guitar would take that if it was set up for them, but if he went from 13s to 18s and tuned them down and DIDN'T have the guitar set up again then I think things would have got messy.
                    98. The Show

                    “All music is theatre. All music is expression. So never let the music get in the way of your stage act.” —Pete Townshend

                    Hah - needed this quote for our musicianship vs showmanship thread... It is a little extreme but probably explains why the Who sound as dry as tinder sticks IMHO on their albums.
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                      So funny. Viccy, on this forum, once told me to listen to the air. It took me a little while to get what she was talking about.
                      If your expression at the time was anything to go by, you thought I was completely nuts. Thanks for not dismissing my vague and distinctly "airy" comment though.
                        Viccy wrote:
                        So funny. Viccy, on this forum, once told me to listen to the air. It took me a little while to get what she was talking about.
                        If your expression at the time was anything to go by, you thought I was completely nuts. Thanks for not dismissing my vague and distinctly "airy" comment though.
                        He did say it was coming in the air tonight....
                        Actually, listen to the air is a wonderful zen expression - it's takes the mind to exactly where it needs to be. Thanks!
                          mine was this
                          Never forget that dynamics are a big part of the heavy factor in music. The quiet parts that build tension are what trigger a huge release that makes 100,000 kids jump up and down.” —Tom Morello
                          Your sound is in your hands as much as anything. It’s the way you pick, and the way you hold the guitar, more than it is the amp or the guitar you use.” —Stevie Ray Vaughan
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                            He did say it was coming in the air tonight....
                            He also did say he can't dance.
                              but he was right about not being able to sing...
                                Champion Post.
                                50. Get Down
                                “For heavy rhythm, it has to be downpicking. It’s absolutely key. It’s tighter sounding, and a lot chunkier.” —James Hetfield
                                This is like the a-z of guitar, glad they went with numbers instead of letters though. ?