I'll be spending more time with these girls (pics)

[danktat]

All of this talk about practice space, and how to practice, and what is the best approach to learning has led me to realize that my REAL issue isn't how I practice. It is that I don't practice ENOUGH! And I don't mean just noodlin' around with stuff that I already know. I do that and by the time I run through a good amount of stuff, I feel like I have played for a while. What I mean is "practice"....as in songs I DON'T know, techniques I am NOT proficient at, theory I DON'T understand so well. Etc...etc...etc......

So, I am going to commit a few hours a week to STUDY/PRACTICE/TRAINING and not just feeling satisfied playing stuff I am "good" at. I will be seeing a lot more of these girls......

 

[Birdsofprey]

Natural drool.... I know you mentioned in a previous post that you sold a natural that you just loved, happen to have the serial number of her??

 

[danktat]

Natural drool.... I know you mentioned in a previous post that you sold a natural that you just loved, happen to have the serial number of her??

No, that was wayyyyyy back in 2002. But I do have a pic of her.

 

[walrus]

Nice! What 's the make/model of that hollowbody?

 

[danktat]

Nice! What 's the make/model of that hollowbody?

Schecter c/sh-1.

I have a C-1/ea as well (it is the one that has the piezo instead of the coil tapping).

 

[AP515]

My trouble isn't taking up valuable practice time with noodling. My problem is letting chores and unplanned mundane things take president over practice. I intend to make practice more important. Let's see how we do in the coming year.

 

[danktat]

My trouble isn't taking up valuable practice time with noodling. My problem is letting chores and unplanned mundane things take president over practice. I intend to make practice more important. Let's see how we do in the coming year.

I end up picking up the guitar with full intentions of working out something new. But what happens is that I break into the exact same things that I am already comfortable with. Then, by the time I go through a lot of that. I feel like I have done enough. So I never expand out of my comfort zone to practice something new. So I gotta work on that this year.

 

[gush]

I'm neck deep in a cool recording project right now. My practicing schedule in the last couple years has been kind of unproductive but now I find my self plugging in and exploring different amp settings and exploring different shapes that I normally don't use.

I've got 10 songs that I'm providing guitar tracks for and I don't want my tracks to be redundant or boring . This has been an education for sure.

The 2nd song that I'm working on has been a challenge. When I first heard it I instantly heard all the parts in my head so I thought this song will go quick. HA, after recording most of those parts it became abvious that they didn't fit the song. Kind of sat on top of the song rather than blend in. The song became too busy as well.

I'm almost done with it and only one guitar track remains. All of the others I originally laid down are gone. Funny how that works.

 

[Lister]

I end up picking up the guitar with full intentions of working out something new. But what happens is that I break into the exact same things that I am already comfortable with. Then, by the time I go through a lot of that. I feel like I have done enough. So I never expand out of my comfort zone to practice something new. So I gotta work on that this year.

That's exactly where I'm at as well. It's just too easy, and let's be honest, I'm too lazy at times to challenge myself, when I can just play something I already know and feel good about it. I will say though, I'm spending a bit more time with backing tracks that have expanded my playing, but I'm still in the blues/classic rock territory. My new years resolution is to expand beyond that comfort zone and try something different, maybe look at some jazz type stuff even though I know next to nothing in regards to jazz chords or structure.

 

[BMiller]

I'm in the same boat/rut. I have been for several years now. Something always seems to get in the way of even just running through the stuff that I already know much less learning new techniques or styles.

Better utilization of my time across the board is the goal for this year.

 

[AaeCee]

All of this talk about practice space, and how to practice, and what is the best approach to learning has led me to realize that my REAL issue isn't how I practice. It is that I don't practice ENOUGH! And I don't mean just noodlin' around with stuff that I already know. I do that and by the time I run through a good amount of stuff, I feel like I have played for a while. What I mean is "practice"....as in songs I DON'T know, techniques I am NOT proficient at, theory I DON'T understand so well. Etc...etc...etc......

So, I am going to commit a few hours a week to STUDY/PRACTICE/TRAINING and not just feeling satisfied playing stuff I am "good" at. I will be seeing a lot more of these girls......

Love them! I'm a sucker for natch.

 

[László]

I can’t practice my new original material, because I haven’t written it yet. I don’t practice my old tunes, because I already recorded them.

I’m not sure I see much point in learning other folks’ material. ‘Tis a conundrum.

(I know, of course, that I should learn a bunch of things to build my technique, but I’m working on a bunch more excuses first).

 

[alantig]

My trouble isn't taking up valuable practice time with noodling. My problem is letting chores and unplanned mundane things take president over practice. I intend to make practice more important. Let's see how we do in the coming year.

I end up doing both. My wife says she knows when I'm about done because she hears me play along with the same few songs. I want to make a more concerted effort to work through some of the instructional stuff I have, but other things tend to get in the way - concerts, hockey, family requirements, health. Plus the basement gets cold in the winter.

 

[11top]

Hard to beat natural. Two nice guitars. I really dig your Schecter.

 

[danktat]

Hard to beat natural. Two nice guitars. I really dig your Schecter.

Schecter has become my favorite "working man's" guitar. High enough quality to gig or record with, but won't KILL you on price. This is my other Semi hollow from them. This one has the piezo. It is also the guitar I practice on the most when I am at home.

 

[danktat]

I end up doing both. My wife says she knows when I'm about done because she hears me play along with the same few songs. I want to make a more concerted effort to work through some of the instructional stuff I have, but other things tend to get in the way - concerts, hockey, family requirements, health. Plus the basement gets cold in the winter.

A $30 space heater might eliminate the cold basement reasoning. Only have it on when you are practicing. Just saying

 

[gush]

Schecter has become my favorite "working man's" guitar. High enough quality to gig or record with, but won't KILL you on price. This is my other Semi hollow from them. This one has the piezo. It is also the guitar I practice on the most when I am at home.

I had a schecter C1 plus it was a great guitar.

 

[danktat]

I had a schecter C1 plus it was a great guitar.

I have a C1 standard AND a C1 plus. The plus has a split in the head stock though :'( Doesn't affect the playability but I hate that I know it is there.

 

[László]

A $30 space heater might eliminate the cold basement reasoning. Only have it on when you are practicing. Just saying

I have a Dyson space heater in the studio that gets a lot of use when it’s cold, and sometimes when the AC in summer makes the downstairs too clammy (speaking of clams, my playing’s too clammy, but the heater does nothing for that!).

It’s super-quiet, so it’s a good item. Pricey, but was the best solution I could find.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

First time in the history of forever I pick the blond American chick over the Asian girls.