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Originally Posted by kidfortuna
I'm sure I must sound like an arsehole however....
I think it's just been bugging me recently how many people seem to spend SO much time and effort on the techy parts of guitar playing (amps/effects/this resistor, that capacitor/leads, pickups and so on..) rather than simply getting really good at playing it with feeling and inventiveness. I guess you're post kinda sneaked up in the middle of my frustration. And does the fact that I've only posted 3 times mean I have to be all polite and subordiate?
The backing rhythm is fine and dandy but come on man, you can hear the lead is pretty off at times right?
The worst thing people can do (IMO) is praise that which could do with improvement, especially when asked. That's how all those crazies end up on X-Factor!!
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some guys like to build, some like to play, some like to collect, some are professional musicians who come here to hang out and have fun....
the one constant is that we are respectful of each other. Most guys have a sense of their overall competence... for the most part, if you find yourself getting mad... you are looking at it from a vantage point that won't serve you.
Ignore things you don't like. Nothing bad will happen if you don't respond or criticize... but, you run the risk of needlessly hurting someone's feelings if you just randomly show up and blast away. Your post count indicates to other guys that they don't know you yet... you could be anyone... for the guys who've been around awhile.. they have developed a relationship... does that make sense? Say you are standing around with your friends and a new guy comes up and says, "Man, that is an ugly shirt!" It would be off putting, right? But, if one of his friends said it... everyone might laugh and say, "yeah, that shirt is not quite makin' it"... no harm... just basic social skills amigo.
Norcott here likes to make these really cool pedals and he LIKES the kind of music he is making. If you don't like it... there are millions (no foolin') of threads and posts here... go find one you like...
Everyone comes for their own reasons. I'm sure you have reasons to be here, right? Surely they aren't to find random threads of guys playing psychedelic guitar and share your frustration...
Remind yourself of why you are here and pursue your happiness, not your frustration... The real world is for all of that stuff....