For you Television fans

[rorschah]

I was poking around looking for tab, did a sideways search and found this:

http://www.richardlloyd.com/

Richard Lloyd's website. Which is way cool. Check out the Lessons section. I always thought he sounded like no other guitarist on earth. The reason, I think, is that he thinks like no other guitarist on earth.

There's a lot of typical stuff here, and them some truly oddball stuff and thinking.

Check out the "Major Scale Loops" section.

Best quote so far:

"An interesting aside is that during the French Revolution there was a considerable amount of progress in neurology because of the Guillotine. Of course a doctor had to be present to pronounce the prisoners dead and many of the doctors struck deals with the prisoners to help them in neurological experiments in exchange for taking care of their families. One of the most interesting findings was from a doctor who would pinch the buttocks of the beheaded men. He found that often the hand would scratch the behind, and this led to the discovery of nerve plexi in the spinal column and the fact that reactive movement could take place in the body without nerve signals needing to go to the brain. This explained why a hand can be withdrawn from a hot stove so quickly, but also means that foot tapping can be relatively independent of both thinking and of the actions of the hands. This also explains drummers."

Elsewhere, he explains that he developed a style by stopping to think about what the right notes are, and seeking to avoid playing wrong notes.

-thi

[tiktok]

Originally Posted by rorschah

I was poking around looking for tab, did a sideways search and found this:

http://www.richardlloyd.com/

Yeah, I found several of his exercises to be worth their weight in gold over the last few years. He really opened up the fretboard for me. Rare to find a great guitarist who's also a great teacher.

[rorschah]

I tried to work my way through all of Fretboard logic before, but these exercises are different.

More core.

Hard to describe.

He just seems like a deeper guitar thinker than other people.

Even his theory exposition seem deeper.

-thi

[Fuzzyhead]

Well, so far I just had a look at the chapter headed "Pythagoras and the mystical roots of musical development" and if he teaches guitar like he mixes up historic facts... Weeeeell, I don't now. Makes me itch. But maybe he's a much better guitarist than his knowledge of Pythagoras might suggest...

[jhundt]

I kind of like playing guitar because it's not so much about thinking, but about playing. I remember Television back in the punk days, but I remember thinking that they were a bit "art school-y". That quote didn't help much! I did like "This also explains drummers", though...Now that I mouthed off, I'll go check the site - maybe I'll learn something... I'm not 19 anymore and maybe I'm more open to unexpected influences.[/u]