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Less is more when playing live? What do you think?

Unread post by c_tietze » Thu Aug 05, 2004 4:14 pm

Personally when I try to play in front of people I tend to get so excited I play to loud or strum to hard.

It has taken me a while but I've found by playing more carefully and by keeping a "light but deft touch" I sound better and more controlled.

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Re: Less is more when playing live? What do you think?

Unread post by filmdude100cms » Thu Aug 05, 2004 4:16 pm

c_tietze wrote:Personally when I try to play in front of people I tend to get so excited I play to loud or strum to hard.

It has taken me a while but I've found by playing more carefully and by keeping a "light but deft touch" I sound better and more controlled.

Any thoughts?
excatly i play too loud that if im doin it totaly acoustic it drowns out my voice.
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Unread post by juineaux » Thu Aug 05, 2004 4:19 pm

yea I agree I try to play with a real light touch anymore, I also find that I will sometimes play too fast when I'm live, which kinda screws things up if you plan to improvise.
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Unread post by grock » Thu Aug 05, 2004 4:38 pm

juineaux wrote:yea I agree I try to play with a real light touch anymore, I also find that I will sometimes play too fast when I'm live, which kinda screws things up if you plan to improvise.
get a drummer. that helped me.
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Unread post by lovemonkeymc » Thu Aug 05, 2004 6:19 pm

the softer playing seems a more intimate connection with the audience.

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Unread post by Davy28 » Thu Aug 05, 2004 7:47 pm

Weird, I don't think so. People frequently bitch at me that whenever I play and sing with my acoustic they can never hear my voice so I've learned to always to scream it out and thus strum like hell.
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Unread post by thejoe » Thu Aug 05, 2004 11:56 pm

i get nervous when i play shows :S
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Unread post by Kukini » Fri Aug 06, 2004 12:14 am

I get nervous and rush shit. Just slow down, that's all I do, my voice is clearer if I'm not jumping up and down the fret board uncontrollably.
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Unread post by Beauford33 » Fri Aug 06, 2004 12:18 am

grock wrote:
juineaux wrote:yea I agree I try to play with a real light touch anymore, I also find that I will sometimes play too fast when I'm live, which kinda screws things up if you plan to improvise.
get a drummer. that helped me.
get a click track.
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Unread post by lyrics101 » Fri Aug 06, 2004 12:37 am

Beauford33 wrote:
grock wrote:
juineaux wrote:yea I agree I try to play with a real light touch anymore, I also find that I will sometimes play too fast when I'm live, which kinda screws things up if you plan to improvise.
get a drummer. that helped me.
get a click track.
:? You mean a metronome?
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Unread post by Beauford33 » Fri Aug 06, 2004 12:39 am

lyrics101 wrote:
Beauford33 wrote:
grock wrote:
juineaux wrote:yea I agree I try to play with a real light touch anymore, I also find that I will sometimes play too fast when I'm live, which kinda screws things up if you plan to improvise.
get a drummer. that helped me.
get a click track.
:? You mean a metronome?
whats the attitude man? Yes, metronome. I find more people calling it click track so thats what I go with.
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Unread post by lyrics101 » Fri Aug 06, 2004 1:03 am

Beauford33 wrote:
lyrics101 wrote:
Beauford33 wrote:
grock wrote:
juineaux wrote:yea I agree I try to play with a real light touch anymore, I also find that I will sometimes play too fast when I'm live, which kinda screws things up if you plan to improvise.
get a drummer. that helped me.
get a click track.
:? You mean a metronome?
whats the attitude man? Yes, metronome. I find more people calling it click track so thats what I go with.
I thought that was the confused face, lol.

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Unread post by c_tietze » Fri Aug 06, 2004 10:07 am

Nerves and alcohol usually = playing too loud.

I usually ask the sound guy to turn the guitar monitor down so I can hear myself better.

Guitar is a great instrument, however as I get better I have realized that precision is always better then strum-rage. LOL!
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Unread post by Davy28 » Fri Aug 06, 2004 7:24 pm

What sucks is when no one gives a shit about the solos you play. I'm so glad I am finally getting out of christian rock and going to college.
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Unread post by dmb_tatertot » Fri Aug 06, 2004 10:40 pm

i have a guitar mic and a vocal mic on seperate channels and set the guitar volume a little lower then the vocal channel and it works well.
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