Daves Strumming hand

[DMBFan63]

Guys, good musicians borrows things from other musicians. It is the great musicians that steal things from other musicians.

I said that basicly already.. muscians copy other muscians.. everyone does it

Yeah, I know. But Your only gonna excel if you steal something.

And take dumpson your chest

[Speenis]

Playing for a year, unless its ALL you do, is not enough to play DM well.

Just keep playing.

I think with a year under your belt, you could play 80% of Dave, more or less.

I disagree. In order to make it sound just like Dave is different than being able to "play dave."

i think he was saying that theres tons of people (especially on these boards) that can play all of DMBs songs, but noone can really get that perfect crisp sound that dave somehow manages to pull off within and throughout everysong he plays on stage, not just his knowledge or idea of music. i admit we've got some really talented musicians on these boards and a lot of them are way more talented than dave but the guy has a gift that requires a great amount of effort to match, i know i've got quite a ways to go

I think he was saying....

Don't spend all your time trying to learn to play just like Dave because you'll limit yourself as a guitarist. Or something like that...

You guys confused the hell out of me, what I meant was that a lot of people here say they can play a certain song when it doesn't sound nearly as GOOD as the original. I didn't mean spot on like Dave plays it, but there are things Dave does during his songs that can't be expressed on paper.

[i-am-me]

exactly. just because your friends who have no musical ear say it sounds perfect DOES NOT mean that you can play the song like the original. i know that because that's what my friends say.

tehre are things that come from just being a better player, feel type things, that you can't see in the tab. you can only hear it.

[DMBFan63]

Playing for a year, unless its ALL you do, is not enough to play DM well.

Just keep playing.

I think with a year under your belt, you could play 80% of Dave, more or less.

I disagree. In order to make it sound just like Dave is different than being able to "play dave."

i think he was saying that theres tons of people (especially on these boards) that can play all of DMBs songs, but noone can really get that perfect crisp sound that dave somehow manages to pull off within and throughout everysong he plays on stage, not just his knowledge or idea of music. i admit we've got some really talented musicians on these boards and a lot of them are way more talented than dave but the guy has a gift that requires a great amount of effort to match, i know i've got quite a ways to go

I think he was saying....

Don't spend all your time trying to learn to play just like Dave because you'll limit yourself as a guitarist. Or something like that...

You guys confused the hell out of me, what I meant was that a lot of people here say they can play a certain song when it doesn't sound nearly as GOOD as the original. I didn't mean spot on like Dave plays it, but there are things Dave does during his songs that can't be expressed on paper.

I can play dave's songs really well, only because I've been playing guitar for about 4 years..it's not spot on, but it's damn good

[Speenis]

Playing for a year, unless its ALL you do, is not enough to play DM well.

Just keep playing.

I think with a year under your belt, you could play 80% of Dave, more or less.

I disagree. In order to make it sound just like Dave is different than being able to "play dave."

i think he was saying that theres tons of people (especially on these boards) that can play all of DMBs songs, but noone can really get that perfect crisp sound that dave somehow manages to pull off within and throughout everysong he plays on stage, not just his knowledge or idea of music. i admit we've got some really talented musicians on these boards and a lot of them are way more talented than dave but the guy has a gift that requires a great amount of effort to match, i know i've got quite a ways to go

I think he was saying....

Don't spend all your time trying to learn to play just like Dave because you'll limit yourself as a guitarist. Or something like that...

You guys confused the hell out of me, what I meant was that a lot of people here say they can play a certain song when it doesn't sound nearly as GOOD as the original. I didn't mean spot on like Dave plays it, but there are things Dave does during his songs that can't be expressed on paper.

I can play dave's songs really well, only because I've been playing guitar for about 4 years..it's not spot on, but it's damn good

Yeah I wasn't really talkin about you, just the people who haven't even been playing for a year. I have never heard anyone who can play 80% of daves song perfectly with less than a year of playing under their belt.

[DMBFan63]

Playing for a year, unless its ALL you do, is not enough to play DM well.

Just keep playing.

I think with a year under your belt, you could play 80% of Dave, more or less.

I disagree. In order to make it sound just like Dave is different than being able to "play dave."

i think he was saying that theres tons of people (especially on these boards) that can play all of DMBs songs, but noone can really get that perfect crisp sound that dave somehow manages to pull off within and throughout everysong he plays on stage, not just his knowledge or idea of music. i admit we've got some really talented musicians on these boards and a lot of them are way more talented than dave but the guy has a gift that requires a great amount of effort to match, i know i've got quite a ways to go

I think he was saying....

Don't spend all your time trying to learn to play just like Dave because you'll limit yourself as a guitarist. Or something like that...

You guys confused the hell out of me, what I meant was that a lot of people here say they can play a certain song when it doesn't sound nearly as GOOD as the original. I didn't mean spot on like Dave plays it, but there are things Dave does during his songs that can't be expressed on paper.

I can play dave's songs really well, only because I've been playing guitar for about 4 years..it's not spot on, but it's damn good

Yeah I wasn't really talkin about you, just the people who haven't even been playing for a year. I have never heard anyone who can play 80% of daves song perfectly with less than a year of playing under their belt.

Yea, I completely agree. I just completely disagree with whoever said it's bad for someone to try and copy dave's style, because it helps you musically knowning different styles of music..

[chosta]

all i read in this thread is how people are showing off by how much training they have had, or what songs they can play, or how long they've been playing.
dave does his own thing, if you want to copy it than have fun, if you want to learn from it then good for you but stop the mindless bickering.

[DMBFan63]

all i read in this thread is how people are showing off by how much training they have had, or what songs they can play, or how long they've been playing.
dave does his own thing, if you want to copy it than have fun, if you want to learn from it then good for you but stop the mindless bickering.

if you actually read any of the posts I posted, I was saying that it doesn't matter if they want to copy dave' style, because it's helpful to learn different styles

[trippin6strings]

i admitted i was intoxicated, that should take care of my posts credibility haha

[Kukini]

end this useless bickering, like chosta said. Play what you want, however you want. Don't bash someone for playing what they want to. It's like kicking a dead horse, it might be fun, but what are you getting out of it?

[a1075dd63aa12]

exactly. just because your friends who have no musical ear say it sounds perfect DOES NOT mean that you can play the song like the original. i know that because that's what my friends say.

tehre are things that come from just being a better player, feel type things, that you can't see in the tab. you can only hear it.

not to mention dave wrote the song, so his feel for the song ultimatley has to be better, no matter how much practicing you do, youre really just mimicking the song

[SpoonInSpoon]

jizz

[c_tietze]

To recreate that signature sound, 20 years practicing the same material will help, and the finest equipment that money can buy wouldn't hurt either.

Let us not forget DJM uses certain preamps to get that sound we have come to love.

[Ryeguy]

I don't play Dave any longer, simply because its boring as hell.. But there was a time when I could play is songs pretty well. His style basically taught me how to strum and mute, and thats HUGE when learning other kinds of music.

[trippin6strings]

I don't play Dave any longer, simply because its boring as hell.. But there was a time when I could play is songs pretty well. His style basically taught me how to strum and mute, and thats HUGE when learning other kinds of music.

how dare you... hehe jk. i dont agree but i guess i can see how veteran guitar player could get tired of playing the same songs (why i always strive to write) but im pretty confident that in 50 years im still gonna be jammin to some sweet ol' dave songs