What skills do you respect most about a guitarist?

jeremyb · Post by **jeremyb** » Thu Nov 05, 2015 7:50 pm

I'm really wanting to improve my skills, I know some areas I really need to focus on, mostly accuracy (fretting cleanly, hitting the right notes etc..) and strumming, I'm fairly decent at staying in time and playing with others thankfully, but what else would be worth working on? I'm not interested in being a shredder or anything like that, just a well rounded guitarist

godgrinder · Post by **godgrinder** » Thu Nov 05, 2015 8:08 pm

Songwriting skills.

sopachrga · Post by **sopachrga** » Thu Nov 05, 2015 8:20 pm

godgrinder wrote:Songwriting skills.

Yes

Kiwiaxe · Post by **Kiwiaxe** » Thu Nov 05, 2015 8:29 pm

Really playing in time. Like "locked in", not "kinda in time".

Post by Bg » Thu Nov 05, 2015 8:53 pm

humility
ability to drink many beers without seeming to be affected
fondness of cats

Zaulkin · Post by **Zaulkin** » Thu Nov 05, 2015 8:58 pm

Aside from what the others have said, I respect guitarists who can pick things up really quickly and play a lot of different styles of music.

And those who can bring ze shreds.

rickenbackerkid · Post by **rickenbackerkid** » Thu Nov 05, 2015 9:04 pm

Individual style - hard to define, but something truly unique.
Killer sense of time
Ability to shut up

and completely unfair, but I don’t have a lot respect for guitarists who can't play acoustic or at least electric with no FX or epic distortion. Once you turn off all that stuff, there’s no where to hide.

AiRdAd · Post by **AiRdAd** » Thu Nov 05, 2015 9:19 pm

I'm disgusted that you don't know this. It's quite obvious that the most important skill you need to learn is headbanging!

sizzlingbadger · Post by **sizzlingbadger** » Thu Nov 05, 2015 9:22 pm

setting up the guitar

Post by **Slowy** » Thu Nov 05, 2015 9:40 pm

Bg wrote:humility
ability to drink many beers without seeming to be affected
fondness of cats

2 outta 3 ain't bad.

Thewilltopowerrock · Post by **Thewilltopowerrock** » Thu Nov 05, 2015 9:48 pm

I'd have to say their choice of 100w amps and the ability to win the turnover ball.

Post by Bg » Thu Nov 05, 2015 9:56 pm

Slowy wrote:
Bg wrote:humility
ability to drink many beers without seeming to be affected
fondness of cats
2 outta 3 ain't bad.

I reckon I'm the most humile person you've met.
and the other 2 are just natural too me

Vince · Post by **Vince** » Thu Nov 05, 2015 10:33 pm

I like people that can play something I've never heard before.

Molly · Post by **Molly** » Thu Nov 05, 2015 10:36 pm

As far as lead playing goes I'd say phrasing. I like if I can remember solos.

Some people also seem 'at one' with their guitar whilst others seem to play like they have something foreign in their hands. The former probably manage to convey something of themselves in their playing. Whilst that's difficult to quantify as a 'skill' it's something that separates the men from the boys.

mttn3 · Post by **mttn3** » Thu Nov 05, 2015 11:03 pm

Bg wrote:humility
ability to drink many beers without seeming to be affected
fondness of cats

+1

Ability to make awesome sound is the best skill too. Work on how to accomplish that.

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