When your playing stagnates

[yngzaklynch]

I looked back on my vids and realize I have been playing the same damn licks forever. In need of some woodshedding. So in order to get inpired I decided to listen to some of the guitar players that really made me want to learn Going back to some playing that made me think about playing guitar all the time. Stuff like this...

https://youtu.be/3Qn6V1LNC-g

https://youtu.be/4scTMa0jLqY

New video but the player is one of my biggest inspirations
https://youtu.be/Mw4uZ_R18w8

Point being if you find yourself in a rutt go back to the players that inspired you My 2 cents

 

[PatF]

I got a membership to the Artist Works Paul Gilbert Lessons for Christmas. He does video exchange lessons and you can view everyones videos. It's really cool. Indestructible playing is the focus.

 

[mooncobra]

try learning something totally new to you. there is a lesson for just about any lick ever on youtube. I decided to learn the final countdown solo the other day and had a lot of fun doing it.

 

[vchizzle]

Funny, I just did the same yesterday! I was watching an STP dvd, more to check out what Dean DeLeo plays live since he tends to do a lot of overdubs on albums. Kinda inspired my writing process a bit too.

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

I would say lay of the speed players... look more at the benders and more expressive players. Guys that do a lot with a few notes, guys that write memorable runs and melodies. Let your leads breathe and slow them down a bit. When I listen back to my playing I realize that I play wayyyy too fast. what's the rush?

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

btw, cool to see Lynch sounding like Lynch through a thrasher. Goes to show once again that tone chasing is pointless because these guys sound like themselves on everything they play! Is that a carbon copy he has between the amp and guitar? I am trying to think of a way to not have to use the loop of my amp and run long ass cables back to it just for a bit of delay though I suppose I could just have a delay sitting on top of a combo when jamming with a band or playing out.

 

[petejt]

Playing vocal melodies of various songs is a good way to get out of a musical rut and playing doldrums.
And I mean all sorts of songs- rock, disco, techno, heck even shitty commercial radio!

 

[Glynchfan1]

I've been on a lynch mob tear for the same reason. Always seems to help me unrut

 

[JohnSykes]

A good advice would be just go and listen to some new music. And i dont mean new artists, which is a possibility of course, but styles you never listened before.

 

[Aidanspaghetti]

I remember driving home one day listening to a rather serious radio station when they played a special on Cleo Laine... Man that was an eye opener! Not my usual bag but just shows what different talent is out there and can slip past us unnoticed if we keep our blinkers on.
Check out some YT footage of the BBC proms also if you want to see/hear music/musicianship that is out of this world...

 

[Chris6870]

I remember driving home one day listening to a rather serious radio station when they played a special on Cleo Laine... Man that was an eye opener! Not my usual bag but just shows what different talent is out there and can slip past us unnoticed if we keep our blinkers on.
Check out some YT footage of the BBC proms also if you want to see/hear music/musicianship that is out of this world...

Interesting factoid, Cleo Laines longtime manager was my next door neighbor when I was growing up. The cover photo of one of her albums was taken of her by a tree in the yard of my childhood home.

I Did not give a shit about her at the time because I was a metal head. But he always scored us great tickets, got me 2nd row for Ozzy/Metallica on the Puppets tour.

 

[Aidanspaghetti]

Lol, great score!
My mothers cousin was a lighting designer for all the huge bands back in the 80's and used to get me all the crew t shirts.... When I was finally old enough to travel to the concerts he had come off the road
Bummer!

 

[Anonymous]

Just my opinion here... Improvising. I do it every day to multiple backing tracks.. Good hours worth or so. Great way to expand using different keys/scales with different tempos. I usually use modal backing tracks, some metal ones, and blues.

On YT, there's a guy, "QuistJam"
Many different backing tracks.. Lots of them..
He's just one guy, but my favorite of em all.
Improvising does wonders!!! Can't stress it enough